Amanda
Ann Baker
Department of Applied Linguistics & ESL
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA 30303
eslambx@langate.gsu.edu
Education
Ph.D. (in progress) in Applied Linguistics, Georgia State University.
M.A. in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Trinity Western University, 2006.
B.A. in French/Spanish, Simon Fraser University, 1999.
Teaching Experience
Georgia State University, Applied
Linguistics Department, Graduate Student Instructor
2006-present
Trinity Western University, MA in TESOL
Department, Instructor
2007-present
Baicheng Teachers College (Jilin
Province, China), English Department, Instructor
2002-2003
Japan Exchange and Teaching Program,
Iwamizawa Board of Education (Hokkaido, Japan) Assistant English Teacher
1999-2002
Graduate Courses Taught
Georgia State University, Applied
Linguistics Department, Graduate Student Instructor
ESL 7250: Academic Listening/Speaking for Graduate Students
Trinity Western University, MA in TESOL
Department, Instructor
LING 611: Applied Phonology for TESOL
LING 642: e-Portfolio
Intensive English Program Courses
Taught
Georgia State University, Intensive
English Program, Graduate Student Instructor
IEP 0710: Oral Communication, Level 1
IEP 0410: Oral Fluency, Level 1
IEP 0930: Writing for University Exams, Level 3
Undergraduate Courses Taught
Baicheng Teachers College (Jilin
Province, China), English Department, Instructor
Oral English for 1st Year Students
Oral English for 2nd Year Students
Oral English for 3rd Year Students
Teaching English to Speakers of Foreign Languages for 3rd Year Students
Research Experience
Georgia State University, Applied
Linguistics Department, Research Assistant
- Under Dr. Diane Belcher, Fall 2007-Present
Assistant Editor of English for Specific Purposes Journal
Georgia State University, Applied
Linguistics Department, Research Assistant
- Under Dr. Sara Weigle, Fall 2006-Spring 2007
Assisted
in a project entitled: Validation of Automated
Scoring of TOEFL iBT Tasks
Against Non-Test Indicators of Writing Ability.
Trinity Western University, MA in TESOL
Department, Research Assistant
- Under Dr. William Acton, Fall 2003-Summer 2006
Assisted in numerous research, curriculum and administrative projects
Publication
Baker, A. A. (2007). [Review of the book More than a native speaker: An introduction to teaching English abroad (Revised. ed.)]. CETC Newsletter, 11(3).
Conference Presentations and
Workshops
Baker, A., Acton, W., & Burri, M.
(2008, April). Haptic approaches to English intonation instruction. Workshop given at
the 42st Annual TESOL Convention, New York, NY.
Weigle, S., Lu, Y., & Baker, A.
(2007, November). Validating automated essay scoring for ESL writers. Paper presented at the 5th Annual East Coast
Organization of Language Testers Conference, Washington, DC.
Weigle, S., Lu, Y., & Baker, A.
(2007, June). Validation of automated essay scoring for ESL writers. Paper presented at the 29th Annual Language Testing
Research Colloquium, Barcelona, Spain.
Diniz,
L., Lee, J., & Baker, A. (2007, March). (User-friendly) corpus
linguistics tools for ESL teachers and students. Electronic village mini-workshop given at the 41st
Annual TESOL Convention, Seattle, WA.
Baker, A. A. (2006, March). The
message within Messenger: MSN – NS-NNS Communication. Paper presented at the 38th Annual BC TEAL Conference,
Vancouver, BC.
Baker, A. A. (2005, April). Workshop
in teaching persuasion in English for NNES.
Presentation at the 37th Annual BC TEAL Conference, Vancouver, BC.
Baker, A. A. (2005, March). Gender
and community building in MSN Communication. Paper
presented at the Graduate Student Forum at the 39th Annual TESOL
Convention, San Antonio, TX.
Baker, A. A. (2004, May). Sharing
the joy of discovery in teacher training – online.
Poster presented at the 36th Annual BC TEAL Conference, New
Westminster, BC.
Professional Memberships
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Georgia TESOL