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USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Barry David GrinerLecturerContact Information E-mail: griner@usc.edu Phone: (213) 740-0079 Office: JEF 200 LINKS Curriculum Vitae |
Biographical Sketch |
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| Barry Griner has recently returned to USC from teaching writing at the National University of Singapore. He is the course coordinator of ALI 234. He is originally from the East Coast where he received his BS in Mathematics Education. He spent ten years teaching in Hiroshima, Japan before returning to the States to get his MA in Applied Linguistics and TESL at UCLA. He also did several years of study in the PhD program in Applied Linguistics there, doing research in the morphophonotactics of Japanese and in intonational phonology. Barry’s 25 years of teaching experience also includes program evaluation/development and teacher training for the US State Department in faraway places like Uzbekistan. In his free time he enjoys baking, traveling, and camping around California. | |
Education |
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 M.A. Applied Linguistics & TESL, UCLA, 6/2000
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Academic Appointment, Affiliation, and Employment History |
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Non-Tenure Track Appointments |
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Lecturer, American Langauge Institute, University of Southern California, 07/2012-
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Lecturer, Centre for English Language Communication, National University of Singapore, 07/2010-07/2012
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Lecturer, American Langauge Institute, University of Southern California, 08/2005-07/2011
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Other Employment |
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Item writer, International English Language Testing System (IELTS), 08/2007-05/2010
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English language program consultant, Princess Cruises, 07/2007
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Academic Specialist, Public Affairs Section, US State Department, 10/2003-05/2005
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Instructor/Head Teacher, Berlitz, Japan, Inc., 08/1987-06/1997
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Conferences and Other Presentations |
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Conference Presentations |
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"Intonation patterns in North American English (workshop)", CamTESOL 2011, Talk/Oral Presentation, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 02/2011
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"Using critical incident analysis to promote teacher reflection", 33rd International MEXTESOL Convention, Talk/Oral Presentation, León, Guanajuato, México, 10/2006
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"Using ToBI to inform oral skills acquisition and instruction ", 40th Regional Language Centre (RELC) International Seminar, Talk/Oral Presentation, Singapore, 04/2005
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"Applying scaffolding in international teacher development programs ", CATESOL, Long Beach, CA, 03/2005
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"Supporting bottom-up innovation in EFL training ", TESOL, San Antonio, TX, 03/2005
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Other Presentations |
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"American English Pronunciation (workshop with Mary Ann Murphy & Victoria Byczkiewicz)", Living in the U.S. Series, Office of International Services, USC,
Fall
2012
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"An introduction to the sounds of English", Faculty workshop , Centre for Development of Teaching & Learning, National University of Singapore,
Spring
2012
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"An introduction to the sounds of English", Faculty workshop, Centre for Development of Teaching & Learning, National University of Singapore,
Fall
2011
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"Improve your English (workshop with Gareth Morgan)", Student workshop , Centre for Development of Teaching & Learning, National University of Singapore,
Fall
2011
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"Quick tips on style in academic writing (workshop)", Writing workshop for Master’s in Nursing, Centre for English Language Communication, National University of Singapore,
Fall
2011
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"Quick tips on style in academic writing (workshop)", Writing workshop for Master’s in Nursing, Centre for English Language Communication, National University of Singapore,
Spring
2011
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"North American English Vowels", Pronunciation Workshop, Office of International Services, USC, 10/28/2009
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Publications |
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Book |
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Celce-Murcia, M., Brinton, D. M., Goodwin, J. M., Griner, B. D.
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Teaching Pronunciation: A reference for teachers of English to speakers of other languages (2nd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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Honors and Awards |
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Centre for English Language Communication's Commendation for Teaching Excellence, National University of Singapore, 2011-2012
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Centre for English Language Communication's Commendation for Teaching Excellence, National University of Singapore, 2010-2011
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Marianne Celce-Murcia Award for Outstanding ESL Teaching Assistant, 2002-2003
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Service to the Profession |
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Professional Memberships |
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California Association of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (CATESOL), 09/2000-
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Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), 03/2000-
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