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Barry Griner

Master Lecturer
Pronouns He / Him / His Email griner@usc.edu Office PSD 106H Office Phone (213) 740-0079

Biography

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

  • M.A. Applied Linguistics & TESL, UCLA, 6/2000

  • Research, Teaching, Practice, and Clinical Appointments

    • Lecturer, American Langauge Institute, University of Southern California, 2012-07-
    • Lecturer, Centre for English Language Communication, National University of Singapore, 2010-07-2012-07
    • Lecturer, American Langauge Institute, University of Southern California, 2005-08-2011-07

    Other Employment

    • Item writer, International English Language Testing System (IELTS), 08/2007 – 05/2010
    • English language program consultant, Princess Cruises, 07/2007
    • Academic Specialist, Public Affairs Section, US State Department, 10/2003 – 05/2005
    • Instructor/Head Teacher, Berlitz, Japan, Inc., 08/1987 – 06/1997

  • Conference Presentations

    • Intonation patterns in North American English (workshop) , CamTESOL 2011Talk/Oral Presentation, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 02/2011
    • Using critical incident analysis to promote teacher reflection , 33rd International MEXTESOL ConventionTalk/Oral Presentation, León, Guanajuato, México, 10/2006
    • Using ToBI to inform oral skills acquisition and instruction , 40th Regional Language Centre (RELC) International SeminarTalk/Oral Presentation, Singapore, 04/2005
    • Applying scaffolding in international teacher development programs , CATESOL, Long Beach, CA, 03/2005
    • Supporting bottom-up innovation in EFL training , TESOL, San Antonio, TX, 03/2005

    Other Presentations

    • American English Pronunciation (workshop with Mary Ann Murphy & Victoria Byczkiewicz), Living in the U.S. Series, USC, 2012-2013
    • An introduction to the sounds of English, Faculty workshop , National University of Singapore, 2011-2012
    • An introduction to the sounds of English, Faculty workshop, National University of Singapore, 2011-2012
    • Improve your English (workshop with Gareth Morgan), Student workshop , National University of Singapore, 2011-2012
    • Quick tips on style in academic writing (workshop), Writing workshop for Master’s in Nursing, National University of Singapore, 2011-2012
    • Quick tips on style in academic writing (workshop), Writing workshop for Master’s in Nursing, National University of Singapore, 2010-2011
    • North American English Vowels, Pronunciation Workshop, USC, 2009-2010

  • Book

    • Celce-Murcia, M., Brinton, D. M., Goodwin, J. M., Griner, B. D. (2010). Teaching Pronunciation: A reference for teachers of English to speakers of other languages (2nd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
    • Centre for English Language Communication’s Commendation for Teaching Excellence, National University of Singapore, 2011-2012
    • Centre for English Language Communication’s Commendation for Teaching Excellence, National University of Singapore, 2010-2011
    • Marianne Celce-Murcia Award for Outstanding ESL Teaching Assistant, 2002-2003

  • Professional Memberships

    • California Association of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (CATESOL), 09/2000 –
    • Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), 03/2000 –
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