Carolina Pelaez-Morales

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1 1 Carolina Pelaez-Morales EDUCATION Ph.D., English (Second Language Studies/English as a Second Language). Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, May, Specialization: Second Language Writing. Dissertation: Foreign language research and pedagogy: A comparison between EFL and FL writing. Chair: Tony Silva. M.A., English Language and Literature, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois, May, Specialization: Composition and Rhetoric. Thesis: Expanding composition's scope: Community-based literacy and second language writing B.A, Modern Languages, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia, December Major: English and French Minor: Spanish. ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS Assistant Professor of Writing & TESOL, and Coordinator, TESOL Certificate and ESOL Endorsement, Department of English, Columbus State University, Fall Present. Instructor of Writing and ESL, Western Oregon University, Monmouth, Oregon, Fall 2013-Spring HIGHLIGHTS Areas of specialization: Second Language Writing, English as a Second Language, and Composition and Rhetoric. 12 years of teaching experience in higher education, K-12, and foreign language contexts with culturally and linguistically diverse groups. Spanish-English bilingual. Scholarship of Teaching Award nominee, English Department, Columbus State University, 2016.

2 2 TEACHING EXPERIENCE Columbus State University, Columbus, GA ENGL 1101: English Composition I ENGL 1102: English Composition II ENGL 5148 U/G: Sociolinguistics ENGL 5165 U/G: Introduction to Linguistics ENGL 5168 U/G: TESOL Methods ENGL 5167 U/G: English Grammar Western Oregon University, Monmouth, Oregon Linguistics 136: Academic Discourse for International Students Writing 115: College Writing I for International Students Writing 135: College Writing II for International Students Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana ENGL 620: Classroom Communication for International Graduate Students ENGL 621: Written Communication For International Graduate Students ENGL 106I: Introductory ESL Composition ENGL 106: First-Year Composition ESOL courses: (TOEFL writing, English Pronunciation, Conversation) Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL ENGL 1001: Language and Composition. Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane, WA SPAN 121, 122, 123, and SPAN 221, 222, 223: Basic and intermediate Spanish Centro de Estudios Técnicos y Profesionales, Cali, Colombia English for Management and Business Majors (English for Specific Purposes) Freinet School (K-12 bilingual school), Cali, Colombia English as a foreign language (fifth, eighth, and tenth graders) Instituto Colombo Americano (English language institute) English as a foreign language (Kindergarten) Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia English teacher preparation courses (ESP)

3 3 SCHOLARSHIP Pelaez-Morales, C. (under review). Internationalization from the bottom up: Writing faculty s response to the presence of L2 writers in mainstream composition classrooms. In I. Weiser & Shirley Rose (Eds.), The Internationalization of U.S. Writing Programs. McIntosh, K., Pelaez-Morales, C. & Silva, T. (Eds.). (2016). Graduate studies in second language writing. Anderson, SC: Parlor Press. De Oliveira, L., Gilmetdinova, A., & Pelaez-Morales, C. 2015). The use of Spanish by a monolingual kindergarten teacher to support English language learners. Language and Education Journal 29 (5) pp Pelaez-Morales, C., and Ryan Angus. (2015). L2 writing at the K 12 level: Knowledge base and practice in teaching ELLs. In L. De Oliveira & Mike Yough (Eds.), Preparing Teachers to Work with English Language Learners in Mainstream Classrooms (pgs ). Location: Information Age Publishing/TESOL press. Silva, T., Pelaez-Morales, C., McMartin-Miller, C, & Mei-hung Lee. (2012). Scholarship on L2 writing in The Newsletter of the Second Language Writing Interest Section, November 2012 issue. 20/3.html Pelaez-Morales, C. (2011). Spanish users and their participation in college: The case of Indiana. INTESOL Journal, 8(1), Pelaez-Morales, C. (2011). Review of the book How the ELL Brain Learns by David Sousa. Critical Inquiry in Language Studies: An International Journal. Fall 2011 issue. Silva, T., McMartin-Miller, C., Jayne, V., & Pelaez-Morales, C. (2011). Scholarship on L2 writing in The Newsletter of the Second Language Writing Interest Section, December 2011 issue. 30/ .html#1 EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE Reviewer, Teaching/Writing: The Journal of Writing Teacher Education, Fall 2014-present. Reviewer, Georgia Early College Initiative, Columbus State University, Fall Reviewer, Celebration of student writing, Columbus State University, Fall 2014 present. Multilingual contributor, Journal of Second Language Writing,

4 4 RECENT CONFERENCES Pelaez-Morales, C. (2016, November). Helping Each Other Out: Lower and Upper Division Students Engage in a Collaborative Assignment. National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), Atlanta, GA Pelaez-Morales, C, Ha, J., & McCrillis, M. (2015 November). Experiences of identity and belonging. Center for International Education (CIE), Columbus State University. Pelaez-Morales, C. (2015 October). Why do they leave or stay? An investigation of factors influencing attrition of ESOL teachers. With Jessica Shehane (undergraduate student) and Clayton O Dell (graduate student). Georgia TESOL. Pelaez-Morales, C. (2015). Faculty response to the presence of multilingual writers in the composition classroom. Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC), Tampa, FL. Pelaez-Morales, C., and Erinn Bentley. (2015). Early intervention: Enhancing teacher educators professional development. Columbus State University. Pelaez-Morales, C. (2014). A Synthesis of foreign language writing research published in Modern Language Journal. American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Convention, San Antonio, TX. Pelaez-Morales, C. (2014). Educational symbiosis: Reflections from a classroom experiment. Faculty Forum in the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA. Pelaez-Morales, C. (2013). An investigation of geographical patterns in L2 writing research published in Journal of Second Language Writing. Purdue University Graduate Student ESL speaker Series, West Lafayette, IN. Pelaez-Morales, C. (2012). Conventional wisdom: Testing the ESL bias in the L2 writing literature. 11th Symposium on Second Language Writing, West Lafayette, IN. Silva, T., McMartin-Miller, C., Pelaez-Morales, C. & Lin, M. (2012). Scholarship on L2 writing in th Annual TESOL Convention, Philadelphia, PA. Silva, T., McMartin-Miller, C., Pelaez-Morales, C. & Jayne, V. (2011). Scholarship on L2 writing in th Annual TESOL Convention, New Orleans, LA.

5 5 GRANTS AND AWARDS 2016 (Spring) Institute for Pedagogy in the Liberal Arts (IPLA) at Emory University. Full financial support provided by the Faculty Center at Columbus State University for 2 faculty members to attend 2015 (Fall) Oxford Faculty Development Workshop, Columbus State University. Financial support for 5 faculty members to travel to Oxford, England to learn about study abroad pedagogy (Spring) Interdisciplinary Grant, Columbus State University. Support to conduct a series of professional development workshops to enhance Teacher Educators Professional Development. With Erinn Bentley, Assistant professor of Education (Fall) University Research Grant, Columbus State University. To conduct research and support travel to the 2015 Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) in Tampa, FL (Fall) Travel Grant, English Department, Columbus State University. For travel and expenses to attend the 2014 American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Convention in San Antonio, TX (Summer) Dissertation Grant. Purdue Research Foundation, Graduate School. Summer stipend to conduct dissertation research (Fall) Incentive Grant, Graduate School, Purdue University. Incentive for applying to an external grant (Josephine De Karman Dissertation Fellowship) 2012 (Spring) Travel Grant, English Department, Purdue University. Funding to attend the 46th Annual TESOL Convention in Philadelphia, PA (Fall) Williams Travel Award, English Department, Eastern Illinois University Universidad del Valle/Spokane Falls Community College Exchange Visitor Program Award. Stipend for the academic year.

6 6 CONFERENCES ORGANIZED AND PANNELS Moderator, My Journey to CSU International Student Panel, Center for International Education, Columbus State University, October 25 th Associate Chair and host, 11th Symposium on Second Language Writing, Purdue University, September 6-8, Chair, ESL Graduate Student Symposium, Purdue University, LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE Faculty Coordinator, TESOL Certificate and ESOL Endorsement, Columbus State University, Fall 2014-present. COLS Faculty Senator, Columbus State University, Fall 2016-present. Member, International Education committee, Columbus State University, Fall present. Member, Technology and Public Relations committee, English Department, Columbus State University, 2014-present. Member, First-Year Composition Director Search committee, Fall Member, First-Year Writing committee, English Department, Columbus State University, Participant, Early mentoring panel for teachers, Columbus State University, Fall ESL writing Consultant, English Department, Western Oregon University, Fall Spring ESL specialist, Writing Center, Eastern Illinois University, Fall 2006-Spring Volunteer English tutor, Amigos and Friends Community Service Program, Fall May OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Oral English Proficiency Program (OEPP) Rater English private tutor Writing Center Tutor, Eastern Illinois University PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS NCTE National Council of Teachers of English American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACFL) Georgia TESOL International Society for the Advancement of Writing Research (ISAW)