Dr. Katherine O'Donnell Christoffersen EDUCATION The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Department of Writing and Language Studies (956) Email: katherine.christoffersen@utrgv.edu PhD, The University of Arizona, 2015 Major: Second Language Acquisition and Teaching MA, The University of Arizona, 2010 Major: English as a Second Language EMPLOYMENT Academic - P-12 Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant, University of Arizona (August 2008 - May 2015) Academic - Post-Secondary Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics, University of Texas- Rio Grande Valley (September 2017) Lecturer, University of New Mexico- Los Alamos (August 2016 - May 2017) Visiting Research Scholar in Hispanic Linguistics, University of New Mexico (August 2015 - May 2017) PUBLICATIONS Book Chapters Katherine Christoffersen and Naomi Shin. " You live in the United States, you speak English, decían las maestras: How New Mexican Spanish speakers enact, ascribe and reject ethnic identities." Identity and Dialect Performance: A Study of Communities & Dialects. Reem Bassoiuney (Ed.) New York, NY: Routledge, 2018: p. 160-178. Journal Articles Katherine Christoffersen. Comparing Quantitative and Qualitative Measures of Oral Proficiency in IELTS Interviews. Estudios de Linguistica Inglesa Aplicada. 17, (December 2017): 233-250. revistas.uned.es/index.php/elia/article/view/20694/17173 Katherine Christoffersen. What students do with words: Language choice and communicative function in a Spanish immersion classroom. NABE Journal of Research and Practice. 8, no. 1 (July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2017): 92-110. Katherine Christoffersen. A contrastive analysis of dar give in English and Portuguese: Semantic-syntactic relationships and implications for L2 instruction. Brazilian English Language Generated on Dec 15, 2018 Page 1 of 6
Teaching Journal. 7, no. 1 (2016): 26-43. Katherine Christoffersen. Dominant Discourses and language socialization in the literacy practices in a Spanish-speaking church. Studies in Applied Linguistics. 7, no. 2 (2016): 20-33. Katherine Christoffersen. Mitigation of disagreement in peer review among L2 learners and native speakers in a college writing class. GiST Education and Learning Research Journal. 11, (2015): 45-62. Katherine Christoffersen. An analysis of sempre, mesmo, and bem: Brazilian Portuguese word order as applied to EFL instruction. Portuguese Language Journal. 7, (2013): 1-23. Periodicals Other Katherine Christoffersen. Bilingual schools and identity on the Brazil/Venezuela border. Second Language Acquisition and Teaching Alumni Connection. (February 2012): 1,3. Katherine Christoffersen. Does child code-switching demonstrate communicative competence? A comparison of simultaneous and sequential bilinguals. Arizona Working Papers in Second Language Acquisition & Teaching. 21, (2014): 20-40. Katherine Christoffersen. An ecological view of language choice in a bilingual program: A dynamic model of social structures. Working Papers in Educational Linguistics. 29, (2013): 37-54. AWARDS AND HONORS Outstanding Graduate Assistant of Teaching, Graduate Interdisciplinary Programs (2012) Selected Poster for Annual Graduate Interdisciplinary Program Event, Second Language Acquisition & Teaching Program (2012) SLAT Merit-Based Award, Second Language Acquisition & Teaching Program (2012) First Place Poster, SLAT Student Colloquium Competition (2010) Juniata College Church-College Alumni Service Award, Juniata College (2010) Second Place Poster, SLAT Roundtable (2010) Second Place Poster for Humanities, Languages & Literature, Graduate Student Showcase (2010) First Place Poster for Humanities, Languages & Literature, Graduate Student Showcase (2009) PRESENTATIONS Katherine Christoffersen and Ana Carvalho. " On playful language divergences: Code-switching among Spanish-Portuguese bilinguals in spontaneous conversations.." 9th International Workshop on Spanish Sociolinguistics., Queens, NY. (April 7, 2018) Katherine Christoffersen. "They Almost Didn t Know What My Language Was : The Performance of Ethnic Identities in New Mexican Narratives," American Association of Applied Linguistics 2018 Conference, American Association of Applied Linguistics, Chicago, IL. (March 24, 2018) Randall Monty, Katherine Christoffersen, James Frost, and Nicole Nicholson. "Writing of/in/about the Online/Hybrid Classroom," 2018 Excellence in Online Learning Conference, Center for Online Learning and Teaching Technology, Brownsville, TX. (March 2, 2018) Generated on Dec 15, 2018 Page 2 of 6
Katherine Christoffersen. " Linguistic terrorism in the borderlands: The role of the language educator.." International Day of the Mother Tongue Conference., Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez. (February 22, 2018) Katherine Christoffersen. ""Casi no sabía lo que era mi idioma: The performance of ethnic identities in New Mexican Spanish narratives."," International Research Conference, National Association for Hispanic and Latino Studies, South Padre Island, TX. (October 23, 2017) Katherine Christoffersen. " Pues, yo soy mexicano : The performance of ethnic identities in New Mexican Spanish narratives.." Conference on Spanish in the United States Conference, Provo, UT. (April 7, 2017) Katherine Christoffersen. "Teaching Politeness in ESOL: Evidence from L2 peer review." New Mexico TESOL, Santa Fe, NM. (October 29, 2016) Katherine Christoffersen. "'You live in the United States, you speak English, decían las maestras: How New Mexican Spanish speakers enact, ascribe and reject ethnic identities." Linguistics Association of the Southwest Conference, Austin, TX. (September 17, 2016) Katherine Christoffersen. "Se dice lo siento : Negotiation of social and linguistic identities through talk-in-interaction among young children in bilingual classrooms," International Workshop on Spanish Sociolinguistics 8, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico. (April 16, 2016) Katherine Christoffersen. "Introductory Workshop on Conversation Analysis," Department of Spanish & Portuguese, University of New Mexico. (October 29, 2015) Katherine Christoffersen. "Do patterns of child code-switching align with proficiency or language background?: An analysis of grammatical and functional patterns among heritage speakers and L2 learners." Linguistics Association of the Southwest Conference, Lake Havasu City, AZ. (September 11, 2015) Katherine Christoffersen. " Show me the money!: Tips for funding your dissertation research. Department of Spanish and Portuguese Linguistics Colloquim. University of Arizona. May 14.," Department of Spanish & Portuguese Linguistics Colloquium, Department of Spanish & Portuguese, University of Arizona. (May 14, 2015) Katherine Christoffersen. " Norah at home, Norah-tita at school: Enacting social identities through bilingual talk-in-interaction," The 25th Conference on Spanish in the United States, City College of New York, (March 28, 2015) Katherine Christoffersen. " Cómo se caracteriza child code-switching? A comparison between native Spanish/English bilinguals and L2 learners of Spanish." The 13th International Linguistics Conference in Northwest Mexico, Hermosillo, Mexico. (November 14, 2014) Katherine Christoffersen. "Code-switching in the Spanish immersion classroom: Comparing young L2 learners and balanced bilinguals." Second Language Research Forum, (October 24, 2014) Katherine Christoffersen. "The code-switching patterns of child bilinguals: An analysis of grammatical pattern and discursive function," 3rd Annual Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Linguistics Conference, Arizona State University, (March 29, 2014) Katherine Christoffersen. "Developing Bilingual Competence: Code-Switching in the Immersion Classroom." American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages International Convention, (November 23, 2013) Katherine Christoffersen. " How Native Speaker Ratings Measure Up: A Comparative Analysis of Lexical, Syntactic & Grammatical Measures of Proficiency.," Georgetown University Roundtable: Generated on Dec 15, 2018 Page 3 of 6
Measured Language, Georgetown University, (March 9, 2012) Katherine Christoffersen. "The Hows and Whys of Code-Switching in a Spanish Dual Immersion Program," 22nd Annual Symposium on Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literature, Language and Culture, University of Arizona, (February 25, 2012) Katherine Christoffersen. "Do Families Find a Third Space in Language Immersion Programs?." Intercultural Competency Conference, Tucson, AZ. (January 27, 2012) Katherine Christoffersen. "Empowering Students to Speak: Evidence from Spanish Immersion Classrooms." American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages International Annual Convention, (November 19, 2011) Katherine Christoffersen. "When, How, and Why Students Speak: Evidence from Immersion Classrooms," Georgetown University s 4th Graduate Spanish and Portuguese Symposium, Georgetown University, (March 25, 2011) Katherine Christoffersen and Mohammed Tamimi. "When Students Speak: A Discourse Analytical Approach to Classroom Interaction," Second Language Acquisition & Teaching Roundtable, Second Language Acquisition & Teaching Program, University of Arizona. (February 26, 2011) Katherine Christoffersen. " Formally or Informally Speaking: Do Immersion Programs Promote or Prohibit Informal L2 Use?," High Desert Linguistics Society Conference, University of New Mexico, (November 6, 2010) Katherine Christoffersen. " What Do You Give When You Give a Car a Wash?," SLAT Round Table, University of Arizona, (February 20, 2010) Katherine Christoffersen. "A Cultural Space: Culture in Foreign Language Instruction.," Second International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence, CERCLL, Tucson, AZ. (January 29, 2010) Katherine Christoffersen. " Vocabulary in Context: Pedagogical Implications of Lexical Semantics in Foreign Language Instruction.," Graduate Student Showcase, University of Arizona, (November 6, 2009) Katherine Christoffersen. "The Language Experience Approach," Semana de Humanismo, Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua, Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua. (October 8, 2009) Katherine Christoffersen. "Community Identity Project," New Directions in Critical Theory Conference, English Department, University of Arizona. (April 10, 2008) TEACHING Courses Taught Adv Topics In English Intro to Border Lang Intro to ESL Intro to Eng as 2nd Lang Language & Culture Language Acquisition Generated on Dec 15, 2018 Page 4 of 6
Problems in Linguistics Second Language Acquisition Thesis SERVICE Department Service Participant, Linguistics Disciplinary Committee. (September 2017) Faculty Advisor, Linguistics Seminar Series. (August 2017 - December 2017) University Service Committee Member, Women's Faculty Network Tenure Review Committee. (December 2017) Attendee, Meeting, Women's Faculty Network. ( 2017) Professional Service Committee Member. (October 2017 - February 2019) Reviewer, Journal Article. (August 1, 2018 - August 30, 2018) Reviewer, Journal Article, New Trends in Social and Liberal Sciences (NETSOL) Journal (April 1, 2018 - May 30, 2018) Other, Southwest Texas Asian Symposium (October 2017 - October 2017) Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Language Contact (2016-2016) Discussant, IV Centennial Anniversary Celebration of Cervantes (UNM) (2015-2015) Discussant, Second Language Acquisition & Teaching Roundtable, Tucson, (2015-2015) Committee Member, Second Language Acquisition & Teaching Student Association (2011-2015) Committee Member, University of Arizona Graduate & Professional Student Council Travel Grants Selection Committee, Tucson, (2011-2015) Editor, Journal Editor, Arizona Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Tucson, (2014-2014) Editor, Journal Editor, Arizona Working Papers (2013-2013) Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Graduate Enrichment Program Judge, Tucson, (2013-2013) Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez, Ciudad Juarez. (2013-2013) Committee Chair, Second Language Acquisition & Teaching Student Association (2012-2013) Committee Member, Second Language Acquisition & Teaching Student Association (2012-2012) Committee Member, AZ TESOL (2010-2011) Public Service Generated on Dec 15, 2018 Page 5 of 6
Guest Speaker, Pablo Perez Elementary School. (December 21, 2017) Generated on Dec 15, 2018 Page 6 of 6