| page last updated:
January 14, 2012
- August 2002- August 2006: Doctorate at Purdue
University, English Department, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
- Primary area of study: English as a Second Language
- Secondary area of study: Higher Education Administration
- Dissertation: The nonnative English-speaking English as a Second
Language teacher: Student attitudes, teacher perceptions, and Intensive
English Program administrator beliefs and practices. Dissertation
Chair: Margie Berns. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED492599)
- 1996-2002: Brigham
Young University, Provo, Utah
- TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) Master
of Arts (April 2002). Thesis: English as a Second Language Students'
Reactions to Nonnative English-speaking Teachers. Thesis Chair:
Lynn Henrichsen. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 468
879)
- TESOL Certificate (April 2000)
- Bachelor of Arts (Majors: English, emphasis in writing and teaching,
and Design, emphasis in History of architecture) (April 1999)
- 1992-1995: University
of Lausanne, Switzerland
- Demi-License de Lettres (Majors: English, emphasis in
translation, and Spanish, emphasis in translation; minor: Computer
Sciences) (June 1995)
- Psychology (1992-1993)
- 1981-1992: Piano student in the Conservatoire
de Musique, Lausanne, Switzerland
more
about education - back to the top
- July 2009-present: University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada:
- Assistant Professor, Department of English and Film Studies
- Director, Centre for Writers
- Adjunct Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education
- August 2006-July 2009: Ryerson
University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
- Assistant Professor, Department of English
- Director, Writing
Centre
- Applied Linguistics / ESL Coordinator
- August 2002-August 2006: Purdue University, Lafayette,
Indiana, USA: Graduate Teaching Assistant
- Teaching of undergraduate, advanced, and graduate Composition
and Written Communication courses for English-speaking and international
students
- January 2000-August 2002: ESL teacher, English
Learning Center, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
- Teaching of Grammar, Writing, Reading classes, and TOEFL (Test
of English as a Foreign Language) preparation classes to students
of intermediate and advanced levels
- Teaching of Integrated community classes of beginning and advanced
levels
- Co-administratoring a community ESL program
- Mentoring of ESL student-teachers and new ESL teachers
- Tutoring in the Writing Lab
- Tutoring as assistant in the computer labs
- August 1998-April 2000: French 201 teacher, BYU
- Teaching of an integrated intermediate class one hour every day
- Working with supervisors on placement tests and standardized tests
for the French 101, 102, and 201 classes of the department
- 1996-1999: Teaching Assistant to Professor Robert
Erickson, and French Writing Lab.
- 1992-1995: Piano Accompanist for the Waldorf School,
Lausanne, Switzerland
- 1988-1995: Private Piano and Music Theory teacher
for children and adults in Switzerland
more
about experience - more
about teaching - back to the top
- Moussu, L. (2012). Building bridges between high school and the university. Writing Lab Newsletter.
- Moussu, L. (forthcoming). Understanding the system in which you work: The writing centre. In Demistifying careers after graduate school: A guide for second language professionals in higher education. Eds. R. Kubota and Y. Sun.
- Moussu, L. (2010). ESL students' responses to native and nonnative English-speaking
teachers. TESOL Quarterly, 44(4), 746-768.
- Moussu, L. (2010).Towards a conversation between ESL teachers and IEP administrators. TESOL Journal, 1(4), 400-426.
- Moussu, L. & Llurda, E. (2008). Non-native English-speaking ESL
teachers: History and Research. Language
Teaching, 41(3).
- Moussu, L. (2008). [Review of the edited book The politics of Second
Language writing, by Paul Kei Matsuda, Christina Ortmeier-Hooper, and
Xiaoye You]. English for Specific Purposes, 27, 128-121.
- Moussu, L. (2007). TESOL
Caucuses Are about Who We Are. Essential Teacher, 4(1).
- Moussu, L. (2006). Native and non-native English-speaking English
as a Second Language teachers: Student attitudes, teacher self-perceptions,
and Intensive English Program administrator beliefs and practices.
Doctoral Thesis, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN (ERIC Document
Reproduction Service No. ED492599)
- Moussu, L. (2006). [Review of the edited book Learning and teaching
from experience: Perspectives on nonnative English-speaking professionals,
by Lia D. Kamhi-Stein]. TESOL Quarterly, 40(2).
- Moussu, L. (2006, May). Why did I become the Caucus' Chair? NNEST
Newsletter, 8(1).
- Moussu, L. & Braine, G. (2006, April). The attitudes of ESL students
towards nonnative English language teachers. TESOL Reporter, 39(1),
33-47.
- Moussu, L. (2005, October). RESEARCH or research? A letter from the
Chair. NNEST
Newsletter, 7(2).
- Moussu, L. (2005, fall). In love and war: nonnative English-speaking
Composition teachers and university ESL students. INTESOL Journal,
2(1), 49-54.
- Moussu, L. (2004, Spring). What is 106i? ICaP News, Purdue
University, 6(2), 2, 6.
- Moussu, L. (2003, Fall). Course Description—English 106I. tesolin’
22(3), 1, 3, 8.
- Moussu, L. (2002) English as a Second Language Students' Reactions
to Nonnative English-speaking Teachers. Master’s Thesis,
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT (ERIC Document Reproduction Service
No. ED468879)
- Moussu, L. (in progress). Writing Centre philosophy vs. ESL students' needs.
- Moroz, W. and Moussu, L. (in progress). Teaching, Learning, and Reaching Unprecedented Outcomes.
back to the top
- Organizer and lead presenter: Saying No to Cookie Cutter Tutoring: Writing Center Tutor Training (with Helena Hall and Marian Gonsior), TESOL International Convention (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages), Philadelphia, PA, March 2012.
- Organizer and lead presenter: Saying No to Cookie Cutter Tutoring: Writing Center Tutor Training (with Helena Hall and Marian Gonsior), TESOL International Convention (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages), Philadelphia, PA, March 2012.
- Co-presenter: Examining methodological complexities in second language writing research (with Tony Silva, Alan Hirvela, Silvia Pessoa, and Lisya Seloni), TESOL International Convention, Philadelphia, PA, March 2012.
- Co-presenter: Writing centres: Judging the boundaries of technology (with Linda McCloud Bondoc and Theresa Bell), STLHE Conference (Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education), Montreal, June 2012.
- Chair of the roundtable and lead presenter: New Kid on the Block (part of “Collaboration, Competition, Coordination, Compromise: The 4Cs of Multi-campus Writing Centres”), (with Sheena Wilson, Stephen Kuntz, and Craig Peterson). CCCC (Convention of the Conference on College Composition and Communication), Atlanta, GA, April 2011.
- Presenter: ESL Students’ Needs vs. Writing Centres’ Philosophy. TESOL International Convention, New Orleans, LA, March 2011.
- Presenter: Investigating Collaboration, Competition, Coordination, and Compromise in Multi-campus Writing Centres. IWCA Conference (International Writing Centers Association), Baltimore, MD, November 2010.
- Invited colloquium speaker: Writing Centres—Creating and Shaping Transition, Learn, Flourish, Graduate (with Nancy Marenick and Cleo Boyd). STLHE Conference (Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education), Toronto, ON, June 2010.
- Co-presenter: Strangers Here Ourselves: How NNESTs Work with Multilingual Writers (with Jun Liu, Icy Lee, Luciana de Oliveira, and Ryuko Kubota). TESOL International Convention, Denver, CO, April 2009.
- Presenter: Tutor Development through Community Building in, Between, and Outside the Classroom. IWCA Conference, Las Vegas, NV, October 2008.
- Co-presenter: A World of Writing Centers: The Impact of National Culture on Writing Center Theory and Pedagogy, (with Kathleen Shine). IWCA Conference, Las Vegas, NV, October 2008.
- Organizer and lead presenter: English Language Proficiency and Writing Skills at Ryerson University (with Marju Toomsalu). Ryerson Faculty Conference, Toronto, ON, May 2008.
- Invited colloquium speaker: Research-Development across TESOL Entities: Actions, Impact, and Future Directions, (with Denise Murray, Deena Boraie, Keiko Abe-ford, Jane Orr, and Liz England). TESOL International Convention, New York, NY, March 2008.
- Co-presenter: 10 Years Later: The NNEST Movement, (with Jun Liu, Lia Kamhi-Stein, Ahmar Mahboob, and Aya Matsuda). TESOL International Convention, New York, NY, March 2008.
- Invited colloquium speaker: Research Symposium: Native English Speaking Teachers, Non-native English Speaking Teachers, (with Luciana de Oliveira and Farahnaz Faez). TESL Ontario Conference, Toronto, ON, November 23, 2007.
- Organizer and lead presenter: ESL Support to International MBA Students: An Idea Worthy of Investigation, (lead presenter; with Mark Patterson, Simon Zhou, and Alberto Tavarez). Ryerson Faculty Conference, Toronto, ON, May 2007.
- Organizer and lead presenter: IEP Administrators vs. TESOL Teacher Educators, (with Silvio Avendano, Emily Day, and Stephanie Vandrick). TESOL International Convention, Seattle, WA, March 2007.
- Presenter: ESL Students' Attitudes Towards NESTs and NNESTs. TESOL International Convention, Seattle, WA, March 2007.
- Invited guest presenter at a pre-conference leadership forum: New Leaders’ Forum, (with Luciana de Oliveira, Lia Kamhi-Stein, Rosie Maum, Alyse Breitbach, Wen-Chi Lu, and Shao-Wei Wang). TESOL International Convention, Tampa, FL, March 13, 2006.
- Organizer and lead presenter: From International Students to Successful Scholars, (with Seran Aktuna, Soohyang Kim, Enric Llurda, Gloria Park, and Youngjoo Yi). TESOL International Convention, Tampa, FL, March 16, 2006.
- Co-lead presenter: Exploring NNESTs’ Language Proficiency, (with Ahmar Mahboob, Antoinette Gagne, Ofra Inbar, Lia Kamhi-Stein, Ebru Ezberci, and Bill Snyder). TESOL International Convention, Tampa, FL, March 17, 2006.
- Co-presenter, All Caucus Colloquium: Caucus Strategies for Leading TESOL Internationally, (with Jose Castillo, Karen Asenavage, Marinus Stephan, Eleanor Pease, Tomas Wallis, Rosemary Schmid). TESOL International Convention, Tampa, FL, March 17, 2006.
- Co-presenter: Second Language Writing Curriculum Design: A Case Study, (with Tony Silva, Yufeng Zhang, Tom Glass, Elizabeth Patton, and Brita Banitz). CCCC, Chicago, IL, March 22, 2006.
- Invited speaker: The Graduate Student Experience: Challenges and Achievements, (with Jeanne Lee, Edelmira Nickels, and Karl E. Uhrig). INTESOL Conference (Indiana TESOL), Indianapolis, IN, October 21, 2005.
- Co-presenter: World Englishes and (Socio) Linguistic Innovations, (with Margie Berns, Thomas Glass, Robert Nelson, and Dilbarhon Hasanova). AILA/AAAL Conference (14th World Congress of Applied Linguistics), Madison, Wisconsin, July 29, 2005.
- Presenter: The 'Native Speaker' in TESOL: Discrimination or Necessity? IAWE Conference (International Association for World Englishes), Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, July 23, 2005.
- Co-presenter at the Board Sponsored Colloquium: NNES teachers as mentors and cultural mediators, (with Elza Major, Tünde Csepelyi, Luciana de Oliveira, and Lia Kamhi-Stein). CA-TESOL Conference (California TESOL), Long Beach, California, March 4, 2005.
- Presenter: Nonnative English-speaking teachers and student feedback on a blog. INTESOL Conference (Indiana TESOL), Indianapolis, Indiana, November 6, 2004.
- Presenter: Sociolinguistic profile of English in Switzerland, IAWE Conference (International Association for World Englishes), Syracuse, New York, July 15, 2004.
- Co-presenter at the Featured Colloquium: Addressing Nonnative-English-Speaking Teachers' and Teacher Educators' Needs, (with Paul Matsuda, Karen Johnson, Catherine Walter, George Braine, and Lía Kamhi-Stein). TESOL International Convention, Long Beach, California, April 1, 2004.
- Co-presenter: Empowering NNES MATESOL in career development, (with Silvia Pessoa, Alejandra Reyes-Cejudo, and Fabiana Sacchi). TESOL International Convention, Baltimore, Maryland, March 2003
- Presenter: Nonnative English-speaking ESL teachers: Reactions of their students. I-TESOL Conference (Intermountain TESOL), Ogden, Utah, October 2001
back to the top
- Agust 2006-present
- Francophone representative, Canadian Writing Centres’ Association (2011-present)
- Member, TESOL Nominating Standing Committee (researchers category) (2012-2013)
- Member, TESOL Book Publication Committee (April 2007-March
2011)
- Guest reviewer, TESOL Quarterly
- Guest reviewer, TESOL Journal
- Guest reviewer, Journal of International Migration and Integration
- Committee work at the University of Alberta:
- English and Film Studies Representative: Association of Academic Staff, University of Alberta (AASUA) (Winter 2012)
- Member, University Writing Committee (University) (2009-present)
- Member, Writing Initiative Committee (Writing Studies) (2009-present)
- Member, PhD Programme Committee (Writing Studies) (2009)
- Committee work at Ryerson University:
- Co-chair, Writing and Language Proficiency Committee (University)
(2008)
- Member, Merit Committee (Faculty of Arts) (2007-2009)
- Member, Writing Across the Curriculum Committee (Faculty of
Arts) (2008)
- Member, First-Year Writing Program Committee (Faculty of Community
Services) (2008)
- Member, Writing Committee (Department of English) (2007-present)
- Member, Chair Advisory Committee (Department of English) (2007-2008)
- Member, English MA Program Committee (Department of English)
(2007)
- Member, Web-design Committee (Department of English) (2006-2007)
- August 2002-August 2006
- Local representative for the Symposium
on Second Language Writing 2006, Purdue University, West Lafayette,
IN
- Chair of the Nonnative
English Speakers in TESOL (NNEST) Caucus, 2005-2006
- Web-manager
and local representative for the International Association of World
Englishes (IAWE) 2005 conference, Purdue University, West Lafayette,
IN
- Book reviewer for Composition textbooks by Bedford/St. Martin’s
(Pearson Education) (2005)
- Proposal reader for the Intensive English Program Interest Section,
TESOL 2005 conference, San Antonio, TX
- Web-manager
for the NNEST Caucus (TESOL) (since April 2002)
- Materials developer for the Purdue Village ESOL Program, West
Lafayette, IN
- Volunteer ESL teaching at West Lafayette Middle and High School,
fall 2002
- Volunteer at the International Students and Scholars Office,
Purdue University, fall 2004
- 1999-2002
- Private tutor for TOEFL preparation, French, and ESL
- Materials developer for the English Language Center, Provo, UT
- French and English translator for Brigham Young University, Provo,
UT
- Volunteer ESL teaching at Meridian Middle and High School, Provo,
UT
- Volunteer and piano accompanist for the French Club and French choir
activities
back to the top
- University of Alberta, Faculty of Arts' Support for the Advancement of Scholarship (SAS) grant for the research project "Writing Centre Philosophy vs. English as a Second Language Student Needs,"
May 2011.
- Ryerson University, Faculty of Arts SRC Travel Grant for "NNES Tutors Supporting Second Language Writers Outside the Classroom," (invited colloquium speaker), TESOL Conference, March 2009
- Ryerson University, Faculty of Arts SRC Travel Grant for "Research Development across TESOL Entitites: Actions, Impact, Future Directions," (invited colloquium speaker), TESOL Conference, April 2008
- Ryerson University, Faculty of Arts SRC Travel Grant for
"ESL
Students' Attitudes Towards NESTs and NNESTs," TESOL Conference, April 2007.
- 2007 TESOL Award for an Outstanding Paper on NNEST Issues for "ESL
Students' Attitudes Towards NESTs and NNESTs"
- Purdue University Foundation, Graduate School Summar Research Grant:
2005, 2006
-
International Research Foundation for English Language Education (TIRF),
Doctoral Dissertation Grant: 2005
- NAFSA Region VI, Newcommer Travel Grant: 2005
- Purdue University, Graduate School Award for Outstanding Teaching:
2005
- Purdue University, Graduate School E-portfolio Contest, honorary
award: 2005
- Purdue University, English Department, Exemplary Teaching Portfolio,
Certificate of recognition: 2004 , 2005
- Purdue University, Information and Computer Literacy Integration Program,
Library Fellowship Award: 2004
- Purdue University, English Department, Woodman Excellence in Teaching
Award: 2004
- Purdue University, Walter J. Johnson Award for paper in ESL: 2004
back to the top
- Languages: French, English, Spanish, German
- Administration: experience in recruiting, training,
working with, coordinating, supervising, evaluating, and providing leadership
for volunteers, administrative staff, teachers, ESL student teachers,
and Writing Centre tutors.
- International: study abroad in England, Germany,
and Italy; extensive domestic and international traveling; experience
in working with multilingual and international students (children and adults) and non-native
English-speaking ESL/EFL teachers; interest in international education
and exchange; familiarity with immigration regulations and legislations;
understanding of the importance of diversity; strong affinity toward
and appreciation of cultural differences.
- Personal: flexibility to work at and with all levels
of an organization; talent for encouraging and coaching others and enhancing
their performances; excellent organizational skills; excellent public
speaking skills.
- Computers: Dreamweaver, Fireworks, EndNote, Excel,
Micrograde, HTML, CSS; ability to promote and integrate technology as
well as multi-media programs and equipment in teaching; TESOL Webmaster
training.
back to the top
- Writing Centre administration
- Second-language writing
- Research about nonnative ESL teachers and the reactions of their students
- Administration of Intensive English Programs and language schools
- American and foreign literature, especially "magic realist" writers
- Cultures and languages (syntax, pragmatics, etc.)
- Pre- and post-colonial history of South America and South Asia
- Architecture and history of art
back to the top
- Council of Writing Program Administrators (WPA), 2011
- International Writing Centers Association (IWCA),
2007-present
- Canadian Writing Centres Association (CWCA), 2009-present
- Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL),
1999-present
- Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC), 2010-present
- National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), 2010-present
- Teachers of English as a Second Language (TESL
Ontario), 2006-2009
- International Association for World Englishes (IAWE),
2004-2009
- American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL),
2003-2009
- NAFSA: Association of International Educators (NAFSA),
2005-2006
- Indiana TESOL (IN-TESOL),
2002-2006
- Modern Language Association (MLA),
2005
- California TESOL (CA-TESOL),
2005
- Michigan TESOL (MI-TESOL),
2002-2003
- Intermountain TESOL (I-TESOL),
1999-2002
back to the top
|
