Bonnie Swierzbin
Biographic Data
| ID | 8539365 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bonnie Swierzbin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bonnie |
| FAMILY NAME | Swierzbin |
| SIGNATURE | SWIERZBIN B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hamline University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Tarone, Elaine
The most succinct summary of the applied linguistics and teaching career of Elaine Tarone (1945– ) is the title of one of her early books: Focus on the Language Learner . Her research and teaching career has focused on second language (L2) learners as social beings in a variety of contexts and has emphasized the effects of those contexts on both the learners' use of language and the manners in which they learn it. She is one of the leading theori…
The effects of a functional linguistics-based course on teachers’ beliefs about grammar
This mixed-methods study uses concept maps to investigate the effects of an English pedagogical grammar course on the beliefs of teachers-in-training (n = 40) enrolled over a 2-year period at a private university in the U.S. Midwest. The course takes a functional approach to grammar based on systemic-functional linguistics and is typically the first exposure to functional grammar that these teachers-in-training experience with either their own la…
Demonstratives’ Special Place in the English Reference System
Demonstratives form a vital part of the English system of noun reference, but compared to other forms of reference such as articles and pronouns, their acquisition by second language learners has been researched relatively little. Using the Givenness Hierarchy (Gundel et al. 1993. Language 69. 274–307) as a theoretical backdrop for discussing the research on native English speakers’ use of demonstratives, this review explains the unique position …
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Demonstratives’ Special Place in the English Reference System
Demonstratives form a vital part of the English system of noun reference, but compared to other forms of reference such as articles and pronouns, their acquisition by second language learners has been researched relatively little. Using the Givenness Hierarchy (Gundel et al. 1993. Language 69. 274–307) as a theoretical backdrop for discussing the research on native English speakers’ use of demonstratives, this review explains the unique position …
The effects of a functional linguistics-based course on teachers’ beliefs about grammar
This mixed-methods study uses concept maps to investigate the effects of an English pedagogical grammar course on the beliefs of teachers-in-training (n = 40) enrolled over a 2-year period at a private university in the U.S. Midwest. The course takes a functional approach to grammar based on systemic-functional linguistics and is typically the first exposure to functional grammar that these teachers-in-training experience with either their own la…
Tarone, Elaine
The most succinct summary of the applied linguistics and teaching career of Elaine Tarone (1945– ) is the title of one of her early books: Focus on the Language Learner . Her research and teaching career has focused on second language (L2) learners as social beings in a variety of contexts and has emphasized the effects of those contexts on both the learners' use of language and the manners in which they learn it. She is one of the leading theori…
Computer Science (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (2 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (2 works) · Grammar (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Second Language Acquisition and Learning (2 works) · Vocabulary development (2 works) · Artificial Intelligence (1 work)