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Dr. John W. Schwieter

Associate Professor of Spanish and Linguistics; Undergraduate Officer for Spanish

Contact Information
Email: jschwieter@wlu.ca
Phone: 519.884.0710 ext.2394   |  lab ext.2409
Fax: 519.884.7369
Office Location: 411 Bricker Academic Building
Office Hours: Tuesdays 10:00-11:00am
Languages Spoken

English
Spanish

Academic Background
PhD in Spanish Language and Linguistics
Specializations: Psycholinguistics, language acquisition, and bilingualism 
Florida State University
 
MBA (anticipated Dec. 2013)
Concentrations: Organizational leadership and project management 
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
 
MS in Education
Specialization: Language, culture, and education 
Western Illinois University
 
BA in Spanish
Minor field: Business administration
Western Illinois University
 
 
 
 
Publications and Scholarly Activities
Biography

 

Research Interests

  • Psycholinguistics and cognitive approaches to language
  • Second language acquisition and bilingualism
  • Translation processes and linguistic competence
  • Language and culture in teaching and learning

Teaching Interests

  • Spanish language and linguistics
  • Applied linguistics (psycholinguistics, language acquisition, sociolinguistics, dialectology)
  • Theoretical linguistics (syntax, phonology, morphology, semantics, phonetics)

Editorial Board Membership and Service as a Peer-Reviewer

  • Senior Associate Editor for the International Journal of Applied Linguistics and English Literature (Australian International Academic Centre)
  • Editorial Board Member for Study in English Language Teaching (Scholink Publishing)
  • Editorial Board Member for Theory and Practice in Language Studies (Academy Publisher) 
  • Regular Reviewer for Studies in Second Language Acquisition (Cambridge University Press)
  • Occasional Reviewer for: Applied Linguistics (Oxford University Press); International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism (Routledge); Language Learning (Wiley-Blackwell); and Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism (John Benjamins)

Dr. John W. Schwieter is an associate professor of Spanish and linguistics and the director of the Psycholinguistics & Language Acquisition Research Laboratory in the Department of Languages and Literatures. He is also the undergraduate officer for Spanish and the faculty mentor for the Laurier Arts Scholars. Some of Dr. Schwieter's books include Innovative research and practices in second language acquisition and bilingualism (John Benjamins), Studies and global perspectives of second language teaching and learning (Information Age Publishing), and The development of translation competence: Theories and methodologies from cognitive science (Cambridge Scholars Publishing). His other publications have appeared in books and journals such as Bilingualism: Language and Cognition (Cambridge University Press); Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education: An International Journal (Routledge); Language Learning (Wiley-Blackwell); Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism (John Benjamins); The Mental Lexicon (John Benjamins); and Readings in Language Studies (International Society for Language Studies). In 2012, Dr. Schwieter was named the Faculty of Arts Teaching Scholar, an award which honours the explicit and creative integration of the profession’s twin functions of scholarly research and teaching.