Dr. John W. Schwieter
Associate Professor of Spanish and Linguistics (on sabbatical leave: July 1, 2013-June 30, 2014)
Contact Information
Email: jschwieter@wlu.caOffice Location: 411 Bricker Academic Building
Office Hours: On sabbatical leave: July 1, 2013-June 30, 2014
Languages Spoken
English
Spanish
Academic Background
PhD in Spanish Language and Linguistics
Specializations: Psycholinguistics, language acquisition, and bilingualism
MBA (anticipated: Dec. 2013)
Concentrations: Organizational leadership and project management
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
MS in Education
Specialization: Language, culture, and education
BA in Spanish
Minor field: Business administration
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); Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism (John Benjamins Publishing); and The Mental Lexicon (John Benjamins Publishing)
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. His books include Innovative research and practices in second language acquisition and bilingualism (John Benjamins Publishing); Cognition and bilingual speech: Psycholinguistic aspects of language production, processing, and inhibitory control (Lambert Academic Publishing); 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). He is currently working on the forthcoming book, The Cambridge Handbook of Bilingual Processing (Cambridge University Press). 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 Publishing); The Mental Lexicon (John Benjamins Publishing); 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.
