Elizabeth R. Miller, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor English
Education
- Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2006
- M.A. University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2000
- M.A. University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1999
- M.A. Indiana-Purdue University, Fort Wayne, 1996
- B.A. Grace College, 1991
Areas of Interest
Critical applied linguistics, second language learning, discourse analaysis, sociocultural theories of language learning, English for Specific Purposes
My current research looks at the situated character of language competence; the construction of language ideologies in interactions involving minority language speakers; and qualitative research methodologies, particularly the co-constructed, mediated nature of interview data.
Selected Publications
Journal Articles
Zuengler, Jane and Elizabeth R. Miller. "The Authors Reply. Comments on J. Zuengler and E. R.Miller’s 'Cognitive and Sociocultural Perspectives: Two Parallel SLA Worlds?'" TESOL Quarterly 40.4 (2006): 826-828.
Zuengler, Jane and Elizabeth R. Miller. "Cognitive and Sociocultural Perspectives: Two Parallel SLA Worlds?" TESOL Quarterly, 40.1 (2006): 35-58. (40th anniversary issue.)
Young, Richard F. and Elizabeth R. Miller. "Learning as Changing Participation: Negotiating Discourse Roles in the ESL Writing Conference." Modern Language Journal 88.4 (2004): 519-535.
Book Chapters
Miller, Elizabeth R. "Empowerment and its Limitations: Considering Why 'Things Go Wrong' in Second-Language Classrooms." Language Across Disciplinary Boundaries. Eds. Miguel Mantero, Paul C. Miller, and John Watzke. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, forthcoming.
Zuengler, Jane and Elizabeth R. Miller. "Apprenticing into a Community: Challenges of the Asthma Project." Research in Classroom Discourse Analysis: Current Perspectives. Eds. KimMarie Cole and Jane Zuengler. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2007. 129-148.
Miller, Elizabeth R. "Learning English, Positioning for Power: Adult Immigrants in the ESL Classroom." Identity and Second Language Learning: Culture, Inquiry, and Dialogic Activity in Educational Contexts. Ed. Miguel Mantero. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing, 2006. 119-141.
Miller, Elizabeth R. "Minority Languages in the Classroom: Promise Becomes Possibility." The Foreign Self: Truth Telling and Educational Inquiry. Ed. Francois V. Tochon. Madison, WI: Atwood Publishing, 2002. 83-99.
Book Reviews
Miller, Elizabeth R. Rev. of Advanced Language Learning Ed. by Heidi Byrnes, New York: Continuum International Publishing Group, 2006. In International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, forthcoming.
Miller, Elizabeth R. Rev. of Beyond the Beginnings: Literacy Intervention for Upper Elementary Language Learners by Angela Carrasquillo, Stephen B. Kucer, and Ruth Abrams. Clevedon, England: Multilingual Matters, 2004. In International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism 10.2 (2007): 191-195.
Miller, Elizabeth R. Rev. of Identity and the Young English Language Learner by Elaine M. Day. Clevedon, England: Multilingual Matters, 2002. In International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism 6.2 (2003): 153-155.
Courses Taught
Undergraduate
English 3132 Introduction to Contemporary American English
Graduate
English 6127 Seminar in Language, Culture and Society
English 6164 Comparative Language Analysis for Teachers |
