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Sarah Rilling teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in applied linguistics with a special interest in computer applications to language teaching, and she administers Teaching English as a Second Language Programs. She holds a B.A. and an M.A.T. in German, an M.A. in English/TESL, and a Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics. She has published in the areas of language, gender, and teaching in computerized spaces. She has lived and worked in Germany and Japan, and she has visited Taiwan where she presented a professional paper. In her free time, she enjoys the outdoors, reading, and needlework.

Areas of Interest

English as a Second Language Pedagogy, Applied Linguistics

Select Recent Publications

ESL Textbook

• (1999). Reading a university class schedule and visiting a university class. In R. Larimer (Ed.), New ways in using authentic models in the classroom (pp. 209-215). Alexandria, VA: TESOL, Inc.

Book Chapters

• (2002). One IEP’s Approach to Preparing Students for Graduate Study in the Disciplines. In N. Dimmitt M. Dantas Whitney (Eds.), Intensive English Programs. (pp. 37-48) Alexandria, VA: TESOL, Inc.
• (2000). A Teacher Preparation Course for Computer Assisted Language Learning. In E. Hanson-Smith (Ed.), Technology-Enhanced Learning Environments (pp. 149-161). Alexandria, VA: TESOL, Inc.
• (2000). Building a Web for literacy instruction (with E. Csomay). In S. Gruber (Ed.), Weaving a virtual Web (pp. 103-119). Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English.
• (1998). Meeting student expectations and behavioral challenges within a newly defined curriculum (with S. Pratt). In J. C. Richards (Ed.), Teaching in action: Case studies from second language classrooms (pp. 219-224). Alexandria, VA: TESOL, Inc.

Articles

• (2002). Computer Concordancing for ESP Materials. Co-authored with Pazvant. TESOL Journal, 11 (3), 43-44.
• (2001). How TESL Scholarship Can Inform WAC. Academic.writing, online journal. <http://aw.colostate.edu/forums/fall2001/>
• (2001). Technologies and Tasks in an EFL Distance Learning Course in Finland. Co-authored with Dahlman. TESOL Journal 10 (1), 4-8.
• (1996). Lexical phrases as organizational markers in academic lectures: A corpus- and computer-based approach to research and teaching. ORTESOL Journal, 17, 19-40.
• (1994). Teacher evaluation, It doesn’t have to hurt. ELERI Journal, 2, 51-65.
• (1993). A summary of the results of student and teacher evaluations of New perspectives. ELERI Journal, 1, 83-94.
• (1990). Choosing a general science dictionary. Zairyo Jijitsu: Japan Research Institute for Material Technology, 8, 28-31.
• (1989). Chemical vocabulary: Prefixes, suffixes, and roots. Zairyo Jijitsu: Japan Research Institute for Material Technology, 7, 36-39.
• (1988). Increasing language ability through reading activities. The Bilingual Family Newsletter, 1-2.