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Mark Patkowski

Professor   Department: English   Location: 1420 Ingersoll Hall   Phone: 718-951-5928   Fax: 718-951-4612   Email:   Mark Patkowski's Web site

- 2009-now: Professor, Department of English - 2004-2009: Professor, and Deputy Chair for Graduate Programs, Department of English - Fall 2006: Professeur invité, Département d'Etudes Littéraires Anglaises, Université de Paris-8, France - 1995-2003: Associate Professor, Department of English - 1986-1994: Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Services - 1981-1986: Assistant Professor of Linguistics and Director of the English Language Program, Department of Comparative Literature and Languages, Hofstra University - 1983-1984: Fulbright lecturing award in ESL and linguistics, English Department, National University of Rwanda. - Courses taught: All levels of ESL, undergraduate freshman composition, and undergraduate and graduate courses including: Assessment and Evaluation in TESOL; Second Language Acquisition; Introduction to Linguistics; Applied Linguistics; Sociolinguistics; Language, Culture, and Society; Semiotics. Education: Ph.D., New York University - 1980 M.A., New York University - 1977 B.A., Columbia College - 1974 Areas of Expertise: Major interests include linguistics, applied linguistics, second language acquisition, and semiotics. Research has been published in journals such as Applied Linguistics, Language Learning, International Review of Applied Linguistics, and TESOL Quarterly, and in edited volumes such as Child-Adult Differences in Second-Language Acquisition, First and Second Language Phonology, and Mainstreaming: Case Studies in TESOL Practice Series. Books and Publications Laterality Effects in Multilinguals during Speech Production under the Concurrent Task Paradigm: Another Test of the Age of Acquisition Hypothesis. IRAL: International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 41 (3), 175-200. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2003 From ESL into the Mainstream: Assessing Student Outcomes. In E. Cochran (Ed.), Case Studies in TESOL Practice Series: Mainstreaming, 125-136. TESOL: Alexandria, VA. (Books and Publications: Edited Book) 2002 (with L. Fox, I. Smodlaka) "Grades of ESL and non-ESL Students in Selected Courses at Ten CUNY Colleges." College ESL, 7 (1), 1-13. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 1997 (with N. Halpern and E. Brooks) "Mathematics and the ESL Student." Electronic Proceedings of the Fifth Conference on the Teaching of Mathematics. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 1996 "The Critical Age Hypothesis and Interlanguage Phonology." In M. Yavas (Ed.), First and Second Language Phonology, 205-221. Singular Publishing Group: San Diego, CA. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 1994 "Testing as an Assessment Tool." In English as a Second Language Curriculum Resource Handbook, 117-132. Kraus International Publications: Millwood, NY. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 1993 "Basic Skills Tests and Academic Success of ESL College Students." TESOL Quarterly, 25 (4), 735-38. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 1991 "Predictors of College Success Beyond ESL." Practical Research, 3, 5-23. CUNY Office of Special Programs. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 1991 "Age and Accent: A Reply to James Emil Flege." Applied Linguistics, 11 (1), 73-89. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 1990 "What Are We Rating When We Rate Holistically?" In Macero, Agor and Tumposky (Eds.), Selected Conference Proceedings: Realizing the Dream, 63-68. NYS TESOL, Teachers College, Columbia University. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 1989 (with J. Moser) "Cultural Interference in Peer Tutoring Situations." Linkages, 6 (1), 12-14. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 1988 "The Sensitive Period for the Acquisition of Syntax in a Second Language." (modified version of 1980 paper). In Krashen, Scarcella, and Long (Eds.), Child-Adult Differences in Second Language Acquisition, 52-63. Newbury House: Rowley, Mass. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 1982 English as a Second Language: An Interdisciplinary Approach (Vol. 3). Velazquez, Lawrence, Nibungco, Patkowski. Kendall-Hunt: Dubuque, Iowa. (Books and Publications: Book) 1982 English as a Second Language: An Interdisciplinary Approach (Vol. 4). Velazquez, Ying, Patkowski. Kendall-Hunt: Dubuque, Iowa. (Books and Publications: Book) 1981 "A Test of Linguistic Intuitions." In J. Redden (Ed.), Proceedings of the 1980 Southern Illinois Language Testing Conference, 73-87. Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 1980 "The Sensitive Period for the Acquisition of Syntax in a Second Language." Language Learning, 30 (2), 449-468. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 1980 Awards, Honors and Fellowships PSC-CUNY Research Award proposal: "A Study of the Effects of Writing on the Writing Attitudes, Practices, and Proficiency of Students" (With G. DeLuca). (Grants and Fellowships) 2003 PSC-CUNY Research Award, to investigate "Speech Lateralization Patterns for native and Nonnative Adult Speakers of English." (Grants and Fellowships) 2000 ESL Innovative Programs Award from the CUNY Office of Academic Affairs for "Enhancing Content-Based Collaborative Faculty Development and Tutor Assisted Learning in the ESL Program at Brooklyn College." (With E. Brooks). (Grants and Fellowships) 1997 PSC-CUNY Research Award, to investigate the "Cerebral Lateralization for Second Language Speech and the Critical Period for Language Acquisition." (Grants and Fellowships) 1996 PSC-CUNY Research Award, to conduct "A Survey of the Writing Proficiency of ESL College Students in their Senior Year." (Grants and Fellowships) 1994 SEEK-Funded Retention Research Project Grant, to investigate "Predictors of College Success Beyond ESL" at Brooklyn College. (Grants and Fellowships) 1988 Fulbright lecturing award in ESL and linguistics, English Department, National University of Rwanda. (Grants and Fellowships) 1984 Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums 4/18/09: Brooklyn College Graduate English Conference: Comments on Simon Critchley's Anarchic Metapolitics and Conception of the Being of Being Human. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2009 1/12/07: Groupe de recherche Linguistique Anglaise et Psycholinguistique, Université de Paris-8: La période critique pour une langue maternelle et une langue étrangère (The Critical Period for First and Second Languages). (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2007 4/15/05: International Linguistic Association: 50th Annual Conference, New York. "The Brain in Simultaneous Interpretation: A Short Review of the Literature on Hemispheric Specialization and Cerebral Activation." (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2005 3/22/03: American Association for Applied Linguistics Annual Conference, Arlington : VA. "A Course in Practical Applied Linguistics for ESL Students." (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2003 3/28/03: TESOL Annual Convention, Baltimore: Case Studies in TESOL Practice Series: Mainstreaming. Authors' Panel. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2003 1/5/02: Linguistic Society of America Annual Meeting, San Francisco: CA. " Right Hemisphere Involvement in Multilinguals During Speech Production." (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2002 3/10/99: TESOL Annual Convention, New York. "Evaluating Student Outcomes in an ESL Program." (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 1999 5/11/99: CUNY ESL Annual Conference, New York. Panel with B. August, M. Ward, and E. Nadelstern: "Current Issues in Testing ESL Students at CUNY." (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 1999 5/2/98: CUNY ESL Council Annual Conference, New York. "Outcomes Assessment and ESL." (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 1998 3/2/96: CUNY ESL Council Annual Conference, New York. "Grades of ESL and non-ESL Students in Selected Courses at 10 CUNY Colleges" (with L. Fox and I. Smodlaka). (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 1996 11/18/94: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention, New Orleans. "Lenneberg's Critical Period Hypothesis: the Next Generation." (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 1994 3/7/94: American Association for Applied Linguistics Annual Conference, Baltimore. "The Evidence for an Optimal Age: Beyond a Reasonable Doubt?" (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 1994 3/27/91: Annual TESOL Convention, New York. "Tracking ESL College Students over 5 Years." (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 1991 3/3/90: National Association for Developmental Education Annual Conference, Boston. "Are Basic Skills Tests Barriers to ESL College Students?" (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 1990 3/11/89: Annual TESOL Convention, San Antonio. "The Critical Period Hypothesis Revisited" (Colloquium: with T. Scovel and R. Major). (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 1989 3/9/88: Annual TESOL Convention, Chicago. "Basic Skills Assessment Testing and ESL Students." (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 1988 12/30/87: Linguistic Society of America (LSA) Annual Meeting, San Francisco. "Age and Accent in a Second Language: A Critical Review." (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 1987 Other Professional Activities Reviewer, Fulbright National Screening Committee for 2010-2011 English Language Teaching Assistantships in Western Europe 2009 Reader, Language Learning, Volume 57. 2007 Textbook reviewer, Polity Press. 2007