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Christopher Ely

Professor
PhD, Stanford University

Office: Robert Bell 333
Phone: (765) 285-8459
E-mail: cely@bsu.edu


Areas of Specialization:

Affective variables in second language acquisition, language learning strategies, interaction in second language classes, TESOL methods and materials, second language acquisition

Representative Publications:

Ely, Christopher (with Sookhee Cho). A Practical Guide to Teaching English through English. Seoul, Korea: Panmun, 2005.

"Tolerance of Ambiguity and the Teaching of ESL." Using Learning Styles in the ESL Classroom. Ed. J. Reid. Boston: Heinle & Heinle, 1995.

"Tolerance of Ambiguity and Use of Second Language Strategies." Foreign Language Annals 22.5 (1989).

"Personality: Its Impact on Attitudes toward Classroom Activities." Foreign Language Annals 21.1 (1988).

"An Analysis of Discomfort, Risktaking, Sociability and Motivation in the L2 Classroom." Language Learning 36.1 (1986).

Courses:

Graduate: Theory and Research in TESOL, Methods and Materials in TESOL, Second Language Acquisition

Undergraduate: