Division of Humanities & Social Sciences

Faculty

Warren B. Roby

Education
University of Kansas, Ph.D. (Educational Communications) 1991
University of Kansas, M.A. (TESL) 1986, with honors
Wichita State University, B.A. (Linguistics) 1976, cum laude

Current Position
Professor and Chairman, Language Studies, John Brown University, 2000 -

Experience at Washington State University  
(a Carnegie Foundation Research I institution)
Associate Professor, Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literatures, 1997-2000
Assistant Professor, 1991-97
Director, Language Learning Resource Center, 1991-98
Named to Graduate Faculty, March, 1995

Experience at other institutions
Visiting Professor, Dokkyo University, Faculty of Economics, Soka, Japan, September 1998-99.

Senior Fellow, New St. Andrews College, Moscow, Idaho, 1994-97.

Manager, The Instructional Technology Center, The University of Kansas, 1987-91.

Graduate Teaching Assistant, The Applied English Center, The University of Kansas, 1980-81 & 1985-87

Instructor, The YWCA School of Secretarial Arts (Osaka, Japan), 1982-85.

Instructor, Chambre de Commerce and Association pour la Formation Professionnelle des Adultes (Orléans, France), 1979-80.

Instructor, The Intensive English Language Center, Wichita State University, 1978-79.

Teacher, Bethel Life School (Wichita, Kansas), 1978-79.

Fulbright Teaching Assistant, Centre Pédagogique Régional (Nancy, France), 1977-78.

Freelance editing and teaching (ESL, French, Spanish, and Microcomputing), 1977-1994.

Consulting, Educational uses of computers, 1995--

Publications
Some notes on Business Communications study. Dokkyo University Studies in Foreign Language Teaching. February, 2000, No. 18, pp. 109-130.

Considerations for study abroad. Dokkyo University Studies in Foreign Language Teaching. February, 2000, No. 18, pp. 261-278.

Action logs and seikatsu dayori. The Language Teacher, July, 1999, Vol. 23, No. 7,  p. 3.

The teaching of English for Business and Economics students at Dokkyo University:  descriptions and considerations. Dokkyo University Studies of Economics. December, 1999, No. 71, pp. 22-32.

What's in a gloss?  Language Learning & Technology 1999, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 94-101.

Auditory Presentations and Language Laboratories. A chapter in the Handbook of Research on Educational Communications and Technology. Macmillan Reference Library, 1996. Pages 821-850. I wrote the section on language labs (with S. Tripp).

The Effects of Various Information Resources on Learning from a Hypertext Bilingual Lexicon. Journal of Research on Computing in Education 1994, Vol. 27, No. 1, pp. 92-103 (written with S. Tripp).

In-house Courseware Development: the Whys, Whos, and Hows. CALL: Theory and Application. Peter Liddell (Ed.) 1993, pp. 115-122, University of Victoria (written with K. Hayworth).

The Use of Hyper-reference and Conventional Dictionaries. Educational Technology Research and Development Journal 1993, Vol. 41, No. 4, pp. 63-73 (written with R. Aust & M.J. Kelley).

Intercultural Communication Education and Foreign Language Education: Shared Precedents, Procedures, and Prospects. Intercultural Communication Studies,1992, Vol. 2, No.1, pp. 43-55.

The Effects of Congruent Orienting Strategies on Learning from a Hypertext Bilingual Lexicon. HyperNexus: Journal of Hypermedia and Multimedia Studies,1991, Vol. 2 (Winter), pp. 6-12 (feature article of issue, written with S. Tripp).

Orientation and Disorientation in a Hypertext Lesson. Journal of Computer-Based Instruction,1990, Vol. 17 (Autumn), pp. 120-124 (written with S. Tripp).

From Wordbook to Wordbox: Dictionaries Enter the Electronic Age. Missouri Journal for Educational Technology, March, 1990, Vol. 13, pp. 9-11.

Applying Linguistic Analysis to Educational Communication. Proceedings of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology Convention, Anaheim, California, January 31 - February 4, 1990, pp. 653-663 (with S. Tripp).

Reviews
Embracing Defeat (John W. Dower).  JBU Community Book Reviews -- John Brown University.  February, 2001.

Plowing in Hope (David Bruce Hageman).  Faculty's Choice -- John Brown University.  December, 2000.

Business in Action (Gould & Sato).  The Language Teacher, Vol. 23, No. 5, May, 1999, p. 39.

Salvete! A First Course in Latin. The Classical Outlook, Vol. 74, No. 4, p. 161. (with W. Callihan)

Apprenez le Français avec le Fils d'Astérix. CD ROM set. WAFLT Forum, Vol 28, No. 3, p. 5. (with M.J. Neill)

Listening in Language Learning (Michael Rost). Language, Vol. 69, No. 1, 1993, pp 219-220 .

The Evolution of American Educational Technology (Paul Saettler). IALL Journal of Language Learning Technologies,Vol. 25, No. 1, 1992, pp. 51-53.

Computer Assisted Language Learning: An International Journal (inaugural issue). KATESOL Newsletter,Vol. 12, 1991, p. 4.

Professional articles

New Year's Card from Japan.  WAFLT Forum,1999, Vol. 31, No. 1, pp. 24-27.

Report on the 1995 AECT conference. IALL Journal of Language Learning Technologies,1995, Vol. 28, No. 2, pp. 65-67.

Report on the 1994 AECT conference. IALL Journal of Language Learning Technologies,1994, Vol. 27, No. 2, pp. 76-81.

Resources for Teaching Professional Communication in French. WAFLT Forum, 1994, Vol. 27, No. 1, pp. 26-28.

Report on the 1993 AECT conference. IALL Journal of Language Learning Technologies,1993, Vol. 26, No. 2, pp. 75-78.

"Language Lab First in Nation." Cornerstone (Washington State University, Division of Humanities and Social Sciences), Fall 1992, p. 2.

Report on the FLEAT II conference. NWALL FORUM,Winter 1992, Vol. 1,  No. 2  p. 4. Also in IALL Journal of Language Learning Technologies,1993, Vol. 26, No.1, pp. 60-61.

Report on the 1992 AECT conference. IALL Journal of Language Learning Technologies,1992, Vol. 25, No. 2, pp. 49-50.

Work in progress
Compiling a bibliography on language laboratories (circa 1000 items to date).
Two articles in various stages of development

Conference Presentations
The teaching of nonverbal communication using computer-mediated modeling and analysis.  12th World Congress of Applied Linguistics, AILA '99.  Tokyo.  August 5, 1999.

Methodological amnesia.  12th World Congress of Applied Linguistics, AILA '99.  Tokyo.  August 3, 1999.

Face-to-Face with Change: Project Report on Field Testing a Nonverbal Language Component in French Classes from Level 1 and On. AATF 1998, Montréal. July, 1998. (with Carolyn Fidelman)

Face-to-Face with Change: Project Report. ACTFL '97, Nashville, Tennessee. November 22, 1997. (with Carolyn Fidelman)

Spanish Partners: Compañeros para tu clase. WAFLT Fall Conference, Bellevue, Washington, October 10, 1997. (with Les Brown)

What WAFLT Can Do For You (panelist). WAFLT Fall Conference, Bellevue, Washington, October 10, 1997.

Face-to-Face with Change: Project Report. CALICO '97, West Point, New York, June 26, 1997

Learning French or Spanish with Astérix. WAFLT Fall Conference, Yakima, Washington, October 12, 1996. (with John Matthews and Mary Jane Neill)

What WAFLT Can Do For You (panelist). WAFLT Fall Conference, Yakima, Washington, October 11, 1996.

Using Global Technology to Train Global Workers. American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Anaheim, November 18, 1995. (with Sharon Scinicariello)

Observations of Intermediate German Students Reading Literature Online. Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association Conference, Spokane, October 20, 1995.

Using Global Resources to Train Workers for the Global Economy. Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Anaheim, February 9, 1995. (with Sharon Scinicariello)

Research on Conventional Dictionary Usage as Insight for the Design of Online Dictionaries in Scholarly Workstations. Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education,  ED-MEDIA 94, Vancouver, Canada. June 25, 1994. Abstract appeared in the Proceedings, page 674.

Business French: Some Classroom Activities. Pacific Northwest Council on Foreign Languages, Missoula, Montana. May 14, 1994. (with Jeanne Hageman)

Resources for Teaching Professional Communication in French. WAFLT Regional Spring Conference, Longview, Washington. March 12, 1994.

Navigating through a Hypermedia Literary Program: A Case Study. Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Nashville, February 17, 1994. (with Kim Hayworth)

The Student's Place in the Lab. IALL '93, Lawrence, Kansas. June 3, 1993.

Snapshots of Language Laboratory History. Slide presentation at the opening ceremony of IALL '93, Lawrence, Kansas. June 2, 1993.

In-house Courseware Development: The Whys, Whos, and Hows. CCALL 2, Victoria, British Columbia. May 1, 1993. (with Kim Hayworth)

Learning Nonverbal Communication in Foreign Languages via Videodisc. Fourth International Conference on Cross-Cultural Communication, San Antonio, March 25, 1993.

Adjunct Aids for the Reading of Conventional and Online Texts. Association for Educational Communications and Technology, New Orleans, January 17, 1993. (with R. Aust)

Leaders of the Pack: Foreign Language Educator's Longstanding Commitment to Crosscultural Understanding.  Washington Association of Foreign Language Teachers, Spokane, October 10, 1992.

Computer-based Reference Aids for Reading. Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Washington, D.C., February 8, 1992. (with R. Aust)

Contributions to the Intercultural Course from Language Teachers and Instructional Technology.  Speech Communication Association, Atlanta, November 3, 1991.

Taking the Basic Intercultural Communication Course into the 21st Century (respondent). Central States Speech Association, Chicago, April 12, 1991.

* Educational Technology and Knowledge Tools for the 21st Century: Lexicopaedias.
* Congruent Orienting Strategies and Learning from a Hypertext Bilingual Lexicon. (with S.Tripp)
* The Design and Formative Evaluation of a Bilingual Dictionary. (with R. Aust)
* Professional Consultation: Eliciting Cooperation from Subject Matter Experts. (with S. Hills)
Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Orlando, February 13-16, 1991.

Distance learning - KU and Star Schools.  Kaw Valley Regional In-Service Day, Lawrence, Kansas. October 8, 1990. (with J. Jewell, S. Hills, & C. Speth)

* Applying Linguistic Analysis to Educational Communication. (with S. Tripp)
* The Effects of Orienting Strategies on Learning from a Hypertext Bilingual Lexicon. (with S. Tripp)
* Starting from the Ground up in a Distance Learning Program. (with S. Hills & G. Gutenko)
Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Anaheim, February 1 & 2, 1990.

* The Effects of Advance Organizers and Visual Metaphors on Learning from a Hypertext Bilingual Dictionary.
* Applying Linguistic Analysis to Instructional Design.
31st International Conference of the Association for the Development of Computer-Based Instructional Systems, Washington, D.C., November 15 & 16, 1989. (both with S. Tripp)

The Architecture of Non-linear Instructional Materials.  Midwest Education and Technology Conference, St. Louis, March 3, 1989. (with S. Tripp)

A Report on the Development of DICE: Diagnostic Inventory of Competence in English.  Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Dallas, February 4, 1989.

Toddlers' Television in Japan: Okaasan to issho.  Association for Educational Communications and Technology, New Orleans, January 16, 1988. (with T. Tomiyama)

Conference sessions chaired

AATF Conference, Montréal, Québec, July 23, 1998. 1 session. WAFLT Fall Conference, Bellevue, Washington, October 10, 1997, 1 session.

Joint WAFLT-COFLT conference, Portland. October 14, 1995, One session.

Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Anaheim. February 8 & 11, 1995. Three sessions.

Educational Communications and Technology, Nashville. February 16, 1994. Two sessions.

Fourth International Conference on Cross-Cultural Communication, San Antonio, March 25, 1993.  One session.

Association for Educational Communications and Technology convention, New Orleans, January 15, 1993. Two sessions.

FLEAT II, Nagoya, Japan on August 5, 1992. One session.

Teaching
EFL/ESL/ESP: 13 years at all levels
French:  Elementary, Intermediate, Phonetics, Professional
Spanish:  Elementary and Intermediate
German:  Elementary
Latin: Elementary
Language Teaching Methodology:  undergraduate and graduate
Second Language Acquisition
The French Reformation

Honor Societies
Phi Kappa Phi
Pi Delta Phi

Professional Societies (current and recent)
Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT)
American Association of Teachers of French (AATF)
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)
Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO)
International Association of Learning Laboratories (IALL)
Northwest College & University Council for Management of Educational Technology (NW/MET)
Pacific Northwest Council on Foreign Languages (PNCFL)
Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association (RMMLA )
Washington Association For Language Teaching (WAFLT)

Service to the profession and consulting
World English for Business and Economics students workshop. Dokkyo University, July 30-August 10, 2001.

19th Annual Dokkyo University English Education Seminar, Research Institute of Foreign Language Teaching, July 27-29, 2001.

18th Annual Dokkyo University English Education Seminar, Research Institute of Foreign Language Teaching, July 30, 31, and August 1, 2000.

Invited to contribute to the National Initiative for a Networked Cultural Heritage (NINCH) by the Language and Literature field committee.  April, 2000.

17th Annual Dokkyo University English Education Seminar, Research Institute of Foreign Language Teaching, July 29, 30, &31, 1999.

Language Learning & Technology (online journal).  Manuscript reviewer.  June, 1999 --

Temple University, Tokyo.  Upgrading of language laboratory. January, 1999.

Tokyo, Adachi Ward, Japanese as a Foreign Language interest group.  December, 1998.

McGraw Hill Publishing. World Wide Web site identification for Latin America. February, 1998.

University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee. Upgrading of language laboratory. November, 1997.

Holt, Rinehart, and Winston Technology Board. 1997-8.

Treasurer and Board Member, American Association of Teachers of French (AATF), Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia  and Washington chapter. 1996-8.

St. Norbert College, De Pere, Wisconsin. Faculty training on the use of technology in foreign language instruction. June 5-12, 1996. (with Sharon Scinicariello)

Colton, Washington High School concerning the design of a new language laboratory and the Spanish curriculum. December, 1995 and on.

Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake, Washington concerning the design of a new language laboratory and Spanish software acquisition. December, 1995.

Member of the Board of the Washington Association for Language Teaching (WAFLT) 1995-8.

Member of the World Languages Committee for the Pullman, Washington school district 1995-6.

Career Fair, Pullman Lincoln Middle School on 5-6-92, 4-9-93, 4-29 -94, 4-12-96, 4-11-2000.

Spoke on the topic of International Careers at Pullman High School, 3-24-2000.

Helped organize and host a French Day for Moscow, Idaho high school students, March 27, 1996.

Member of the World Languages task force for the Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction's Student Learning Commission. Fall, 1994.

Wrote the A2 level DELF examination. This examination was used by all DELF-DALF centers in the United States in April, 1994.

Member of the Executive Council of IALL 1992-1995. My office was IALL-AECT liaison. In this capacity reviewed presentation proposals for the 1993, 1994, and 1995 AECT conventions.  Notified proposers of acceptance or rejection and scheduled presentations. Made arrangements for an IALL
information booth and membership meeting. Delegate to the 1992 and 1993 Assemblies at the AECT conventions.

Heinle and Heinle "Technology Partner," 1993-5.

Founding member of the Alliance Française of Wichita, Kansas, 1978.

Special Training
June 4-15, 2001. Took a 40-hour refresher course in Spanish at the Mesoamerica Institute in San Jose, Costa Rica.

July 12-30, 1993.  Attended the Summer 1993 Seminar for US Professors of Business French at CIEL in Strasbourg, France.  I received a scholarship from the CIBER at San Diego State University and the Cultural Services Office of the French Consulate in San Francisco which paid all expenses.

June 2-3, 1993.  Took the Sony Hi 8 video workshop.

February 13, 1993.  Attended a DELF-DALF (French proficiency examination) workshop at the University of Montana.  I was subsequently approved by the French Ministry of Education as a DELF-DALF jury member.

1987.  I was trained to administer and grade the ETS SPEAK test at the University of Kansas and did so several times during the 1987-88 academic year.

August, 1976.  Regents College, Vancouver, British Columbia.  Took a graduate course on the History of the Evangelical Tradition.