Roberta Sinyor
Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics
Professor Emerita
Email: rsinyor@yorku.ca
Degrees
B.A., First Class Honours in Italian, McGill UniversityPh.D. in Italian, McGill University
B.A. in Computer Science, York University
Professional Leadership
Editorial Positions:
1987-2002 Co-editor CCALLNET: The Canadian Computer-Assisted Language Learning Network at the Post-Secondary Level, a semi-annual Newsletter on Computer Assisted Language Learning in Canada, published at York University. The Newsletter has approximately 200 subscribers across Canada, the United States, the U.K., and Spain.
1995 Guest editor. Issue on Technology and the teaching of Italian, Il Forneri, fall 1995 (to appear in January 1998).
1995 Reader/editor for the software version of the Schede di lavoro, I, 2nd ed. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1995.
Office in Professional Associations:
1995-1998 Secretary-Treasurer, Canadian Society for Italian Studies (Learned Society)
1994-1995 Co-director of ftp site of CanShare CALL at the University of Victoria. The work (done with Peter Liddell) involves vetting and assessing software to be resident at the site.
1992- 1995 Representative for York University at CanShareCALL, Canadian Consortium on Computer-Assisted Language Learning.
1992-1994 Member and Chair (1993-94) of Management Team of CanShareCALL Canadian Consortium on Computer-Assisted Language Learning.
1989-1992 Member, Board of Directors and Official Representative for York University at the Consortium for Computers in the Humanities (COCH).
Community Contributions
1982-84 Vice President and Secretary, Board of Directors, York Condominium Corporation 304.
- The Canada Council Doctoral Fellowship 1975-1977 - 1975-1977
- Bourse de l'enseignement supérieur, Department of Education, Province of Quebec 1975-1977 - 1975-1977
- McConnell Fellowship, McGill University 1974-1975 - 1974?1975
- Certificate of Appreciation from Duke University, organizer of the Computer-Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO) Symposium, March 1993, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va., for "The Use of Student Modelling in an Intelligent Tutoring System." 1993 - 1993
- 1987 Ontario Graduate Scholarship, $8,000 - 1987
- 1974 Dean's Honours List and Daley Memorial Scholarship, McMaster University - 1974
- Consulate of W. Germany Book Prize 1973 - 1973
- Henry Chapman Prize in Modern Languages (McGill University) 1973 - 1973
- Sigma Xi Honor Society 1973 - 1973
- 1972 The Principal's Award, Bloor Collegiate Institute, Toronto - 1972
- Governor?General's Gold Medal for Modern Languages -
1990 (co-edited with M.L. Craven and D.M. Paramskas), CALL: Papers and Reports, La Jolla: Athelstan Press, 260 pp.
1990 "The Applicability of Parsing to the Learning of Italian," in Mary Louise Craven, Roberta Sinyor and Dana Paramskas (eds.), CALL: Papers and Reports (La Jolla: Athelstan Press), 199-202.
1995 "Massimo Ciavolella and Amilcare Iannucci (eds.), Italian Studies in North America. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1995,” in Quaderni d'italianistica, vol. 16, no. 2, 322-24.
1993 "Patricia Dunkel (ed.), Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Testing. Research Issues and Practice. New York: Newbury House, 1991," in Computers and the Humanities Journal, vol. 27, no. 7, 53-54.
1991 "Rex Last, Artificial Intelligence and Language Learning, Chichester and New York: Ellis Horwood and John Wiley and Sons, 1989," in The Canadian Modern Language Review, vol. 47, no. 3, 543-44.
1988 "Salvatore Bancheri, Paul Colilli, Diana Iuele Colilli, and Michael Lettieri, Lettura e conversazione, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1986," in The Canadian Journal of Italian Studies, vol. 11, 100-03.
1987 "K.C. Cameron, W.S. Dodd, and S.P.Q. Rahtz (eds.), Computers and Modern Language Studies, Chichester and New York: Ellis Horwood and John Wiley and Sons," 1986, in Italica, vol. 65, no. 1, 34-36.
1984 "Anna Chelotti Burney (ed.), Tempi Moderni, New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1982," in The Canadian Journal of Italian Studies, vol. 7, no. 28-29, 167-69.
1978 "G. Avitabile, Italian for the English Speaking, Roma: Bonacci, 1977," in Canadian Modern Language Review, vol. 34, no. 5, 916-17.
1998 (with Mary-Louise Craven) “A Snapshot of the Canadian CALL University Scene,” in Computer-Assisted Language Learning, 11, 3, 317-33.
1998 "Integration and Research Aspects in Internet Technology in Italian Language Acquisition,” in Italica, 74, 4, 532-40.
1997 "An Analysis of Student Behavior and Error Sources in an Italian CALL Context," in CALICO Journal, 14, 2-4, 51-64
1995 (with David Benéteau and Leslie Z. Morgan) "A Survey of Pedagogical Software Use in Italian, 1995," in Italica, 72, 4, 1-28.
1995 "L'uso del Computer nell'insegnamento dell'italiano," Il Forneri, Autumn 1995 (appearing in 1998)
1995 "Preface" Il Forneri, Autumn 1995 (appearing in 1998).
1992 "Ermes Visconti: le unità drammatiche e il plagio stendhaliano," in Critica letteraria, XX, 75, 345-68.
1992 "Il romanticismo moderato di Ermes Visconti," in Esperienze letterarie, VII, no. 4, 53-72.
1988 "Group Writing With Computers: A Pilot Study in Italian," Bulletin of the CanadianAssociation of Applied Linguistics, 10, 2, 93-97.
1987 (with M.L. Craven) "Linguistic Competence and Communicative Competence: Two Approaches Seen from a Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) Perspective," in York University Working Papers in Second Language Teaching, II, 3-16.
1987 (with M.L. Craven) "The Current Status of Canadian CALL (Computer-Assisted Language Learning): Nous sommes trop isolés dans nos universités respectives," in The Canadian Modern Language Review, 43, 3, 507-24.
2009 “Bologna live and online: Video technology as the bridge to cultural immersion.” American Association of Italian Studies (AAIS) , St. John’s University, Manhattan Campus, New York City, May 7-10 (with G. Colussi Arthur, DLLL).
2009 “Bologna online: Blended learning as the bridge to cultural immersion.” Institute of Research in Learning Technologies (IRLT), York University, Dec. 2, 2009.
2009 “Conferenza sull’insegnamento della lingua italiana in Ontario”, invited to be round-table presenter and discussant at this conference organized by the Consulate of Italy, University of Toronto, May 6.
2007 “A Behind the Scenes Look at Making a Documentary for Web-Streaming and DVD”, TEL@York, York University, May 2007 (with Bob McKenzie, CST).
2007 “The City as Classroom: Bologna Online and Bologna Live, Keys to a Successful Cultural Immersion Experience”, McGraw Hill-Ryerson Teaching and Learning Conference, Toronto, Ryerson University, November 2007 (with Bob McKenzie, CST).
2006 “Il Programma estivo a Bologna: una collaborazione fra la York University e l’Università di Bologna”, Fall Meeting of the Canadian Society for Italian Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, November 2006.
2004 “Italian Studies Degree Programs in North America: Is There a Future?," American Association for Italian Studies, 24th Annual Conference, University of Ottawa, April 2004.
2004 “TUG Grammar Tutor,” TEL in Language Teaching, TEL Workshop Day, Glendon College, May 2004.
2002 La Chaise berçante - Interactive CD – Your Answer to the Question "How do I Integrate the Computer into the Classroom?”, Ontario Modern Language Teachers’ Association Spring Conference, Toronto, April 2002 (with Bonnie Lilien).
2002 “Lacunae in Italian textbook grammar presentations and students’ preparation: Bridging the Gap”, 79th Annual Conference of the American Association of Teachers of Italian (AATI), Toronto, November 2002 (with G.Colussi Arthur).
2001 "New Technologies for New Students: Adapting Language Instruction to Technology." CALL – the Challenge of Change Conference, University of Exeter, UK, September 2001. (with Monique Adriaen, DFS)
2000 "An Overview of Italian Language Software." L’insegnamento della Lingua e della Cultura italiana nelle scuole superiori e nelle università, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, May 2000.
1997 "Esercizi di grammatica o settimana enigmistica? An Analysis of Student Errors in a an Italian CALL Program." Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for Italian Studies, St. John's NF, June 1997.
1997 "The Internet as an Aid in Language Learning." 31st Annual Meeting of the American Association of Teachers of Italian, Nashville, TN, November 1997.
1996 "Brief Analysis of Student Response Data and Survey of an Intermediate-level CALL Program." 30th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Teachers of Italian, Philadelphia, PA, November 1996.
1994 "Multimedia Tutoring for Italian Learners", Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for Italian Studies, Calgary, June 1994.
"Multimedia Tutoring in Italian." CREAL Symposium, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, December 1994. (paper accepted but not given due to illness in family)
1994 "Tutoring with Multimedia in Italian: Brief Survey and Example." 28th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Teachers of Italian, Atlanta GA, November 1994. (paper accepted but not given due to illness in family)
1993 (with L. Karumanchiri) "CALIS-based Advanced Level Software for Italian: Developmental Challenges", 2nd Canadian Conference on Computer-Assisted Language Learning, University of Victoria, Victoria, May 1993.
1993 (invited) "Integrating Software Tools in the Language Curriculum", Workshop for Teachers of Italian in Windsor and Essex Counties (Ontario), organized by the University Language Teaching Resource Unit (ULTRU) of the University of Toronto, Windsor, June 1993.
1993 (invited) "Integrazione e uso dei computer nelle classi d'italiano." Seminario per ricerche in glottodidettica: Lingua madre, Lingua 2, Dialetto, organized by the University Language Teaching Resource Unit (ULTRU) of the University of Toronto, Windsor, June 1993.
1993 "Italian Morphology Tutor." Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for Italian Studies, Montreal, June 1995.
1993 "The Use of Student Modelling in an Intelligent Tutoring System." Annual Symposium of the Computer-Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO), College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va, March 1993.
1992 (invited) "L'applicazione del computer nell'insegnamento dell'italiano a livello elementare." L'incontro con la lingua e la cultura italiana nella scuola elementare, organized jointly by the University Language Teaching Resource Unit (ULTRU) of the University of Toronto and the Italian Consulate, Toronto, University of Toronto, June 1992.
1991 "An Intelligent Tutoring System for Italian." Second Language Teaching Colloquium, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, October 1991.
1991 "Issues in Implementing an Intelligent Tutoring System." Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for Italian Studies, Kingston, Ontario, June 1991.
1990 "A Research Design for Evaluating Italian CALL." 32nd annual meeting of the Midwest Modern Language Association, Kansas City, MO., November 1990.
1989 "Natural Language Processing in Italian and its Application to CALL." 9th Annual Conference of the American Association for Italian Studies, Lowell, MA., April 1989.
1989 "The Applicability of Parsing to the Learning of Italian." First Conference on Canadian Computer-Assisted Language Learning, Guelph, Ontario, April 1989.
1988 "Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Natural Language: An Italian Parser." 22nd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Teachers of Italian, Monterey, California, November 1988.
1988 "CALL in the Teaching of Italian." Italian as a Second Language Conference, Hamilton, October 1988.
1988 "Computer-Assisted Writing for Italian L2 Learners and an Italian Parser." 30th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Modern Language Association, St. Louis Mo., November 1988.
1988 "Computers in Second Language Writing: A Pilot Study in Italian." 19th Annual Symposium, Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics, Glendon College, May 1988.
1987 "A Recent Survey of Computer-Assisted Language Learning in Canadian Foreign Language Departments: Results and Implications" (with M.L. Craven). The International Conference on Computer-Assisted Learning in Post-Secondary Education. University of Calgary, May, 1987.
1987 "Authoring Systems and Artificial Intelligence: Two Perspectives on Italian CALL." The 21st Annual Meeting of the American Association of Teachers of Italian, Atlanta, November 1987.
1986 "Creating Computer Based Software the Easy Way." Workshop in Second Language Teaching, York University, February, 1986.
1986 "Using Computers to Teach Italian in Canadian Universities: Current Status and Future Prospects." The semi annual meeting of the Canadian Society for Italian Studies, Kingston, Ontario, November, 1986.
1980 "Teaching Geography as an Introduction to Teaching Culture." The semi annual meeting of the Ontario Modern Language Teachers' Association, Toronto, April 19, 1980.
1994 (with Luisa Karumanchiri) "CALIS-Based Advanced Level Software for Italian: Developmental Challenges", in Peter Liddell (ed.), CALL: Theory and Application, Proceedings of CCALL2/CCELAO2 The Second Canadian CALL Conference, Victoria: University of Victoria, 151-63.
1987 (with M.L. Craven) "A Recent Survey of Computer Assisted Language Learning in Canadian Foreign Language Departments: Results and Implications," in The Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Assisted Learning in Post Secondary Education, May 5 7, 253-56.
2011 “Il reale e il virtuale in Benvenuti in questo ambiente di Carmen Covito”. To appear in Conference Proceedings of Negli archivi e per le strade: il “ritorno al reale” nella narrativa italiana di inizio millennio (title still to be determined).
2011 “Looking Back: Tracing Trends in Canadian CALL” (co-author M-L Craven). Accepted by CALICO Journal. To appear in 2011.
Degrees
B.A., First Class Honours in Italian, McGill UniversityPh.D. in Italian, McGill University
B.A. in Computer Science, York University
Professional Leadership
Editorial Positions:
1987-2002 Co-editor CCALLNET: The Canadian Computer-Assisted Language Learning Network at the Post-Secondary Level, a semi-annual Newsletter on Computer Assisted Language Learning in Canada, published at York University. The Newsletter has approximately 200 subscribers across Canada, the United States, the U.K., and Spain.
1995 Guest editor. Issue on Technology and the teaching of Italian, Il Forneri, fall 1995 (to appear in January 1998).
1995 Reader/editor for the software version of the Schede di lavoro, I, 2nd ed. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1995.
Office in Professional Associations:
1995-1998 Secretary-Treasurer, Canadian Society for Italian Studies (Learned Society)
1994-1995 Co-director of ftp site of CanShare CALL at the University of Victoria. The work (done with Peter Liddell) involves vetting and assessing software to be resident at the site.
1992- 1995 Representative for York University at CanShareCALL, Canadian Consortium on Computer-Assisted Language Learning.
1992-1994 Member and Chair (1993-94) of Management Team of CanShareCALL Canadian Consortium on Computer-Assisted Language Learning.
1989-1992 Member, Board of Directors and Official Representative for York University at the Consortium for Computers in the Humanities (COCH).
Community Contributions
1982-84 Vice President and Secretary, Board of Directors, York Condominium Corporation 304.
Awards
- The Canada Council Doctoral Fellowship 1975-1977 - 1975-1977
- Bourse de l'enseignement supérieur, Department of Education, Province of Quebec 1975-1977 - 1975-1977
- McConnell Fellowship, McGill University 1974-1975 - 1974?1975
- Certificate of Appreciation from Duke University, organizer of the Computer-Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO) Symposium, March 1993, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va., for "The Use of Student Modelling in an Intelligent Tutoring System." 1993 - 1993
- 1987 Ontario Graduate Scholarship, $8,000 - 1987
- 1974 Dean's Honours List and Daley Memorial Scholarship, McMaster University - 1974
- Consulate of W. Germany Book Prize 1973 - 1973
- Henry Chapman Prize in Modern Languages (McGill University) 1973 - 1973
- Sigma Xi Honor Society 1973 - 1973
- 1972 The Principal's Award, Bloor Collegiate Institute, Toronto - 1972
- Governor?General's Gold Medal for Modern Languages -
All Publications
1990 "The Applicability of Parsing to the Learning of Italian," in Mary Louise Craven, Roberta Sinyor and Dana Paramskas (eds.), CALL: Papers and Reports (La Jolla: Athelstan Press), 199-202.
1995 "Massimo Ciavolella and Amilcare Iannucci (eds.), Italian Studies in North America. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1995,” in Quaderni d'italianistica, vol. 16, no. 2, 322-24.
1993 "Patricia Dunkel (ed.), Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Testing. Research Issues and Practice. New York: Newbury House, 1991," in Computers and the Humanities Journal, vol. 27, no. 7, 53-54.
1991 "Rex Last, Artificial Intelligence and Language Learning, Chichester and New York: Ellis Horwood and John Wiley and Sons, 1989," in The Canadian Modern Language Review, vol. 47, no. 3, 543-44.
1988 "Salvatore Bancheri, Paul Colilli, Diana Iuele Colilli, and Michael Lettieri, Lettura e conversazione, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1986," in The Canadian Journal of Italian Studies, vol. 11, 100-03.
1987 "K.C. Cameron, W.S. Dodd, and S.P.Q. Rahtz (eds.), Computers and Modern Language Studies, Chichester and New York: Ellis Horwood and John Wiley and Sons," 1986, in Italica, vol. 65, no. 1, 34-36.
1984 "Anna Chelotti Burney (ed.), Tempi Moderni, New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1982," in The Canadian Journal of Italian Studies, vol. 7, no. 28-29, 167-69.
1978 "G. Avitabile, Italian for the English Speaking, Roma: Bonacci, 1977," in Canadian Modern Language Review, vol. 34, no. 5, 916-17.
1990 (co-edited with M.L. Craven and D.M. Paramskas), CALL: Papers and Reports, La Jolla: Athelstan Press, 260 pp.
1998 (with Mary-Louise Craven) “A Snapshot of the Canadian CALL University Scene,” in Computer-Assisted Language Learning, 11, 3, 317-33.
1998 "Integration and Research Aspects in Internet Technology in Italian Language Acquisition,” in Italica, 74, 4, 532-40.
1997 "An Analysis of Student Behavior and Error Sources in an Italian CALL Context," in CALICO Journal, 14, 2-4, 51-64
1995 (with David Benéteau and Leslie Z. Morgan) "A Survey of Pedagogical Software Use in Italian, 1995," in Italica, 72, 4, 1-28.
1995 "L'uso del Computer nell'insegnamento dell'italiano," Il Forneri, Autumn 1995 (appearing in 1998)
1995 "Preface" Il Forneri, Autumn 1995 (appearing in 1998).
1992 "Ermes Visconti: le unità drammatiche e il plagio stendhaliano," in Critica letteraria, XX, 75, 345-68.
1992 "Il romanticismo moderato di Ermes Visconti," in Esperienze letterarie, VII, no. 4, 53-72.
1988 "Group Writing With Computers: A Pilot Study in Italian," Bulletin of the CanadianAssociation of Applied Linguistics, 10, 2, 93-97.
1987 (with M.L. Craven) "Linguistic Competence and Communicative Competence: Two Approaches Seen from a Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) Perspective," in York University Working Papers in Second Language Teaching, II, 3-16.
1987 (with M.L. Craven) "The Current Status of Canadian CALL (Computer-Assisted Language Learning): Nous sommes trop isolés dans nos universités respectives," in The Canadian Modern Language Review, 43, 3, 507-24.
2009 “Bologna live and online: Video technology as the bridge to cultural immersion.” American Association of Italian Studies (AAIS) , St. John’s University, Manhattan Campus, New York City, May 7-10 (with G. Colussi Arthur, DLLL).
2009 “Bologna online: Blended learning as the bridge to cultural immersion.” Institute of Research in Learning Technologies (IRLT), York University, Dec. 2, 2009.
2009 “Conferenza sull’insegnamento della lingua italiana in Ontario”, invited to be round-table presenter and discussant at this conference organized by the Consulate of Italy, University of Toronto, May 6.
2007 “A Behind the Scenes Look at Making a Documentary for Web-Streaming and DVD”, TEL@York, York University, May 2007 (with Bob McKenzie, CST).
2007 “The City as Classroom: Bologna Online and Bologna Live, Keys to a Successful Cultural Immersion Experience”, McGraw Hill-Ryerson Teaching and Learning Conference, Toronto, Ryerson University, November 2007 (with Bob McKenzie, CST).
2006 “Il Programma estivo a Bologna: una collaborazione fra la York University e l’Università di Bologna”, Fall Meeting of the Canadian Society for Italian Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, November 2006.
2004 “Italian Studies Degree Programs in North America: Is There a Future?," American Association for Italian Studies, 24th Annual Conference, University of Ottawa, April 2004.
2004 “TUG Grammar Tutor,” TEL in Language Teaching, TEL Workshop Day, Glendon College, May 2004.
2002 La Chaise berçante - Interactive CD – Your Answer to the Question "How do I Integrate the Computer into the Classroom?”, Ontario Modern Language Teachers’ Association Spring Conference, Toronto, April 2002 (with Bonnie Lilien).
2002 “Lacunae in Italian textbook grammar presentations and students’ preparation: Bridging the Gap”, 79th Annual Conference of the American Association of Teachers of Italian (AATI), Toronto, November 2002 (with G.Colussi Arthur).
2001 "New Technologies for New Students: Adapting Language Instruction to Technology." CALL – the Challenge of Change Conference, University of Exeter, UK, September 2001. (with Monique Adriaen, DFS)
2000 "An Overview of Italian Language Software." L’insegnamento della Lingua e della Cultura italiana nelle scuole superiori e nelle università, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, May 2000.
1997 "Esercizi di grammatica o settimana enigmistica? An Analysis of Student Errors in a an Italian CALL Program." Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for Italian Studies, St. John's NF, June 1997.
1997 "The Internet as an Aid in Language Learning." 31st Annual Meeting of the American Association of Teachers of Italian, Nashville, TN, November 1997.
1996 "Brief Analysis of Student Response Data and Survey of an Intermediate-level CALL Program." 30th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Teachers of Italian, Philadelphia, PA, November 1996.
1994 "Multimedia Tutoring for Italian Learners", Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for Italian Studies, Calgary, June 1994.
"Multimedia Tutoring in Italian." CREAL Symposium, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, December 1994. (paper accepted but not given due to illness in family)
1994 "Tutoring with Multimedia in Italian: Brief Survey and Example." 28th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Teachers of Italian, Atlanta GA, November 1994. (paper accepted but not given due to illness in family)
1993 (with L. Karumanchiri) "CALIS-based Advanced Level Software for Italian: Developmental Challenges", 2nd Canadian Conference on Computer-Assisted Language Learning, University of Victoria, Victoria, May 1993.
1993 (invited) "Integrating Software Tools in the Language Curriculum", Workshop for Teachers of Italian in Windsor and Essex Counties (Ontario), organized by the University Language Teaching Resource Unit (ULTRU) of the University of Toronto, Windsor, June 1993.
1993 (invited) "Integrazione e uso dei computer nelle classi d'italiano." Seminario per ricerche in glottodidettica: Lingua madre, Lingua 2, Dialetto, organized by the University Language Teaching Resource Unit (ULTRU) of the University of Toronto, Windsor, June 1993.
1993 "Italian Morphology Tutor." Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for Italian Studies, Montreal, June 1995.
1993 "The Use of Student Modelling in an Intelligent Tutoring System." Annual Symposium of the Computer-Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO), College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va, March 1993.
1992 (invited) "L'applicazione del computer nell'insegnamento dell'italiano a livello elementare." L'incontro con la lingua e la cultura italiana nella scuola elementare, organized jointly by the University Language Teaching Resource Unit (ULTRU) of the University of Toronto and the Italian Consulate, Toronto, University of Toronto, June 1992.
1991 "An Intelligent Tutoring System for Italian." Second Language Teaching Colloquium, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, October 1991.
1991 "Issues in Implementing an Intelligent Tutoring System." Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for Italian Studies, Kingston, Ontario, June 1991.
1990 "A Research Design for Evaluating Italian CALL." 32nd annual meeting of the Midwest Modern Language Association, Kansas City, MO., November 1990.
1989 "Natural Language Processing in Italian and its Application to CALL." 9th Annual Conference of the American Association for Italian Studies, Lowell, MA., April 1989.
1989 "The Applicability of Parsing to the Learning of Italian." First Conference on Canadian Computer-Assisted Language Learning, Guelph, Ontario, April 1989.
1988 "Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Natural Language: An Italian Parser." 22nd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Teachers of Italian, Monterey, California, November 1988.
1988 "CALL in the Teaching of Italian." Italian as a Second Language Conference, Hamilton, October 1988.
1988 "Computer-Assisted Writing for Italian L2 Learners and an Italian Parser." 30th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Modern Language Association, St. Louis Mo., November 1988.
1988 "Computers in Second Language Writing: A Pilot Study in Italian." 19th Annual Symposium, Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics, Glendon College, May 1988.
1987 "A Recent Survey of Computer-Assisted Language Learning in Canadian Foreign Language Departments: Results and Implications" (with M.L. Craven). The International Conference on Computer-Assisted Learning in Post-Secondary Education. University of Calgary, May, 1987.
1987 "Authoring Systems and Artificial Intelligence: Two Perspectives on Italian CALL." The 21st Annual Meeting of the American Association of Teachers of Italian, Atlanta, November 1987.
1986 "Creating Computer Based Software the Easy Way." Workshop in Second Language Teaching, York University, February, 1986.
1986 "Using Computers to Teach Italian in Canadian Universities: Current Status and Future Prospects." The semi annual meeting of the Canadian Society for Italian Studies, Kingston, Ontario, November, 1986.
1980 "Teaching Geography as an Introduction to Teaching Culture." The semi annual meeting of the Ontario Modern Language Teachers' Association, Toronto, April 19, 1980.
1994 (with Luisa Karumanchiri) "CALIS-Based Advanced Level Software for Italian: Developmental Challenges", in Peter Liddell (ed.), CALL: Theory and Application, Proceedings of CCALL2/CCELAO2 The Second Canadian CALL Conference, Victoria: University of Victoria, 151-63.
1987 (with M.L. Craven) "A Recent Survey of Computer Assisted Language Learning in Canadian Foreign Language Departments: Results and Implications," in The Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Assisted Learning in Post Secondary Education, May 5 7, 253-56.
2011 “Il reale e il virtuale in Benvenuti in questo ambiente di Carmen Covito”. To appear in Conference Proceedings of Negli archivi e per le strade: il “ritorno al reale” nella narrativa italiana di inizio millennio (title still to be determined).
2011 “Looking Back: Tracing Trends in Canadian CALL” (co-author M-L Craven). Accepted by CALICO Journal. To appear in 2011.
