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 -
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 -