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1 Christopher D. Sams Curriculum Vitae Stephen F. Austin State University Department of English P.O. Box 13007, SFA Station Nacogdoches, TX Education: Ph.D. in Romance Linguistics: University at Buffalo, SUNY, June 2009 Dissertation Title: The Effect of Frequency on the Loss of Split-Intransitivity in Old Spanish Dissertation Director: Dr. Eva Juarros-Daussà M.A. in Linguistics: University of Colorado at Boulder, May 2007 B.A. in Spanish (History minor): Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH, December 2003 Certifications: Advanced Certificate in Forensic Linguistics: The Forensic Linguistics Institute, UK, July 2010 Certified Online Course Developer and Instructor, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX, December 2009 Research: Linguistic typology, language description and documentation, second language acquisition, forensic linguistics, historical linguistics, translation studies, methodology of teaching languages and linguistics Academic Appointments and Courses Taught: August 2010-present Assistant Professor of Linguistics, Coordinator of English Education 7-12 Teacher Certification, and Co-director of the Linguistics Minor Program Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX, Department of English ENG 341 Introduction to Linguistics ENG 343 Descriptive Linguistics: Italian

2 Sams 2 ENG 344 Structures of English ENG 411 Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages ENG 438 Forensic Linguistics ENG 440 Linguistic Field Methods: Haya ENG 442 Comparative Romance Linguistics ENG 442 Conversation Analysis ENG 442 Language and Culture ENG 442 Second Language Acquisition ENG 444 English in Secondary School ENG 495 Historical Linguistics ENG 495 Topics in Second Language Acquisition ENG 495 Topics in Forensic Linguistics ENG 595 Descriptive Linguistics: Hungarian ENG 595 Topics in Forensic Linguistics ENG 595 Linguistic Typology and Universals ENG 595 Topics in Second Language Acquisition ENG 131 English Composition: Rhetoric and Composition ENG 132 English Composition: Research and Argument SFA 101 Freshman Seminar July 2009-present Adjunct Faculty of English, Angelina College, Lufkin, TX, College of Liberal Arts and Office of Distance Learning (teach in-class, CTV, and dual-credit courses) ENGL 1301 Composition I ENGL 1302 Composition II July 2009-July 2010 Full-time Adjunct Faculty (Composition and Linguistics), Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX, Department of English ENG 131 English Composition: Rhetoric and Composition ENG 132 English Composition: Research and Argument ENG 344 Structures of English August 2008-August 2009 Visiting Assistant Professor (Spanish and Italian), Canisius College, Buffalo, NY, Department of Modern Languages. SPA 103/104 Beginning College Spanish

3 Sams 3 SPA 115/116 Intermediate College Spanish SPA 323 Beginning Spanish Conversation SPA 324 Advanced Spanish Conversation SPA 499 Undergraduate Independent Study: Hispanic Linguistics ITA 103/104 Beginning College Italian August 2007-December 2008 Adjunct Faculty (Italian), University at Buffalo-SUNY, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures. ITA 101/102 Beginning College Italian ITA 322 Advanced Italian Conversation and Culture August 2007-August 2008 Adjunct Professor (Spanish), Canisius College, Buffalo, NY, Department of Modern Languages. SPA 103/104 Beginning College Spanish SPA 115/116 Intermediate College Spanish August 2005-May 2007 Lecturer (Spanish), University of Colorado at Boulder, Department of Spanish and Portuguese. SPAN 1010/1020 Beginning College Spanish SPAN 2110/2120 Intermediate College Spanish August 2001-January 2003 Technology and Language Acquisition Consultant: Visual Knowledge Project for Georgetown University under the direction of Professor Melissa T. Smith, Youngstown State University. February 2002-June 2002 Instructor (Spanish and French), Cardinal Mooney High School, Youngstown, OH. Spanish III French I Peer-Reviewed Book Chapters: (To appear) Sams, C. & Kelly Griffin. (2015). "Monitoring for Language Delay in Italian", in M. Ball, D. Crystal, & P. Fletcher (eds.), Profiling Grammar: More Languages of The Language Assessment Remediation and Screening Procedure (LARSP). Vol. 3. Multilingual Matters. Bristol: UK.

4 Sams 4 Peer-Reviewed Articles: Sams, C. (2014). "Students Perception of Spoken Corrective Feedback." Texas Foreign Language Association Journal 61.2: Sams, C. (2011). Seven Best Practices for the Foreign Language Classrooms. in R. Goldberg & W. White (eds.), People, Practices, and Programs that Inspire. New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers (NYSAFLT) Annual Conference Publication No. 27. Buffalo, NY Sams, C. (2009). Mood Choice in Spanish, Italian, and French Relative Clauses. in E. Angelini & M. Warford (eds.), Language Teachers: Seeing the Needs, Making a Difference. New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers (NYSAFLT) Annual Conference Publication No. 25. Buffalo, NY Conference Presentations: October English Forms of Address in the University Setting. (with Kelsey Treusdell). Presentation at the 70 th Annual Conference of the South Central Modern Language Association. New Orleans, LA. April "The Teaching of Core Linguistic Concepts in an Undergraduate Field Methods Course". (with Lindsey Antonini). Presentation at the 80 th Annual Conference of the SouthEastern Conference on Linguistics. Spartanburg, SC. November "Students' Perception of Oral Corrective Feedback in the Foreign Language Classroom". (with Nikki Letney). Presentation at the 69th Annual Conference of the South Central Modern Language Association. San Antonio, TX. March "Acquisition of French Pronominal Forms of Address by Native English Speakers". (with Diana Ariciaga and Cameron Rothluebber). Presentation at the 19th Annual University of Texas at Arlington Student Conference in Linguistics and TESOL (UTASCILT): Arlington, TX. September Acquisition of Spanish Pronominal Forms of Address by Native English Speakers. (with Lindsey Antonini, Diana Ariciaga, & Cameron Rothluebber). Presentation at the 40 th Annual Meeting of The Linguistic Association of the Southwest (LASSO): South Padre Island, TX. October A Typology of Indigenous Latin American Languages. Presentation at the Stephen F. Austin State University Latin American Borderlands Conference: Nacogdoches, TX. January Developing and Teaching Linguistics Courses Online. Presentation at the 7 th annual MLK Day Ohio State University Symposium on Linguistic Pedagogy: Columbus, OH.

5 Sams 5 November The Role of Frequency in the Auxiliary Selection of Old Spanish. Presentation at the 12 th Annual Meeting of the Texas Linguistics Society: Austin, TX. October Perfect Auxiliary Selection in Old Spanish. Presentation at the Temple University Conference on Spanish and Portuguese Studies: Philadelphia, PA. November The Grammaticalization of the Definite Article from Latin to Spanish. Presentation at the University of Colorado Department of Spanish and Portuguese 2005 Linguistic Colloquium: Boulder, CO. Conference Posters: April Field Methods of Haya II. Poster at the Stephen F. Austin State University Conference on High-Impact Practices. Nacogdoches, TX. April Teaching English as a Second Language. Poster at the Stephen F. Austin State University Conference on High-Impact Practices. Nacogdoches, TX. April Field Methods of Haya. Poster at the Stephen F. Austin State University Conference on High-Impact Practices. Nacogdoches, TX. Book Reviews: (2014). The Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages review of Voci dal Sud: A Journey to Southern Italy with Carlo Levi and His Christ Stopped at Eboli. (2011). Bartalesi-Graf, Daniela. New Haven and London. Yale University Press. (2014). The Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages review of Trame: A Contemporary Italian Reader. (2010). Eds. Abbona-Sneider, Cristina, Antonello Borra, and Cristina Pausini. New Haven and London. Yale University Press. (2013). LINGUIST List review of Sakel, J. & Everett, D. (2012). Linguistic Fieldwork. Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge: UK. (2012). LINGUIST List review of Hammarström, Göran. (2011). Fundamentals of Diachronic Linguistics. Linguistics Edition 84. Lincom GmbH. (2011). LINGUIST List review of Sheen, Youngheen. (2011). Corrective Feedback, Individual Differences and Second Language Learning. Educational Linguistics vol.13. Springer. (2010). LINGUIST List review of Coulthard, M. & Johnson, A. (eds.) (2010). The Routledge Handbook of Forensic Linguistics. Routledge Handbooks in Applied Linguistics. New York: Routledge.

6 Sams 6 (2010). LINGUIST List review of Masullo, P, O Rourke, E. & Huang, Chia-Hui. (eds.) (2009). Romance Linguistics 2007: Selected Papers from the 37 th Linguistic Symposium on Romance Languages (LSRL), Pittsburgh, March Current Issues in Linguistic Theory (CILT) 304. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: John Benjamins. Grants: Spring Course Implementation Grant- $1,000 from the Stephen F. Austin State University Office of High Impact Practices Fall Documentation of the Haya Language- $1,500 from the Stephen F. Austin State University Office of Research and Sponsored Programs Spring Course Implementation Grant- $1,000 from the Stephen F. Austin State University Office of High Impact Practices Fall Documentation of the Haya Language- $2,500 from the Stephen F. Austin State University Office of Research and Sponsored Programs Summer Documentation of the Haya Language- $1,575 from the Stephen F. Austin State University Office of Research and Sponsored Programs Spring Course Implementation Grant- $1,000 from the Stephen F. Austin State University Office of High Impact Practices Continuing Faculty Development: Spring 2014-Fall 2014 Faculty Learning Community on Collaborative Learning, Office of High Impact Practices- Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX. Fall 2013-Spring 2014 Faculty Learning Community on Mentoring Undergraduate Research, Office of High Impact Practices- Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX. Fall 2012-Spring 2013 Faculty Learning Community on Field-Based Learning, Office of High Impact Practices- Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX. Fall 2011-Spring 2012 Faculty Learning Community on Mentoring Undergraduate Research, Office of High Impact Practices- Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX.

7 Sams 7 Recognition: January Recognition by the Stephen F. Austin State University Board of Regents as a member of two Faculty Learning Communities for implementing higher-order thinking skills, mentoring undergraduate research, and field-based learning in the classroom. Fall "Finding a Common Language" by Kimberly Foli in The Daily Sentinel, Nacogdoches, TX. Vol. 114 Issue 90- Front page story of the Haya language documentation project Fall The Story of a Language by Amy Roquemore in Sawdust, Stephen F. Austin State University s biannual alumni association newsletter- An overview of the Haya language documentation course taught in Spring 2012 Selected Service Activities to University, College, Department, and Profession: Spring 2014-present Member of Department of English Recruitment and Retention Committee, Stephen F. Austin State University Fall 2013-present Member of High-Impact Practices Advisory Board, Stephen F Austin State University Fall 2012-present National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) Report Writer and Assessment Coordinator, Department of English, Stephen F. Austin State University. Fall 2012-present Member of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, Stephen F. Austin State University Fall 2012-present Member of Department of English Executive Committee, Stephen F. Austin State University Fall 2011-present Chairperson of Department of English Course Schedule Committee, Stephen F. Austin State University Manuscript Reviewer for Hispania, The Journal of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese; The Northeast Conference Review on the Teaching of Foreign Languages; EuroAmerican Journal of Applied Linguistics and Languages. Updated 8/14