RANDALL WILLIAM SADLER

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Education and Credentials

Chronology of Employment

Publications

Publications Under Review of in Progress

Conference Presentations

Invited Presentations

Supervision of Student Research

Professional Service and Affiliations

Grants and Honors

1996-2004 University of Arizona, Tucson

• Ph.D. Interdisciplinary Program in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (SLAT), August, 2004.
• M.A. English Language and Linguistics (TESL), May 1998.

1990-1991 Whitworth College, Spokane, WA

• M.A. Teaching, August 1991.

1984-1989 Washington State University, Pullman, WA

• B.A. History, December 1989
• B.A. Spanish, December 1989
• Minor, Political Science

2004-present

• Assistant Professor, Division of English as an International Language, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2003-2004

• Instructor, Intensive English Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

1999-2002

• Summer Orientation Faculty Advisor, University of Arizona

1999

• Research Assistant, Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching, University of Arizona

1998

• Instructor, Kaplan Educational Center, Tucson, Arizona

1997-2003

• Graduate Teaching Assistant, M.A. Program in English Language/Linguistics and  Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching, University of Arizona, Tucson

1997

• Program Counselor, Kanto Gakuin University Program, Center for English as a Second Language, University of Arizona

1995-1996

• Director, Senshu Summer English as a Second Language Intensive English Program, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA

1992-1997

• ESL Instructor, Summer English Language Program, Whitworth College, Spokane, WA

1992

• Assistant Director of ESL Summer Program, Whitworth College, Spokane, WA

1991-1995

• Teacher, Mead School District, Northwood Junior High School, Spokane, WA

Sadler, R. (in press). Computer-mediated communication and a cautionary tale of two cities.

CALICO Journal.

Sadler, R., & Dooly, M. (2005). Computers as toolkits: Language e-learning through international collaboration. Proceedings of the Eighth Annual Conference of English, American, and Canadian Studies 2005, Brno, Czech Republic.

Liu, J., & Sadler, R. (2003). The effect and affect of peer review in electronic versus traditional

            modes on L2 writing. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 2(3), 193-227.

Sadler, R., Brobbel, A., & McGaffey Sharp, L.  (Eds.). (2002). A Student's Guide to First-Year

            Composition (23^rd ed.). Edina, MN: Pearson Publishing.

Sadler, R., & Sharp, L.  (Eds.). (2002). A Teacher’s Guide to Composition. Tucson, Arizona: The

Composition Program, University of Arizona.

Sadler, R., Eröz, B., & Chanhming, P. (2002). "I refuse you!" An Examination of English

            Refusals by Native Speakers of English, Lao, and Turkish.  Arizona Working Papers

            in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching, 9, 53-80. 

Sadler, R., & Eröz, B. (Eds.). (2001). Arizona Working Papers in Second Language Acquisition

and Teaching. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona.

Sadler, R. & Sharp, L. (2001). WIRe (Writing Instructors Resources) online.

            <http://w3.arizona.edu/~wire>.

Singh-Corcoran, N., Eröz, B., & Sadler, R. (Eds.). (2001). A Student’s Guide to First-Year

            Composition (22^nd ed.). Edina, MN: Pearson Publishing.

Sadler, R. & Eröz, B. (Eds.) (2001). A Teacher’s Guide to Composition. Tucson, AZ: The

Composition Program, University of Arizona.

Sadler, R.  (n.d.)  “The hidden population in our composition classrooms.”  (currently under

review by the Modern Language Journal) 

Sadler, R. & Eröz, B. (May 2006).  “Computer-Mediated Communication and Language

Learning: From Theory to Practice.”  9th METU International English Language

Teaching Convention, ‘The Fusion of Theory and Practice,’ Ankara, Turkey (via

teleconference).

Sadler, R. (March 2006). “The good, the bad, and the ugly of CMC.” Teachers of English to

Speakers of Other Languages 2006, Tampa, Florida, U.S.A.

Sadler, R. & Dooly, M.  (February 2005). “Computer-supported collaborative learning between a

Spanish and an American university.”  Conference of English, American, and Canadian

Studies 2005, Brno, Czech Republic.    

Sadler, R., & Eröz, B. (March 2003).  “Fables, folktales, and beyond in the ESL composition

classroom.”  Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages 2003, Baltimore,

Maryland, U.S.A.

Sadler, R., Schwartz, G., & Wang, B. (March 2002). "The dilemma of placing non-native-

English-speaking students in the composition classroom." 53^rd Annual Conference on

College Composition and Communication, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.

Sadler, R. (February 2001). "An ethnographic examination of ESL students in freshman

            composition." 22^nd Ethnography in Education Research Forum, Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Sadler, R. & Eröz, B. (February 2001). "Cross-cultural and cross-gender analysis of non-verbal

            behavior of American and International students."  22^nd Ethnography in Education

            Research Forum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Sadler, R., & Eröz, B. (February 2001). “Director-assisted analysis of cross-cultural

            presentations.” Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Conference 2001,

St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.

Sadler, R., & Gunder, P. (March 2000). “Effectiveness of computerized ESL writing resources.”

            Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Conference 2000, Vancouver,

            British Columbia, Canada.

Sadler, R., Linden-Martin, M., Panferov, D., & Zhu, W. (March 2000).  “Current peer review

            research in ESL writing.”  Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages

            Conference 2000, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Sadler, R., & Gousseva, J. (October 1998).  “The use of collaborative writing software in ESL.”

            1998 Rocky Mountain TESOL Conference, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona. 

Sadler, R. & Eröz, B. (November 1998).  “English refusals by speakers of four languages.” 

GPSC Student Showcase, 1998.  University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.

Sadler, R. (September 1998). “Virtual realia and other on-line resources for teachers of ESL.”

            1998 Second Language Teacher’s Symposium.  University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.

Sadler, R., Blackburn, K., Deng, Y, Gonzalez, I., & Nurmukhamedov, U. (August 2005).

"Tutoring ESL Students in the Writing Center" University of Illinois at Urbana-

Champaign Writer’s Workshop Orientation.  Urbana, Illinois.

Sadler, R. (February 2002). "ESL students in mainstream college composition: Dilemma or

            diversity?" Boise State University Faculty In-Service TESL Training, Boise, Idaho.

Sadler, R. (November 2001). "A case study examination of ESL students in freshman English

composition." Interdisciplinary Program in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching,

Fall Colloquium Series.

Sadler, R. (November 2001).  "Different worlds: The international (EFL) versus immigrant

(ESL) experience in first-year composition."  First Fridays: Presentations by the faculty and students of the department of English, University of Arizona.

Sadler, R. & Eröz, B. (October 2001). "How to meet the tutoring needs of ESL university

writers: A training seminar for University of Arizona Writing Center Consultants." University of Arizona English Department, Tucson, AZ.

Sadler, R.  (September 2001). "Meeting the requirement of the Human Subjects Protection

Program." Interdisciplinary program in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching

Colloquium Series- Fall 2001.

Sadler, R., Brobbel, A., & Sharp, L. (August 2001). "Resources for instructors of composition."

Freshman Composition Program, Instructor Orientation, University of Arizona.

Sadler, R. & Eröz, B. (April 2001). "Traditional versus technology enhanced analysis of

ethnographic data." Interdisciplinary program in Second Language Acquisition and

Teaching Colloquium Series- Spring 2001.

Sadler, R. & Eröz, B. (February 2001). "The Gender Project: Cross-cultural and cross-gender

analysis of non-verbal behavior of American and International students." Presentation for

the Linguistic Anthropology Laboratory, University of Arizona.

Sadler, R., Eröz, B., & Singh-Corcoran, N. (August 2000). "First-year composition: What

resources are available and how can we use them?" Freshman Composition Program,

Instructor Orientation, University of Arizona.

Sadler, R. (September 2000). "ESL writers in mainstream composition classes, what do

you need to know?"  Freshman Composition Program, Preceptorship for the first-year

composition program, University of Arizona.

Member, PhD Dissertation Committees

Sitthitikul, Pragasit. 2005. Analysis of situated learning practices in an EFL reading class:

Multiple case studies of six college students.  Curriculum and Instruction, UIUC.

Moon, Do-Sik. Current. Impact of contract learning on learning to write in an EAP class: case

studies of four international graduate students’ experience.  Educational Psychology,

UIUC.

Director, Master’s Thesis Committees

Chen, Chiao Ling (Lily). 2006. Cross cultural collaboration via Message Board for cultural

understanding and language learning.  Division of English as an International Language,

UIUC.

Nurmukhamedov, Ulugbek. Current. Feedback on ESL Writing: Students’ Preference on

Feedback Types.  Division of English as an International Language, UIUC.

Member, Master’s Thesis Committees

Li, Doreen. 2006. Using audit trails for test validation in specification-driven tests of language

for specific purposes. Division of English as an International Language, UIUC.

Curry, Kate. 2005. Investigating the occurrence of learner-generated focus on form in the L2

classroom.  Division of English as an International Language, UIUC.

Kim, Doe-Hyung. 2005.  Finding feedback: An effective computer-assisted language learning

feedback model for second language acquisition. Educational Psychology, UIUC.

Partin, Rick. 2005. Analysis of proficient essays in replicated EPT workshop exam.  Division of

English as an International Language, UIUC.

2005-present

• DEIL Research and Human Subjects Approval Committee
• Member, Merger Committee, Division of English as an International Language and Linguistics, UIUC
• Member, Search Committee, Linguistics and Division of English as an International Language, UIUC
• Article Reviewer for The Reading Matrix

2004-present

• Book Review Editor for The Reading Matrix

2000-2001

• Co-editor, Arizona Working Papers in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching.

2000

• Committee Member, 2000 Southern Arizona TESOL Conference, Tucson, Arizona.
• Committee Member, Second Language Acquisition & Teaching 10-Year Academic Program Review, University of Arizona.
• President, Second Language Acquisition & Teaching Student Association, University of Arizona, 1999 – 2000.

1998-1999

• Search Committee Member, Graduate Representative, Second Language Acquisition & Teaching Program, University of Arizona.

Sadler, R. (2006). LangNet  Foreign Language Review and Comprehension Check Project. 

National Foreign Language Center, University of Maryland. ($3,680)

Sadler, R. (2002). College of Humanities Dean's Fellowship. Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in

            Second Language Acquisition and Teaching, University of Arizona. ($3,500)

Sadler, R. (2001). College of Humanities Dean’s Fellowship. Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in

            Second Language Acquisition and Teaching, University of Arizona. ($3,500)

Liu, J., Sadler, R., & Gunder, P. (1999). New Learning Environments and Instructional

            Technology Grant, funded by University Learning Technologies Partnership

Coordination Office. For the study of computerized writing resources for English as a Second Language (ESL) students and instructors. ($20,000)

Sadler, R. (1998). Curriculum development grant to incorporate and evaluate electronic

            technology into composition courses. The Composition Program, University of Arizona.

            ($1,000)

Sadler, R. (1996). Graduate College Fellowship. English Language and Linguistics Program,

University of Arizona. ($10,000)

Washington State University Outstanding Fourth-year Spanish Student for 1987-88. ($250) 

Excellent reading, writing, speaking ability in Spanish

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