 Mark R. Freiermuth
Professor, Gunma Prefectural Women’s University, Japan
PhD Oklahoma State University (2001)
TESL Linguistics
“The value of the education I received in the TESL and linguistics graduate program at OSU is immeasurable. What I learned in the courses and through my experiences working with faculty members and as a teaching assistant, consistently aid me in my day-to-day work here at my university.
The TESL concepts that took root while I was a graduate student in the English Department at OSU have served me well in developing EFL courses in grammar, listening, speaking, reading and writing here in Japan. The linguistics courses, which helped bolster my understanding of language, have proved invaluable in my understanding of my own students’ language-learning processes. The linguistic concepts learned from those courses have also provided me with the foundation and the tools that I need to be able to teach basic linguistics and discourse analysis here at the university.
I believe that one of the most attractive aspects of the program is that the atmosphere accompanying the program stimulates professional development. This is directly related to the consistent efforts of the faculty, who are not only outstanding scholars, but who are dedicated to the success of the students in the department. The faculty in the TESL and linguistics program always found a way to make time for me, despite their very full schedules. The value of this cannot be overstated. I learned many important concepts in the classroom, but I learned about becoming a professional from experiences both inside and outside of the classroom. ” ~Mark R. Freiermuth, February 2007
Dissertation Topic
Features of electronic synchronous communication: A comparative analysis of online chat, spoken and written texts.
Recent Publications
“‘Willingness to communicate: Can online chat help?” International Journal of Applied Linguistics 16 (2) (2006): 191-213 (with Jarrell, D.)
"Case-based simulations in the EST classroom." IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication 46 (3) (2003): 221-230.
“Internet chat: Collaborating and learning via e-conversations.” TESOL Journal 11 (3) (Fall 2002): 36-40.
“Native speakers or non-native speakers: Who has the Floor? Online and face-to-face interaction in culturally mixed small groups.” Computer Assisted Language Learning Journal 14 (2) (2001): 169-199.
Honors & Offices
- Winner of the 2001 Graduate Research Excellence Award
- Winner of the 1999 Clinton Keeler Fellowship for best doctoral student in the English Department
- Winner of Presidential Graduate Fellowship 1996-1999
More Information
Mark Freiermuth's faculty page at Gunma Prefectural Women's University
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