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College of Arts and Sciences

Rachel Shively

Professor
Lang Literatures & Cultures
Office
Stevenson Hall - STV 244
Office Phone
(309) 438-7185office
phone
Email
rshivel@ilstu.eduemail
Website
https://bit.ly/shivelycvwebsite
  • About
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Current Courses

321.001Integrating Technology Into The World Language Classroom

421.001Integrating Technology Into The World Language Classroom

215.002Introduction To Spanish Linguistics

215.001Introduction To Spanish Linguistics

Teaching Interests & Areas

Applied linguistics, Spanish linguistics, technology and language learning, Spanish language and culture, discourse analysis

Research Interests & Areas

Spanish, second language acquisition, study abroad, pragmatics, discourse analysis

Ph.D. Hispanic Linguistics

University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN

M.A. Hispanic Linguistics

University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN

M.Ed. Adult Education

University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN

B.A. Anthropology

University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

ACTFL-MLJ Paul Pimsler Award for Research in Foreign Language Education

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages and the Modern Language Journal
2011

Book, Authored

Shively, R. L. (2018). Learning and using conversational humor in a second language during study abroad. Berlin: De Gruyter.

Book, Chapter

Bell, N. D., Shardakova, M., & Shively, R. L. (2021). The DCT as an assessment method for L2 humor production. In C. Félix-Brasdefer & R. L. Shively (Eds.), New directions in second language pragmatics. Berlin: De Gruyter.
Shively, R. L. (2021). Assessing L2 pragmatic competence. In C. Félix-Brasdefer & R. L. Shively (Eds.), New directions in second language pragmatics. Berlin: De Gruyter.
Shively, R. L. (2021). Researching Spanish heritage language pragmatics in study abroad. In R. Pozzi, T. Quan, & C. Escalante (Eds.), Heritage speakers of Spanish and study abroad. New York: Routledge.
Shively, R. L. (2020). Pragmatics instruction and assessment in study abroad research. In D. Koike & C. Félix-Brasdefer (Eds.), Handbook of Spanish pragmatics (pp. 501-514). New York: Routledge.
Pérez Vidal, C., & Shively, R. L. (2019). L2 pragmatic development in study abroad settings. In N. Taguchi (Ed.), Handbook of SLA and pragmatics (pp. 355-371). New York: Routledge.

Book, Edited

Félix-Brasdefer, C., & Shively, R. L. (Eds.). (2021). New directions in second language pragmatics. Berlin: De Gruyter.

Journal Article

Shively, R. L., Acevedo, J., Cano, R., & Etxeberria-Ortega, I. (2022). Teaching humorous irony to L2 and heritage speakers of Spanish. Language Teaching Research, 26, 279-302.
Shively, R. L., & Mir, M. (2019). “Put a little bit of humor into it”: Teachers’ humor in the beginning-level Spanish classroom. Applied Pragmatics, 1, 93-118.
Shively, R. L. (2017). Development of assessments in L2 Spanish in study abroad. Journal of Spanish Language Teaching, 3, 157-170.

Shively, R. L. (2016). An activity theoretical approach to social interaction in study abroad. L2 Journal, 8, 51-75.

Shively, R. L. (2016). Development of assessments in L2 Spanish in study abroad. Journal of Spanish Language Teaching, 3, 157-170.

Presentations

Teacher language proficiency and communicative language teaching. ISU Teaching Learning Symposium. (2011)