Colleen Mooreman

Colleen Moorman

Instructor of Spanish and Linguistics

Education

 

  • B.A. in Spanish, Georgetown University
  • M.S. in Spanish Linguistics, Georgetown University
  • Ph.D. in Spanish Applied Linguistics, Georgetown University

Research Interests

 

My research interests span the fields of second language acquisition and phonetics and phonology.  My research explores the acquisition and development of second language (L2) phonetics and phonology, as well as the connection between perception and production of L2 sounds. I am also interested in the role of individual differences, such as working memory, phonological short-term memory, motivation, and language aptitude in second language learners’ phonological development and how these factors affect the developmental trajectories of second language learners.

I also enjoy working with students to develop their own research projects through Bachelors’ Essays and Independent Studies. Currently, I am working with a student to investigate variation in heritage learners’ production of Spanish within interactions with L1 and L2 speakers. Other recent student-led studies explored the development of perception of prosodic stress (word stress) among learners of Spanish; and the acquisition of the various uses of the subjunctive among learners of Spanish, respectively.

Courses Taught

 

SPAN-102            Beginning Spanish through Culture II

SPAN-190            Elementary Spanish through Culture I

SPAN-201            Beginning Spanish through Culture III

SPAN-202            Intermediate Spanish through Culture

SPAN-344            Advanced Spanish Grammar and Lexicon

SPAN-381            Introduction to Spanish Linguistics

SPAN-445            Introduction to Spanish Phonetics and Phonology

SPAN-681            Spanish Linguistics for Language Teachers

LING-125             Introduction to Linguistics

LING-210             Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology

FYSE-120              Multilingualism and Multiculturalism throughout the World

Selected Publications

 

Moorman, C. with C. Sanz, A. Morales-Front, & L. Plonsky (in preparation). Individual differences and phonological development in L2 Spanish vowels.

Sakai, M., & Moorman, C. (2018). Can perception training improve the production of second language phonemes? A meta-analytic review of 25 years of perception training research.  Applied Psycholinguistics, 39(1), 187-224.

 

Nagle, C. L., Morales-Front, A., Moorman, C., & Sanz, C. (2016). Disentangling research on study abroad and pronunciation: Methodological and programmatic considerations.  In D. M. Velliaris & D. Coleman-George, (Eds.), Handbook of research on study abroad programs and outbound mobility (pp. 673-695). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

 

Leow, R.P., Grey, S., Marijuan, M., & Moorman, C. (2014). Concurrent data elicitation procedures, processes, and the early stages of L2 learning: A critical overview. Second Language Research, 30(2), 111-127.