A Brief Background of Dr. Peter Ragan

Areas of Specialization

TESOL, TEFL, ESP, and EAP

· Multi-skill task-based English language instruction and materials development

· Applications of systemic-functional linguistics; corpus-based text analysis

· Aviation English

· Culture – language interface

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Education

Ph.D., Applied Linguistics: National University of Singapore

M.A., ESL: University of Hawaii, Manoa (East-West Center scholarship recipient)

B.A. Honors, Psychology: University of California, Berkeley (minors: Biology, German)

Significant Positions Held

· Current: Fulbright Scholar to Taiwan as TEFL Consultant and Advisor, 8/05 to 6/06

· Associate Professor: Humanities and Communication, Director, International English

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida; 1988 to present

· Visiting Professor: International Christian University, Tokyo; Summer Language Program

· Senior Lecturer: Applied Linguistics, University of Brunei Darussalam; 1 year sabbatical

· Lecturer: National University of Singapore, English Language Proficiency Unit; 9 years

· Volunteer teacher (science and mathematics): U.S. Peace Corps Malaysia; 3 years

· Fourteen years as professor/student in Germany, Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, and China

Samples of Publications and Presentations

· Proceedings: “Cross-cultural communication in aviation.” 14th European Symposium on

Language for Special Purposes. University of Surrey, England. 2004

· Chapter: “Classroom use of a systemic functional small learner corpus.” Small Corpus

Studies and ELT. Eds. Ghadessy, M. et al. Benjamins, 2001

· Presentation: “Aviation English: idiosyncrasy, probability, and problem.” 1st International

Conference on English Grammar. Hyderabad, India. 1999

· Presentation: “Functionally aware.” Fourth International Conference of the Association

for Language Awareness. Quebec City, Canada. 1998

· Article: “Subject specialism and general English in aviation ESP.” TESOL Matters. Vol. 4,

1994

· Textbook: Interactive Writing. Co-author. Prentice-Hall International. 1988

Contact Information

Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University600 S. Clyde Morris Blvd.
Daytona Beach, FL 32114 U.S.A.

Tel. 386-226-6649; fax 386-226-7210; Use e-mail to contact me in Taiwan: ragan@erau.edu