Irina Elgort
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Dr Irina Elgort, Senior Lecturer Higher Education |
Responsibilities and Professional Activities
Irina specialises in the course, teaching and learning design, with an emphasis on effective use of digital technology in academic contexts. Irina is interested in measuring the effect of educational practice on teacher and student behaviour. Irina's research areas include technology-mediated communication, learning and teaching (including CALL), science of learning, academic reading and writing, and lexical development in a second language. She conducts interdisciplinary research that combines research methods from education and cognitive psychology. Irina welcomes applications for supervision in these areas.
Irina teaches on the Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education Learning and Teaching and the Master's Programme in Applied Linguistics and TESOL (School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies). Irina also teaches a language and diction paper in the New Zealand School of Music.
Gants and awards
- 2017. To err is human: Trial-and-error and errorless treatments in contextual word learning. Grant Provider: Victoria Univerity of Wellington.
- 2015. Understanding lexical development from reading in English as a second language. Visiting researcher with Marc Brysbaert, Experimental Psychology, Ghent University, Belgium.
- 2015. Visiting fellow with Tess Fitzpatrick, School of English, Communication and Philosophy, Cardiff University, Wales, UK.
- 2013-2014. Visible words: Second language vocabulary learning during reading. Grant Provider: Ako Aotearoa, New Zealand National Centre for Tertiary Teaching Excellence.
- 2011-2012. Second language vocabulary acquisition from reading. Visiting Scholar with Charles Perfetti, Learning Research and Development Centre, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
- 2007. Christopher Brumfit PhD / Ed.D. Thesis Award For doctoral thesis research that makes a significant and original contribution to the field of SLA (Second Language Acquisition) and/or FL (Foreign Language) teaching and learning. Cambridge University Press Online: http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=2300640.
- 2007. eTools for Collaboration in Learning, Teaching and Research. Grant Provider: Ako Aotearoa, New Zealand National Centre for Tertiary Teaching Excellence.
- 2007. The VUW Applied Linguistics Prize - for best year's work at the graduate level in applied linguistics.
- 2004-2005. Flexible Learning Leaders in New Zealand (FLLinNZ) Fellowship. Provider: The Tertiary Education Commission (NZ Ministry of Education), e-Learning Collaborative Development Fund.
- 2000-2002. New Economy Research Fund. Research Project Title: Novel Interactive Software Tools for Teaching English as a Second Language. Provider: NZ Foundation for Research, Science and Technology.
Research and supervision
Present Reserch Students:
- Lingli Du (with Anna Siyanova). Topic (TBC): Processing of formulaic expressions.
- Ken Smith (with John Macalister). Topic: Reading and vocabulary development in English as a foreign language.
- Mark Toomer (with Averil Coxhead). Topic: The effects of learning conditions on lexical and grammatical collocational knowledge.
Past Research Students:
- TJ Boutorwick (with John Macalister). Topic: Productive vocabulary and extensive reading.
- Anik Nunuk Wulyani (with Averil Coxhead). Topic: Blogging among in-service teachers: A way to maintain English language proficiency.
- Liam Atwood. Mining for interaction: An exploratory study of interaction in game environments via different modes of communication.
- Anna Piasecki (with Paul Warren). The effects of proficiency on sub-lexical processing in bilingual visual word recognition. (Title Awarded in 2012, Victoria University of Wellington).
- Do Thi Ha. Negotiation of meaning & language focused feedback in text-based & voice-based online chat.
Selected publications
Peer reviewed journals, books and book chapters
Elgort, I. (in print). Teaching/Developing vocabulary using ICTs and digital resources. In John I. Liontas & Margo DelliCarpini (Eds.) The TESOL Encyclopedia of English Language Teaching. Wiley-Blackwell.
Elgort, I. (2017). Incorrect inferences and contextual word learning in English as a second language. Journal of the European Second Language Association, 1(1), 1–11, DOI: http://doi.org/10.22599/jesla.3.
Candry, S., Elgort, I., Deconinck, J., & Eyckmans, J. (2017). Word Writing vs. Meaning Inferencing in Contextualized L2 Vocabulary Learning: Assessing the Effect of Different Vocabulary Learning Strategies. The Canadian Modern Language Review / La revue canadienne des langues vivantes. pre-print.
Elgort, I., Brysbaert, M., Stevens, M., & Van Assche, E. (2017). Contextual word learning during reading in a second language: An eye-movement study. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0272263117000109.
Elgort, I. (2017). Blog posts and essay-style assignments by first- and second-language writers. Language Learning and Technology, 21(2), 52–72.
Elgort, I., Candry, S., Eyckmans, J., Boutorwick, T.J., & Brysbaert, M. (2016). Contextual word learning with form-focused and meaning-focused elaboration. Applied Linguistics. DOI: 10.1093/applin/amw029
Elgort, I., & Coxhead, A. (2016). An introduction to the Vocabulary Size Test: Description, application and evaluation. In Janna Fox & Vahid Aryadoust (Eds.) Trends in Language Assessment Research and Practice: The View from the Middle East and the Pacific Rim, pp. 286-301. Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
Elgort, I., Perfetti, C.A., Rickles, B., & Stafura, J.Z. (2015). Contextual learning of L2 word meanings: Second language proficiency modulates behavioural and ERP indicators of learning. Language, Cognition and Neuroscience, 30(5), 506-528. DOI: 10.1080/23273798.2014.942673
Elgort, I. & Warren, P. (2014). L2 vocabulary learning from reading: Explicit and tacit lexical knowledge and the role of learner and item variables, Language Learning, 64(2), pp. 365–414. DOI: 10.1111/lang.12052
Elgort, I. & Piasecki, A. (2014). The effect of a bilingual learning mode on the establishment of lexical-semantic representations in the L2. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 17(3), pp. 572-588. DOI: 10.1017/S1366728913000588
Crabbe, D., Elgort, I. & Gu, P. (Eds.). (2013). Special Issue: Autonomy in a networked world. Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 7(3). View Online
Crabbe, D., Elgort, I. & Gu, P. (2013). Introduction to the Special Issue: Autonomy in a networked world. Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 7(3), pp. 193-197. DOI:10.1080/17501229.2013.836201 - Temporary access the full-text version
Elgort, I. (2013). Effects of L1 definitions and cognate status of test items on the Vocabulary Size Test. Language Testing, 30(2), pp. 253–272. doi:10.1177/0265532212459028
Elgort, I. (2011). Deliberate learning and vocabulary acquisition in a second language. Language Learning 61(2), pp. 367-413. View Online DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9922.2010.00613.x.
Elgort, I. (2011). Dealing with complexity through course design. On the Horizon 19(2), pp. 97-108. Special Issue: Complexity and the Future of Education. View Online DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9922.2010.00613.x.
Elgort, I. and Nation, I.S.P. (2010). Vocabulary learning in a second language: Familiar answers to new questions. In P. Seedhouse, S. Walsh and C. Jenks (Eds.) Conceptualising 'learning' in applied linguistics, pp. 89-104. Houndmills: Macmillan. Available from Palgrave Macmillan
Warren, P., Elgort, I., and Crabbe, D. (2009). Comprehensibility and prosody ratings for pronunciation software development. Language Learning & Technology, 13(3), 87-102. Special Issue On Technology And Pronunciation. http://llt.msu.edu/vol13num3/warrenelgortcrabbe.pdf
Elgort, I., Smith, A.G., and Toland, J. (2008). Is wiki an effective platform for group work. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology 24(2), pp. 195-210. http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet24/elgort.pdf
Pauleen, D.J., Marshall, S.J. and Elgort, I. (2004). ICT-Supported Team-Based Experiential Learning: Classroom Perspectives. Education and Training (Emerald) 46(2), 90-99.
Elgort, I. & du Toit, R. (2003). Teaching International and NESB. UTDC Guidelines Series. Wellington: UTDC.
Peer reviewed conference papers
Toomer, M. & Elgort, I. (2016). The effects of different learning conditions on procedural and declarative knowledge of English collocations. Vocab@Tokyo, September 2016, Meiji Gakuin University, Toyko, Japan.
Atwood, L. & Elgort, I. (2015). Mining for interaction: In-game and face-to-face ESL students’ interactions in a pedagogical information gap task. TBLT Conference, Leuven, Belgium.
Elgort, I. (2015). The effect of erroneous guesses on contextual word learning in English as a second language. Eurosla 25 Conference, Aix-en-Provence, France. Abstract
Candry, S., Elgort, I., Deconinck, J., & Eyckmans, J. (2015). Is writing a valuable technique for structural elaboration in L2 vocabulary learning? Eurosla 25 Conference, Aix-en-Provence, France. Abstract
Elgort, I. & Boutorwick, T.J. (2014). Word writing as a means of improving quality of lexical representations, does it make a difference? Eurosla 24 Conference, York, England.
Elgort, I. (2014). Academic blogging and academic writing in English as a first and second language - same or different? EUROCALL Conference, Groningen, the Netherlands.
Elgort, I. (2013). L2 vocabulary learning at different proficiencies: Do the rich really get richer? Vocab@Vic Conference, Wellington, December, 2013. Abstract, Conference Handbook
Elgort, I. (2013). The VST and behavioural measures of L2 vocabulary knowledge. In Coxhead, A., Nation, P., & Elgort, I. Measuring Vocabulary Size - A Colloquium. ALANZ & ALAA Conference, Wellington, November, 2013. Presentation Slides
Elgort, I., Perfetti, C.A., Rickles, B., & Stafura, J.Z. (2013). Second language proficiency modulates ERP and behavioral indicators of contextual word learning. Society for the Scientific Study of Reading (SSSR) Annual Meeting, Hong Kong, July, 2013. [1]
Elgort, I. and Piasecki, A. (2013). Learning L2 words with L1 in mind. International Symposium on Bilingualism (ISB9), Singapore, June, 2013. [2]
Rickles, B., Elgort, I., and Perfetti, C. (2012). Individual differences associated with EEG frequency band power during sentence reading in L2. Second Language Research Forum (SLRF), Pittsburgh, PA, October, 2012.
Elgort, I., and Quero, B. (2012). Development and evaluation of bilingual vocabulary size tests. Community Languages & ESOL (CLESOL) Conference, Palmerston North, October, 2012.
Elgort, I. (2011). Learner and text factors affecting acquisition of L2 vocabulary from reading. Second Language Research Forum (SLRF), Ames, Iowa, October, 2011.
Elgort, I. (2011). The what, the why and the how: Second language vocabulary development from reading. Boston University Conference on Language Development (BUCLD), Boston, Massachusetts, November, 2011.
Elgort, I. (2010). Using priming effects to evaluate L2 vocabulary acquisition. Eurosla 20 Conference, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Elgort, I. (2010). Teaching the teacher: Dealing with complexity through course design. EUROCALL Conference, Bordeaux, France.
Elgort, I. (2010). Evaluating educational software for institutional adoption: A case study. Distance Education Association of New Zealand (DEANZ) Conference, Wellington.
Warren, P., Elgort, I., Larson, M., & Piasecki, A. (2010). Behind the scenes of cognitive experimental SLA research. 16th ALANZ Symposium, Wellington.
Elgort, I. (2009). Is deliberate L2 vocabulary learning out of context a waste of time? In the 1st Combined Conference of The Applied Linguistics Association of NZ and of Australia (ALANZ ALAA). Auckland, New Zealand.
Elgort, I. (2009). How does assessment design shape the learning space of a distance course? In Same places, different spaces. Proceedings ascilite Auckland 2009. http://www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/auckland09/procs/elgort.pdf
Reports
Elgort, I., and Wilson, T. (2008). eCollaboration in Learning, Teaching and Research eCollaboration in Learning - Literature Review. Wellington, New Zealand: Ako Aotearoa.
Elgort, I. 2005. Final Report. Flexible Learning Leaders in New Zealand 2004-05. A report for the Tertiary Education Commission, Wellington, New Zealand.
Special Events
On the organising committee of the first Vocab@Vic conference, December 18-20, 2013.
Other Professional Activities
Editorial Board Member
- CALICO Journal
- Journal of Computing in Higher Education
- RELC Journal
- PROFILE: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development
- Member of College of Reviewers: Higher Education Research & Development Journal
