Dawn E. McCormick

  • Teaching Professor
  • Director, ELI

Courses Taught

LING 2142 Techniques and Procedures for Teaching English as a Second Language
LING 2143 Seminar: Language Teaching Materials Development
LING 2139 Approaches and Methods for Second Language Teaching 
LING 2195 Seminar: ESL Teacher Supervision

Education & Training

  • PhD, University of Pittsburgh
  • MEd/TESOL Certificate, University of Pittsburgh
  • BA, Grove City College

Representative Publications

Vercellotti, M. L., & McCormick, D. E. (2021, February). Constructing analytic rubrics for assessing open-ended tasks in the language classroom, TESOL-EJ, 24(4).

McCormick, D. E. (2020, May). When thinking about the future, the “S-C-I” is the limit: Skills, Community, and Information. Three Rivers TESOL Newsletter, 30(2).

McCormick, D. E. & McNaught, H. (2019, March). Designing podcast activities to achieve GOSLOs. TESOL International Association: As We Speak… The Newsletter of the Speech, Pronunciation, and Listening Interest Section.

Vercellotti, M. L., & McCormick, D. E. (2018, November). Self-correction profiles of L2 English learners: A longitudinal multiple-case study. TESOL-EJ, 22(3).

Davis, B., Juffs, A., McCormick, D. E., Mizera, G., O’Neill, M. C., Ranson, S., Smith, D., Smith Slaathaug, M. (2015). Academic Vocabulary Building in English, Low-Intermediate, Volume 2. Ann Arbor: Michigan University Press.

Davis, B., Juffs, A., McCormick, D. E., Mizera, G., O’Neill, M. C., Ranson, S., Smith, D., Smith Slaathaug, M. (2015). Academic Vocabulary Building in English, Low-Intermediate, Volume 1. Ann Arbor: Michigan University Press.

McCormick, D. E., & McNaught, H. (2015, Spring). Using Scientific American three ways for self-study. Three Rivers TESOL Newsletter, 25(1), 2.

McCormick, D. E., & Vercellotti, M. L. (2013). Examining the impact of self-correction notes on grammatical accuracy in speaking. TESOL Quarterly, 47(2), 410-420.

McCormick, D. E., Menasche, L., Smith Slaathaug, M., & Yogman, J. L. (2004). Words for students of English: A vocabulary series for ESL (Volume 8 Advanced Level). Ann Arbor: Michigan University Press.

McCormick, D. E., & McLaughlin, S. (2000). The context of ESL computer literacy: Participants, technology, language, and content. Mosaic, 7(4),17-21.

McCormick, D. E., & Donato, R. (2000). Teacher questions as scaffolded assistance in an ESL classroom. In J. K. Hall & L. S. Verplatse (Eds.), The Development of Second and Foreign Language Learning through Classroom Interaction. LEA.

Forman, E. A., McCormick, D. E., & Donato, R. (1998). Learning what counts as mathematical explanation: Linguistics and Education, 9(4), 313-339.

Antonek, J. L., McCormick, D. E., & Donato, R. (Spring, 1997). The student-teacher portfolio as autobiography: Developing a professional identity. The Modern Language Journal, 81(1), 15-27.

Forman, E. A., & McCormick, D. E. (1995, May). Discourse analysis: A sociocultural perspective. Remedial and Special Education, 16 (3), 150-158.

Donato, R., & McCormick, D. E. (1994, Winter). A sociocultural perspective on language learning strategies: The role of mediation. Modern Language Journal, 78(4), 453-464.

 

Recent Conference Papers, Presentations, Discussions, and Workshops

EnglishUSA Professional Development Conference, February 2023 (Virtual)
     Discussing representation in English language programs
     D. E. McCormick

NAFSA 2022 Regional Conferences – Regions VI & VIII, November 2022, Pittsburgh, PA
     U.S. Department of Commerce international recruitment and study consortia initiatives
     L. Haworth (Senior International Trade Specialist) & D. E. McCormick

TESOL International Association Convention & Expo, March 2022, Pittsburgh, PA
     Discussing representation in teacher education content and materials (Discussion)
     D. E. McCormick

EnglishUSA Stakeholders Conference, October 2021 (Virtual)
     Including student voices in programming and community building (Open Forum)
     D. E. McCormick & Stacy Ranson

TESOL International Association Convention & Expo, March 2019, Atlanta, GA
     IEP learners’ self-correction profiles during an oral production task
     M. L. Vercellotti & D. E. McCormick

Creating rubrics for assessing language performance in the TESOL classroom (Workshop)
     TESOL International Convention 2019, Pre-Convention Institute, March, Atlanta GA
     M. L. Vercellotti & D. E. McCormick

Three Rivers TESOL Fall Conference, October 2018, Pittsburgh, PA
     Applying TESOL’s 6 principles to your teaching context
     D. E. McCormick & Rob Mucklo
     Writing discrete-point items for reading and listening comprehension assessment
     D. E. McCormick, H. McNaught, & Rob Mucklo

TESOL International Association Convention & Expo, March 2018, Chicago, IL
     60-Second podcasts: Connecting text, activity, and student learning outcomes
     D. E. McCormick & H. McNaught

TESOL International Association Convention & Expo, March 2017, Seattle, WA
     Enriching vocabulary learning through the involvement load hypothesis
     D. E. McCormick & B. Davis

Research Interest Summary

L2 Acquisition, TESOL, pedagogy, issue of representation in material development

Research Cluster