Diplôme d'Etudes Françaises, 1er
and 2ème degrés, Université de Grenoble, France, 1960
B.A. summa cum laude
(French/Education) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1961
M.A. (French Literature)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1962
Ph.D. (Education) University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1971
Instructor, Coe College, Cedar
Rapids, Iowa (NDEA French Institute), Summers of 1962, 1963, 1964.
Co-Director, Classrooms Abroad
Study Program, Vichy, France, Summer, 1968
Teaching Assistant in French,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1963-1964, 1965-1969.
Instructor in French, University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1970-1971.
Assistant Professor of French,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1971-1974.
Associate Professor of French,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1974-1984.
Associate Professor of Secondary
Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1974-1984.
NEH Lecturer, NEH Institute for
Teachers of Modern Languages, Purdue University, Summers of 1978, 1981, 1984.
Professor of French, University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1984-1997.
Professor of English as an
International Language, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1984-1997.
Distinguished Professor,
International TESOL Summer Institute, University of Michigan, Summer, 1990.
Visiting Professor of English
Languages and Literatures, Univerity of Lyon II, France, 1992-1993.
Professor of Speech
Communication, The Pennsylvania State University, 1997-2000.
Professor of Applied
Linguistics, The Pennsylvania State University, 2000-2008,
Visiting Scholar, Language,
Literacy and Sociocultural Studies, University of New Mexico, 2008-2009.
University of Illinois Bronze
Tablet, 1961.
Woodrow Wilson National
Fellowship, 1961-1962.
University of Illinois Graduate
Fellowship, 1962-1963.
University of Illinois Summer
Faculty Fellowship, 1972, 1974.
TOEFL (Test of English as a
Foreign Language) Committee of Examiners, Educational Testing Service
1972-1974.
Robert J. Ludwig National
Distinguished Foreign Language Leadership Award, New York State Association of
Foreign Language Teachers, 1984.
Kenneth W. Mildenberger Medal,
Modern Language Association of America, 1984. Awarded for a distinguished
research publication in the teaching of foreign languages and literatures.
Lilly Foundation Teaching Fellow
Mentor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1987.
Land of Lincoln Leadership
Award, Illinois Foreign Language Teachers' Association, 1988.
Distinguished Professor,
International TESOL Summer Institute, University of Michigan, 1990.
Modern Language Association of
America Advisory Committee on Foreign Languages and Literatures, 1990-1992.
President, American Association
for Applied Linguistics, 1992-1993.
Convener, Scientific Commission
on Language Teaching and Language Teacher Education, International Association
for Applied Linguistics (AILA), 1996- 2005.
Distinguished Alumnus Award,
College of Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2005.
CALICO Journal award for the
Outstanding Article in the 2003-2004 volume.
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Competence: An Experiment in Foreign-Language Teaching. Philadelphia: The Center for Curriculum
Development, 1972. Pp. 115 + x.
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Mass.: Newbury House. 1972.
Films for
French: A Teacher's Guide.
Urbana: University of Illinois, 1973. Pp. 67.
Voix et
Visages de la France
(with R. Coulombe, J.C. Barré, Cynthia Fostle and Norman Poulin). Chicago: Rand
McNally & Co., 1974. Pp. 540 + xvii.
Communicative
Competence: Theory and Classroom Practice. Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley, 1983, Pp. 312 + xiii.
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Education Research Project,
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September, 1982. Pp. 55.
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1971. Teacher
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Newbury House: 98-108.
1973. Teaching for Communicative Competence: A Research Report,
Audio-Visual Language Journal, 11: 153-162.
1973. Educational Films: Are They Really Worth It? American
Foreign Language Teacher, 3: 13-15 & 37.
1973. Just for French: Student Teachers Look at Educational Films,
Lens and Speaker, 10: 3-6.
1974. Talking with
my Son: An Example of Communicative Competence, in F. Grittner, ed., Careers, Communication and Culture,
Skokie, Illinois: National Textbook Co.: 26-40.
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Français dans le Monde, 132 (October 1977), 6-13.
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1976. Foreign Language Attitude Survey for Teachers (FLAST), Canadian
Modern Language Review, 32: 302-304 (with R. De Garcia and S. Reynolds).
1976. On the Other Side of the Desk: Teacher Attitudes and
Motivation in Second Language Learning, Canadian
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1977. Language Assessment: Where, What and How, Anthropology and Education, 8: 83-91 (with Courtney B. Cazden).
1977. Communicative
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1981. A Letter to My Spanish Teacher, Canadian Modern Language Review, 37: 746-750.
1981. Three Americans in Paris: A Look at 'Natural' Second
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Competence Testing, TOEFL Research Reports. Vol. 21 May 1986.
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Communicative Language Proficiency: A Critique of the ACTFL Oral
Interview," Modern Language Journal, 70 (1986), 382-390 (with L.
Bachman).
"What's What in
Communicative Language Teaching," English Teaching Forum, special
25th Anniversary Edition with contributions from specialists in language
teaching and applied linguistics, for world-wide distribution by the U.S.
Information Agency. Winter 1987, pp. 12-26.
"Communicative Language
Teaching: An Overview," Theory into Practice, (Ohio State
University) Autumn 1986.Lead article in special issue on foreign language
education in U. S. schools and universities. Autumn 1987, pp. 235-242.
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Valdman, ed., Proceedings of the Indiana Symposium on the Evaluation of
Foreign Language Proficiency, Bloomington, Ind.:Indiana University,
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Founder and Editor, Addison-Wesley Second Language Professional Library, (Reading Mass.: Addison-Wesley).The following volumes have been published:
L. Ventriglia, Conversations of Miguel and Maria, 1982.
N. Wallerstein, Language and Culture in Conflict, 1983.
S. Savignon, Communicative Competence: Theory and Classroom Practice, 1983.
S. Savignon and M. Berns, Initiatives in Communicative Language Teaching, 1984.
S. Smith, The Theater Arts and the Teaching of Second Languages, 1984.
J. Higgins and T. Johns, Computers in Language Learning, 1984.
B. Mohan, Language and Content, 1986.
F. Dubin, D. Eskey, and W. Grabe, Teaching Second-Language Reading for Academic Purposes, 1986.
J. Penfield, The Media: Catalysts for Communicative Language Teaching, 1987.
G. Cantoni-Harvey, Content Area Language Instruction, 1987.
U. O'Connor and R. Kaplan, Writing Across Language:Analysis of L2 Text, 1987.
L. Damen, Culture Learning:The Fifth Dimension in the Language Classroom, 1987.
S. Savignon and M. Berns, Initiatives in Communicative Language Teaching II, 1987.
H. Anderson Curtain and C. Pesola, Languages and Children:Making the Match, 1988.
R. Kaplan and W. Grabe, Applied Linguistics, 1990.
"Teacher Preparation in Foreign Languages for the Junior-Community College," Illinois Conference on Foreign Languages in Junior and Community Colleges, March 25, 1972.
"Letting the Student Say What He Means," Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Chicago, April 7, 1972.
"Practical Suggestions for Teaching and Testing Communicative Skills," Joliet, Illinois School District Foreign Language Workshop, October 19, 1972.
"Media in Foreign Language Education," Semi-annual Convention, Downstate Chapter (Illinois), American Association of Teachers of French, Peoria, llinois, November 12, 1973.
"Making Language Learning Meaningful," TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) Convention, San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 13, 1973.
"Other Peoples' Languages: A Game Everyone Can Play," Keynote Address ,Indiana Foreign Language Teachers' Association, Indianapolis, November 2, 1973.
"Learning French in the School Setting" (L'Apprentissage du français a l'école), University of Western Ontario, Language Research Group, London, Ontario, June 25, 1974.
"Developing Communicative Competence," Foreign Language Inservice, Metropolitan Public Schools, Nashville, Tennessee, August 28, 1974.
"Self-Exploration of Attitudes and Values," Illinois Foreign Language Teachers Association, Urbana, Illinois, November 1, 1974.
"Foreign Language Teacher Attitudes toward Foreign Language Study," Workshop with Sue Reynolds, Jermaine Arendt, Rebecca deGarcia, and William Heflin, Annual Meeting of ACTFL (American Council of Teachers of Foreign Languages), Denver, Colorado, November 30, 1974.
"It's Time We Let the Student Say What He Means!... Some Teaching and Testing Ideas for Developing Communicative Competence," University of Louisville Seminar Series in Applied Linguistics. Louisville, Kentucky, January 27, 1975.
"Teaching for Communication," Keynote Address, NYSFLTA/OMLTA Fourth International Conference, Toronto, Canada, February 28, 1975.
"Linguistic Errors and Communicative Competence: A French Example," TESOL Annual Convention (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages), Los Angeles, California, March 7, 1975.
"Oral Interview Tests," Workshop with Protase Woodford, Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, New York, April 11-12, 1975.
"Language Proficiency Evaluation," Educational Testing Service Seminar Series, Princeton, New Jersey, April 16, 1975.
"From Textbook to Communication," Series of invited lectures, Third Annual Barcelona Seminar for Teachers of English as a Second Language, Barcelona, Spain, September 29-October 4, 1975.
"La Competence a Communiquer: Une Prespective Theorique," Federal Public Service Commission.Ottawa, Canada, October 20, 1975.
"L'Evaluation d'une Competence a Communiquer," Federal Public Service Commission, Ottawa, Canada, October 21, 1975.
"Teaching for Communication," Plenary Address, Foreign Language Association of Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri, November 7, 1975.
"Communicative Competence: A Testing Workshop." ACTFL Meeting, Washington, D.C., November 30, 1975.
"The Role of Higher Education Institutions in Multicultural and Ethnic Education." Bilingual-Bicultural Education Seminar, University of Illinois, March 30, 1976.
"Competencies for Teachers in Bilingual Education: Language Assessment and Language Acquisition." Midwest Conference on Bilingual-Bicultural Teacher Training, University of Illinois, Allerton House, March 24-26, 1976.
"Communicative Competence:Theory and Classroom Practice." Plenary Address, Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Detroit, Michigan, April 23, 1976.
"Current Trends in Language Teaching in North America." Plenary Session, Annual Symposium of the Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics, Sherbrooke, Quebec, May 8, 1976.
"Manipulation or Communication: FranÁais Langue Seconde." seminar, Annual Symposium of the Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics, Sherbrooke, Quebec, May 8, 1976.
"Developing Communicative Competence." NEH Instute for Foreign Language Teachers, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, July 28-29, 1977.
"We Did It Ourselves," Invited lectures and workshops, Fifth Annual Seminar on the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language, Barcelona, Spain, September 26-30, 1977.
"Language Teachers and Bilingual Education: Are We Helping of Hurting?" Keynote Address, Southern Conference on Language Teaching, Orlando, Florida, October 21, 1977.
"Language Testing: Current Research." ACTFL, San Franciso, California, November 25, 1977.
"Communicative Language Teaching." Invited Lecture Series, NEH Insitute for Foreign Language Educators, Purdue University, Summer, 1978.
"Communicative Competence: Theory and Classroom Practice."Plenary Address, Mexican Association of Teachers of English (MEXTESOL) Annual Convention, Guanajuato, Mexico, October 13, 1978.
"Communicative Language Teaching," Colloquium of Communicative Language Teaching: Current Trends and Future Developments." By invitation of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education and the Goethe Institute, Toronto, Canada, May 2, 1980.
"Dictation as a Measure of Communicative Competence in French as a Second Language," Colloquium on the Validation of Oral Proficiency Tests, Ann Arbor (University of Michigan), March 2, 1981.
"Communicative Competence and Ethnographic Research," Keynote Address in honor of H. H. Stern, retiring Director of the Modern Language Centre, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), Ontario Modern Language Teachers Association, Toronto, Canada, April 16, 1981.
"Evaluation of Communicative Competence." Invited Lecture Series, NEH Institute for Foreign Language Educators, Purdue University, Summer, 1981.
"Dictation as a Measure of Grammar of Expentancy," Linguistic Section, National Meeting of the American Association of Teachers of French (AATF), Cincinnati, Ohio, November 27, 1981.
"Dictation as a Measure of Communicative Competence," International Meeting of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Honolulu, Hawaii, May 3, 1982.
"Innovative Overchoice: Shaping the Communicative Curriculum of the 80's, "National Meeting of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), New York, November 26, 1982.
"Communicative Curriculum Design: A Proposal," International Meeting of Teachers of English to Speakers or Other Languages (TESOL), Toronto, March 17, 1983.
"Meaning in Second Language Teaching: A Curriculum Proposal," Linquistics Seminar, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, April 7, 1983.
"Communicative Language Teaching: Where Are We Going?" Keynote Address, Illinois TESOL/BE Fall Workshop, Western Illinois University, Macomb, September 24, 1983.
"Communicative Language Teaching: Where Are We Going?"Keynote Address, Ohio TESOL Annual Meeting, University of Akron, November 18, 1983.
"Communicative Curriculum Workshop," National Meeting of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). San Francisco, November 25, 1983.
"Initiatives in Communicative Language Teaching," Illinois TESOL/BE, University of Illinois, Urbana, February 4, 1984.
"Initiatives in Communicative Language Teaching," Colloquium at International Meeting of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). Houston, March 6, 1984.
"Current Issues in Foreign Language Curriculum Development," Keynote Address, Foreign Language Curriculum Symposium, New York State Department of Education, Albany, March 23, 1984.
"Initiatives in Communicative Language Teaching," Keynote Address, Northern Illinois Chapter, American Association of Teachers of German, Chicago, April 28, 1984.
"Future Directions in Second-Language Teaching," Closing Address, Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics, Ottawa, Canada, May 25, 1984.
"World Trends in Second-Language Teaching," Plenary Address, Annual Meeting of the Finnish Modern Language Teachers' Association, Helsinki, Finland, September 29, 1984.
"L'Approche Communicative,"Plenary Address, l'Association Finlandaise des Professeurs de FranÁais, Helsinki, Finland, September 29, 1984.
"Language Testing," Seminar for Finnish Language Teachers, Heinola, Finland, October 2, 1984.
"What's What in Communicative Language Teaching?," Plenary Address, Fall Meeting, New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers, October 9, 1984.
"What's What in Communicative Language Teaching?," Plenary Address, Texas TESOL Annual Meeting, Dallas, October 13, 1984.
"The TOEFL as a Measure of Communicative Competence," TOEFL Invitational Conference, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, N.J., October 19-20, 1984.
"Teaching for Communication," Workshop for modern language teachers, Cincinnati Public Schools, Cincinnati, Ohio, October 27, 1984.
"Evaluation of Communicative Competence: The ACTFL Provisional Proficiency Guidelines," Session sponsored by the American Council for Applied Linguistics, Annual Meeting of the American Council of Teachers of Foreign Languages, Chicago, November 17, 1984.
"What's What in Communicative Language Teaching?," Plenary Address, Spring Meeting of New Jersey Foreign Language Teacher's Association, Rider College, March 16, 1985.
"Evaluation of Communicative Competence: The ACTFL Provisional Proficiency Guidelines," ESL Colloquium, University of Illinois, February 19, 1985.
"Second-Language Teaching in Europe," SLATE Seminar, University of Illinois, February 20, 1985.
"Communicative Competence," Pre-conference workshop, Ontario Modern Language Teachers' Association, Toronto, Canada, March 21, 1985.
"Initiatives in Communicative Language Teaching," Colloquium, International Meeting of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, New York, N.Y., April 8, 1985.
"Initiatives in Communicative Language Teaching," Keynote Address, VII National Meeting of University, Teachers of English in Brazil, Forteleza, Brazil, July 28, 1985.
"U.S. Initiatives in Communicative Language Teaching," 5th International Workshop in Communicative Curriculum in Modern Languages, Lisbon, Portugal, October 2, 1985.
"Communicative Competence: Theory and "Classroom Practice," 5-day workshop at Erie Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Lancaster, New York, August 25-29, 1986.
"Communicative Language Teaching," Jefferson County School District, Denver, Colorado, October 17, 1986.
"Initiatives in Communicative Language Teaching II," Keynote Address, Puerto Rico TESOL Annual Meeting, San Juan, November 7-8, 1986.
"The ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines," Moderator of colloquium sponsored by the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) and the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, ACTFL Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas, November 24, 1986.
"Communicative Language Teaching," One-day workshop for foreign language faculty, University of California at Santa Barbara, January 30, 1987.
"Implementation of the ILR/ACTFL Guidelines at the High School and University Level," Invitational Symposium on the Evaluation of Foreign Language Proficiency, Indiana University, Bloomington, March 4-6,1987.
"Communicative Language Teaching," Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California, March 21, 1987.
"Second Language Acquisition/Foreign Language Learning: Nothing is More Practical Than a Good Theory, Keynote Address, SLA/FLL Conference, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, April 3-4, 1987.
"Initiatives in Communicative Language Teaching," Keynote Address, Regional English Language Centre, International Seminar on Human Resources in Language Education, Singapore, April 16, 1987.
"Colloquium on Communicative Language Teaching," Organizer and Moderator, Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Annual Meeting, Miami, Florida, April 24, 1987.
"Pacesetters in TESOL" Invited seminar at Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, (TESOL) Annual International Meeting Chicago, Illinois, March 7, 1988.
"International Initiatives in Communicative Language Teaching," Conference on Pragmatics and Language Learning. University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, April 9, 1988
"International Initiatives in Communicative Language Teaching," Conference on Communicative Language Teaching, U.S. Information Agency, Paris, France, May 9, 1988.
"Foreign Language Education: Traditions and Trends," Keynote Address 1988 Illinois Foreign Language Teachers AssociationConference, Chicago, October 21.
"Second Language Acquisition and Foreign Language Learning," Invited lecture, Department of Romance Languages, Harvard University,October 27, 1988.
"What's What in Communicative Language Teaching?"Plenary Address, 1988 INTESOL Conference, Indianapolis, November 5.
"Theoretical Issues in Communicative Language Teaching,"Distinguished Lecture Series, Temple University Japan, Tokyo, November 19-20; Osaka, November 26-27, 1988.
"Second Language Learning and Evaluation: From Theory to Classroom Practice,"Keynote Address, National Conference on Portuguese Language Teaching and Testing, University of Texas at Austin, March 4, 1989.
"Four Conversations: Task Variation and Learner Discourse," Pragmatics Conference, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, April 21, 1989 (with C. Kinginger).
"Curriculum and Course Design," Etats Généraux des Langues, International Syposium on Language Learning and Teaching, Paris, France, April 28, 1989.
"Language and Culture: Contextual Considerations," U.S. Information Agency Symposium, American Embassy, Paris, France, April 24, 1989.
"On the Interpretation, Expression, and Negotiation of Meaning," Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning, Foreign Language Acquisition Research and the Classroom, University of Pennsylvania, October 12-15, 1989.
" New Directions for AAAL," American Association for Applied Linguistics Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. December 27, 1989.
"Communicative Language Teaching: Definitions and Directions," Plenary Address Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics 1990, Washington D. C. March 16, 1990.
"Professional Issues in TESOL: Academic Mentors." TESOL International Annual Meeting, San Francisco. March 8, 1990.
"Research on the Role of Communication in Classroom-Based L2 Acquisition," International Association for Applied Linguistics, Thessaloniki, Greece, April 15-21, 1990.
"Shaping a Communicative Curriculum," Forum Lecture, International TESOL Summer Institute, Michigan State University, July 16, 1990.
"Language Learning as Problem Solving and Negotiation,"Keynote Address, Colloquium on Problem Solving in Language Learning, Department of Semiotics, University of Toronto, Canada, September 29, 1990.
"Language Testing:Consensus and Controversy,"<Featured Speaker, Assessment for Learning:A Forum for Leaders in Higher Education, National-Louis University, Evanston, Ill., October 22, 1990.
"La dictÈe: nouveau regard sur une vieille idÈe," Invited presentation, Congres Français Langue Seconde, Association of Second-Language Consultants in Manitoba School Divisions, Winnepeg, Canada, November 16, 1990.
"Communicative Language Teaching: Definitions and Directions," Invited lecture, University of Arizona Second Language Acquisition/Teaching Program, Tucson, AZ, December 6, 1990.
"Shaping a Communicative Curriculum." Invited workshop, Oakland School District, Detroit, Michigan. December 10, 1990.
"Culture and Language Learning," Video presentation and electronic dialog. National Seminar, Libreville, Gabon.February 14, 1991 (Sponsored by US Information Agency).
"This is only a test: what classroom tests tell learners about language and language learning." Invitational Colloquium on Testing and Evaluation: Feedback Strategies for Improvement of Foreign Language Learning," National Foreign Language Center, February 4-5, Washington DC.
"Shaping a Communicative Curriculum" , Plenary Address, International Congress on English Language Teaching, Chulalongkorn University, Bankok, Thailand, December 2-4, 1991.
"Exploration and Innovation in Language Teaching,"Invited Lecture Series, University of Texas, Austin, March 12, 1992
"Preparing Applied Linguists for the Future", Annual Meeting of the American Association for Applied Linguistics, Seattle, 28 February-2 March, 1992.
"Language, Communication, Social Meaning, and Social Change:The Challenge for Teachers", Plenary Address, Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics, April 20-23, 1992.
"Teaching for Communicative Competence Revisited," Invited Plenary Address, Japan Times Seminar on English Language Teaching. Mt. Fuji, Japan, June 22, 1992.
"Comment etre bilingue?" Invited Lecture, Lyceum Club International de Dijon-Bourgogne. Dijon, France, February 15, 1993.
"Evaluation: une perspective amÈricaine. " Invited Lecture. Les Rencontres du C.I.E.F, UniversitÈ LumiËre Lyon II, France, March 31, 1993.
"Shaping a Communicative Curriculum." Invited Seminar. Prague and Pelhrimov, South Bohemia. April 21 and April 22, 1993.
Communicative English Language Teaching. Invited Seminar Series. Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland, April 26-30.
In-service seminar on Communicative Language Teaching, Annual Teacher Training Congresso of Yazigi International/Brazil in Sao Paolo 7-12 October, 1993
Opening Plenary Address, Associacion Colombiano de Profesores de Ingles (ASOCOPI),San Andres Island, Columbia, 16 October, 1993
"Where is Language Teaching Headed?," Roundtable organizer and moderator, SLATE Seminar Series, UIUC, February 2, 1994.
"Shaping a Communicative Curriculum," FL/ESL Seminar, University of California at Berkeley, February 10, 1994.
"Language, Social Meaning, and Social Change," University of Maryland Humanities Lecture, Baltimore, March 3, 1994
"Communicative Competence Revisited," Foreign Languages Seminar, University of Maryland, Baltimore, March 4, 1994.
"Language Politics and the FL Text," Annual Meeting of the American Association for Applied Linguistics, Baltimore, March 8, 1994.
"Language, Social Meaning, and Social Change," Plenary Address, Southeastern Conference on Linguistics (SECOL), Memphis, April 8, 1994.
"Teaching for Meaning: Shaping a Communicative Curriculum," Four Corners of Japan Tour (Kyoto, Tokyo, Yokohama, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Hiroshima), Japan Association for Language Teaching, October 21-31, 1995.
"Language, Social Meaning, and Social Change: The Challenge for Teachers," Opening Plenary Address, Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) International Conference, Nagoya, November 3, 1995.
"All Good Things." Paper presented in Cornell Association of Students in Applied Linguistics Speaker Series, Cornell University, 19 April 1999.
"CLT in Translation." Paper presented at the Tri-annual Meeting of the International Association of Applied Lingusitics, Tokyo, Japan, 4-8 August 1999.
"Communicative Language Teaching for the 21st Century. Plenary address. XVII National Conference for Teachers of English, San José, Costa Rica, 25 January, 2001.
"Communicative Language Teaching for the 21st Century. Plenary address. 18th Annual Conference on English Teaching and Learning, Republic of China, Taipei, May 19, 2001.
Communicative language teaching: discourse process and goals. Plenary address, International Conference on Discourse in Teaching a Foreign Language, The Tambov State University, Tambov, Russia, November, 5, 2002.
Communicative English Teaching in Asian Contexts: The Challenge for Teacher
Education,. Plenary address, Pan-Asian Conference on English Language Teaching
and Learning, Taipei, Taiwan, Nov.8, 2002.
Cultures and Comparisons: Strategies for Learners. Annual Meeting of the
American Association for Applied Linguistics, Arlington, VA, March 22-25, 2002.
(with P. Sysoyev)
Language Teaching in the 21st Century: Where are we headed? Plenary address, International Conference on Hebrew Language and Literature, U of South Florida,Tampa, May 18, 2003.
Beyond Communicative Language Teaching: Language Learning for the 21st Century, Plenary address, Ontario Conference on Applied Linguistics, Queen’s University, June 10-11, 2004.
Defining and Evaluating Communicative Competence, Ming Chuan University, Taipei, Taiwan, March 19, 2009
Communicative Language Teaching in Japan, Nagoya University of Foreign Studies, Nagoya, Japan, Oct.31, 2009.