Selected Publications

Abbott, Marilyn L., Lee, Kent K., Rossiter, Marian J. (2021). Research mobilization in TESL reading groups: Benefits, challenges, supports, and procedures. Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 67(1),3-19.

Abbott, M. L., Lee, K., & Rossiter, M. J. (2018). Evaluating the effectiveness and functionality of professional learning communities in adult ESL programs. TESL Canada Journal, 2018 Special Issue (Professional Self-development for ELT Practitioners), 35(2), 1-25.

Abbott, M. L., Lee, K., & Rossiter, M. J. (2017). Enhancing the impact of evidence-based publications on K-12 ESL teacher practices. Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 63(2), 193-213.

Rossiter, M. J., Abbott, M. L., & Kushnir, A. (2016). L2 vocabulary research and instructional practices: Where are the gaps? TESL-EJ, 20(1), 1-25.

Abbott, M. L., Rossiter, M. J., & Hatami, S. (2015). Promoting engagement with peer-reviewed journal articles in adult ESL programs. TESL Canada Journal, 33(1), 80-105.

Rossiter, M. J., Hatami, S., Ripley, D., & Rossiter, K. R. (2015). Immigrant and refugee youth settlement experiences: “A new kind of war”. International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies, 6(4.1), 746-770.

Bickley, C., Rossiter, M. J., & Abbott, M. L. (2014). Intercultural communicative competence in the ESL classroom. Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 60(1), 135-160.

Rossiter, M. J., Abbott, M. L., & Hatami, S. (2013). Enhancing the reading of peer-reviewed research in the Teaching English as a Second Language Community. Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 59(4), 674-692.

Schwabl, K., Rossiter, M., & Abbott, M. (2013). University students’ and instructors’ paraphrasing and citation knowledge and practices. Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 59(3), 1-19.

Munro, B. J., Abbott, M. L., & Rossiter, M. J. (2013). Getting to the science: Helping English language learners show what they know (Reprinted from Alberta Science Education, 42[3]). Accent, 21(1), 7-16.

Ripley, D., Hatami, S., & Rossiter, M. J. (2013, September). In their own words: The experiences of newcomer immigrant youth. Accent, 21(1), 17-19.

Munro, B. J., Abbott, M. L., & Rossiter, M. J. (2013). Mentoring for success: Accommodation strategies for ELLs. Canadian Journal of Action Research, 14(2), 22-38.

Munro, B. J., Abbott, M. L., & Rossiter, M. J. (2013). Getting to the science: Helping English language learners show what they know. Alberta Science Education Journal 42(3), 34-43.

Ngo, H. V., Rossiter, M. J., & Stewart, C. (2013). Understanding risk and protective factors associated with criminal involvement in a multicultural society. International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies, 4(1), 54-71.

Rossiter, M. J., & Waugh, E. (2012). Incorporating pragmatics in a CLB-based program; Sample tools for incorporating pragmatics in a CLB-based program In Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks, CLB support kit (pp. 71-98). Ottawa, ON: Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks.

Rossiter, M. J., & Derwing, T. M. (2012). Still far to go: A call for systematic programming for immigrant and refugee children and youth. In F. E. McCarthy & M. H. Vickers (Eds.), Refugee and immigrant students (Vol. 4, pp. 91-108). International Advances in Education: Global Initiatives for Equity and Social Justice. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

Abbott, M. L., & Rossiter, M. J. (2011). ESL instructor professional development: Program administrator and instructor views. Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 57 (2), 204-219.

Nicholas, B., Rossiter, M. J., & Abbott, M. L. (2011). Learners’ stories in the ESL classroom. Canadian Modern Language Review, 67 (2), 247–268. DOI:10.3138/cmlr.67.2.247

Rossiter, M. J., Derwing, T. M., Manimtim, L., & Thomson, R. I. (2010). Oral fluency: The neglected component in the communicative classroom. Canadian Modern Language Review, 66(4), 583-606.

Derwing, T. M., Munro, M. J., Thomson, R. I., & Rossiter, M. J. (2009). The relationship between L1 fluency and L2 fluency development. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 31, 533-557. DOI:10.1017/S0272263109990015

Rossiter, M. J., & Rossiter, K. R. (2009). Diamonds in the rough: Bridging gaps in supports for at-risk immigrant and refugee youth. Journal of International Migration and Integration. DOI: 10.1007/s12134-009-0110-3

Rossiter, M. J. (2009). Perceptions of L2 fluency by native and non-native speakers of English. The Canadian Modern Language Review, 65 (3), 395-412. doi:10.3138/cmlr.65.3.395

Rossiter, M. J., Derwing, T. M., & Jones, V. M. L. O. (2008). Is a picture worth a thousand words? TESOL Quarterly, 42, 325-329.

Rossiter, M. J. (2005). Slavic brides in rural Alberta. Journal of International Migration and Integration, 6, 493-512.

Rossiter, M. J. (2005). Developmental sequences of L2 communication strategies. Applied Language Learning, 15 (1-2), 55-66.

Derwing, T. M., Rossiter, M. J., Munro, M. J., & Thomson, R. I. (2004). Second language fluency: Judgments on different tasks. Language Learning, 54, 655-679.

Rossiter, M. J. (2003). “It’s like chicken but bigger”: The effects of communication strategy instruction in the ESL classroom. The Canadian Modern Language Review, 60, 105-121.

Rossiter, M. J. (2003). The effects of affective strategy instruction in the ESL classroom. In Special Issue: Strategy research and training (N. J. Anderson, Ed.). TESL-EJ, 7 (2), 1-20.

Derwing, T. M., & Rossiter, M. J. (2003). The effects of pronunciation instruction on the accuracy, fluency, and complexity of L2 accented speech. Applied Language Learning, 13, 1-17.

Derwing, T. M., & Rossiter, M. J. (2002). They speaked and wrote real good: Judgements of non-native and native grammar. Language Awareness, 11, 84-99.

Derwing, T. M., Rossiter, M. J., & Munro, M. J. (2002). Teaching native speakers to listen to foreign-accented speech. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 23, 245-259.

Derwing, T. M., & Rossiter, M. J. (2002). ESL learners’ perceptions of their pronunciation needs and strategies. System, 30, 155-166.

Breitkreutz, J. A., Derwing, T. M., & Rossiter, M. J. (2001). Pronunciation teaching practices in Canada. TESL Canada Journal, 19, 51-61.

Rossiter, M. J. (2001). The challenges of classroom-based SLA research. Applied Language Learning, 12, 31-44.

Derwing, T. M., Rossiter, M. J., & Hannis, D. (2000). Enhancing social work students’ confidence to listen to foreign-accepted speech. Canadian Social Work, 2, 22-29.

Rossiter, M. J., & Pawlikowska-Smith, G. (1999). The use of CLBA scores in LINC program placement practices in western Canada. TESL Canada Journal, 16, 39-52.

Selected Reports

Ngo, H. V., Rossiter, M. J., & Stewart, C. (2011). Crime and crime prevention in a multicultural society. Calgary, AB: Centre for Criminology and Justice Research, Mount Royal University.

Feasibility study of a professional development program for English as a second language instructors of adult immigrants. (2008). Edmonton, AB: Alberta Employment and Immigration.

Selected Book Reviews

Rossiter, M. J. (2012, May). Review of two books: What English language teachers need to know, Vols. I & II (Murray & Christison, 2011). Canadian Modern Language Review, 68 (2), 234-242. doi:10.3138/cmlr.68.2.234

Rossiter, M. J. (2009). Review of two books: Teaching ESL/EFL listening and speaking (Nation, I. S. P., & Newton, J.) and Teaching ESL/EFL reading and writing (Nation, I. S. P.). Canadian Modern Language Review, 66 (2), 327-331.

Rossiter, M. J. (2007). Review of the book English for academic purposes: An advanced resource book (Ken Hyland). Canadian Modern Language Review, 63 (4), 575-580.

Rossiter, M. J. (2006). Review of the book Cross-border marriages: Gender and mobility in transnational Asia. Journal of International Migration and Integration, 7 (2), 258-259).

Rossiter, M. J. (2006). Review of the book Formulaic Sequences: Acquisition, processing and use. Canadian Modern Language Review, 62, 484-486.

Rossiter, M. J. (2004). Review of the book The world in a city. Journal of International Migration and Integration, 5, 517-518.

Rossiter, M. J. (2004). Review of two books Romance on a global stage: Pen Pals, virtual ethnography, and “mail-order” marriages and Wife or worker? Asian women and Migration. Journal of International Migration and Integration, 5, 257-259.