Curriculum vitae

Lillian Jones, PHD 

lillian.jones@uci.edu

EDUCATION

Ph.D., University of California, Davis • Davis, CA • Major: Spanish Linguistics, Second Language Acquisition

M.A. Spanish, Saint Louis University • St. Louis, MO • Academic Year completed at Saint Louis University - Madrid

B.A. Spanish, University of Washington • Seattle, WA

Semester Abroad, University of Granada • Granada, Andalucía, Spain

Teaching Experience

Associate Instructor

Instructor - Spanish for Specific Purposes (UC Davis)

Instructor - English for Specific Purposes (UC Davis)

Saint Louis University

Teaching Assistant

Other

Languages

English native speaker; Spanish near-native speaker; Italian intermediate

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Jones, L. “The Task is in the Text: Texting and L2 Oral Fluency”. IALLT (International Association of Language Learning Technology) Annual Conference: "Language and Technology at the Crossroads". New Orleans, LA, June 14-17, 2023.

Jones, L. “The Task is in the Text: Texting and L2 Oral Fluency”. CALICO (Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium) Annual Conference: "Toward open, sustainable, and multimodal CALL". Minneapolis, MN, June 6-10, 2023.

Jones, L. Roundtable Presentation: “The Task is in the Text: Texting and L2 Oral Fluency”. AAAL (American Association of Applied Linguists) Annual Conference: "Collaborating and Mentoring in Applied Linguistics". Portland, OR, March 18-21, 2023.

Jones, L. Poster Presentation: “The Task is in the Text: Texting and L2 Oral Fluency”. 7th Annual Scholarship on Teaching and Learning Conference. University of California, Davis. December 2nd, 2022.

Jones, L. “SPR Session for Graduate Students: Getting Your Work Noticed”. 104th AATSP (American Association for Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese) Annual Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico. July 9th, 2022.

Jones, L. “Input, output, & feedback: a triad approach to L2 pronunciation training in a CALL environment”. 104th AATSP (American Association for Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese) Annual Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico. July 9th, 2022.

Jones, L. “Input, output, & feedback: a triad approach to L2 pronunciation training in a CALL environment”. CALICO 2022 (Computer-Assisted Language Instruction Consortium), Seattle, WA. June 4th, 2022.

Jones, L. “Input, output, & feedback: a triad approach to L2 pronunciation training in a CALL environment”. Scholarship on Teaching and Learning Conference. University of California, Davis. December 3rd, 2021.

Jones, L. “L2 Spanish Vocabulary Retention Using Collocations”. American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP) Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia. July 8-11, 2021.

Jones, L. & Blake, R. “Computer Assisted Vocabulary Instruction Using Collocations”. Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO). Virtual. July 2-6, 2021.

Jones, L. “Computer-Assisted Vocabulary Retention Using Collocations”. CALICO 2020, (Computer-Assisted Language Instruction Consortium) “Global Realities”. Seattle, Washington. May 28th, 2020. (Conference canceled).

Jones, L. “L2 Spanish Vocabulary Retention Using Collocations” at Graduate Student Day Competition. 102nd Annual AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese) Conference. San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 11th, 2020. (Conference canceled). 

Jones, L. "Automating L2 Pronunciation Instruction and Evaluation" at CALICO (Computer-Assisted Language Instruction Consortium) Conference. Montréal, Québec, Canada. May 25th, 2019. 

Jones, L. “The impact of SMS on linguistic production” 25th Annual Graduate Student Association Research Symposium • Saint Louis University • St. Louis, MO • April 26th, 2019 

Jones, L. “El impacto del SMS en la producción lingüística” Saint Louis University Annual Symposium, Languages, Literatures, and Cultures • St. Louis, MO • April 6th, 2019 

Jones, L. “The impact of SMS on linguistic production”. University of Georgia. Crossroads: Graduate Student Interdisciplinary Conference • Athens, GA • Feb. 21st - 22nd, 2019

Workshops, presentations & lectures

Jones, L. “Selection and Integration of Educational Technology Tools for Teaching and Learning” workshop for graduate students and postdocs. University of California, Davis. July 19th, 2023.

Jones, L. “Knowledge Organizations: visualizing complex concepts utilizing low- and high-tech tools and strategies” Professional Development Workshop for Teaching Assistant Consultants in the Center for Educational Effectiveness. University of California, Davis. April 24th, 2023.

Jones, L. “Technology & the Graduate Student Instructor #2: Topics, Tools & Strategies” Professional Development Workshop for Teaching Assistant Consultant Fellows in the Learning, Teaching, and Assessment unit. University of California, Davis. March 15th, 2023.

Jones, L. & Haddad, J. “Engaging and Empowering International Students in the Classroom”. Interactive workshop for instructors to learn about international students' needs and challenges and explore practical strategies and techniques to employ in their teaching practices. Center for Educational Effectiveness. University of California, Davis. March 6th, 2023. 

Merrill, M. & Jones, L. “Effective use of technology to support learning” Guest co-lecture in Seminar on College Teaching (EDU 398). University of California, Davis. March 1st, 2023.

Jones, L. “Technology & the Graduate Student Instructor” Professional Development Workshop for Teaching Assistant Consultant Fellows in the Learning, Teaching, and Assessment unit. University of California, Davis. February 15th, 2023.

Jones, L. & Hsiang-Yu, M.F. “Getting to Know What Your Students Know: Simple Strategies to Assess Student Learning” • Interactive workshop offering practical techniques for instructors to assess student learning, focusing on low-stakes formative assessments. Center for Learning, Teaching, and Assessment. University of California, Davis. October 31st, 2022. 

Jones, L. “Innovative audio-only use of AggieVideo for a fully online Spanish course”. DOLCE (Discussing Online Learning and Collaborative Education). Academic Technology Services. University of California, Davis. January 7th, 2022.

Jones, L. “3-Minute Thesis®” Competition • “The impact of SMS on linguistic production” Office of Graduate Education • Saint Louis University •St. Louis, MO •
November 30th, 2018.

Jones, L. “Rompiendo Reglas - El impacto del SMS en la producción lingüística” for the classes “Language in Use: Spanish Pragmatics” and “Spanish Phonetics & Phonology” • Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO • Fall 2018

Jones, L. "Introduction to using Flipgrid in your Foreign Language Classroom" for the class “Methods & Technology for Teaching French” • Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO • Fall 2018

publications

Articles & Chapters

Blake, R., Jones, L., & Osborn, C. (2024). Enseñanza híbrida y en línea: entornos de aprendizaje y aula invertida. In J. Muñoz-Basols, M.F. Gutiérrez & L. Cerezo (Eds.), La enseñanza del español mediada por tecnología de la justicia social a la Inteligencia Artificial (IA). Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group, (pp. tbd). https://bit.ly/3XGz62G 


Bradley, T., Morris, K. & Jones, L. (2023). Incomplete resyllabification and ambisyllabic gestural coupling in Spanish. Loquens, 9(1-2), e094. https://doi.org/10.3989/loquens.2022.e094


Jones, L. (2021). El impacto del SMS en la literacidad y otras implicaciones. Spanish and Portuguese Review, 6, 41-66. https://spanportreview.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/6-jones-lillian.-sms-y-literacidad.pdf


García, C., Nickolai, D., & Jones, L. (2020). Traditional Versus ASR-Based Pronunciation Instruction: An Empirical Study. CALICO Journal, 37(3), 213-232. https://doi.org/10.1558/cj.40379

publications

Other

Romjue, A., Soares, K., Jones, L. & Duan, S. (2023, August 16). IALLT 2023 Conference Report. FLTMAG.com. https://fltmag.com/iallt-2023-conference-report/


Jones, L. (2023). Book Review of Nicole Ziegler and Marta González-Lloret (Eds.). The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Technology. New York: Routledge, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1558/cj.25738


Jones, L. (2021, October 26). Trends from SITT (Summer Institute on Teaching with Technology) 2021: A Five-Part Blog Series. The Wheel, UC Davis. 1) Going Forward: Online Teaching Strategies Applied to In-Person Classes, 2) Student Autonomy, 3) The Student Voice, 4) Flexibility, Accessibility & Support, and 5) Collaboration, Teamwork & Team Building.


Jones, L. (2020, April 9). Digital Storytelling. The Wheel, UC Davis. 

https://wheel.ucdavis.edu/2020/04/09/5265/


Jones, L. (2019). Three Innovative Approaches to Integrating Emoji Into Your Language Lessons. FLTMAG.com. Retrieved from https://fltmag.com/integrating-emoji-into-your-language-lessons/


Jones, L. (2019). Book Review of Marta González-Lloret & Margarita Vinagre, Comunicación mediada por tecnologías: Aprendizaje y enseñanza de la lengua extranjera. Sheffield, UK: Equinox Publishing, 2018.  http://hdl.handle.net/10125/44695


Jones, L. (2020, August 28). Trends from SITT (Summer Institute on Teaching with Technology) 2020: A Five-Part Blog Series. The Wheel, UC Davis. 1) Equity & Accessibility, 2) Community & Connection, 3) Video, 4) Multimodal, multitasking,  5) Breakout Rooms.


Jones, L. (2020). Linguistic Society of America, student ambassador blog: 

 - Voices: who we are and what we say: https://bit.ly/LSAVoices

 - Teaching, Learning & Coping during Covid-19. 3-part series: https://bit.ly/LSATLC1, https://bit.ly/LSATLC2, https://bit.ly/LSATLC3


Jones, L. Author - PodcastProject.org. “En la cámara”, “Cambridge Analytica”.

*I develop and implement comprehension activities in the form of interactive content using WordPress and H5P (HTML5 Package).

Leadership & service positions

Chair • CALICO Grad Student SIG (Special Interest Group)
Special Interest Group for Graduate Students within the Computer-Assisted Language Instruction Consortium


Advisory Committee Summer Institute on Teaching & Technology 2023

“Small Acts, Big Impacts” • University of California, Davis • Sept. 14th & 15th.


Senior Managing Editor, Spanish & Portuguese Review, the graduate student journal for the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese 


Advisory Committee Summer Institute on Teaching & Technology 2022

“Unmuting Our Students” • University of California, Davis 


Committee Member • CALICO Grad Student SIG
Special Interest Group for Graduate Students within the Computer-Assisted Language Instruction Consortium.


Managing Editor for Communications, Spanish & Portuguese Review, the graduate student journal for the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese 


Advisory Committee Summer Institute on Teaching & Technology 2021

“Bouncing Back: Flexible Teaching in a Year of Recovery” • University of California, Davis


Co-Director • 7th Annual Symposium on Language Research, University of California, Davis. (online)


Co-chair, Cluster on Language Research • University of California, Davis 


Co-coordinator and panelist • Student Panel: Student Resources During a Pandemic: Linguistic Society of America Student Ambassadors Share Their Experiences and Insight.

Co-graduate student advisor, Spanish Club at the University of California, Davis


Associate Editor for Social Media & Communications, Spanish & Portuguese Review, the graduate student journal for the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese 


Student Ambassador for the Linguistic Society of America at the University of California, Davis.


Advisory Committee Summer Institute on Teaching & Technology • “Remotely Possible: Moving Beyond the Emergency” University of California, Davis. 


Volunteer | Publicity Team, Info Desk & Events • Linguistic Society of America Linguistic Institute, “Linguistics in the Digital Era”, University of California, Davis
    Courses completed at the LSA Institute: Corpus Linguistics, Topics in Sociolinguistics and Computer-Mediated Communication, Introduction to Sociolinguistics, & Introduction to Language Acquisition.


Event Co-Organizer | Languages, Literatures and Cultures Undergraduate & Graduate Symposium • Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 


Event Organizer | New Trends in the Dynamic Language Classroom,  Pedagogical Workshop • Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO. 


Coordinator - Tertulia - Informal Spanish conversation hour

Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO.


Volunteer | 6th Annual Symposium on Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO


Panel Moderator | “Metropolitan Powers and Exclusion”
Dept. of Languages, Literatures & Cultures Annual Symposium
Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO.


Graduate student advisor - Spanish Club

Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO.

              

Lead Volunteer - Practiquemos Español (Spanish conversation group)

Austin Public Library, Austin, TX.

certifications & Trainings

UC Entrepreneurship Academy • 4-day program including lectures, discussions, interactive activities, and mentoring sessions designed for participants to gain knowledge and networks to identify, develop and validate the market potential of research or business ideas. University of California, Davis • Sept. 19-22, 2023


Workshop Summer School • Ecological Perspectives on Language Teaching: Designing a Second Language Acquisition Research Study • Université Catholique de Louvain & University of California, Davis • Davis, CA • July 10-14, 2023


Certificate Series: Teaching and Learning Complex (TLC)

The goal of this series is to prepare UC Davis instructors for teaching with active learning strategies in the new building that features flexible technology-enhanced classrooms. University of California, Davis • Jan. - Mar. 2022

Workshop series: Hybrid and Online Courses: Teaching and Learning in E-Learning Spaces • Center for Educational Effectiveness • University of California, Davis.

media

Podcast guest. Hartman, A. (2023, February 1). The Next Generation, a Conversation with Three Ph.D. Candidates in Spanish. [Audio podcast episode]. In AATSP Podcast. https://anchor.fm/aatspmetny/episodes/The-Next-Generation--a-Conversation-with-Three-Ph-D--Candidates-in-Spanish-e1us9f9

Guest. @KDVS903fm • UC Davis Community Freeform Radio
Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour.
Discussion: Linguistics, Second Language Acquisition & Technology

Honors, awards & nominations

2023-2024 Leaders for the Future Fellow, Mike and Renee Child Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship • University of California, Davis


2023 Dean’s Summer Graduate Fellowship • University of California, Davis • College of Letters & Science


2023 Outstanding Graduate Student Award • CALICO (Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium) (Professional Organization)


2023 GSA Research Grant • Graduate Student Association and Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of California, Davis.

2023 Ursula Williams Graduate Student Conference Grant. International Association for Language Learning Technology (IALLT). New Orleans, LA, June 14-17, 2023.


2023 Graduate Student Association's Spring Travel Award, University of California, Davis. 


2022-2023 Teaching Assistant Consultant Fellowship, Center for Educational Effectiveness, University of California, Davis


2022 Mango Languages Dissertation Award 


2022 Research Exchange Fellowship, University of Salamanca, Spain


2021 Conference Travel Stipend, American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP), Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.


2021 Graduate Student Association's Spring Travel Award, University of California, Davis. 


2021 Travel Support Grant, National Federation of Modern Language Teachers Associations (NFMLTA), AATSP, Atlanta, Georgia.

 
2019-2020 Provost Fellowship • Office of Graduate Studies & Graduate Program in Spanish, University of California, Davis


2019 Nomination for FLAM (Foreign Language Association of Missouri) Outstanding Future Foreign Language Teacher


2018 Graduate Teaching Assistant Teaching Award, Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Department • Saint Louis University


2018 Nomination for Graduate Student Association Teaching Assistant Teaching Award • Graduate Student Association • Saint Louis University


2008 Dean’s List • University of Washington