Courses Taught
- LING 390: Introduction to Linguistics
- LING 411/511: Syntax
- LING 414/514: Pragmatics
- LING 438/538: Second Language Acquisition
- LING 4/577: TESOL Methods I
- LING 510: Professional Development for Teaching Assistants
- LING 560: Research Design
- LING 561: Research Methods
- RUS 201: Second-year Russian
Research Interests
- Computer-assisted language learning
- Second language pragmatics
- Psycholinguistics (cognitive processes in SLA, eye-tracking research)
- Language testing/assessment
Representative Publications
- Sydorenko, T., Thorne, S. L., Hellermann, J., Sanchez, A., & Howe, V. (2021). Directives and the organization of task formation in augmented reality game interaction. Modern Language Journal.
- Sydorenko, T., Jones, Z. W., Daurio, P., & Thorne, S. L. (2020). Beyond the curriculum: Extended discourse practice through self-access pragmatics simulations. Language Learning & Technology, 24(2), 48–69. http://hdl.handle.net/10125/44725
- Laughlin, V., Sydorenko, T. and Daurio, P. (2020). Using spoken dialogue technology for L2 speaking practice: What do teachers think? Computer Assisted Learning.
- Santelmann, L., & Sydorenko, T. (2020). Second language acquisition and the teaching of pragmatics. In S. Conrad, A. Hartig, & L. Santelmann (Eds.), The Cambridge Introduction to Applied Linguistics. Cambridge University Press.
- Sydorenko, T., Hellermann, J., Thorne, S., & Howe, V. (2019). Mobile augmented reality and language-related episodes. TESOL Quarterly, 53(3), 712-740.
- Sydorenko, T., Smits, T., Evanini, K., & Ramanarayanan, V. (2019). Simulated speaking environments for language learning: Insights from three cases. Computer Assisted Language Learning, 32(1-2), 17-48.
- Sydorenko, T., Daurio, P., & Thorne, S. (2018). Refining pragmatically-appropriate oral communication via computer-simulated conversations. Computer Assisted Language Learning, 31, 157-180.
- Sydorenko, T., Hsieh, C-N., Ahn, S., & Arnold, N. (2017). Foreign Language Learners’ Beliefs about CALL: The Case of a U.S. Midwestern University. CALICO Journal, 34(2), 196-218.
- Sydorenko, T., & Tuason, G. H. (2016). Noticing of pragmatic features during spoken interaction. In K. Bardovi-Harlig and C. Félix-Brasdefer (Eds.), Pragmatics & Language Learning, Vol. 14 (pp. 233-264). Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai’i, National Foreign Language Resource Center.
- Sydorenko, T. (2015). The use of computer-delivered structured tasks in pragmatic instruction: An exploratory study. Intercultural Pragmatics, 12(3), 333-362.
- Sydorenko, T., Maynard, C., & Guntly, E. (2014). Rater behavior when judging language learners’ pragmatic appropriateness in extended discourse. TESL Canada Journal, 32(1), 19-41.
- Winke, P., Gass, S., Sydorenko, T. (2013). Factors influencing the use of captions by foreign language learners: An eye-tracking study. The Modern Language Journal, 97(1), 254-275.