Biography
Lisya Seloni is a Professor of TESOL and Applied Linguistics in the Department of English at Illinois State University, where she teaches courses on composition, cross-cultural issues in TESOL, second language writing and TESOL methods and materials. Her research explores ethnographic approaches to second language writing, academic socialization and issues related to sociopolitical context of English language teaching. She is specifically interested in the ways translingual writers construct knowledge and text in various writing environments across the disciplines. Her research interests also include issues revolving around language policy, language maintenance and linguistic landscape. She is the co-author of Ethnolinguistic Diversity and Literacy Education. Her most recent publications have appeared in Journal of Second Language Writing, English for Specific Purposes, and Language Policy.
Current Courses
446.001Assessment and Testing in English as a Second Language
346.001Assessment And Testing In English As Second Language
599.026Research And Dissertation
394.001Tesol Practicum
Teaching Interests & Areas
Second Language Writing, Critical Pedagogy, Intercultural Rhetoric, Cross-cultural issues in TESOL
Research Interests & Areas
Second Language Writing, Critical Pedagogy, Language Ethnography, Academic Discourse Socialization, Linguistic Landscapes
Book, Authored
Farr, M., Seloni, L., & Song, J. Ethnolinguistic Diversity and Literacy Education. Routledge (2010)
Book, Chapter
Seloni, L. Intertextual Connections between Spoken and Written Texts: A Microanalysis of Doctoral Students’ Textual Constructions. D. Belcher and A. Hirvela (EDs), The Oral-Literate Connection: Perspectives on L2 Speaking, Writing, and Other Media Interactions. University of Michigan Press (2008)
Journal Article
Seloni, L., & Sarfati, Y. Linguistic Landscape of Gezi Park Protests in Turkey: A Discourse Analysis of Graffiti. Journal of Language and Politics 16.5 (2017): 782-808.
Sarfati, Y., & Seloni, L. (Trans)national language ideologies and family language practices: a life history inquiry of Judeo-Spanish in Turkey. Language Policy 12.1 (2012): 7-26.
Seloni, L. (2012). (Un) Covering family rhetoric: A story of Ladino (Jewish-Spanish) in Istanbul. Harlot: A Revealing Look at the Arts of Persuasion. http://harlotofthearts.org/index.php/harlot/article/view/92/96
Seloni, L. (2013) Toward a Post-Method Teacher Education Program: Preparing Pre- Service Teachers for the Writing Needs of Ethno-Linguistically Diverse Classrooms. In L. Oliveira and T. Silva (Eds.) Second Language Writing in the Secondary Classroom: Experiences, Issues, and Perspectives (p. 166-189). New York: Routledge.
Seloni, L. (2014). "I'm an artist and a scholar who is trying to find a middle point": A textographic analysis of a Colombian art historian's thesis writing. Journal of Second Language Writing. 25: 79-99.
Presentations
Linguistic Landscape of Gezi Park Protests in Turkey: A Discourse Analysis of Graffiti. Annual Meeting of the Middle East Studies Association 2014. (2014)
Examining methodological complexities in second language writing research. TESOL International Convention. Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). (2012)
Maintenance of Judeo-Spanish in Istanbul: A story of an endangered language. American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL). (2012)
The privileged status of English and multilingual writers across disciplines. TESOL International Convention. Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). (2012)
Writing for social change: Students taking action through multigenre writing. Teaching and Learning Symposium. CTLT, Illinois State University. (2012)
At the crossroads of composition and applied linguistics: Reflections on Second Language Writing Research and praxis. New Directions in English Studies Conference. Illinois State University. (2011)
Ethnolinguistic diversity in the Writing Centers. International Writing Center Association Summer Institute 2011. International Writing Center Association. (2011)
Issues for Nonnative English Speaking Teachers in EFL Writing Teacher Preparation. TESOL International Convention. Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). (2011)
Multilingual writers at the first year writing program: A focus on genre and intercultural rhetoric. First Year Teachers Orientation. Illinois State University. (2011)
Preparing pre-service language educators for ethnolinguistically diverse classrooms. Illinois TESOL/Bilingual Education (ITBE). (2011)
Grants & Contracts
Faculty Community Engagement Grant. Center of Civic Engagement. Illinois State University. (2022)
New Faculty Initiative Grant. University Research Grant Program, Illinois State University. Illinois State University.
Research Initiative Funding. Research Institute, Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Other.
Teaching-Learning Development Grant. Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology, Illinois State University. Illinois State University.
