MarkFranklin Powell

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E-mail:

• powellm@mail.utexas.edu

PERSONAL INFORMATION

• Born November 17, 1968 in Hermiston, Oregon.
• Single
• American Citizenship

EDUCATION

• M.A. Candidate in Slavic Linguistics, with a minor in Applied Linguistics at The University of Texas at Austin, Expected Graduation Date, May 1996.
• Graduate T.E.S.L. Certificate at Brigham Young University, Completion Date, April 22, 1993.
• B.A. Degree in Russian, with a minor in Linguistics at Brigham Young University, Graduation Date, December 18, 1992.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

• Teach Macintosh, PC, UNIX, and VMS computer short courses
• Develop teaching materials for computer classes

January 1996-present. Volunteer Teaching Assistant, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Texas at Austin.

• Teach weekly video class for second year Russian students

May 1993 to June 1993. EFL Teacher, Barnaul State Pedagogical Institute, Barnaul, Russia.

• Taught second, third and fourth year English conversation classes

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Develop CD-ROM module project

June 1995 to January 1996. Computer Lab Assistant, Training Services Group, Computation Center , University of Texas at Austin.

• Teach Macintosh and PC computer classes
• Assist in the teaching of Macintosh and PC computer classes

January 1995 to June 1995. Resident Director, University of Texas at Austin/Moscow Linguistics University Exchange , Moscow, Russia.

• Act as liaison between University of Texas and Moscow Linguistics University
• Supervise students in study abroad program

September 1994 to January 1995. Graduate Research Assistant, Dr. Thomas J. Garza, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Texas at Austin.

• Develop CD-ROM module project

September 1993 to September 1994. Computer Lab Assistant, Microtechnologies Group , Computation Center , University of Texas at Austin.

• Assist students with computer problems

November 1992 to April 1993. Computer Lab Assistant, Humanities Research Center, Brigham Young University.

• Assist students with computer problems
• Develop computer-assisted instruction courseware

September 1992 to April 1993. Research Assistant, Dr. David Hart, Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages, Brigham Young University.

• Conduct research on stress acquisition
• Grade papers

PUBLICATIONS

• Powell, Mark. "The Moscow Kremlin: An Interactive Tour," Proceedings of the Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium 1994 Annual Symposium "Human Factors". Eds. Frank Borchardt and Eleanor Johnson. Flagstaff: Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium , 1994. 173-177.

• Powell, Mark. "The Acquisition of Stress in Russian Nouns," Deseret Language and Linguistics Society Symposium Proceedings. Provo: Deseret Langauge and Linguistics Society, 1993.

PRESENTATIONS

• "Za predelami Moskovskogo Kremlja: HyperCard on Red Square." Presented at the American Association of Slavic and East European Languagtes Annual Meeting. Palmer House Hilton, Chicago. December 20, 1995.

• "Prochievement Testing: A New Method of Evaluation?" Presented at the Annual Meeting of the South Central Modern Language Association . The Clarion Hotel, New Orleans. November 11, 1994.

• "The Moscow Kremlin: An Interactive Tour," Presented at the Computer-Assisted Language Instruction Consortium 1994 Annual Symposium "Human Factors". Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff. March 17, 1994.

• "The Acquisition of Stress in Russian Nouns," Presented at the Annual Symposium of the Deseret Language and Linguistics Society. Brigham Young University , Provo. April 2, 1993.

PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOPS

• Participant in the 6th NEH/CORLAC Russian Summer Institute, Bryn Mawr College , June 26, 1994 - July 23, 1994.

GRANTS AND AWARDS

• Professional Development Award, Graduate School, University of Texas at Austin, November, 1994.

• Professional Development Award, Graduate School, University of Texas at Austin, March 1994.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND OFFICES

• AATSEEL (American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages, 1993-present

• ACTFL (American Council of the Teachers of Foreign Languages), 1996- present.

• ACTR (American Council of Teachers of Russian), 1993-present

• MLA (Modern Language Association), 1996 - present.

• SCMLA (South Central Modern Language Association), 1994-present

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

• Secretary, Russian Language and Methodology panel, South Central Modern Language Association , 1995.

• Chair, Russian Language and Methodology panel, South Central Modern Language Association , 1996.

• Secretary, Technology and Teaching: Applications for Slavic Languages panel, American Association of Slavic and East European Languagtes, 1996.