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College of Humanities
Center for Language Studies

Gregory L. Thompson

Gregory L. Thompson, Associate Professor, Spanish & Portuguese, SLaT Program Coordinator

Research Areas: Applied linguistics, Bilingualism, L2 education, L2 testing, Linguistics, Sociolinguistics

Publications

Books

Alvord, S. M., & Thompson, G. L. (Eds.) (2020). Spanish in the United States: Attitudes and variation. Abingdon, UK: Routledge. (236 pages)

Thompson, G. L., & Alvord, S. M. (Eds.) (2019). Contact, community, and connections: Current approaches to Spanish in multilingual populations. Wilmington, DE: Vernon Press. (407 pages).

Brown, A. V., & Thompson, G. L. (2018). The changing landscape of Spanish language curricula: Designing higher education programs for diverse students. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press. (276 pages)

Thompson, G. L. (2012). Intersection of service and learning: Research and practice in the second language classroom. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing. (180 pages)

Thompson, G., & Lamboy, E. (2012). Spanish in bilingual and multilingual settings around the world. Boston, MA: Brill. (300 pages)

Textbooks

Ceo-DiFrancesco, D., Thompson, G. L., Brown, A. V., & Barton, K. (2020). Experiencias: Intermediate Spanish (1st edition textbook). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. (448 pages)

Ceo-DiFrancesco, D., Barton, K., Thompson, G. L., & Brown, A. V. (2020). Experiencias: Beginning Spanish (1st edition textbook). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. (464 pages)

Refereed Book Chapters

Brown, A. V., Cox, T., & Thompson, G. L. (2021). ACTFL OPIc Question Prompt and Advanced Spanish Fluency. In M. Menke & P. Malovrh (Eds.), Advancedness in second language Spanish: Definitions, challenges, and possibilities (pp. 42-63). Amsterdam, Netherlands: John Benjamins.

Thompson, G. L. (2020). Connecting the classroom and the community: Service learning and the heritage Language Student. In S. M. Alvord & G. L. Thompson (Eds.), Spanish in the United States: Attitudes and variation (pp. 139-162). Abingdon, UK: Routledge.

Alvord, S. M., & Thompson, G. L. (2020). Introduction. In S. M. Alvord & G. L. Thompson (Eds.), Spanish in the United States: Attitudes and variation (pp. 1-7). Abingdon, UK: Routledge.

Thompson, G. L., & Alvord, S. M. (2019). Introduction. In G. L. Thompson & S. M. Alvord (Eds.), Contact, community, and connections: Current approaches to Spanish in multilingual populations (pp. xix-xxvi). Wilmington, DE: Vernon Press.

Thompson, G. L. (2015). Community engagement: Implementation and success of service- learning programs with heritage and foreign language students of Spanish. In V. Jagla, A. Furco, & J. Strait (Eds.), Service-learning-pedagogy: How does it measure up? (pp. 127- 154). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

Thompson, G. L. (2015). Engaging second language learners: Developing cultural knowledge and language proficiency through service learning. In M. B. Paradowski (Ed.), Productive foreign language skills for an intercultural world: A guide (not only) for teachers (pp. 117-132). Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Peter Lang.

Refereed Articles

Brown, A. V., & Thompson, G. L. (2020). How foreign are the Spanish Advanced Placement world language exams? The case of ethnicity, bilinguality, and heritage learner candidates. Hispania, 103 (2), 181-198. 

Martinsen, R. A., & Thompson, G. L. (2019). Virtual conversations: Research and practice in online language exchanges. Publicaciones, 49 (2), 77-92. https://doi.org/10.30827/publicaciones.v49i2.11345

Thompson, G. L., & Brown, A. V. (2019). Heritage language learners and Spanish for specific purposes: Bridging the gap through community service learning. Revista Signos. Estudios de Lingüística, 52(101), 908-930. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718- 09342019000300908

Thompson, G. L., & Hague, D. (2019). Using community service learning in the Spanish translation classroom: Challenges and opportunities. Cuadernos de ALDEEU, 33, 87-111.

Bates, D. K., Martinsen, R. A., & Thompson, G. L. (2018). Digital connections: Student experiences in online language exchanges. IALLT Journal of Language Learning Technologies, 48, 25-52.

Brown, A., Cox, T., & Thompson, G. L. (2017). A comparative discourse analysis of Spanish past narrations from the ACTFL OPI and OPIc. Foreign Language Annals, 50(4), 793-807. https://doi.org/10.1111/flan.12302

Brown, A. V., & Thompson, G. L. (2016). The evolution of foreign language AP exam candidates: A 36-year descriptive study. Foreign Language Annals, 49 (2), 235–251. https://doi.org/10.1111/flan.12197

Thompson, G. L., Cox, T., & Knapp, N. (2016). Comparing the OPI and the OPIc: The effect of test method on oral proficiency scores and student preferences. Foreign Language Annals, 49 (1), 75-92. https://doi.org/10.1111/flan.12178

Nutta, J., & Thompson, G. L. (2015). Trying to reach more children: Videoconferencing in the Spanish FLES classroom. Hispania, 98(1), 94-109. https://www.jstor.org/stable/24368854

Thompson, G. L. (2015). Understanding the heritage language student: Proficiency and placement. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 14 (1), 82-96. https://doi.org/10.1177/1538192714551277

Thompson, G. L., & Harrison, K. (2014). Language use in the foreign language classroom. Foreign Language Annals, 47(2), 321-337. https://doi.org/10.1111/flan.12079

Thompson, G. L., & Brown, A. (2012). Interlanguage variation: The influence of monitoring and contextualization on L2 phonological production. Vigo International Journal of Applied Linguistics (VIAL),9, 107-132.

Thompson, G. L. (2011). Code-switching as style-shifting. International Journal of Language Studies,5 (4), 1-18.

Thompson, G. L. (2009). Language use in the classroom: Understanding the relationship between perceptions, beliefs, and verbal communication. Hispania, 92 (3), 537-549. https://www.jstor.org/stable/40648417

Thompson, G. L., & Brown, A. (2008). Focused monitoring in the language classroom. Academic Exchange Quarterly, 12 (3), 23-28.

Beaudrie, S., Brown, A., & Thompson, G. L. (2004). Multiple perspectives on teacher evaluation in the foreign language classroom. SLAT Arizona Working Papers, 11, 57-80.

Thompson, G. L., & Brown, A. (2003). Interlanguage variation: The influence of contextualized language on L2 phonological production. SLAT Arizona Working Papers, 10, 35-50.

Professional Publications

Davis, K., Janowsky, A., & Thompson, G. L. (2011). If we may please offer a comment on civility? Faculty Focus, 10 (1), 6-8. 

Works in Progress

Salgado Robles, F. & Thompson, G. L. (Under review). Volunteers and service-learning. The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Sociolinguistics. 46 pages written (11,400 words)

Cox, T., Thompson, G. L. & Brown, A. The role of temporal fluency features in floor and ceiling scoring of ACTFL Spanish OPIcs. 35 pages written (7600 words)

Stokes, S., Thompson, G. L., & Cox, T. Examining the Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) and the Oral Proficiency Interview-Computer (OPIc) for systemic error. 15 pages written (4000 words written)

Martinsen, R. & Thompson, G. L. Motivation and willingness to communicate in online language exchanges. (All data gathered and writing started)