Norman Segalowitz, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology, Concordia University, Associate Director, Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance (CSLP), Associate Member, CRIR
Phone: 514 848-2424 # 2239
Fax: 514 848-4545
Email: [email protected]
Education
- B.Sc., Psychology, McGill University, 1968
- Ph.D., Psychology, University of Oxford, UK, 1972
Research interests
Cognitive aspects of second languages; acquisition and functioning automaticity; attention; mnemonic language barriers to access to health care
Recent publications
Segalowitz, N., Lacroix, G. & Job, J. (2011). The L2 semantic attentional blink: Implications for L2 learning. In P. Trofimovich & K. McDonough (Eds.), Applying priming research to L2 learning, teaching and research: Insights from psycholinguistics (155-178). Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
Segalowitz, N. (2010). The cognitive bases of second language fluency. New York: Routledge. (Winner of the Modern Language Association of America’s 2010 Kenneth W. Mildenberger Prize.)
Dubiner, D., Freed, B.F. & Segalowitz, N. (2007). Native speakers’ perceptions of fluency acquired by study abroad students and their implications for the classroom at home. In, S. Wilkinson (Ed.), Insights from study abroad for language programs (pp. 2-21). Boston MA: Thomson Heinle.
O’Brien, I., Segalowitz, N., Freed, B. & Collentine, J. (2007). Phonological memory predicts second language oral fluency gains in adults. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 29(4), 557-581.
Trofimovich, P., Gatbonton, E. & Segalowitz, N. (2007). A dynamic look at l2 phonological learning: Seeking processing explanations for implicational phenomena. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 29(3), 407-448.
O’Brien, I., Segalowitz, N., Collentine, J. & Freed, B. (2006). Phonological memory and lexical narrative and grammatical skills in second language oral production by adult learners. Applied Psycholinguistics, 27(3), 377-402.
Segalowitz, N. (2006). Processing instruction: Theory research and commentary. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 28(1), 135-137.
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