Peter Ecke 
eckep@email.arizona.edu

Professor

Department of German Studies
The University of Arizona
Learning Services Building 301
PO Box 210105
Tucson, Arizona 85721-0105

Tel:  (520) 621-3202
Fax: (520) 626-8268

Peter 45sss

AREAS OF INTEREST
 EDUCATION
EMPLOYMENT
TEACHING
GRANTS / AWARDS
EDITING WORK
PUBLICATIONS
PRESENTATIONS
THESES
ORGANIZATIONS
RESOURCES
EVENTS

                          
                                                 AREAS OF INTEREST
Second and third language acquisition, psycholinguistics, (German) linguistics, applied linguistics, L2 pedagogy, teacher training, the multilingual lexicon, errors and word finding problems in L2 learners, vocabulary learning and processing, language attrition, study abroad effects, intercultural competence development

                          
                                                 CHRONOLOGY OF EDUCATION
1996  University of Arizona, Ph.D., Second Language Acquisition and Teaching.
1989-90 Herder-Institute Leipzig of the University of Leipzig, Germany, Research Assistant in Foreign Language Psychology.
1989-84  University of Leipzig, Germany, Diplom, English and Russian / Foreign Languages Education.
1986-87 Voronezh State University, Russia, study abroad program.

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                                                 EMPLOYMENT
2000-  University of Arizona, Department of German Studies, Director, Basic Language Program, Director, Summer Study in Leipzig Program, Faculty Member, Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (SLAT)
1996-00 Universidad de las Américas-Puebla, Department of Languages and Master's Program in Applied Linguistics, Assistant Professor of German, English and Applied Linguistics
1992/93 Goethe - Institute San José, Costa Rica, Visiting Instructor in two summer semesters:  German FL.
1990-91 University of Southern Mississippi, Department of Foreign Languages, Adjunct Professor through the German Marshall Fund / US Information Agency: German FL

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                                                 TEACHING

                                                 Graduate courses:

2017- Intercultural communication and second language acquisition (GER 518)
2013- Second language acquisition theories (SLAT/ENGL/GER 615)
2009-
Testing and evaluation in foreign/second language programs (GER/SLAT 587)
2006- Issues / methods in post-secondary foreign language teaching / learning (GER 579)
2004-
Multilingualism: Learning and processing multiple languages (GER 596B)
2002- Applied linguistics for German as a foreign language (GER 580)
1999 Research methodology and design in applied linguistics
1998 Materials' development / design in FL teaching
1998 Foreign language teaching methodology
1998 Psycholinguistics of bilingual speech
1996/97 First and second language acquisition
                                                 Undergraduate courses:
2016- Becoming Multilingual: Learning and maintaining two or more languages (GER 150A1)
2013- Becoming Transcultural: Maximizing study abroad (GER 150B1)
2005- Intermediate German: German fairytales (GER 202)
2001- Present-day German: Its structure and uses (GER 310)
2000- Introduction to German linguistics (GER 310)
2000-02 German Studies: Encounters in language and culture (GER 300)
1994- German: all levels
1994-95 ESL / EFL: all levels
1994 Academic writing in ESL
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                                                 CURRENT GRANTS / PROJECTS
2012-14
Research and material development grant, Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language and Literacy (CERCLL) for the project “Study abroad: The assessment of cultural intelligence
2011-12 Online Education Project Grant: An online course on German fairy tales
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                                                 EDITORIAL BOARDS
2013-
2012-
2011-
2006-

2003-
Verbum: Didáctica, Lingüística y Cultura
Critical Multilingualism Studies
Info AMPAL, Mexican Association of Teachers of German
Book series published by Schneider Verlag Hohengehren: Mehrsprachigkeit und Multiples Sprachlernen/Multilingualism and Multiple Language Acquisition.
The International Journal of Multilingualism. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters.
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                                                 PUBLICATIONS
REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES AND BOOK CHAPTERS

Ecke (2015). Parasitic vocabulary acquisition, cross-linguistic influence, and lexical retrieval in multilinguals. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 18(2), 145-162.

Ecke, P. (2015). Was (oft lustige) Fehler und Wortfindungsprobleme über Wortschatzlern- und Verarbeitungsprozesse enthüllen. In M. Löschmann (ed.), Humor im Fremdsprachenunterricht (pp. 96-111).  Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang.

Ecke, P. (2015). Kinderfernsehsendungen im Unterricht Deutsch als Fremd- und Zweitsprache - Lächerlich oder lustig? In M. Löschmann (ed.), Humor im Fremdsprachenunterricht (pp. 75-93). Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang.

Ecke, P. & Ganz, A. (2015). Student analytics as part of the longitudinal evaluation of language programs. In N. Mills & J. Norris (eds.), Innovation and accountability in foreign language program evaluation (pp. 62-82). Boston: Heinle, Cengage Learning.

Ecke, P. (2014). The effects of study abroad in the German-speaking world: A research review. Die Unterrichtspraxis: Teaching German, 47(2), 121-139.

Ecke, P., & Hall, C. J.  (2014). The Parasitic Model of L2 and L3 Acquisition: Evidence from naturalistic and experimental studies. Fórum Linguístico, 11 (3), 360-372.

Ecke, P. (2013). US-amerikanische DaF-Studenten im kurzfristigen Auslandsstudium: Meinungen und Einstellungen gegenüber Vertretern der eigenen und der fremden Kultur. [US students of German in short-term study abroad: Opinions and attitudes about members of own and other cultures.] In C. Fandrych, A. Galván Torres, W. Heidermann, U. Pleß, & E. Tschirner  (eds.), Text, Diskurs und Translation im Wandel. Transformationen in der lateinamerikanischen Germanistik (pp. 167-176) Tübingen: Stauffenburg Verlag. PDF

Ecke, P. (2013). Designing and running a summer study abroad program: A guide for new program directors.
Neues Curriculum.

Ecke, P. (2013). Deutschunterricht und Ausbildung von DaF-Lehrern und Germanisten in den USA [The teaching of German and training of teachers of German and germanists in the USA]. In F. Grucza & J. Zhu (eds.), Akten des XII. Internationalen Germanistenkongresses Warschau 2010: Vielfalt und Einheit der Germanistik weltweit, Band 18 (pp. 251-257). Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang.

Ecke, P., & Hall, C. J. (2013). Tracking tip-of-the-tongue states in a multilingual speaker: Evidence of attrition or instability in lexical systems? International Journal of Bilingualism, 17(6), 734 – 751. doi:  10.1177/1367006912454623  

Ecke, P. (2012). Assessing culture learning and intercultural competence development. In Diógenes Cândido de Lima (ed.), Language and its cultural substrate: Implications for a globalized world (pp. 109-124). Campinas, SP: Pontes Editores.

Ecke, P. (2011). Kompetenzorientiertes Unterrichten für alle?
Möglichkeiten und Grenzen des Ansatzes. In H. Gruhn (ed.), Memorias del X. Encuentro AMPAL (Asociación Méxicana de Profesores de Alemán) (p. 62-71). Mexico City: AMPAL. PDF

Ecke, P. (2011). The state of German in the United States: A statistical portrait and a call for teachers. German as a Foreign Language, 12, 55-83. PDF

Ecke, P. (2010). USA (Deutsch an Schule und Hochschule in nicht-deutschsprachigen Ländern: Bestandsaufnahme und Tendenzen). [USA (German in school and higher education in non-German-speaking countries: Current situation and trends)]. In H-J. Krumm, C. Fandrych, B. Hufeisen, & C. Riemer (eds.), Deutsch als Fremd- und Zweitsprache: Ein internationales Handbuch (pp. 1833-1839). Berlin / New York: Mouten de Gruyter.

Ecke, P. (2010). La adquisición de artículos indefinidos por estudiantes de alemán como tercera lengua [The acquisition of indefinite articles by learners of German as a third language]. In Memorias del IX Encuentro AMPAL. Asociación Mexicana de Profesores de Alemán: Mexico City. PDF

Ecke, P. (2009). Multilingualism resources: associations, journals, book series, bibliographies and conference lists. In L. Aronin & B. Hufeisen (Eds.), In L. Aronin & B. Hufeisen (eds.), The exploration of multilingualism: Development of research on L3, multilingualism and multiple language acquisition (pp. 139-154). John Benjamins.

Badstübner, T., & Ecke, P. (2009). Students’ expectations, target language use, and perceived learning progress in a summer study abroad program in Germany.
Die Unterrichtspraxis: Teaching German, 42(1), 41-49.

Ecke, P. (2009). The tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon as a window on (bilingual) lexical retrieval. In A. Pavlenko (ed.), The bilingual mental lexicon: Interdisciplinary approaches (pp. 185-208). Clevedon: Multilingual Matters.

Hall, C. J., Newbrand, D., Ecke, P., Sperr, U., & Marchand, V. (2009). Learners’ implicit assumptions about syntactic frames in new L3 words: The role of cognates, typological proximity, and L2 status. Language Learning, 59(1), 153-202.

Ecke, P. (2008). Cross-linguistic influence on word search in tip-of-the-tongue states. TESOL Quarterly, 42(3),
515-527. PDF

Ecke, P. (2008). Die Kosten der Mehrsprachigkeit: Zeit und Fehler bei der Wortfindung. [The costs of multilingualism: Time and errors during word retrieval] Babylonia, 16(2), 26-30. PDF

Ecke, P. (2008). German television in the United States and abroad [Deutsches Fernsehen in den USA und im Ausland]. Die Unterrichtspraxis: Teaching German, 41(2), 195-201.

Ecke, P. (2008). DEFA Märchenfilme im Unterricht Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Memorias del VII, VIII Encuentro AMPAL, 172-179. México, D.F.: Asociación Mexicana de Profesores de Alemán. PDF

Ecke, P. (2007). Deutschsprachiges Fernsehen via Internet. Info-AMPAL, 17, 15-18. PDF

Ecke, P. (2006). Probleme mit DVDs aus deutschsprachigen Ländern: Regionalcode und Kopierschutz. Info AMPAL, 14-15, 30-33. PDF

Ecke, P. (2005). Coping with the DVD dilemma: Region codes and copy protection. Die Unterrichtspraxis / Teaching German, 38(1), 89-93.

Ecke, P. (2004). Language attrition and theories of forgetting: A cross-disciplinary review. International Journal of Bilingualism, 8(3), 321-354.

Ecke, P. (2004). Words on the tip of the tongue: A study of lexical retrieval failures in Spanish-English bilinguals. Southwest Journal of Linguistics, 23(2), 1-31. PDF

Ecke, P. (2004). Die Schlüsselwort-Mnemonik für den fremdsprachigen Wortschatzerwerb: Zum Stand der Forschung [The keyword mnemonic for foreign language vocabulary learning: The state of research]. Fremdsprachen Lehren und Lernen, 33, 213-230.

Ecke, P. (2004). DEFA Märchenfilme zur Vermittlung von Deutsch als Fremdsprache [DEFA fairy tale films to teach German as a foreign language]. Die Unterrichtspraxis / Teaching German, 37 (1).

Ecke, P. (2003). Substitutionsfehler und Wörter auf der Zunge: Evidenz für das mentale Lexikon [Substitution errors and words on the tip-of-the-tongue: Evidence for the mental lexicon]. Bulletin Suisse de Linguistique Appliquée (VALS/ASLA), Special Issue: Gehirn und Sprache: Psycho- und Neurolinguistische Ansätze/Brain and Language: Psycholingustic and Neurobiological Issues, 78, 35-48. PDF.

Hall, C. J. & Ecke, P. (2003). Parasitism as a default mechanism in L3 vocabulary acquisition. In J. Cenoz, B. Hufeisen & U. Jessner (eds.), The multilingual lexicon (pp. 71-85). Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Press.

Ecke, P. (2002). Variables psicológicas en la declinación de lenguas. [Psychological variables in language attrition]. In Z. Estrada Fernández & R. M. Ortiz Ciscomani (eds.), Memorias del VI Encuentro Internacional de Lingüística en el Noroeste (pp. 171-185). Hermosillo, Mexico: Editorial Unison.

Ecke, P. (2001). Lexical retrieval in a third language: Evidence from errors and tip-of-the-tongue states. In J. Cenoz, B. Hufeisen, & U. Jessner (eds.), Cross-linguistic influence in third language acquisition: Psycholinguistic perspectives (pp. 90-114). Clevedon: Multilingual Matters.

Campaña Rubio, E. B., & Ecke, P. (2001). Un estudio experimental sobre la adquisición y recuperación (parcial) de palabras en una lengua extranjera. [An experimental study about the acquisition and (partial) recall of words in a foreign language]. In G. López Cruz & M. Morúa Leyva (eds.),  Memorias del V Encuentro Internacional de Lingüística en el Noroeste (pp. 63-84). Hermosillo, Mexico: Editorial Unison. PDF

Ecke, P. (2001). Simulationen im Unterricht Deutsch als Fremdsprache [Simulations in the teaching of German as a foreign language]. Deutsch als Fremdsprache, 38 (3), 159-165.

Ecke, P. (2000). Tip-of-the-tongue states with foreign language words: Resolution types and word search strategies. Arizona Working Papers in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching, 7, 55-69. PDF

Ecke, P. (2000). Im Restaurant: Simulationen im Anfängerunterricht. [In the restaurant: Simulations in beginners' classes]. Die Unterrichtspraxis / Teaching German, 33(1), 45-49.

Ecke, P., & Hall, C. J. (2000). Lexikalische Fehler in Deutsch als Drittsprache: Translexika-lischer Einfluss auf drei Ebenen der mentalen Repräsentation. [Lexical errors in German as a third language: Cross-lexical influence on three levels of mental representation]. Deutsch als Fremdsprache, 37(1), 30-36.

Ecke, P. (1999). Trial for Pinchetot: A simulation / game on justice and human rights. Simulation & Gaming, 30(2), 232-238.

Ecke, P. (1999). Resumen práctico de mnemotécnicas para la enseñanza de lenguas extranjeras [A practical summary of mnemonic techniques for foreign language teaching]. Estudios de Lingüística Aplicada, 29, 55-70. PDF

Ecke, P. (1999). "Problems with pets: A set of simulation games." Der fremdsprachliche Unterricht-Englisch, 41, 42-44.

Ecke, P., & Garrett, M. F. (1998). Lexical retrieval stages of momentarily inaccessible foreign language words. Ilha do Desterro, Special Issue: Cognitive Perspectives on the Acquisition / Learning of Second / Foreign Languages, 35, 157-183. (ISSN: 01014846) PDF

Ecke, P. (1998). Simulation-games in foreign language classrooms. MEXTESOL Journal, 21(3), 23-36. PDF

Ecke, P., & Garrett, M. F. (1998). Las fases de recuperación de palabras momentáneamente inaccesibles de un ideoma extranjero [Retrieval stages of momentarily inaccessible words in a foreign language]. In A. Acosta Félix, Z. Estrada Fernández, M. Figueroa Esteva y G. López Cruz (eds.), Memorias del IV Encuentro Internacional de Lingüística en el Noroeste, Tomo 3, (pp. 69-90). Hermosillo, Sonora: Editorial Unison.

Ecke, P., & Hall, C. J. (1998). Tres niveles de la representación mental: Evidencia de errores léxicos en estudiantes de lenguas extranjeras. [Three levels of mental representation: Evidence from lexical errors in foreign language learners]. Estudios de Lingüística Aplicada, 28, 15-26. PDF

Ecke, P. (1997). Tip of the tongue states in first and foreign languages: Similarities and differences of lexical retrieval failures. In Proceedings of the EUROSLA 7 Conference (pp. 505-514), Barcelona, Spain.

Ecke, P. (1996). Lexical retrieval problems in bilinguals. In Z. E. Fernández, M. F. Esteva & G. L. Cruz (eds.), Memorias del Tercer Encuentro de Lingüística en el Noroeste, Tomo III: Interdisciplinas Lingüísticas (pp. 285-301). Hermosillo, Sonora: Editorial Unison.

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OTHER ARTICLES

Ecke, P. (1999). "Money-money-money!" Scripts for classroom simulations. MEXTESOL Journal, 22(4), 41-44. PDF

Ecke, P. (1998). "Robbery and auction": Two sequenced simulation-games. Modern English Teacher, 7(4), 34-35.

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BOOK REVIEWS

Ecke, P. (2012). Marjolijn H. Verspoor, Kees de Bot, and Wander Lowie (eds.): A Dynamic approach to second language development: Methods and techniques. Philadelphia: Benjamins, 2011. The Modern Language Journal, 96, 140-141.

Ecke, P. (2009). Gessica de Angelis: Third or additional language acquisition. Multilingual Matters, Cleveland, 2007. International Journal of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education, 12(4), 484-496.

Ecke, P. (2008). Erwin Tschirner: Grund- und Aufbauwortschatz: Deutsch als Fremdsprache nach Themen: Lernwörterbuch und Übungsbuch, Berlin: Cornelsen, 2008. Info-AMPAL.

Ecke, P. (2005). Stefan Aust and Frank Schirrmacher (Eds.): Hundert Jahre Deutschland. Frankfurt am Main and Hamburg: Frankfurter Allgemeine and Spiegel TV, 2005. Die Unterrichtspraxis: Teaching German, 38 (2), 203-204.

Ecke, P. (2005). Wolfgang Börner and Klaus Vogel: Grammatik und Fremdsprachenerwerb: Kognitive, psycholinguistische und erwerbstheoretische Perspektiven [Grammar and second language acquisition: Cognitive, psycholinguistic and learning theoretical perspectives]. Gunter Narr Verlag, Tübingen, 2002.
Deutsch als Fremdsprache, 42(2), 125-126.

Ecke, P. (2003). Philip Herdina and Ulrike Jessner: A dynamic model of multilingualism. Multilingual Matters, Clevedon, 2002. Applied Linguistics, 24 (1), 125-129.

Ecke, P. (2001). Britta Hufeisen and Beate Lindemann (Eds.): Tertiärsprachen: Theorien, Modelle, Methoden. Stauffenburg Verlag Linguistik, Tübingen, 1998. Die Unterrichtspraxis: Teaching German, 34 (2), 207-208.

Ecke, P. (2001). Jürgen Handke and Frauke Intemann: Die interaktive Einführung in die Linguistik 2.0: Ein interaktiver Kurs für Studenten der Sprachwissenschaft. Hueber, 2000. Die Unterrichtspraxis: Teaching German, 34 (2), 191-192.

Ecke, P. (1999). Mathilda Holzman: The language of children: Evolution and development of secondary consciousness and language (2nd Edition). Blackwell Publishers, Oxford, 1997. Applied Linguistics, 20 (1), 140-143.

Ecke, P. (1999). Aquilino Sánchez Pérez: Los métodos en la enseñanza de idiomas: Evolución histórica y análisis didáctico. [Aquilino Sánchez Pérez: Methods of foreign language teaching: Evolution and didactic analysis]. Madrid SGEL Educación, 1997." Spanish Applied Linguistics, 3 (1), 130-132.

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                                                 RECENT PRESENTATIONS
INVITED PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS

Ecke, P. (2014, December). Study abroad and cultural encounter. American Space Lecture series, Institute for American Studies, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.

Ecke, P. (2014, December). Becoming Transcultural: Developing intercultural competence. American Space Lecture series, Institute for American Studies, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.

Ecke, P. (2014, October). Student analytics and the longitudinal evaluation of language programs. Language Program Evaluation Symposium, Harvard University.

Ecke, P. (2014, September). Learning and teaching vocabulary in a third/related language (2hr. workshop). Departamento de Lenguas Modernas, Centro Universi­tario de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico.

Ecke, P. (2014, September). The teaching and assessment of intercultural competence (2 hr. workshop). Departamento de Lenguas Modernas, Centro Universi­tario de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico.

Ecke, P. (2013, April). Teaching and Assessment of Intercultural Competence (3-hour workshop). Department of Anthropology, Sociology, and Languages, University of Missouri-St. Louis, MO.

Ecke, P. (2012, May). Word Associations in Tip-of-the-tongue States and Developmental Changes in the
Multilingual Lexicon
.  Invited plenary speech. Workshop on Third Language (L3) Acquisition: A Focus on Cognitive Approaches, Language and Speech Laboratory, University of the Basque Country, Spain.

Ecke, P. (2012, February). Techniques for the teaching and assessment of intercultural competence. Invited workshop. 3rd International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.

Ecke, P. (2011, December). La Enseñanza de Lenguas en Norteamérica y Posibilidades de Colaboración entre México, Estados Unidos y Canadá. Invited plenary speech. Foro Nacional sobre Enseñanza de Lenguas Extranjeras, Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo, Mexico.


Ecke, P. (2011, December). Learning and teaching vocabulary in a third language.
Invited workshop. Foro Nacional sobre Enseñanza de Lenguas Extranjeras, Universidad de  Sonora, Hermosillo, Mexico.

Ecke, P. (2011, November). Entwicklung und Bewertung interkultureller Kompetenz im DaF-Unterricht. Invited workshop. Arizona AATG, Tucson, AZ.

Ecke, P. (2011, April). Kompetenzorientiertes Unterrichten für alle? Möglichkeiten und Grenzen des Ansatzes. Invited plenary speech. Asociación Méxicana de Profesores de Alemán, Cholula, Puebla, Mexico.

Ecke, P. (2010, December). Learning and teaching vocabulary in a third language. Invited Presentation in a Workshop on L3 Learning and Bridging. Department of West European Studies, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.

Ecke, P. (2010, January). Assessing intercultural competence during study abroad.
Invited workshop. 2nd International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. 

Ecke, P. (2009, November).
Deutsch als Fremdsprache in den USA: Lehre, Forschung und Lehrerausbildung. Herder-Institute of the University of Leipzig, Germany.

Ecke, P. (2009, May).
Cross-linguistic influence on word search in tip-of-the-tongue states. Colloquium Series in English Language and Linguistics, York St. John University, York, England.

REFEREED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND POSTERS

Alalwi, F., & Ecke, P. (2013, November). Saudi students’ cultural proficiency development during study-abroad in the U.S.: A longitudinal study. American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Convention, Orlando, FL.

Ecke, P. (2013, March). Aspects of intercultural competence development during short-term summer study in Germany. Paper presented at the Conference on Education-Abroad Programs in German-Speaking Europe. Emory University, Atlanta, GA.

Ecke, P. (2013, March).
US college students’ development of intercultural competence during short-term study abroad. Poster presented at the American Association of Applied Linguistics, Dallas, TX.

Ecke, P. & Hall, C. J. (2012, April). Tracking tip-of-the-tongue states in a multilingual speaker: Evidence of  attrition or instability in lexical systems? 6th International Workshop on Spanish Sociolinguistics. Tucson, AZ.

Ecke, P. (2012, March). Verbal fluency development in L2 and L1 during short-term study abroad. American

Association of Applied Linguistics. Boston, MA.

Ecke, P. (2012, March). Automatisierung der Wortproduktion und interkulturelles Lernen im 
kurzfristigen Auslandsstudium US amerikanischer DaF-Studenten in Deutschland. ALEG, Universidad de Guadalajara. Guadalajara, Mexico.

Ecke, P. (2012, February). Intercultural competence development during short term study abroad. Third International Conference on Intercultural Competence. Tucson, AZ. 

Ecke, P. (2011, November). Learning and teaching third languages through related second languages. American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Convention, Denver, CO.

Ecke, P. (2011, October). Languages and language teaching in the western United States. Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association, Scottsdale, AZ.

Ecke, P. (2011, September). Lexical errors and cross-linguistic influence in the speech of Mexican L3 learners. Seventh International Conference on Third Language Acquisition and Multilingualism, Warsaw, Poland.

Ecke, P. (2011, April). Teaching and assessing intercultural competence in study-abroad and study-at-home contexts. Half-day workshop. Southwest Conference on Language Teaching, Albuquerque, NM.


Ecke, P. (2011, March). Languages and language teaching in the U.S. and Arizona: A statistical portrait.
Arizona Language Association, Phoenix College, Phoenix, AZ.

Ganz, A., Walker, R., Eby, A., & Ecke, P. (2011, March). The German undergraduate curriculum: Does it fit students’ interests and needs? Arizona Language Association, Phoenix College, Phoenix, AZ.


Ecke, P. (2010, November).
Errores léxicos y transferencia automática en aprendices de una tercera lengua [Lexical errors and automatic transfer in learners of a third language]. XI Encuentro Internacional de Lingüística en el Noroeste, Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.

Ecke, P. (2010, November). The German undergraduate curriculum: Does it fit students’ interests and needs? American Association of University Supervisors and Coordinators (AAUSC) German Section Meeting, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

Ecke, P. (2010, October). Kinderfernsehsendungen im Deutschunterricht [Children’s TV Programs in German Language Classes]. Arizona Language Association Conference, Phoenix College, Phoenix, AZ.

Ecke, P. (2010, August).
Deutschunterricht und Ausbildung von DaF-Lehrern und Germanisten in den USA. [The teaching of German and the training of teachers of German and Germanists in the U.S.] Internationale Vereinigung für Germanistik XII. Kongress, University of Warsaw, Poland.

Ecke, P. (2010, April). Using authentic media to teach German. Southwest Conference on Language Teaching, Albuquerque, NM.

Ecke, P. (2009, May). La adquisición de artículos indefinidos por estudiantes de alemán como tercer idioma.  Encuentro AMPLAL. Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, NL, Mexico.

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                                                 THESES DIRECTION AND PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION

Ph.D. DISSERTATIONS DIRECTED

Badstübner, Tina (2011). L1 attrition: German immigrants in the US.
Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation. The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.

Shishkin, Elena (2010). Language dominance and culture dominance: L2 acquisition, L1 maintenance and culture identification among Russian immigrants in the U.S.
Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation. The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.

Correa, Maite (2008).
Metalinguistic knowledge and the acquisition of the Spanish subjunctive in learners of three proficiency levels. Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation. The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.

M.A. THESES DIRECTED

O'Reilly, Mary (2000). An analysis of adult Spanish speakers' written and spoken syntactic errors and their possible sources. Departamento de Lenguas, Universidad de las Américas-Puebla.

Espinosa Mendoza, J. T. (1999). Are mnemonics efficient tools for memorizing abstract English words? Departamento de Lenguas, Universidad de las Américas - Puebla.

Gupton, H. (1999). An analysis of orally produced lexical errors of third language learners. Departamento de Lenguas, Universidad de las Américas - Puebla.

Ricaño Miranda, E. (1999). First language attrition in immigrant Spanish speakers. Departamento de Lenguas, Universidad de las Américas - Puebla.

Campaña Rubio, E. B. (1998). The tip of the tongue phenomenon in EFL learners: An experimental study. Departamento de Lenguas, Universidad de las Américas - Puebla.

Flores Salgado, E. (1998). A comparative study of pragmatic transfer in the use of 'requests' between Mexican and American speakers. Departamento de Lenguas, Universidad de las Américas - Puebla.


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                                                 ORGANIZATIONS
American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL)
American Association of Teachers of German (AATG)
Arizona Association of Teachers of German (AZ-AATG)
European Association of Second Language Acquisition (EUROSLA)
International Association of Multilingualism (IAM)
Linguistic Association of the Southwest (LASSO)
Mexican Association of Teachers of German (AMPAL)
Mexican Association of Teachers of English (MEXTESOL)

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                                                 RESOURCES
Deutsch als Fremdsprache Internet Service
Deutsche Rechtschreibung
Dialekte: Tonbeispiele für deutsche Dialekte
Linguistik im Internet, Uni Konstanz
Third language acquisition: L3 Homepage
Zeitschfift für Fremdsprachenforschung
Zeitschrift für Interkulturellen Fremdsprachenunterricht
Zeitschrift für germanistische Linguistik
Zeitschrift: Beiträge zur Fremdsprachenvermittlung
Zeitschrift: Deutsch als Fremdsprache
Zeitschrift: Deutsche Sprache
Zeitschrift: Die Unterrichtspraxis: Teaching German
Zeitschrift: Essener linguistische Skripte
Zeitschrift: Fremdsprache Deutsch
Zeitschrift: German as a Foreign Language
Zeitschrift: Linguistik online
Zeitschrift: Linguistische Berichte
Zeitschrift: Muttersprache

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