Possible student MA projects

Here are some ideas I have for student projects or theses: 

Theses

            -Replication of other research you find interesting

-Longitudinal case studies of language learning using the corpus of video recordings from the ESOL Lab School
    These case studies would add to those by Disbrow-Chen, Irvine, Ouellette, Vergun that attempted to trace the development of
    linguistic or pragmatic features in an individual learner over the course of several terms of study.

-Recording and tracing language use and language learning outside of classroom settings
    One criticism of research on language learning is that much of it takes place in classroom or laboratory settings. Recordings of
    learners using a language they are learning in other contexts (conversations, service encounters) would be a valuable addition
    to the field.

             -Language awareness pamphlet: develop some print material for the Portland State community to raise issues about
          language that are important to our department including:
                      Bilingualism
                      Social/Regional varieties of English
                      Intersection of language and culture
                      Recent ballot initiatives

            -Developing teaching materials based on sequential analyses of mundane talk using conversation analysis
            -Developing a collection of immigrant-language learner narratives in an audio-recorded format