CURRICULUM VITAE

Brian K. Lynch

Born: October 24, 1949DenverColoradoU.S.A.

Married; One child

Mailing Address:9824 SW 6th Ave.PortlandOregon97219

Phone: (503) 725-9186; FAX: (503) 725-4139; Home: (503) 977-2943

EMAIL: bklynch@pdx.edu

Webpage: http://web.pdx.edu/~bklynch/

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Ph.D., Applied Linguistics, University of California at Los Angeles, 1987

M.A., Teaching English as a Second Language, University of California at Los Angeles, 1982

Certificate, Teaching English as a Second Language, University of California at Los Angeles, 1980

B.A., Landscape Architecture, University of California at Berkeley, 1973

[University of California at Santa Barbara, History Major, 1969-1970

ReedCollegePortlandOregon, Anthropology Major, 1968-1969

YaleUniversityNew HavenConnecticut, Biology Major, 1967-1968]

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

September 2001 to present.Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics, Department of Applied Linguistics, PortlandStateUniversityPortlandOregon.Subjects:TESOL Methods, Research Design, Language Testing.

January 1999 to August 2001.Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics, Department of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, University of Melbourne.Subjects taught:Approaches to Research in Applied Linguistics; Concepts and Methods in Applied Linguistics; First and Second Language Literacies; Language Program Evaluation; Language Testing.

January 1995 - December 1998.Associate Professor and Director of the Centre for Communication Skills and ESL, University of Melbourne (seconded from Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics position).Foundation Director of the new Centre,responsible for:administrative supervision for all Centre staff, and strategic planning for all Centre operations; representation of the Centre on the various policy-making committees and bodies of the University; liaison with cognate units and departments in the University; leadership role in, and contribution to, the research activities of the ESL group, both through personal example and by initiating and facilitating projects with other members of staff.

July 1993 – December 1995.Lecturer, Applied Linguistics, University of Melbourne; Melbourne, Australia;Appointment confirmed (Tenure) 22 March 1995 (promoted to Senior Lecturer as of January 1996); Subjects taught:Research Design and Statistics, Curriculum Design and Methodology, Languages for Specific Purposes, Language Program Evaluation, Introduction to Applied Linguistics (undergraduate).

September 1987 - July 1993.Academic Director of ESL Service Courses & Adjunct Assistant Professor, TESL/Applied Linguistics, UCLA; Responsible for the administration of English as a second language courses for UCLA students, including curriculum development, research, achievement testing, placement testing, and teacher development. Subjects taught: Program Evaluation, Introduction to Language Testing, Advanced Seminar in Language Testing, TESL Methodology, Supervised Student Teaching.

July 1985 -June 1987.UCLA Project Coordinator, UCLA/Universidad de Guadalajara Reading English for Science and Technology Project, Guadalajara, Mexico.Co-administrator for the Project with responsibilities for supervising teaching and research, test development and program evaluation.

March-June 1985.Research Associate, UCLA, TESL 209K: Research Design and Statistics (Professor Evelyn Hatch).

January-March 1985.Research Assistant, UCLA, ESL Testing Committee.Item analysis for the English as a Second Language Placement Exam, development of a computerized test item bank, various language testing research projects.

July 1982 -June 1984.Instructor/ Teaching Associate, UCLA Extension and UCLA ESL Service Courses.Subjects taught:ESL 33B, Intermediate English as a Second Language; ESL 33A, Low Intermediate English as a Second Language; ESL 818, Pronunciation Improvement for Foreign-born Professionals. 

August 1981 - July 1982.Assistant Coordinator, UCLA TESL Programs in China, UCLA. Assumed administrative responsibilities during the year's leave of absence taken by the Coordinator (Prof. Russell Campbell).Recruitment of teacher/researchers, public relations, counseling for Chinese TESL scholars at UCLA, and correspondence with the English Language Centers in China.

September 1980 – August 1981.Teacher/Researcher, GuangzhouEnglishLanguageCenterGuangzhou, People's Republic of China.Reading, writing, listening, and speaking courses in English for Academic Purposes and English for Science and Technology for low to intermediate level EFL learners.Courses in cross-cultural orientation.Research in English for Science and Technology.

OTHER RELEVANT APPOINTMENTS

June 2002 to present. Senior Fellow (honorary appointment), Department of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, University of MelbourneAustralia.

March 2000 to June 2001.Steering Committee Member.Adult Multicultural Education Services Research Project:SPP Evaluation.MelbourneAustralia.

March-July 2000.Consultant for the Review of the English Language Centre, CityUniversity of Hong Kong.Provided advice and feedback for the evaluation team directed by Prof. Lyle Bachman on matters relating to design and analysis of data.

March 1998 - December 1999.Steering Committee Member. Language Australia/ DETYA project on the evaluation of language maintenance programs in Australia.

October 1993.Evaluator, English Language Centre, University of Western Australia.Served as one of a team of three evaluators (Head Evaluator, Prof. Michael Long) for the English Language Centre,focusing on the curriculum and internal administrative aspects of the program.Co-authored the final evaluation report.

September 1992 - June 1993.Consultant, Adult Education ESL Assessment Project, Center for the Study of Evaluation, UCLA.Advised work team (Director, Dr. Frances Butler) on the evaluation of ESL assessment procedures for Adult Education programs in the State of California.

January 1992 - July 1993.Test Development Consultant, Education Abroad Program, University of California. Consultant for a project which is developing a test of Spanish for academic purposes to be used for the placement of university students applying for academic programs abroad. 

August 1991 &May 1992.Evaluation Consultant, UCLALanguageResourceCenter.Coordinated administration of ESL proficiency test for applicants to theAmericanUniversity of Armenia in YerevanArmenia.Served as consultant to University of Armenia officials in the establishment of entrance criteria and reported to the UCLA Language Resource Program concerning the evaluation of the ESL instructional program.

September 1988 - July 1989.Head Evaluator, California Foreign Language Teacher Preparation Project.Responsible for the design and implementation of the project evaluation.Co-authored four evaluation reports presented to the Project Director, Dr. Ben Christensen, CaliforniaStateUniversitySan Diego.

June-December 1984.Test Developer, National Education International, Culver CityCalifornia.Workedas a member of research team, under the direction of Dr. Frances Butler, to develop a of a test of general proficiency in EFL.

March-August 1980.Materials Development Team Member, UCLA-China Exchange Program.Design and development of curricula for the English Language Centers in China (English for Academic Purposes and English for Science and Technology), including primary responsibility for the cross-cultural orientation component. 

CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS

Papers And Presentations

Coordinating ESL literacy program delivery: Examining needs and assets across settings.Paper presented with Leslie Boyd at the twenty-fifth annual conference for the Oregon Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (ORTESOL); SalemOregonSaturday, November 9, 2002.

Building and using a multimedia corpus of adult ESL classes.Discussant for panel (Reder, S., Setzler, K., Harris, K.).at the Annual Convention of the American Association for Applied Linguistics; Salt Lake CityUT;April 9, 2002.

An introduction to the Adult ESOL Labsite.Presentation with Reder, S., Terdal, M., & Harris, K., at the 36th Annual TESOL Convention; Salt Lake CityUTApril 10, 2002.

Re-thinking assessment from a critical perspective. Paper presented in the symposium on “Re-thinking language assessment:Shaking the foundations”, at the Annual Convention of the American Association for Applied Linguistics; VancouverCanada; March 2000.

Critical applied linguistics and language assessment.Paper presented in the symposium on “The interface between language testing and applied linguistics”, at the 12th World Congress of Applied Linguistics;TokyoJapanAugust 3, 1999.

Group dynamics in language test development.Paper presented at the 12th World Congress of Applied Linguistics;TokyoJapanAugust 2, 1999.

Portfolios, Power and Ethics.Paper presented with Peter Shaw at the 32nd Annual TESOL Convention; SeattleWashington; March 1998.

Constructivist approaches to communication skills instruction in a technology-rich environment.Paper presented with Paul Gruba and Glyn Rimmington; Doing IT at Melbourne symposium; University of Melbourne; October 30, 1997.

A constructivist approach to communication skills with modern technologies.Paper presented with Paul Gruba and Glyn Rimmington for the New Learning workshop series, University of Melbourne; October 6, 1997.

The ethical potential of alternative language assessment.Paper presented at the 31st Annual TESOL Convention; OrlandoFloridaMarch 12-15, 1997.

Is my test valid? Paper presented with Fred Davidson at the 31st Annual TESOL Convention; OrlandoFloridaMarch 12-15, 1997.

The unfulfilled promise of criterion-referenced measurement. Paper presented with Fred Davidson at the 31st Annual TESOL Convention; OrlandoFloridaMarch 12-15, 1997.

To Test or Not to Test?The Morality of Assessment.Paper presented at the 1996 International Association for Applied Linguistics (AILA) Conference; JyväskyläFinlandAugust 4-9, 1996.

Positivistic versus Alternative Perspectives on Validity within the LTRC.Paper presented with Liz Hamp-Lyons at the 18th Annual Language Testing Research Colloquium; TampereFinland; July 30-August 3, 1996.

Language assessment:Issues of Power and Control.Discussant for panel at the Annual Conference of the American Association for Applied Linguistics; Chicago, Illinois; March 23-26, 1996.

Program evaluation from multiple perspectives.Paper presented with Sally Cavanough and Fiona Salmon at the 20th Annual Meeting of the Applied Linguistics Association of Australia; CanberraSeptember 27-30, 1995.

Using triangulation in naturalistic research.Paperpresented at the Annual Conference of the American Association for Applied Linguistics; Long BeachCalifornia;March 25-28, 1995.

Perspectives on validity:A historical analysis of the LTRC.Paper presented with Liz Hamp-Lyons at the 17th Annual Language Testing Research Colloquium; Long BeachCaliforniaMarch 24-27, 1995.

A new approach to standard-setting in language assessment.Paper presented with Tom Lumley and Tim McNamara at the Annual Conference of the American Association for Applied Linguistics; Baltimore, MD;March 5-8, 1994.

Using G-theory and multi-faceted Rasch measurement in the development of performance assessments of the esl speaking skills of immigrants.Paper presented with Tim McNamara at the 16th Annual Language Testing Research Colloquium; Center for Applied Linguistics, WashingtonDCMarch 5-7, 1994.

Investigating variability in tasks and rater judgments in language tests. Paper presented with Lyle Bachman and Maureen Mason at the Annual Conference of the American Association for Applied Linguistics; Atlanta, Georgia; April 17, 1993.

Criterion-referenced language test development for teaching and research. Paper presented with Fred Davidson;27th Annual TESOL Convention; AtlantaGeorgiaApril 15, 1993.

Test development and test specifications. Presentation for the ESL in Higher Education Interest Section Academic Session: Language assessment in higher education; 27th Annual TESOL Convention; AtlantaGeorgiaApril 16, 1993.

They can cooperate: University writing programs and ESL. Paper presented with George Gadda, Donna Brinton, and Christine Holten; 24th Annual State Conference of the California Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (CATESOL) ; Monterey, California; March 26, 1993.

Quantitative methods for program evaluation.Paper presented at the National Conference for Teachers of English 1993; San José, Costa Rica; January 28 & 30, 1993.

Qualitative methods for program evaluation.Paper presented at the National Conference for Teachers of English 1993; San José, Costa Rica; January 28 & 29, 1993.

Context-adaptive approaches to evaluation: Exploring the program rather than judging it.Paper presented for the Evaluation in TESOL Colloquium; 26th Annual TESOL Convention; VancouverBritish ColumbiaMarch 6, 1992.

Hypothesis Testing in Construct Validation.Poster session presentation with Sara Cushing; 14th Annual Language Testing Research Colloquium; VancouverBritish ColumbiaMarch 1, 1992.

Current issues in language testing.Presentation for the UCLA -SeoulNationalUniversity "Tele-Link" Program; UCLA; December 5, 1991.

Reading English for science and technology (REST): Initiating a collaborative ESP project.Paper presented for the ESP: The fourth decade colloquium; 25th Annual TESOL Convention; New YorkMarch 26, 1991.

Fourth Colloquium on Assessing Academic Writing: Four writing tests.Respondent to the IELTS test; 25th Annual TESOL Convention; New YorkMarch 25, 1991.

Washback and diffusion of evaluation and assessment methods. Paper presented with Thom Hudson for the “Diffusion of Innovation: from the Curriculum to Classroom Context” colloquium; 25th Annual TESOL Convention; New YorkMarch 25, 1991.

The Cambridge-TOEFL comparability study.Paper presented withLyle Bachman, Fred Davidson, and John Foulkes for the Cambridge-TOEFL Comparability Study colloquium; 24th Annual TESOL Convention; San Francisco, California; March 7, 1990.

California Foreign Language Teacher Preparation Project: Final report.Project evaluation report co-authored with Virginia Murillo and Carmen Salazar; July 28, 1989.

Content and statistical analysis: TOEFL and Cambridge exams. Paper presented with Fred Davidson at the 23rd Annual TESOL Convention; San AntonioTexasMarch 9, 1989.

A context-adaptive model for program evaluation.Paper presented at the 23rd Annual TESOL Convention; San AntonioTexasMarch 9, 1989

Content analysis and statistical modeling of EFL proficiency tests.Paper presented with Lyle Bachman, Fred Davidson, and Katherine Ryan at the 11th Annual Language Testing Research Colloquium; San AntonioTexasMarch 4, 1989.

Person dimensionality in language test validation.Paper presented with Fred Davidson and Grant Henning at the 10th Annual Language Testing Research Colloquium; Urbana-ChampaignIllinoisMarch 6, 1988.

Task and ability analysis as a basis for examining content and construct comparability of two EFL proficiency test batteries. Paper presented with Lyle Bachman at the 10th Annual Language Testing Research Colloquium; Urbana-ChampaignIllinoisMarch 6, 1988.

Evaluating a program with qualitative data. Paper presented at the 21st Annual TESOL Convention; Miami BeachFloridaApril 22, 1987.

The language teacher as researcher. Paper presented at the 9th Regional Convention of MEXTESOL, Guadalajara Chapter; Guadalajara, Jalisco, México; April 4, 1987.

Using qualitative data in program evaluation.Paper presented at the 13th National Convention of MEXTESOL; Toluca, México; October 17, 1986.

How to evaluate your program.Paper presented at the 8th Regional Convention of MEXTESOL; Guadalajara, Jalisco, México; April 19, 1986.

Evaluating a program inside and out.Paper presented at the 20th Annual TESOL Convention; AnaheimCaliforniaMarch 4, 1986.

Criterion-referenced measurement in second language testing: item analysis, reliability, and validity.Paper presented with Thom Hudson at the 18th Annual TESOL Convention; HoustonTexasMarch 9, 1984.

Achievement testing and the ESL curriculum: the UCLA ESL exam project.Paper presented with Thom Hudson at the 18th Annual TESOL Convention; HoustonTexasMarch 8, 1984.

Seminars And Workshops

Assessment and scoring guides.A series of workshops (March 1, March 8, May 10, June 8, 2002) conducted for the Portland Community College ESL programs.Participating PCC Faculty developed test specifications and scoring guides for classroom-based assessment within the PCC curriculum content objectives.

Paradigm shifts.Seminar presentation for ‘Qualitative Research Forum’, School of Graduate Studies, the University of MelbourneOctober 12, 2000.

Ethics in qualitative research.Seminar presentation for ‘Qualitative Research Forum’, School of Graduate Studies, the University of MelbourneOctober 19, 2000.

Paradigms in qualitative research. Seminar presentation for 'Qualitative Approaches to Research’.School of Graduate Studies, the University of MelbourneApril 20, 2000.

Approaches to program evaluation.Workshop conducted for Language Australia/ DETYA project on the evaluation of language maintenance programs in Australia. The University of MelbourneFeb. 8-9, 1999.

Designing and conducting a self study.Series of workshopson program evaluation given for the staff of Hong KongPolytechnicUniversityHong KongJune 10-15, 1997.

Criterion-referenced language test development:Meeting your mandate.Pre-Convention Institute workshop with Fred Davidson at the 30th Annual TESOL Convention; ChicagoIllinoisMarch 26-30, 1996.

Language Assessment Discussion Group leader for the Research Interest Section of TESOL; 30th Annual TESOL Convention; Chicago, Illinois; March 26-30, 1996.

Writing test specifications.Presentation with Fred Davidson for the “Screening and placement in the year 2000” Pre-Convention Institute, 29th Annual TESOL Convention; Long Beach, California; March 28-April 1, 1995.

Criterion-referenced test development: Tests by and for teachers.Workshop given at the VATME Practical Mini-conference; BrunswickVictoria;August 20, 1994.

Collecting research data using tests and tasks.Workshop given at the National Institute for Languages and Literacy Child Literacy and ESL Research Network; University of Melbourne;May 21 1994.

Test item development.Workshops given for teachers at the Centro Cultural Costariccense-Norteamericano, San José, Costa Rica; February 4-5, 1993; sponsored by the United States Information Agency Academic Specialist Program.

Program evaluation.Seminar given for Senior Staff of the Centro Cultural Costariccense-Norteamericano, San José, Costa Rica and invited guests from neighboring institutes and universities; February 1-2, 1993; sponsored by the United States Information Agency Academic Specialist Program.

Criterion-referenced language test development.Workshop presented atthe National Conference for Teachers of English 1993; San José, Costa Rica; January 28 & 29, 1993; sponsored by the United States Information Agency Academic Specialist Program.

Testing and evaluation.Workshop given for teachers from the Costa Rican Ministry of Education, San José, Costa Rica; January 25-26, 1993; sponsored by the United States Information Agency Academic Specialist Program.

Research and curriculum development in an English for academic purposes context.Seminar given for the Department of Foreign Languages, Universidad de las Américas, Cholula, Puebla, México; sponsored by the Fulbright Program, Mexico; February 2-4, 1987.

Language testing for EAP reading comprehension programs.Seminar given for the English teachers of the Colegio de Ciencias and Humanidades, México D.F., México; sponsored by the Fulbright Program, Mexico; February 9-11, 1987.

Testing reading achievement in English for academic purposes. Workshop given for the 13th National Convention of MEXTESOL,Toluca, México; October 19, 1986.

Reading English for academic purposes, language testing, and program evaluation.Seminar given for the Foreign Languages Department of the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitano, Azcapotzalco, México, D.F., México; sponsored by the Fulbright Program, Mexico; April 28-30, 1986.

Program, project, and statistical evaluation.Presentation given for the Language Course Management Seminar, MEXTESOL, México, D.F., México; April 26, 1986.

Comprensión de lectura en Inglés para ciencias y tecnología: el proyecto REST.Seminar given (in Spanish) for the Chemical Sciences Faculty of the Universidad del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México; sponsored by the Fulbright Program, Mexico; April 24&25, 1986.

ESP, program evaluation, and language testing.Seminar given for the Universidad de Las Américas, CholulaPuebla, México; sponsored by the Fulbright Program, Mexico; April 21- 22, 1986.

How to write a good test.Workshop given for the 8th Regional Convention of MEXTESOL, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México; April 19, 1986.

Testing reading skills.Workshop given for the 3rd Regional Convention of MEXTESOL, Ciudad de ObregónSonora, México; February 22, 1986.

Invited Presentations

Language assessment and program evaluation.Participant in theplanning meeting for the TESOL International Research Foundation.AlexandriaVA; February, 2001.

(Re)Constructing Validity.Guest Speaker (with Professor Liz Hamp-Lyons).Hong KongPolytechnicUniversity.Hong KongJune 14, 1997.

Context-adaptive evaluation for applied linguists.Guest Speaker, Applied Linguistics Lecture Series, University of Western Australia, Department of Education; Perth, Australia; October 5, 1993.

Making use of computer-assisted language learning (CALL) in higher education: the UCLA experience.Featured presentation (with Peter Coughlan)for the California Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (CATESOL) 24th Annual State Conference; MontereyCaliforniaMarch 27, 1993.

Facilitating successful English programs through evaluation.Plenary address for the National Conference for Teachers of English 1993; San José, Costa Rica; January 28, 1993.

Current issues in ESP.Plenary addressfor the 3rd Regional Convention of MEXTESOL; Ciudad de ObregónSonora, México; February, 23, 1986.



PUBLICATIONS

Books

Lynch, B. K (2003).Language assessment and program evaluation.Edinburgh Textbooks in Applied Linguistics Series (A. Davies & K. Mitchell, Eds.).Edinburgh:EdinburghUniversity Press.

Davidson, F. & Lynch, B.K.2002. Testcraft: A Teacher's Guide to Writing and Using Language Test Specifications.New Haven:YaleUniversity Press.

Lynch, B.K.(1996). Language program evaluation: Theory and practice.Cambridge Applied Linguistics Series (M. H. Long & J. C. Richards, Eds.) CambridgeCambridgeUniversity Press.

Chapters

Lynch, B. K.(2001).The ethical potential of alternative assessment.In C. Elder, A. Brown, E. Grove, K. Hill, N. Iwashita, T. Lumley, T. McNamara, & K. O’Loughlin (Eds),Experimenting with uncertainty:Essays in honour of Alan Davies, pp. 228-239.University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate Studies in Language Testing Vol.CambridgeCambridgeUniversity Press.

Hamp-Lyons, L. & Lynch, B. K.(1998).Perspectives on Validity:A Historical Analysis of Language Testing Conference Abstracts.In A. J. Kunnan (Ed.), Validation in language assessment, pp.253-276.MahwahNJLawrence Erlbaum.

Lynch, B. K. & Davidson, F.(1997).Criterion referenced testing.In Clapham, C. and Corson, D. (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Language and Education, Vol 7:Language Testing and Assessment, pp. 263-273. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers.

McNamara, T. F. & Lynch, B. K. (1997).A generalisability theory study of ratings and test design in the oral interaction and writing modules.In G. Brindley & G. Wigglesworth (Eds.)access: Issues in language test design and delivery, pp.197-214.Sydney:National Centre for English Language Teaching and Research.

Cushing, S.T. & Lynch, B.K. (1996).Hypothesis testing in the construct validation of language tests.In:A. Cumming &R. Berwick (Eds.)Validation in Language Testing, pp. 58-71.Clevedon, Avon: Multilingual Matters.

Davidson, F.& Lynch, B.K. (1993).Criterion-referenced language test development: A prolegomenon.In: A. Huhta, K. Sajavaara & S. Takala (Eds.) Language Testing: New Openings (pp. 73-89). JyväsklyäFinland: Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä.

Lynch, B.K. (1992). Evaluating a program inside and out.In: C. Alderson and A. Beretta (Eds.), Evaluating Second Language Education(pp. 61-99). CambridgeCambridgeUniversity Press.

Lynch, B.K. & Hudson, T.D. (1991). Reading English for science and technology.In: M. Celce-Murcia (Ed.), Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language (2nd Ed.) (pp. 216-232). RowleyMA: Newbury House.

Davidson, F., Hudson, T.D., & Lynch, B.K. (1985). Language Testing: Operationalization in Classroom Measurement and L2 Research.In M. Celce-Murcia (Ed.) Beyond Basics: Issues and Research in TESOL (pp.137-152).RowleyMass.: Newbury House. 

Journal Articles (refereed)

Lynch, B. K.(2001).Rethinking assessment from a critical perspective.Language Testing, 18(4), 351-372.

Lynch, B. K. (2000).Evaluating a project-oriented CALL innovation.Computer Assisted Language Learning, 13(4-5), 417-440.

Lynch, B. K.& McNamara, T. F. (1998). Using G-theory and Many-Facet Rasch measurement in the development of performance assessments of the ESL speaking skills of immigrants. Language Testing, 15(2), 158-180.

Lynch, B. K.(1997).In search of the ethical test.Language Testing, 14(3), 315-327.

Bachman, L. F., Lynch, B. K., & Mason, M.(1995).Investigating variability in tasks and rater judgments in a performance test of foreign language speaking.Language Testing, 12(2), 238-257. 

Lynch, B.K. & Davidson, F.(1994).Criterion-referenced language test development:Linking Curricula, Teachers, and Tests.TESOL Quarterly, 28(4), 727-743. 

Lynch, B.K. & Coughlan, P.(1993).Making use of computer-assisted language learning in higher education:A report from UCLA. CATESOL Journal, 6(1), 55-72.

Jacobs, B.; Batal, H.A.; Lynch, B.K.; Ojemann, G.;Ojemann, L.M.; & Scheibel, A.B.(1993).Quantitative dendritic and spine analyses of speech cortices:A case study.Brain and Language , 44,239-253. .

Lynch, B.K. (1990). A context-adaptive model for program evaluation.TESOL Quarterly, 24(1), 23-42.

Lynch, B.K., Davidson, F. & Henning, G. (1988). Person dimensionality in language test validation. Language Testing, 5(2), 206-219. 

Bachman, L.F., Kunnan, J.A., Vanniarajan, S. & Lynch, B.K. (1988). Task and ability analysis as a basis for examining content and construct comparability in two EFL proficiency test batteries. Language Testing, 5(2), 128-159.

Hudson, T.D. & Lynch, B.K. (1984). A Criterion-referenced measurement approach to ESL achievement testing.Language Testing, 1(2), 171-201.

Article in an unrefereed journal

Lynch, B. K. & Hamp-Lyons, L.1999. Perspectives on research paradigms and validity:Tales from the Language Testing Research Colloquium.Melbourne Papers in Language Testing, 8(1), 57-93.

Lumley, T., Lynch, B.K. &McNamara, T.F.(1994).A new approach to standard-setting in language assessment.Melbourne Papers in Language Testing, 3(2), 19-40.

Lynch, B.K. (1981). Cross-cultural Orientation in an ESP Program. English for Specific Purposes Newsletter, 51, 11-13.

Other contribution to a refereed journal

Lynch, B. K. (2001).Language assessment and program evaluation.In P. A. Duff & K. M. Bailey (eds.)Research Issues:Identifying research priorities:Themes and directions for the TESOL International Research Foundation.TESOL Quarterly, 35(4), 603-605. (invited short article)

Lynch, B.K. (1993). Review of Longman Keys to Language Teaching Series, Neville Grant (Series Ed.). TESOL Quarterly, 27(2), 341-343.

Lynch, B.K.(1991).The role of program evaluation in applied linguistics research.Issues in Applied Linguistics, 2(1), 84-86.(invited short article)

Lynch, B.K. (1990). Two commentaries on Brian K. Lynch's "A Context-Adaptive Model of Program Evaluation"; The author responds... TESOL Quarterly, 24(4), 764-767.

Lynch, B.K. (1990).Review of Designing Qualitative Research, C. Marshall and G.B. Rossman (1985), in Issues in Applied Linguistics, 1(2), 268-275.

Bachman, L.F., Lynch, B.K. & Kunnan, J.A. (1989). Response to Henning. Language Testing, 6(2), 223-229.

Conference Publication:Full, written, refereed paper

Gruba, P. & Lynch, B. K.(1997).Contructivist approaches to communication skills instruction.In R. Kevill, R. Oliver, and R. Phillips (Eds) ASCILITE ‘97:What works and why (Proceedings of the 14th Annual Conference of the Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education), pp. 245-249.

Lynch, B.K. (1983). A Discourse-Functional Analysis of Interlanguage.In C. Campbell et al. (Eds.) Proceedings of the Los Angeles Second Language Research Forum, Vol. II(pp. 216-225). Los Angeles: Department of English, ESL Section, UCLA.

PhD Dissertation

Lynch, B. K.(1988).Toward a context-adaptive model for the evaluation of language teaching programs (Doctoral Dissertation, University of California, Los Angeles, 1987). Dissertation Abstracts International, 48, 2264A.

PhD Qualifying Paper

Lynch, B. K.(unpublished manuscript).The fossilization hypothesis: a case study of an adult second language learner.Ph.D. Qualifying Paper, Applied Linguistics, UCLA; June 1, 1986.

Non-Academic Publication

Lynch, B. K. (1991).Mood fog clearing.(poem)Prune Alley:The OrcasIsland Library Literary Quarterly, II(4), 26-7.

WORK IN PROGRESS

Lynch, B. K. & Shaw, P.Portfolios, Power, and Ethics.Article being prepared for submission to TESOL Quarterly.

Lynch, B. K.Locating Heritage Language in the Community:An asset-based approach to program evaluation.Chapter being prepared for Festschrift in honor of Russ Campbell (Kagan, O. & Brinton, B. Eds.).

LANGUAGES

(Fading) fluency in Spanish; some knowledge of French and Italian.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND SERVICE

Member (elected), Nominating Committee, International Language Testing Association (ILTA), 2003-2004.

Member (elected), Nominating Committee, American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL), 2002-2003.

Member (appointed), Strategic Planning Advisory Committee, TESOL, 2000-2001.

Member (appointed), Forward Planning Advisory Committee, TESOL, 2000-2001.

Executive Board member (elected), International Language Testing Association (ILTA), 1999-2001.

Nominating Committee Chair (appointed by Executive Board), TESOL, 1998.

Nominating Committee member (elected), TESOL; 1997.

Member, Editorial Advisory Board, TESOL Quarterly;1993 to 1996.

Nominating Committee member (elected), International Language Testing Association; 1996.

Manuscript review, TESOL Quarterly; 1992 to present.

Manuscript review, Language Learning; 1993 to present.

Manuscript review, Language Testing; 1994 to present.

Manuscript review, Australian Review of Applied Linguistics; 2001 to present.

Member, Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages; 1980 to present.

Member, International Language Testing Association; 1993 to present.

Member, American Educational Research Association; 1993 to present.

Member, Applied Linguistics Association of Australia; 1994 to present.

Member, Victorian Association of TESOL and Multicultural Education; 1997 to present.

Member, American Association for Applied Linguistics; 2000 to present.

GRANTS AND AWARDS

John Eliot Allen Outstanding Teacher Award (Department of Applied Linguistics) 2001-2002, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, PortlandStateUniversity.

Teaching and Learning [Multimedia and Education Technologies] Committee Start-up Grant; “Transforming Individual Tutorial Assistance for NESB Students”, with Geoff Millar; $37,000, 1998.

Australian Research Council Grant (Small);University of Melbourne; “Investigating test impact:public perceptions of the LAP tests in Victoria”, with Dr. Cathie Elder; $6000, 1997.

IELTS Australia Research Program Grant; University of Melbourne; “A comparison of IELTS and TOEFL as predictors of academic success”, with Kathryn Hill and Neomy Storch; $14, 797.

Strategic Planning Fund New Development Grant, University of Melbourne; “Communication Across the Curriculum Project”; $411,164, 1996-1999.

Faculty of Arts Project Grant, University of Melbourne; Evaluation of Pilot Programs in Communication Skills; $1700, 1994.

Office of Instructional Improvement Grant,University of CaliforniaLos Angeles;ESL Computer Assisted Instruction Project; $60, 000 (U.S.) over three years, 1989-1992.

Fulbright Lecturer Award in ESL/Linguistics, Mexico;August, 1985 to July, 1986 (extended to June, 1987).

COMMUNITY SERVICE

August 1999-December 2001.Volunteer Parent Tutor for the Literacy Program at PrincesHillSecondaryCollege.Princes HillVictoria.

March 1995-July 1998.Coach for boys’ basketball team in the Fairfield Basketball Association.FairfieldVictoria.

REFERENCES

Dr. Frances Butler. Center for the Study of Evaluation.UCLA.Los AngelesCA.Telephone:(US) 310-206-1532;FAX: (310) 825-3883

EMAIL:frances@cse.ucla.edu

Professor Russell N. Campbell.Director, Language Resource Program.UCLA.Los AngelesCA.Telephone:(US) 310-825-2510; FAX: 310-206-5183; 

EMAIL: campruss@humnet.ucla.edu

Professor Marianne Celce-Murcia.Department of Applied Linguistics/ TESL.UCLA, Los AngelesCA.Telephone:(US) 310-825-4378;FAX:310-206-4118.

EMAIL:celce-m@humnet.ucla.edu

Associate Professor Tim McNamara.Department of Applied Linguistics and Language Studies.University of MelbourneAustralia. Telephone: +61 3 8344-4207; FAX +61 3 8344-8990.

EMAIL:t.mcnamara@language.unimelb.edu.au

Professor Steve Reder.Chair, Department of Applied Linguistics, PortlandStateUniversityPortlandOR.Telephone:(503) 725-4098; FAX: (503) 725-4130; EMAIL: reders@pdx.edu.

Professor John Schumann. Chair, Department of Applied Linguistics/ TESL, UCLA.Los AngelesCATelephone:(US) 310-825-4378;FAX:310-206-4118;

EMAIL: schumann@humnet.ucla.edu

Professor Tony Stephens.Head of School.School of European, Asian & Middle Eastern Languages & Studies.The University of Sydney.Sydney, NSW 2006 Australia.Telephone +61 2 9351-7862;FAX:+61 2 9351-3919.

EMAIL:a.stephens@arts.usyd.edu.au