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Professor Emeritus

Cognitive Science of Teaching and Learning
Educational Psychology
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Research Biography

My past research has focused on first and second language acquisition, language assessment, bilingual education, research methods, and the application of evolutionary theory and perceptual control theory to understanding human behavior, learning and education.

I am currently focusing my research activities on what I call Autonomous Technology-Assisted Language Learning (ATALL). ATALL involves using and developing technology, in particular Internet media and communication tools, to enhance education in foreign-languages and cultures.

Degrees

  • Ph.D., Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, 1978
  • M.A., Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, 1975
  • B.A., Psychology, Queen's College of the City University of New York, 1974

Key Professional Appointments

  • Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1998--
  • Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1986-1998
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1979-1986
  • Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Québec Ministry of Education, Université de Montréal, Faculté des sciences de l'éducation, Section de mesure et évaluation, 1978-1979

Activities & Honors

  • Member, Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission, City of Urbana, 2006- present
  • Research/Teaching Award for Chile, Feb.-June 2008, Fulbright Program, 2006-2008

Grants

  • Co-Principal Investigator, Collaborative Research: Translating Prosody in an English-Chinese Language Tutoring Systems, National Science Foundation, 2006
  • Principal Investigator, Proposal to Establish a Low-Power Campus Radio Station at UIUC for Spanish-Language and Latino Programming , Office of the Chancellor, 2004
  • Principal Investigator, Electronic Network for Language and Culture Exchange (ENLACE), National Center for Supercomputing Applications, 2003

Selected Publications

  • Cziko, G. (in press). Without miracles: Universal selection theory and the second Darwinian revolution. (Chinese ed.). Shanghai: East China Normal University.
  • Cziko, G. A. (2004). Electronic tandem language learning (eTandem): A third approach to second language learning for the 21st century. Computer-Assisted Language Instruction Consortium Journal, 22(1), 25-39.
  • Cziko, G., & Park, S. (2003). Internet audio communication for second language learning: A comparative review of six programs. Language Learning and Technology, 7(1), 15-27. More about this publication...
  • Cziko, G. (1995). Without miracles: Universal selection theory and the second Darwinian revolution. Cambridge: MIT Press (A Bradford Book). More about this publication...
  • Cziko, G. A. (1992b). Purposeful behavior as the control of perception: Implications for educational research. Educational Researcher, 21(9), 10-18, 27. More about this publication...

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