Dr. Alex Poole
Associate Professor of English
B6 Cherry Hall
270-745-5780
BA-English, Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN
MA-TESOL, University of Northern Iowa
PhD-TESOL/Linguistics-Oklahoma State University
Short Biography: Alex Poole is an applied linguist whose interests include focus on form instruction, Spanish-English bilingualism, and ESL reading strategies.
Teaching: Alex Poole teaches courses in composition, TESOL methodology, and pedagogical grammar, among others.
Languages Spoken: Spanish
Publications: Articles and
Chapters Published
Poole,
A. (2003). New labels for old problems: The problem of grammar in communicative
language teaching. PROFILE: Issues in Teachers’ Professional
Development, 4 (18-24).
Poole,
A. (2004). An exploratory study of focus on form instruction: How advanced ESL
writers attend to form during group work. Asian Journal of English Language
Teaching, 14, 119-134.
Poole,
A. (2005). Characteristics of learners who frequently and rarely focus on form:
A case study of four
ESL students in a college writing class. Korea
TESOL Journal, 8 (1), 59-75.
Poole,
A. (2005). A comparative study of the academic reading strategies of college
ESL and EFL
learners. Balanced Reading Instruction, 12, 55-71.
Poole,
A. (2005). Focus on form instruction: foundations, applications, and
criticisms. The Reading
Matrix, 5 (1), 47-56. Available at: http://www.readingmatrix.com/articles/poole/article.pdf
Poole,
A. (2005). Gender and academic reading strategies: A survey of adult EFL
learners in Mainland China. Hong Kong Journal of Applied Linguistics,
10 (2), 38-51.
Poole,
A. (2005). Gender differences in reading strategy use among advanced ESL
college students. Journal of College Reading and Learning, 36 (1), 7-20.
Poole,
A. (2005). The kinds of forms learners attend to during focus on form
information: A description
of an advanced ESL writing class. Asian EFL Journal, 7(3), 1-13.
Available at: http://www.asian-efl-journal.com/September_05_ap.php
Poole,
A., & McCain, T. (2007). Pre-service teachers’ attitudes towards bilingual
education in Kentucky. Kentucky Middle School Journal, 8 (1),
39-47.
Poole,
A. (2008). Awareness of reading strategies among male and female college
students when reading online. Journal of Balanced Reading Instruction,
15 (1), 127-140.
Poole, A. (2008). Even the experts worry...The Bilingual Family Newsletter, 25 (2), 1-2.
Poole,
A., & Mokhtari, K. (2008). ESL students’ use of reading strategies when
reading texts online and in print. In K. Mokhtari and R. Sheorey (Eds.), Studies in first and second language reading (pp. 197-214).
Norwood, MA: Christopher Gordon.
Poole, A., & Sheorey, R. (2002).
Sophisticated noticing:
Examination of an Indian professional’s use of English. Indian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 28 (2), 121-136.
Poole,
A. The relationship of reading proficiency to online strategy use: A study of
US college students. Journal of College Literacy and Learning.
Publications: Reviews
Poole,
A. (2002). English and the discourses of
colonialism [Book Review]. Indian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 28 (2), 149-150.
Poole,
A. (2003). English grammar: Language as
human behavior [Book Review]. TESL-EJ,
7 (2), R-4. Available
at: http://tesl-ej.org/ej26/r4.html
Poole,
A. (2003). A history of the English
language [Book Review]. English and
Foreign Languages, 32 (2),115-116.
Poole,
A. (2003). Introducing sociolinguistics [Book Review]. The Reading
Matrix, 3 (2). Available at: http://www.readingmatrix.com/book_reviews/poole/book_review.html
Poole,
A. (2004). Dual language: Teaching and
learning in two languages [Book Review]. Bilingual Research
Journal, 28 (3), 489-492.
Poole,
A. (2004). Making content comprehensible for English learners: The SIOP
Model [Book
Review] The
TESOL Reporter, 37 (2), 75-76.
Poole,
A. (2004). Teaching English learners [Book Review]. Hong Kong
Journal of Applied Linguistics, 9, (2), 80-82.
Poole,
A. (2007). Adolescents and literacies in
a digital world [Book Review]. The
Reading Matrix, 7 (1), 188-190.
Available at: http://www.readingmatrix.com/book_reviews/poole/book_review.pdf
Poole,
A. (2007). Travel notes from the new
literacy studies [Book Review]. Language,
Culture, and Curriculum, 20 (1), 87-89.
updated- 11/17/2010