Suzanne Bonn

• • PhD (Applied Linguistics), Aston University (2015)
  • MATESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages), Middlebury Institute of International Studies (2001)
  • BA (French and German, with Distinction), University of Wisconsin-Madison (1998)

• • Concordia University, Department of Education, Assistant Professor, Limited-term (August 2015-present)
  • Nanzan University, Department of British and American Studies, Assistant Professor, Limited-term (April 2009-2013)
  • Sugiyama Jogakuen University, School of Cross-Cultural Studies, Department of Foreign Studies, Associate Professor, Limited-term (April 2007-March 2009)
  • Nagoya University of Foreign Studies, Department of British and American Culture, Visiting Lecturer, Limited-term (April 2003-March 2007)
  • Michigan State University, English Language Center, Intern Instructor (July 2001-March 2003)

• Bonn, S. (2015). The qualitative research interview: Theory and practice. OnCUE Journal 8.1, 40-51.
• Bonn, S. (2013). Applying for a professional job - The cover letter. In D. Mussman (Ed.), New ways in teaching writing, revised.Alexandria, VA: TESOL International Association. 255-258.
• Bonn, S. (2013). Applying for a professional job - The resume. In D. Mussman (Ed.), New ways in teaching writing, revised.Alexandria, VA: TESOL International Association. 259-263.
• Bonn, S. (2012). From reading circles to culture circles: Meeting curricular and departmental goals. Academia: Journal of the Nanzan Academic Society, Literature and Language, 92. 175-184.
• Bonn, S. (2012). Prediction practice through internet news headlines. In R. R. Day (Ed.), New ways in teaching reading, revised. Alexandria, VA: TESOL International Association. 91-93.
• Bonn, S. (2011). The reflective portfolio. OnCUE Journal 5.2/3, 34-48.
• Quasha, S., & Bonn, S. (Eds.). (2011). Portfolios [Special issue]. OnCUE Journal 5 (2/3).
• Bonn, S. (2011). Reflective portfolios in the EFL classroom: Rationale and implementation. Academia: Journal of the Nanzan Academic Society, Literature and Language, 90. 121-140.
• Bonn, S. (2009). Advertising campaigns as cross-cultural tasks. In L. Stone & C. Wilson-Duffy (Eds.), Task-based III: Expanding the range of tasks through the web (pp. 200-211). International Association for Language Learning Technology.
• Bonn, S. (2008). 1st JACET/JALT Joint Regional Conference coming soon in June. The Language Teacher, 32 (5), 36-37.
• Bonn, S. (2007). Transitioning from traditional to hybrid and online teaching. Nagoya University of Foreign Studies Journal of School of Foreign Languages, 32. 265-278.

• TESOL, Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (1999-present)
• EFL, English as a Foreign Language, TESOL Special Interest Group
• CALL, Computer-Assisted Language Learning, TESOL Special Interest Group
• JALT, The Japan Association for Language Teaching (2003-present)
• CUE, College and University Educators, JALT Special Interest Group
• Pragmatics, JALT Special Interest Group
• CAN-Asia, Conversation Analysis Network-Asia (2013-present)
• LEARN, Language Education And Research Network, founder (2013-present)
• ACLA/CAAL, Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics/L’Association canadienne de linguistique appliquée (2014-present)

Recent Grants and Awards

• 2014 Speaker of the Year for JALT Nagoya: Nominated by peers for presentation entitled Characteristics and Uses of Teacher Personal Narratives in the Language Classroom.
• 2014 Aston University Conference Grant: Awarded £200 grant for AILA conference expenses.
• 2013 JALT Research Grant Recipient: Awarded ¥100,000 grant for PhD research from JALT.
• 2013 JALT CUE Research Grant Recipient: Awarded ¥40,000 grant for PhD research from the College and University Educators Special Interest Group of JALT.

• ESL 204: Refining Academic English Language Skills

• ESL 205: Academic Oral Communication I

• TESL 415: Testing, Evaluation, and Course Design