Leila Ranta, PhD
Associate Professor, Faculty of Education - Educational Psychology Dept
Contact
Associate Professor, Faculty of Education - Educational Psychology Dept
- lranta@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 492-7511
- Address
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6-119K Education Centre - North
8730 - 112 St NWEdmonton ABT6G 2G5
Overview
Research
My research has mainly focused on different aspects of second language grammar development and the teaching of grammar in second language classes. Studies I have been involved in include interlanguage analysis, form-focused instruction experiments, the relationship between the analytic component of aptitude on L2 learning, and issues relating to teachers’ corrective feedback. More recently, I have been exploring the relationship between SLA theory/research and grammar teaching practice. This has been done through surveys of adult ESL teachers’ beliefs and grammar teaching practices and the analysis of ESL grammar textbooks. My interest in these topics has led me to become a member of the executive committee of the Association for Language Awareness (ALA) and co-editor, with Dr. Joanna White, of the Language Awareness journal.
A second area of engagement has been the study abroad experience. This includes a SSHRC-funded study of international graduate students’ exposure to English and my ongoing role as the Academic Advisor for the Visiting Students Certificate Program (VSCP) at the University of Alberta International.
A second area of engagement has been the study abroad experience. This includes a SSHRC-funded study of international graduate students’ exposure to English and my ongoing role as the Academic Advisor for the Visiting Students Certificate Program (VSCP) at the University of Alberta International.
Courses
EDPY 416 - Introduction to the Teaching of English as a Second Language
Focuses on principles of language learning, language learners, and learning contexts. Pre-/corequisite: LING 101.
Publications
Form-focused instruction
Author(s): Ranta, L. & Lyster, R.
Publication Date:
2018
Publication: Routledge Handbook of Language Awareness
Page Numbers: 40-56
Where good pedagogical ideas come from: The story of an EAP task
Author(s): Light, J. & Ranta, L.
Publication Date:
2016
Publication: TESL Canada Journal
Volume: 33
Issue: 2
Page Numbers: 40-56
How much exposure to English do international graduate students really get? Measuring language use in a naturalistic setting
Author(s): Ranta, L., & Meckelborg, A.
Publication Date:
2013
Publication: Canadian Modern Language Review
Volume: 69
Issue: 1
Page Numbers: 1–33
Examining the interface between metalinguistic task performance and oral production in a second language
Author(s): White, J., & Ranta, L.
Publication Date:
2002
Publication: Language Awareness
Volume: 11
Issue: 4
Page Numbers: 259-290
Corrective feedback and learner uptake: Negotiation of form in communicative classrooms
Author(s): Lyster, R., & Ranta, L.
Publication Date:
1997
Publication: Studies in Second Language Acquisition
Volume: 19
Issue: 1
Page Numbers: 37-66