Krista Bittenbender Royal is the Special Academic Programs Coordinator at the
English Language Program (ELP) at the University of South Florida. She teaches English
for International Students 1 and 2 and non-credit classes in the Academic English
Program. As a program coordinator, she manages the English for Academic Purposes classes
for INTO USF Pathway Program students and oversees SPEAK testing and courses provided for
USF's International Teaching Assistants. She also acts as the liaison between
USF's ELP and international universities that wish to send groups of students to
study English language at USF. Previously, she coordinated special short term programs,
including the former USF ELI Summer Mini-Institute, an ESP course for post-doctoral
researchers, English classes for Caribbean teachers, and the USF component of an
intensive teacher-training program for Korean EFL teachers. Before coming to USF, she
taught German and ESOL at a public high school in Pasco County, Florida, where she grew
up. She has been teaching language learners since 2002 and has her MA in Applied
Linguistics/TESL from the University of South Florida. Her research interests span
various aspects of TESL, including areas within curriculum and instruction, such as
integrating technology into education and promoting media literacy, as well as social
issues, such as creating supportive environments for LGBTQ students and faculty in ESL
programs. 

Presentations

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Web-based Resources for Teaching Media Literacy, Bay Area Regional TESOL Summer Symposium (2011)

Preparing students for academic success involves more than just English; it must also address critical...

 

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Blogs & Glogs: Revitalizing Class Projects, SETESOL Regional Conference (2010)

This workshop looks at two technologies that can be used to energize traditional poster and...

 

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Using Ning for Conversation Partner Networks, INTO Best Practices Conference: Enhancing the Student Experience through Technology (2010)

Providing opportunities for conversation practice is one way that an IEP can help students improve...

 

Articles

WordChamp as a Vocabulary Development Tool, TELL@ELI Newsletter (2007)
 

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Examining Heterosexism in ESL Textbooks, TESOL LGBTF News (2007)
 

Contributions to Books

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Using Podcasting in the Foreign Language Classroom (Online Chapter) (with Nicola von Koss), CALLing All Foreign Language Teachers: Computer Assisted Language Learning in the Classroom (2008)