Associate Professor of Spanish

Email: tnlewis@loyola.edu
Phone: 410-617-5603
Office: Maryland Hall 460

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Education

• University of California, Davis, Ph.D. (Spanish Linguistics)
• California State University, Long Beach, M.A. (Spanish)
• McGill University, B.A. (Hispanic Studies)

Courses Taught

• SN 101 Introductory Spanish I
• SN 102 Introductory Spanish II
• SN 103 Intermediate Spanish I
• SN 104 Intermediate Spanish II
• SN 320 Introduction to Spanish Linguistics
• SN 321 Spanish Phonetics and Phonology
• SN 325 Applied Spanish Linguistics
• SN 329D Spanish in the US
• ML 201 Exploring Languages: Introduction to Linguistics
• ML 426 Foreign Language Teaching Methodologies

Publications

• Lewis, T. N., Kirkhart, M., & McMahon, J. (2017). Patterned iconicity for second language acquisition: Differential effects of gesture on lexical categories. Manuscript submitted for publication.
• Lewis, T. N., & Kirkhart, M. (2018). The effect of iconic gestures on second language vocabulary retention in a naturalistic classroom setting. International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1515/iral-2016-0125
• Stickles, E., & Lewis, T. N. (2017). Wednesday’s meeting really is on Friday: A meta-analysis and evaluation of ambiguous spatiotemporal language. Cognitive Science. Advance online publication. doi:10.1111/cogs.12559
• Lewis, T. N., & Stickles, E. (2017). Gestural Modality and Addressee Perspective Influences How We Reason About Time. Cognitive Linguistics, 28, 45-76.doi:10.1515/cog-2015-0137
• Lewis, T. N. (2016). Creating a micro-immersion environment through telecollaboration. In P. Wang & L. Winstead (Eds.), Handbook of research on foreign language education in the digital age. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
• Lewis, T. N., & Schneider, H. (2015).  Integrating international video chat into the foreign language curriculum. International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching, 5(2), 74-87.doi:10.4018/IJCALLT.2015040105
• Carrillo Cabello, A., Lewis, T. N., & Welsh, M. (2014). Pura Vida Activities Manual, 1^st ed. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
• Lewis, T. N. (2013). DBR and task-based learning: The ongoing experience of designing a task-based telecollaboration. In C. Pardo Ballester & J. Rodríguez (Eds.), Design-based research in CALL (CALICO Monograph Series, Vol. 11) (pp. 211-233). San Marcos, TX: CALICO.
• Lewis, T. N. (2012). The effect of context on the L2 thinking for speaking development of path gestures. L2 Journal, 4(2), 247-268.
• Lewis, T. N. (2007). El papel de los gestos en la enseñanza de una segunda lengua. XVII Congreso Internacional de la Asociación para la Enseñanza de Español como Lengua Extranjera: Las destrezas orales en la enseñanza del español L2-LE 2 (pp. 737-747).  Logroño: La asociación para la enseñanza de español como lengua extranjera.

Areas of Specialization

• Cognitive Linguistics
• Second Language Acquisition
• Speech and Gesture
• Foreign Language Pedagogy

Presentations

 Conferences

• Lewis, T., Kirkhart, M., & McMahon, J. (2017). Patterned iconicity for second language acquisition: Differential effects of gesture on parts of speech, The 14^th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference, Tartu, Estonia.
• Lewis, T., & Kirkhart, M. (2015). Benefit of iconic gestures in second language acquisition: Differential effects on parts of speech, The 13^th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference, Northumbria University, UK.
• Stickles, E., & Lewis, T. (2015). The effects of stimulus modality on interpretation of ambiguous temporal metaphors, The 13^th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference, Northumbria University, UK.
• Schneider, H., & Lewis, T. (2014). Charting the path to global competence through telecollaboration. American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages: Annual Convention and World Languages Expo, San Antonio, Texas.
• Kirkhart, M. & Lewis, T. (2014). Vocabulary instruction in second language acquisition: The importance of iconic gestures and the intention to learn. 5th UK Cognitive Linguistics Conference, Lancaster University, United Kingdom.
• Lewis, T. & Stickles, E. (2014). Does physical co-presence mediate the effects of gesture on spatiotemporal metaphor? Gestural priming in virtual discourse space.  6th Conference of the International Society of Gesture Studies: Gesture - Gesture in Interaction, San Diego, California.
• Lewis, T. (2014). Engaging Students with Meaningful Conversations. Wiley Faculty Network Making it Personal and Keeping it Real: Relevance and Engagement in Your Spanish Course! Baltimore, Maryland.
• Lewis, T. (2014). Engaging Students with Meaningful Conversations. Wiley Faculty Network Making it Personal and Keeping it Real: Relevance and Engagement in Your Spanish Course! Temecula, California.
• Jernigan, H. & Lewis, T. & Hutter, V. (2013). Task-Based 2.0: Engaging the Learner Long-term. American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages: Annual Convention and World Languages Expo, Orlando, Florida.
• Stickles, E. & Lewis, T. (2013). Can viewpoint and gesture prime spatiotemporal metaphor use?: The function of gestural metaphoric iconicity in resolving linguistic ambiguity. The 12^th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference, Edmonton, Canada.
• Lewis, T. & Kirkhart, M. (2013). Vocabulary instruction in second language acquisition: The effects of iconic gestures on vocabulary retention. The 12^th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference, Edmonton, Canada.
• Stickles, E. & Lewis, T. (2013). Metaphoric gesture primes spatiotemporal metaphor use. Stanford-Berkeley Cognitive Science Talks, Stanford, CA.
• Lewis, T. & Schneider, H. (2012). Integrating international video chat into the foreign language curriculum. American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages: Annual Convention and World Languages Expo, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• Parrill, F., Tobin, V., Banzhaf, P., Guarino, C., Hinnell, J., Knox, S., Lewis, T., Paxton, A., Rimehaug, S., Stickles, E. & Valenzano, T. (2012). Defining Co-Presence: The Source for Higher Gesture Rate in Face-to-Face Communication. Empirical Methods in Cognitive Linguistics 6, Cleveland, Ohio.
• Lewis, T. (2011). The Effect of Study Abroad on Thinking for Speaking Speech and Gesture Patterns.   American Association for Applied Linguistics, Chicago, Illinois.
• Lewis, T.  (2010). Context is Everything When Learning to Gesture in Another Language. 4^th Conference of the International Society of Gesture Studies: Gesture – Evolution, Brain and Linguistic Structures, Frankfurt/Oder, Germany.
• Lewis, T. (2007). The Role of Gestures in Communication: A Cognitive Perspective. The 34^th Annual Linguistics Association of Canada and the US Conference: Speech and Beyond, Richmond, Kentucky.
• Lewis, T. (2006). El papel de los gestos en la enseñanza de una segunda lengua. XVII Congreso Internacional de la Asociación para la Enseñanza de Español como Lengua Extranjera: Las destrezas orales en la enseñanza del español LE/L2, Logroño, Spain.
• Lewis, T. (2006). The Role of Teacher Gestures in the Second Language Classroom. The 3^rd UC Language Consortium Conference on SLA Theoretical and Pedagogical Perspectives, University of California, Los Angeles, California.
• Lewis, T. (2006). Teacher Gestural Patterns in the Second Language Classroom. The 4^th Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities, Honolulu, Hawaii.
• Lewis, T. (2005). Teacher Gestural Patterns in the Second Language Classroom. Perspectives on Latin American and Iberian Languages, Literatures and Cultures: A multidisciplinary graduate student colloquium, University of California, Davis, California.
• Lewis, T. (2005). Crossing Frontiers: Gender and Nonverbal Communication in the Foreign Language Classroom. The 28^th Annual Meeting of The Organization for the Study of Communication, Language and Gender, Reno, Nevada.

Service Activities, Memberships in Academic Societies

Service: College Activities (Representative assignments)

• 2018 – present: Institutional Review Board Committee
• 2013 – present: Affiliate Professional Development Committee
• 2012 – present: Transfer Credit Approval advisor for Spanish
• 2011 – present: Undergraduate advisor for Spanish majors and minors
• 2011 – present: Language Learning Center Oversight Committee
• 2013 – 2018: Academic Standards Committee
• 2011 – 2015: Coordinator, Spanish 101, 102, 103, 104, 161
• 2013 – 2014: External Search Committee member for Education Literacy Search
• 2013 – 2014: Enhancement of Teaching and Learning Committee
• 2012 – 2014: Spanish Placement Exam Committee
• 2012 – 2014: Department Policy Manual Committee
• 2012 – 2014: Sigma Delta Phi advisor  
• 2011 – 2014: Search Committee for full and part-time Spanish affiliate faculty
• 2012 – 2013: University Board on Discipline Committee

Memberships in Academic Societies

• International Cognitive Linguistics Association (ICLA)
• International Society for Gesture Studies (ISGS)
• Multimodality and Gesture Group (MMGG)
• American Association of University Supervisors and Coordinators (AAUSC)
• Modern Language Association (MLA) 
• Linguistic Society of America (LSA)
• American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL)
• American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP)
• Linguistic Association of Canada and the United States (LACUS)
• Asociación para la enseñanza del español como lengua extranjera (ASELE)