Dr. Elaine Riordan
Biography
Elaine Riordan is Associate Professor in TESOL in the School of Modern Languages and Applied Linguistics at the University of Limerick, Ireland. Here she is involved in English language teacher education and applied linguistics at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She is the Associate Director of the Centre for Applied Language Studies (CALS), and a member of the Inter-Varietal Applied Corpus Studies (IVACS) Research Group. Her research interests include language teacher education, reflective practice, blended learning and CMC, and corpus-based discourse analysis.Research Interests
Elaine's research interests include English language teaching and language teacher education, reflective practice, blended learning and computer-mediated communication, and corpus-based discourse analysis.Professional Activities
Award
- 2014 - UL Excellence in Teaching Award (small group teaching)
- 2007 - IRCHSS Government of Ireland Scholar
Education
- 2013 University of Limerick - PhD
- 2005 University of Limerick - MA
- 2002 University of Limerick - BA
Employment
- 2011 University of Hull - Lecturer in TESOL/Second Language Acquisition (July 2011 - August 2013)
- University of Limerick - Lecturer in TESOL (Sep. 2013 - Present)
- University of Limerick - PT TESOL Tutor (Sep 2005 - June 2011)
- Mary Immaculate College, Limerick - PT TESOL Tutor (Jan. 2010 - June 2011)
Association
- Member, Centre of Applied Language Studies (CALS)
- Member, Inter-Varietal Applied Corpus Studies (IVACS)
- Member, European Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning (EuroCALL) Teacher Education SIG
Peer Reviewed Journals
Comparing the representation of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in the Irish and UK press: A corpus-based critical discourse analysis
O'Regan, Veronica; Riordan, Elaine (2018) Comparing the representation of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in the Irish and UK press: A corpus-based critical discourse analysis. Journal Of Language And Politics
Tracing the reflective practices of student teachers in online modes
Farr, F. and Riordan, E. (2015) Tracing the reflective practices of student teachers in online modes. Cambridge ReCALL journal :104-123
Sharing and collaborating between an online community of novice teachers: CMC in language teacher education
Riordan, E.;Murray, L.; (2012) Sharing and collaborating between an online community of novice teachers: CMC in language teacher education. Journal of e-Learning and Knowledge Society
Sharing and collaborating between an online community of novice teachers: CMC in language teacher education
Riordan, E. and Murray, L. (2012) Sharing and collaborating between an online community of novice teachers: CMC in language teacher education. Journal of e-Learning and Knowledge Society :91-103
Students' engagement in reflective tasks: An investigation of interactive and non-interactive discourse corpora
Farr, F. and Riordan, E. (2012) Students' engagement in reflective tasks: An investigation of interactive and non-interactive discourse corpora. Classroom Discourse :129-146
A corpus-based analysis of online synchronous and asynchronous modes of communication within language teacher education
Riordan, E. and Murray, L. (2010) A corpus-based analysis of online synchronous and asynchronous modes of communication within language teacher education. Classroom Discourse :181-198
Books
Social Interaction in Language Teacher Education
Farr, F., Farrell, A and Riordan E. (2019) Social Interaction in Language Teacher Education . Edinburgh : EUP
TESOL Student Teacher Discourse. A Corpus-Based Analysis of Online and Face-to-Face Interactions
Riordan, Elaine (2018) TESOL Student Teacher Discourse. A Corpus-Based Analysis of Online and Face-to-Face Interactions. London : Routledge
Book Chapters
Intelligent CALL Systems for Writing Development: Investigating the Use of Write & Improve for Developing Written Language and Writing Skills
Curry, N. and Riordan E. (2021) Intelligent CALL Systems for Writing Development: Investigating the Use of Write & Improve for Developing Written Language and Writing Skills. Hershey PA : IGI Global CALL Theory Applications for Online TESOL Education :252-273
Prospective and practising teachers look backwards at the theory-practice divide through blogs and E-portfolios
Farr, F. and Riordan, E. (2017) Prospective and practising teachers look backwards at the theory-practice divide through blogs and E-portfolios. MD, USA : TESOL TESOL Voices: Insider Accounts of Classroom Life—Preservice Teacher Education :13-28
Corpus Types and Uses
B. Murphy and E. Riordan (2016) Corpus Types and Uses. London : Routledge The Routledge Handbook of Language Learning and Technology :388-403
Thinking about your materials
Riordan, E. (2015) Thinking about your materials. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press Practice in TESOL by F. Farr :25-46
Turn initiators in professional encounters: Teacher education discourse in an Irish university setting
Farr, F. and Riordan, E. (2015) Turn initiators in professional encounters: Teacher education discourse in an Irish university setting. Amsterdam : John Benjamins Pragmatic Markers in Irish English :177-203
Facilitating identity construction through narratives: A corpus-based discourse analysis of student teacher discourse
Riordan, E. and Farr, F (2015) Facilitating identity construction through narratives: A corpus-based discourse analysis of student teacher discourse. London; New York : Routledge Advances and Current Trends in Language Teacher Identity Research
Online reflections: The implementation of blogs in Language Teacher Education'
Riordan, E. (2012) Online reflections: The implementation of blogs in Language Teacher Education' . Berlin : Peter Lang Language, Learning and Teaching: Irish Research Perspectives :196-227
Assessing the integration and quality of online tools in language teacher education: The case of blogs, chat and discussion forums
Riordan, E. (2011) Assessing the integration and quality of online tools in language teacher education: The case of blogs, chat and discussion forums. UK : Cambridge Scholars Quality Issues in ICT Integration: Third Level Disciplines and Learning Contexts :94-119
Edited Books
Quality Issues in ICT Integration: Third Level Disciplines and Learning Contexts
(2011) Quality Issues in ICT Integration: Third Level Disciplines and Learning Contexts. UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Other Journals
Conference Publications
PIXEL Conference: ICT and Language Learning
Riordan, E. and James, P. (2012) PIXEL Conference: ICT and Language Learning.
Conference Contributions
CALS Research Day
Farr, F. and Riordan, E. (2021) CALS Research Day.
CL2021
Curry, N. and Riordan E. (2021) CL2021.
IVACS
Farr, F., Farrell, A. and Riordan, E. (2018) IVACS.
IVACS (Inter-Varietal Applied Corpus Studies)
Farr, F., Farrell, A. and Riordan, E. (2018) IVACS (Inter-Varietal Applied Corpus Studies).
Invited Lecture, Castel Education, Tralee
Riordan, E. (2016) Invited Lecture, Castel Education, Tralee.
CALS (Centre for Applied Language Studies) Research Day
Farr, F. and Riordan, E. (2015) CALS (Centre for Applied Language Studies) Research Day.
EuroSoTL (European Conference on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learnig)
Farr, F. and Riordan, E. (2015) EuroSoTL (European Conference on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learnig).
EdTech 2015
Riordan, E. and Farr, F. (2015) EdTech 2015.
European Conference on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (EUROSOLT): Bridging Boundaries through the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning
Farr, F. and Riordan, E. (2015) European Conference on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (EUROSOLT): Bridging Boundaries through the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning.
EuroCALL (European Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning)
Benini, S., Le Baron-Earle, F., Riordan, E. and Murray, L. (2015) EuroCALL (European Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning) .
EuroCALL (European Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning)
Farr, F. and Riordan, E. (2014) EuroCALL (European Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning).
IVACS (Inter-Varietal Applied Corpus Studies)
Riordan, E. (2014) IVACS (Inter-Varietal Applied Corpus Studies).
New Horizons for Reflective Practice
Farr, F. and Riordan, E. (2014) New Horizons for Reflective Practice.
Massive Open Online Courses in the Arts and Humanities: Opportunities, Challenges and Implications Across UK Higher Education
Murray, L., Riordan, E. et al (2014) Massive Open Online Courses in the Arts and Humanities: Opportunities, Challenges and Implications Across UK Higher Education.
Conversations in the Consortium
Riordan, E. and Vaughan, E. (2014) Conversations in the Consortium.
EuroCALL (European Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning)
Farr, F. and Riordan, E. (2013) EuroCALL (European Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning).
BAAL (British Association for Applied Linguistics)
F. Farr and Riordan, E. (2013) BAAL (British Association for Applied Linguistics).
Reflective Practice Seminar
F. Farr and Riordan, E. (2013) Reflective Practice Seminar.
EuroCALL
Farr, F. and Riordan, E. (2013) EuroCALL.
British Association of Applied Linguistics
Farr, F. and Riordan, E. (2013) British Association of Applied Linguistics.
Invited Lecture, Castel Education, Tralee
Riordan, E. (2013) Invited Lecture, Castel Education, Tralee.
CMC for Language Teaching/Learning Series
Riordan, E. (2013) CMC for Language Teaching/Learning Series.
Research Exchange Series
Riordan, E. (2012) Research Exchange Series.
IATEFL (International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language): Social, Mobile and Web 2.0
Murray, L. and Riordan, E. (2012) IATEFL (International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language): Social, Mobile and Web 2.0 .
PIXEL ICT for Language Learning
Riordan, E. (2012) PIXEL ICT for Language Learning.
Inter-Varietal Applied Corpus Studies
Farr, F. and Riordan, E. (2012) Inter-Varietal Applied Corpus Studies.
IVACS (Inter-Varietal Applied Corpus Studies)
Vaughan, E. and Riordan, E. (2012) IVACS (Inter-Varietal Applied Corpus Studies).
IVACS (Inter-Varietal Applied Corpus Studies)
Farr, F. and Riordan, E. (2012) IVACS (Inter-Varietal Applied Corpus Studies).
MA TESOL Seminar, UL
Riordan, E. (2012) MA TESOL Seminar, UL.
MA TESOL Seminar, UL
Riordan, E. (2012) MA TESOL Seminar, UL.
EuroCALL (European Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning) CMC and Teacher Education Special Interest Group Conference
Riordan, E. and Murray, L. (2012) EuroCALL (European Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning) CMC and Teacher Education Special Interest Group Conference .
UL Technology and Teaching Community of Practice Day
Riordan, E. (2011) UL Technology and Teaching Community of Practice Day.
Inter-Varietal Applied Corpus Studies
Farr, F. and Riordan, E. (2010) Inter-Varietal Applied Corpus Studies.
First International Language Conference: Translation, Technology and Autonomy in Language Teaching and Learning
Farr, F. and Riordan, E. (2010) First International Language Conference: Translation, Technology and Autonomy in Language Teaching and Learning.
British Association of Applied Linguistics
Farr, F. and Riordan, E. (2010) British Association of Applied Linguistics.
ISSP (Irish Social Sciences Platform)
Farr, F. and Riordan, E. (2010) ISSP (Irish Social Sciences Platform).
Irish Social Sciences Platform
Farr, F. and Riordan, E. (2010) Irish Social Sciences Platform.
Mary Immaculate College Seminar Series
Riordan, E. (2010) Mary Immaculate College Seminar Series.
Translation, Technology and Autonomy in Language Teaching and Learning
Farr, F. and Riordan, E. (2010) Translation, Technology and Autonomy in Language Teaching and Learning.
IRAAL (Irish Association for Applied Linguistics) Postgraduate Conference
Riordan, E. (2010) IRAAL (Irish Association for Applied Linguistics) Postgraduate Conference.
BAAL (British Association for Applied Linguistics)
Farr, F. and Riordan, E. (2010) BAAL (British Association for Applied Linguistics).
IVACS (Inter-Varietal Applied Corpus Studies)
Riordan, E. (2010) IVACS (Inter-Varietal Applied Corpus Studies).
CALS (Centre for Applied Language Studies) Research Day
Chambers, A., Farr, F. and Riordan, E. (2010) CALS (Centre for Applied Language Studies) Research Day.
BAAL/CUP (British Association for Applied Linguistics/Cambridge University Press) Seminar
Farr, F., Murray, L. and Riordan, E. (2009) BAAL/CUP (British Association for Applied Linguistics/Cambridge University Press) Seminar.
EuroCALL
Riordan, E. and Farr, F. (2009) EuroCALL.
CAL (Computer-Assisted Learning)
Farr, F., Murray, L. and Riordan, E. (2009) CAL (Computer-Assisted Learning).
UL Faculty Teaching Day
Riordan, E. and Hourigan, T. (2009) UL Faculty Teaching Day.
CAL (Computers and Learning)
Farr, F., Murray, L. and Riordan, E. (2009) CAL (Computers and Learning).
EuroCALL (European Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning)
Riordan, E. and Farr, F. (2009) EuroCALL (European Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning) .
BAAL (British Association of Applied Linguistics)/CUP (Cambridge University Press) Applied Linguistics Seminar
Farr, F., Murray, L. and Riordan, E. (2009) BAAL (British Association of Applied Linguistics)/CUP (Cambridge University Press) Applied Linguistics Seminar.
CALL (Computer-Assisted Language Learning)
Riordan, E. and Murray, L. (2008) CALL (Computer-Assisted Language Learning).
IVACS (Inter-Varietal Applied Corpus Studies)
Farr, F. and Riordan, E. (2008) IVACS (Inter-Varietal Applied Corpus Studies).
IRAAL (Irish Association for Applied Linguistics) Postgraduate Symposium
Riordan, E. (2008) IRAAL (Irish Association for Applied Linguistics) Postgraduate Symposium.
UL Humanities Seminar
Riordan, E. (2008) UL Humanities Seminar.
The Integration of New Technologies in the Language Classroom
Riordan, E. (2008) The Integration of New Technologies in the Language Classroom.
Inter-Varietal Applied Corpus Studies
Farr, F. and Riordan, E. (2008) Inter-Varietal Applied Corpus Studies.
EuroCALL (European Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning)
Jeanneau, C. and Riordan, E. (2007) EuroCALL (European Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning).
Published Reports
Editorials
Book Reviews
Blended Learning in English Language Teaching: Course Design and Implementation
Tomlinson, B., Whittaker, C. (2014) Blended Learning in English Language Teaching: Course Design and Implementation. ReCALL :124-128
Other Publications
Experiences of Face-to-Face and Online TP and Supervisory Feedback Processes
Farr, F. and Riordan, E. (2024) Experiences of Face-to-Face and Online TP and Supervisory Feedback Processes. : TESOL Journal
Blended Learning in English Language Teaching: Course Design and Implementation
Tomlinson, B., Whittaker, C. (2014) Blended Learning in English Language Teaching: Course Design and Implementation. ReCALL :124-128