Cynthia L. Blood

Degrees

• M.A. Linguistics, University of Texas at Arlington, 1987
• B.A. Wheaton College 1981

Current positions

• Instructor, GIAL,(2003– )

Other experience

• Field Linguist (1989 – 1999)
• Associate Instructor 2000 – 2003

Memberships

• American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

Language proficiency

• Bahasa Indonesia (2+ production, 3+ comprehension)
• Oku (2 production, 3 comprehension)
• French (1+ production, 2 comprehension)
• Spanish (high school & college only)

Research interests

• Second Language Acquisition
• Learning styles & strategies
• Culture acquisition
• Language assessment
• Conflict resolution

Selected publications

Publications in SIL International Bibliography

1992. “Subject-Verb Agreement in Kisar ” NUSA, An Indonesian Linguistic Journal 34:1-21.

Selected Papers Presented

2004. “How can twelve pre-field weeks really impact language and culture learning? ” Oral Presentation at the International Congress on Language Learning 5, Colorado Springs, CO October 14, 2004

2007. “Training Penyegaran Pelatih-Pelatih ” (Refreshment Training for Language Teachers). Presentation at the KPN Language Exchange, Bandung, Indonesia July 9 – 13, 2007.