Iryna Kozlova

Lecturer of Educational Practice

Educational Linguistics Division

Contact

ikozlova@upenn.edu

(215) 898-5146

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Education

Ph.D. (Applied Linguistics) Georgia State University, 2008
M.A. (with distinction, Teaching International Languages) California State University, Chico, 2002
B.A. (English) Chernivtsi National University, Ukraine, 1987

Areas of Expertise

Discourse analysis
Second/foreign language pedagogy
Second language acquisition
Teacher training
Computer-assisted language learning

Programs

Educational Linguistics Ph.D.

Educational Linguistics Ed.D.

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) M.S.Ed.

Language, Globalization, and Intercultural Studies M.S.Ed.

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Biography

Professional Biography

Dr. Kozlova is a Lecturer in Educational Practice and an Academic Advisor for PEDAL, the in-house ESL program.

Dr. Kozlova began her teaching career as a teacher of English as a foreign language and taught EFL to elementary through high school students for 12 years in Ukraine, Russia, and Mongolia. Before joining the Educational Linguistic Division, she taught courses in applied linguistics at graduate, undergraduate, and teacher-certification levels at Georgia State University, Old Dominion University, Carleton University, and Algonquin College.

Since 2004, Dr. Kozlova has been actively involved in promoting online teaching and learning. She participated in the development and delivery of online Russian language courses for Georgia Institute of Technology and Carleton University. At Carleton University, she was part of the team that received a shared online course fund from the Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Universities to develop and deliver an introductory course in applied linguistics. At the University of Pennsylvania, she continues to contribute to online teacher education by training pre-service teachers and leading research projects on online teaching and learning.

Dr. Kozlova has received two teaching-related awards. In 2014, she was awarded a Teaching Achievement Award at Carleton University for her innovative approach to university teaching, including the incorporation of technology in the classroom. In 2013, she was part of the international team (including Algonquin College, Ottawa, Canada and TED University, Ankara, Turkey) that received an honorable mention from the International e-Learning Association in the international e-learning category for the project “Language Teaching and Learning in a 3D Virtual Learning Environment.”

Research Interests and Current Projects

Dr. Kozlova’s research focuses on training online teachers, the use of second/foreign language spoken discourse in the classroom setting and in casual conversation, the application of technology for second/foreign language teaching and learning, and task-based learning. Dr. Kozlova is involved in several research project. One of her recent projects explores the use of augmented reality in online ESL classroom. Another two projects concentrate on the use of experiential learning for training post-service ESL teachers to use the virtual space in the 3D worlds and to apply the evidence-based engagement framework for teaching in the web-conferencing environment. Her new project explores the practices of novice online ESL teachers to engage learners who do not have access to much technology.

Publications

Selected Publications

Kozlova, I. (2021). Framework for 3D task design : An immersive approach. In Russel, D. (Ed.), Implementing Augmented Reality Into Immersive Virtual Learning Environments, (pp. 34-55). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

Kozlova, I. (2019). Task-based language learning and learner autonomy in 3D virtual worlds. In Information Resources Management Association (Ed.), Virtual Reality in Education: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, (pp. 669-692). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

Kozlova, I. (2018a). Factors affecting learner collaboration in 3D virtual worlds. In Kruk, M. (Ed.), Assessing the Effectiveness of Virtual Technologies in Foreign and Second Language Instruction, (pp. 26-60). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

Kozlova, I. (2018b). Task-based language learning and learner autonomy in 3D virtual worlds. In Qian, Y. (Ed.), Integrating Multi-User Virtual Environments in Modern Classrooms, (pp. 50–73). Hershey, PA: IGI Global

Kozlova, I, & Zundel, E. (2017). Synchronous online language teaching: Strategies to support learner development. In M. Thomas, J.M. Sykes, H. Reinders, M. Peterson (Ed.), Digital Language Learning and Teaching: Critical and Primary Sources, (pp. 292-308). London, UK: Bloomsbury Academic.

Kozlova, I., & Priven, D. (2015). ESL teacher training in 3D virtual worlds. Language Learning & Technology, 19(1), 83–101. Available at http://llt.msu.edu/issues/february2015/kozlovapriven.pdf

Kozlova, I. (2014). Collaborative tasks for beginner-level language learners: Issues and implications. Contact Magazine. In H.M. McGarrell, & D. Wood, (Eds.). Special Research Symposium Issue of CONTACT. Refereed Proceedings of TESL Ontario Research Symposium, 40(2), 101-127. Available at: http://www.teslontario.net/publication/research-symposium

Kozlova, I, & Zundel, E. (2013). Synchronous online language teaching: Strategies to support learner development. In C. Meskill (Ed.), Online Teaching and Learning: Sociocultural Perspectives, (pp. 99-116). London, UK: Bloomsbury Academic.

Kozlova, I. (2013). Online pedagogy: Development of the communicative skills in Russian online courses. OLBI Working Papers, 5, 53-70. Available at http://ccerbal.uottawa.ca/files/pdf/cilob-v5-art-kozlova.pdf

Kozlova, I. (2006). [Review of the book Pragmatic Competence and Foreign Language Teaching]. Journal of Pragmatics, 38(4), 600-604.

Kikuchi, M., Anthony, N., Kozlova, I., & Sutton, R. (2006). Providing access to less commonly taught languages: online language courses in the university system of Georgia. In R. Donavan, Y. Saito-Abbot, & G. Leonard (Eds.), Literacy in language learning with technology: Proceedings from the 2006 DigitalStream conference (pp. 87-94). Monterey Bay: California State University.

Kozlova, I. (2004). Can you complain? Indirect complaints in Russian and American English. Prospect: An Australian Journal of TESOL, 19(1), 84-101.