ANDREA LYPKA

EDUCATION Ph.D. student, Second Language Acquisition and Instructional Technology (SLA/IT), University of South Florida (USF), Tampa, FL 2015 M.A. in Mass Communications, USF, Tampa 2011 B.A. in Journalism, University BabeBolyai, Romania, Magna cum Laude 2001 SECOND LANGUAGE TEACHING EXPERIENCE August 2011-August 2013 Adjunct Instructor - ESOL Department, USF, Tampa, FL May 2013- August 2013 FLE4316.799S13: Lang Principles and Acquisition (ESOL III) Teaching Assistant- ESOL Department, USF, Tampa, FL August 2012-May 2013 TSL4324.901F12: ESOL Competencies/Strategies (ESOL I) FLE4316.799S13: Lang Principles and Acquisition (ESOL III) Adjunct Instructor, INTO USF, Pathway Program, Tampa, FL August 2012-August 2013 Academic Preparation 4 Reading and Writing Creative Writing 3A- taught creative writing techniques and genres Academic Preparation 3H and Academic Preparation 3E- helped intermediate level English learners develop reading, writing, and research skills needed for university study while learning about academic content ESOL Adjunct Instructor-St. Petersburg College, Largo, FL February 2012-May 2013 Advanced Speaking and Listening, Upper-Intermediate Speaking and Listening, UpperIntermediate Grammar- IESL-460-3- LNG0337 Elementary Reading and Elementary Writing- IESL-460-3-LNG0337- the courses emphasized basic comprehension, writing, and vocabulary skills Intermediate Writing IESL-460-3-LNG0337- I prepared students to practice different formal academic modes of essay writing: process analysis, summary writing, classification, and comparison/contrast Beginning Support Writing IESL-460-3- LNG0337- I instructed students who experienced difficulties in ESL Writing classes Intermediate Intensive Writing B4- LNG0337 and A4- LNG0337PEER-REVIEWED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Dell-Jones, J. & Lypka, A. (2013, June). Using photography to learn English: An ethnographic case study. Unpublished paper presented at The Balancing Act: Structure and Spontaneity in Language Classes conference, Bay Area Regional TESOL 4th Annual Summer Symposium, St. Petersburg College, Clearwater, FL. Lypka, A. (2013, June). The professional identity construction of a novice and an experienced nonnative English language teacher. Unpublished paper presented at the 8th International Conference on Language Teacher Education, National Capital Language Resource Center, The George Washington University, Washington, DC. Lypka, A.; Dell-Jones, J.; & Tunceren, L. (2013, April). Photo-elicitation for English language learners: A participatory action research study. Poster presented at the First Annual Inquiry Conference, USF, Tampa, FL.
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Lypka, A. (2013, April). Teacher stories: Exploring English language teachers professional development. Poster presented at the 5th Annual Statewide Graduate Student Research Symposium, USF, Tampa, FL. Lypka, A. (2013, April). Non-native English teachers identity formations. Unpublished paper presented at the first annual interdisciplinary Global Governance & Sustainable Communities conference of the Graduate Association of Political Scientists (GAPS) conference, USF, Tampa, FL. Lypka, A. (2013, April). Professional identity constructions: The case of two non-native English language teachers. Unpublished paper presented at WLE Research Colloquium conference of the World Languages Department, USF, Tampa, FL. Lypka, A. (2013, March). Exploring English language teachers identities-in-practice. Poster presented at the 2013 Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Scholar Research Symposium, USF, Tampa, FL. Awarded poster. Poster selected for the 5th Annual Statewide Graduate Student and Post-Doctorate Research Symposium. Smith, P., Kim, D., & Lypka, A. (2012, November). Verbal reports as a methodological tool for understanding the reading processes of language learners: Implications for new literacies and future research. Unpublished paper presented at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the Literacy Research Association, San Diego, CA. Kim, D., Zhang, Q., & Lypka, A. (2012, April). Preservice foreign language teachers affordances from using blogs. Unpublished paper presented at FLEX Your TECH Conference, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL. Lypka, A. (2012, April). Arab L2 learners English-mediated identities in the U.S.: A study of international students socialization patterns in the language classroom. Unpublished paper presented at WLE Research Colloquium, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL. OTHER CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Lypka, A. (2012, March). News frames of terrorism in the U.S. and Europe- A quantitative assessment of Western frames. Paper presented at Georgetown University Round Table on Languages (GURT), Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. Dimitrova, S. & Lypka, A. (2012, March). Economic mobility and social identity of the Bulgarian community in Tampa Bay. Poster presented at Research That Matters, USF, Tampa, FL. Lypka, A., Krepstekies, C., & Strand, K. (2009, April). Media framing of Sarah Palin: A look into the double bind. Unpublished paper presented at Speaking of Method Conference, USF, Tampa, FL. Lypka, A. (2001). European media conglomerates. The mass media market in Romania. Unpublished paper presented at Student Research Conference, Pzmny Pter University, Piliscsaba, Hungary. Honorable Mention REVIEWER Global Journal of Political Science and International Relations Educational Action Research

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BOOK REVIEWS Lypka, A. (2013, July 7). Review: Discourse Analysis; Sociolinguistics: Campagna et al. (2012) [Review of the book Evolving genres in web-mediated communication, by S. Campagna, G. Garzone, C. Ilie, & E. Rowley-Jolivet]. The Linguist. Retrieved from http://linguistlist.org/issues/24/24-2739.html WORKSHOPS INTO USF- Teacher Development Day- Multimodal Tasks in the ESL Classroom INTO USF- Teacher Development Day- Audioblogs in the ESL Classroom PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Foreign Languages Hungarian, Romanian- native; German, Italian- advanced; Spanishbeginner The European Language Certificate- German, Goethe Institute, NY The European Language Certificate- German, Bad Homburg, Germany Certificate of Linguistic Competence- English, University BabeBolyai Research Skills: Lexis Nexis, Access World News, SPSS, SAS. Teaching: Teaching Certificate, USF, Center for 21st Century Teaching Excellence 2010

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Technology Skills: Microsoft Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, Powerpoint, Blackboard, Oasis; Media 100, Final Cut Express, Audacity, Audition, SoundSlides, CS5; Lightroom; Wordpress; basic HTML; basic Dreamwaver HONORS ACADEMIC AND LEADERSHIP Challenge Student Research Challenge Grant, Graduate School, USF Travel Grant, 2013 Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Scholar Research Symposium, USF, Tampa, FL Women in Leadership and Philanthropy (WLP) Scholarship, USF Women in Leadership and Philanthropy (WLP) Scholarship, USF USF Summer Program Scholarship, USF Graduate Student Success Diversity Fellowship, USF Women in Leadership and Philanthropy (WLP) Scholarship, USF Research That Matters Scholarship, USF Office of Community Engagement Garner Rose Scholarship for Outstanding Academic Achievement, USF Danish Ministry of Education- International College Helsingor, Denmark

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COMMUNITY SERVICE Diversity Committee- College of Education, USF September 2012-ongoing German language judge- 2013 Pinellas County Schools International Day March 2013 The power of images-Terrace Community Middle School, Tampa, FL. March 2012 News reporter, WMNF 88.5 FM Radio, Tampa, FL October 2008-March 2012