Instructional Professor
Director
Dial Center for Speech and Communication Studies
Department of Linguistics (Affiliated Faculty)
Areas of Interest/Research
- Conversation Analysis
- Interactional Sociolinguistics
- Discursive construction of trust
- Classroom Discourse
- Critical Discourse Analysis
Background
- B.A., Boston College (Linguistics, German Studies), 2001
- M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University (Applied Linguistics), 2004
- Ph.D., Penn State University (Applied Linguistics), 2009
Teaching
Current Courses
- COM 4704: Language & Social Interaction
- COM4706: Language & Power
- IDS2930: Siri is My Superpower: Communicating with AI (Quest 2)
- SPC 2300: Intro to Interpersonal Communication
Past Courses
- COM 4930: Sports Communication
- LIN 4721: Second Language Acquisition
- SPC 2608: Intro to Public Speaking (Honors)
Publications
Journal Articles
Hall, J.K., and Butler, E.R. (2017). The shifting role of a document in managing conflict and shaping the outcome of a small group meeting. Text & Talk, 37(5), 615-638.
Butler, E.R. (2012). Politeness is more than ‘please’: Teaching email requests. ORTESOL Journal, 29, 12-20.
Book Chapters, Encyclopedias, & Monographs
Rine, E.F., and Van Compernolle, R.A. (2013). Sociocultural Theory and Interlanguage Pragmatics. In C. Chappelle (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics. Indianapolis, IN: Wiley-Blackwell.
Rine, E.F., and Hall, J.K. (2011). Doing Being the Teacher: Changing participant frameworks in International Teaching Assistant (ITA) discourse. In J. K. Hall, J. Hellermann, D. Olsher & S. Pekarek-Doehler (Eds.), L2 Interactional Competence and Development (pp. 244-288). Bristol: Multilingual Matters.
Workshop Publications
Bishop, M., Gates, C., Greenspan, S., Butler, K., and Butler, E.R. (2013). Forgive and Forget: Return to Obscurity. 2013 New Security Paradigms Workshop (NSPW), Banff, AB, Canada.