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Norbert Francis B.A. (1975) City Universi of New Yo
(about 50 years later, emerging from temascal in San Miguel Canoa)
B.A. (1975) City University of New York M.S. (1989) University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Doctorado (1994) Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Selected recent research reports on language learning, literacy,and bilingualism Francis, N. (1999). Biligualism, writing and metalinguistic awareness:
oral-literate interactions between first and second languages. Applied
Psycholinguistics, 20 (4), 533-562. Francis, N. (2002). Literacy, second language learning, and the development of metalinguistic awareness: a study of bilingual children’s perceptions of focus on form. Linguistics and Education, 13, 373-404. Francis, N. (2002). Modular perspectives on bilingualism, International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 5, 141-161. Francis, N. (2002). Models of bilingual proficiency for a pluralistic language policy in Latin America. Communication and Cognition, 35, 101-122. Francis, N. (2003). Schooling and bilingualism in Latin America: Perspectives for bridging the language-literacy divide. In P. Ryan & R. Terborg (Eds.), Language: Issues of Inequality (pp.77-94). México DF: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Francis, N. & Navarrete Gómez, P. R. (2003). Language interaction in Náhuatl discourse: the influence of Spanish in child and adult narratives. Language, Culture and Curriculum, 16, 1-17. Francis, N. (2004). Nonlinear processing as a comprehension strategy: A proposed typology for the study of bilingual children's self-corrections of oral reading miscues. Language Awareness, 13, 17-33. Francis, N. (2004). The components of bilingual proficiency. International Journal of Bilingualism, 8, 167-189. Francis, N. (2004). Estrategias de autocorrección en la lectura y la escritura. Lectura y Vida, 25, 26-35. Francis, N. & Paciotto, C. (2004). Bilingüismo y diglosia en la Sierra Tarahumara: Fundamentos de la evaluación del lenguaje. Pueblos Indígenas y Educación, 55, 57-82. Francis, N. (2005). Research findings on early first language attrition: Implications for the discussion on critical periods in language acquisition. Language Learning, 55, 491-531. Francis, N. (2005). Democratic language policy for multilingual educational systems: An interdisciplinary approach. Language Problems and Language Planning, 19, 211-230. Francis, N. (2005). Bilingual children's writing: Self-correction and revision of written narratives in Spanish and Nahuatl. Linguistics and Education, 16, 74-92. Francis, N. (2006). The development of secondary discourse ability and metalinguistic awareness in second language learners. International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 16, 37-60. Francis, N. (2006). Indigenous languages and the study of bilingualism. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 9, 521-534. Hamel, R.E. & Francis, N. (2006). The teaching of Spanish as a second language in an indigenous bilingual intercultural curriculum. Language, Culture and Curriculum, 19, 171-188. Francis, N. (2007). A proposal for research on self-correction: Opportunities for studying the role of negative evidence in second language writing. Tamkang Studies of Foreign Languages and Literatures, 10, 43-60. Francis, N. (2008). Modularity in bilingualism as an opportunity for cross-discipline discussion. In J. Cummins & H. Hornberger (Eds.), Bilingual Education, Volume 5, Encyclopedia of Language and Education (pp. 105-116). New York: Springer. On literature, art and music Francis, N. (2001). Géneros orales y estilos de narrativa: El desarrollo de la competencia discursiva. Estudios de Lingüística Aplicada, 33, 71-92. Francis, N. (2006). La ruta de Alejo Carpentier: Teoría de los orígenes de la música y los géneros estéticos. Tamkang Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 28, 122-160. Francis, N. (2007). Review of Tosa Motokiyu, Also, with my throat, I shall swallow ten thousand swords: Araki Yasusada's letters in English. Jacket Magazine, 33. Francis, N. (2008). Verbal art and linguistic science: A second approximation. California Linguistic Notes, V. 33, N. 2. Francis, N. (forthcoming). Introducción. En P. R. Navarrete Gómez (comp.) Cuentos náhuatl de la Malintzin (pp. 2-24). San Miguel Canoa: Seminario de Estudios Modernos y de Cultura Acal-lan.
Conference proceedings Heredia, A. & Francis, N. (1998). Coyote as reading teacher: oral tradition
on the classroom, in Reyhner, J. (Ed.) Teaching indigenous languages. Flagstaff: Northern Arizona University, 46-55. Francis, N. (2002). Antecedentes del enfoque modular y perspectivas para la investigación sobre el bilingüismo y el aprendizaje de segundas lenguas. Memorias del VI Encuentro Internacional de Lingüística en el Noroeste. Hermosillo: Departamento de Letras y Lingüística, Universidad de Sonora, 145-170. Francis, N. (2004). Cross-linguistic influence, transfer, and other kinds of language interaction: evidence for modularity from the study of bilingualism. In Cohen, J. McAlister, K., Rolstad, K. & MacSwan, J. (Eds.), Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Bilingualism (pp. 775-786). Somerville MA: Cascadilla Press. Francis, N. (2007). Corrective feedback in L2 assessment: Negative evidence and interactive practice. In Leung, Y.-N. (Ed.), Selected Papers from the Sixteenth International Symposium on English Teaching (pp. 376-386). Taipei: English Teachers' Association. Book reviews (2002). Review of Kendal King, Language revitalization processes and prospects: Quichua in the Ecuadorian Andes. Language in Society, 31, 650-653. (2005). Review of James Tollefson (ed.), Language policies in education: Critical issues. Language in Society, 34, 297-299. (2007). Review of Michel Paradis, A neurolinguistic theory of bilingualism. Language in Society, 36, 105-108. (2007). Review of Carol Myers-Scotton, Multiple voices: An introduction to bilingualism. Applied Linguistics, 28, 155-158. (2007). Review of Ana Celia Zentella, Building on strength: Language and literacy in Latino families and communities. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 10, 533-535. (2007). Review of Mary Schleppegrell, The language of schooling: A functional linguistics perspective. Language in Society, 36, 757-760.
Curriculum materials Francis, N. (1992). Entrevista bilingüe para la escuela indígena preescolar
y primaria. Mexico City: Dirección General de Educación Indígena, Secretaría de Educación Pública.
Books & monographs Francis, N. (1997). Malintzin: Bilingüismo y Alfabetización en la Sierra de
Tlaxcala, Tomo I & Tomo II. Quito: Ediciones Abya-Yala.
Academic presentations Francis, N. (1992). Bilingüismo y alfabetización: nuevos enfoques sobre la
evaluación de la lectoescritura (primeros avances de una investigación con alumnos de habla hñähñú), Segundo Congreso Nacional de Lenguaje y Educación Superior, March 5, 1992, Xalapa, Mexico. Francis, N. & Navarrete Gómez, R. P. (2000). Codeswitching and borrowing
as evidence of language erosion or bilingual proficiency: comparing interlinguistic transfer patterns in story telling by children and adults. Seventh Stabilizing Indigenous Languages
Conference, May 13, 2000, Toronto. Francis, N. (2002). El desarrollo de las habilidades académicas en al escuela primaria: un enfoque sobre la reflexividad en el procesamiento de textos. Primer Congreso Internacional y Cuarto Nacional sobre Lengua Escrita y Textos Académicos. May 3, 2002, Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo, Sonora. Francis, N. (2003). Cross-linguistic influence, transfer, and other kinds of language interaction: evidence for modularity from the study of bilingualism. Fourth International Symposium on Bilingualism. May 2, 2003, Arizona State University, Tempe. Francis, N. (2003). Géneros orales bilingües: recursos para la construcción de narrativas en español y en náhuatl. The International Colloquium for Vernacular, Hispanic, American and Folklore Studies. October 9, 2003, Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla. Francis, N. (2004). Indigenous language immersion: How to design and implement a successful program (workshop), Content-based language instruction for indigenous languages: a report from Mexico (paper) presented at Pathways to Bilingualism: Evolving Perspectives on Immersion Education. October 21-23, 2004, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Francis, N. (2005). Language attrition and rapid language shift: How an aspect of subtractive child bilingual development is related to a sociolinguistic phenomenon. Conference on Endangered Languages and Cultures of Native America. April 8, 2005, University of Utah, Salt Lake City. Francis, N. (2005). A parameter setting approach to explaining first language attrition. Third International Conference on Formal Linguistics and The Second Yuelu Language Acquisition Workshop. September 23, 2005, Hunan University, Changsha. Francis, N. (2006). External and internal factors in explaining language erosion: Transmission of imperfect learning or Replacement Language development? Second Conference on Endangered Languages and Cultures of Native America. April 1, 2006, University of Utah, Salt Lake City.
Francis, N. (2006). El uso de la información textual y contextual en estrategias de autocorrección en la lectura y la escritura. International Reading Association 51st Annual Convention, May 3, 2006. Chicago. Francis, N. (2006). Self-correction strategies in second language writing: Metalinguistic awareness as a central component of academic language proficiency. Tamkang International Conference on Second Language Writing. December 2, 2006, Tamkang University. Taipei. Invited presentations (1994). Bialfabetismo y el desarrollo de la lengua materna en la educación indígena hoy. Four part lecture series given at the Universidad Pedagógica
Nacional, March-July 1994, Mexico City. (1997). La educación bilingüe en Tlaxcala: la alfabetización en náhuatl y español. Invited presentation given to the Patronato Estatal de Promotores Voluntarios de Tlaxcala, August 1, 1997, Tlaxcala, Mexico. (1999). La migración como fenómeno social y su impacto sobre la pedagogía. Presentation given to the IV Encuentro Binacional de Educación, April 10, 1999, San Luis and Flagstaff, Arizona. (1999). Educación indígena y procesos pedagógicos: enseñanza
de la lectoescritura en contextos bilingües (Seminar-workshop), & Educación bilingüe como perspectiva para una mejor calidad educativa (Conference presentation), given at the Universidad Pedagógica Nacional -
Uruapan, December 4, 1999, Uruapan, Michoacán. (2004). Classroom-based evaluation of reading comprehension and written expression in Spanish and Purépecha. Five day workshop and consultation with bilingual teachers of the San Isidro Bilingual Primary School, and members of the field staff of the project: Comunidad Indígena y Educación Intercultural Bilingüe - Fase 2, Departamento de Antropología, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, February 14 - February 21, 2004, San Isidro, Municipio Los Reyes, Michoacán. (2006). Language and literacy assessment of bilingual children: How linguistic theory can help us avoid the misinterpretation of test results. Lecture Series on Language Testing, Sponsored by Department of English, National Taiwan Normal University, November 28, 2006, Taipei. Teaching Address: Current projects:
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