Philip W. Rudd
English Department
Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg KS 66762
U.S.A.
Phone: 620-***-****
Fax: 620-***-****
E-Mail: *****@*********.***
Education
Ph.D.: English with a Concentration in Applied Linguistics
Ball State University (BSU), Muncie, IN, December 2008
Dissertation: Sheng: The Mixed Language of Nairobi
(Committee: Carolyn MacKay; Herbert Stahlke; Frank Trechsel).
M.A.: English (Exam Option) and TESOL Certification
Southeast Missouri (SEMO) State University, Cape Girardeau, MO, August 1994
B.S.: Education, English Major
Missouri State Teachers' Certificate (High School English)
Southeast Missouri (SEMO) State University, Cape Girardeau, MO, August 1987
Honors and Awards
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship
2005 2006 Country: Kenya. Topic: Sheng: The Mixed Language of Nairobi.
Publications
(2013: fc.). Language Mixing and Ecology in Africa: Focus on Camfranglais and Sheng, in:
Ralph Ludwig, Peter M hlh usler, and Steve Pagel, eds. Language Ecology and
Language Contact. (Co-authored with Anne Schr der). Cambridge Approaches to
Language Contact series. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
(2004a) "Weapons of Mass Destruction: The Unshared Referents of Bush's Rhetoric."
Pragmatics: Quarterly Publication of the International Pragmatics Association.
Antwerp, Belgium: The International Pragmatics Association. 14:4, pp. 499-525.
(2004b) "'Haya, basi.' 'Okay, so.' Markers of Management and Interaction in Swahili
Conversation." Proceedings of the 4th World Congress on African Linguistics (WOCAL
4). Akinbiyi Akinlabi and Oluseve Adesola (eds). Rutgers University, New Brunswick,
NJ. Cologne: R diger K ppe Verlag, pp. 271-283.
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Conference Presentations
Sheng Speakers: Facing the Insurmountable in Kenya." 43rd Annual Conference on African
Linguistics (ACAL 43). Linguistic Interfaces in African Languages, March 15-17, 2012
at the Lavin-Bernick Center, Tulane University, in New Orleans, LA (March 16, 2012).
Matthew Effects for Sheng." 42nd Annual Conference on African Linguistics (ACAL 42).
African Languages in Context, June 10-12, 2011 at the Stamp Student Union, University
of Maryland, at College Park, MD (June 10, 2011).
Sheng: The Place of Urban Vernaculars in Africa." First Annual CASL Workshop on African
Languages and Cultures for the (Intelligence Community) IC (June 09, 2011). Sponsored
by the Center for Advanced Study of Languages (CASL) at University of Maryland:
http://www.casl.umd.edu/sites/default/files/7_workshop_slides_rudd.pdf
Filling the Gap: The Place of Urban Vernaculars in Africa." OSD/AFRICOM Roundtable on
African Languages and Cultures. Kelley Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany (June 2010). Co-
sponsored by the Center for Advanced Study of Languages (CASL) at University of
Maryland: http://www.casl.umd.edu/africom_panel2
Nairobi, Sheng and the Creole-Interlanguage Continua." Sixth World Congress of
African Linguistics (WOCAL 6): African Linguistics for Understanding and
Progress at the Institute for African Studies, University of Cologne, Germany
(August 2009).
Convergence in Sheng: The Core and More." 40th Annual Conference on African
Linguistics (ACAL40). African Languages & Linguistics Today: 40th Anniversary
Celebration, April 09-11, 2009 at the Illini Union, University of Illinois, at Urbana-
Champaign, IL (April 09, 2009).
"Mixed to the Core: Sheng s Lexicon." 3rd Biennial Meeting of the Rice Linguistics Society
(RLS): Theoretical Contributions from Lesser-Studied Languages and Language
Varieties, Saturday, 9:30-10:00 Session, Humanities Building Room 117, Rice
University, Houston, TX (February 21, 2009).
"The Habitual Aspect Marker in Sheng." 39th Annual Conference on African Linguistics
(ACAL39), April 17-20, 2008 at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education,
University of Georgia, Athens, GA (April 2008).
"The Syllable in Sheng." 36th Annual Conference on African Linguistics (ACAL36), March 31-
April 3, 2005 at the Coastal Georgia Center, Savannah, Georgia, Georgia Southern
University, Statesboro, GA (April 2005).
"Sheng: Kenya s Urban Vernacular." 35th Annual Conference on African Linguistics (ACAL35)
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2004 at W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Studies,
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (April 2004).
"Sheng: A Contact Language." Michigan Linguistic Society Annual Meeting 2003 at the
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (October 2003).
"Markers of Management and Interaction in Swahili Conversation." 4th World Congress on
African Linguistics (WOCAL 4) & 34th Annual Conference on African Linguistics
(ACAL 34) at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ (June 2003).
Teaching Experience
Assistant Professor/Instructor/English Department, Pittsburg State University
English Linguistics (each Spring since 2009)
Grammar & Usage (each Fall and Spring since 2008)
General Literature Writing to Learn (each Fall and Spring since 2009)
History of the English Language (each Fall since 2008)
English101, English Composition (Fall 2008)
English 299, Introduction to Research Writing (Spring 2009)
Applied Linguistics for ESOL (twice each summer since 2009)
Instructor/English Department, Ball State University
Language and Society (3 sections: Fall 2007, Summers of 2005 & 2007)
High-Intermediate ESL Writing (ENEFL141: 2 sections, Fall 2007)
Instructor/Graduate Assistant, Intensive English Institute (IEI), Ball State University
(August 2000 August 2007) Sample Courses:
International Teaching Assistants Training (ENEFL157)
Advanced ESL Writing for Graduate Students (ENEFL161)
Advanced ESL Writing for Undergraduate Students (ENEFL151)
Instructor/English Department, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, IN
Introduction to Linguistics (G205) Fall 2004
Instructor, American Universities Preparation Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
ESL & GRE Preparation Courses (Summer 2001)
Lecturer, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
EFL & ESP, Orientation English Program (NOV 1998 AUG 2000)
Instructor, College Preparatory Center (CPC), Saudi Aramco
Al Hoty Establishment (contract employee), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
(AUG 1995 AUG 1998)
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Curriculum Developer, Industrial Security Organization, Saudi Aramco
Materials development, ESP course for security personnel
Al Hoty Establishment (contract employee), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
(NOV 1994 APR 1995)
Instructor/Graduate Assistant, Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO)
(JAN 1992 AUG 1994), Cape Girardeau, MO
Freshman Composition One (EN100)
Freshman Composition Two (EN140)
Writing Skills Workshop (EN099)
Basic Composition for International Students (EN110)
Instructor, Intensive English Program (IEP), Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, MO (Summers of 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995)
Instructor, The Language Center, Nairobi, Kenya
ESL & EFL Basic skills and Preliminary English Test (PET)
(SEPT DEC 1991)
Tutor, U.S. Peace Corps Training Centre, Naivasha, Kenya
Language Arts & History lessons for the two children of the Project Director
(FEB NOV 1991)
Peace Corps Volunteer, Kenya
High School English Teacher & School Patron
Tiva Harambee Boarding Secondary School
Kyanqwithya Location, Kitui District, Kenya
(JUN 1989 MAY 1990)
Peace Corps Volunteer, Kenya
High School English Teacher & School Patron
St. Luke's Yatta Harambee Boarding Secondary School
Yatta Location, Kitui District, Kenya
(JAN 1988 MAY 1989)
Graduate Course Work:
Linguistics
General Linguistics (ENG520: Swahili Language Description Project)
Proseminar Linguistics (ENG629: Paper: Discourse Markers in Swahili)
Syntax (ENG626: Paper: Relative Clauses in Swahili)
Phonology (ENG625: Paper: Vowel Harmony in Swahili)
Language & Culture (ENG628: Paper: Sheng: Is it Code-Switching or What?)
Historical Linguistics (ENG631: Paper: Language Family Study of Niger-Congo)
Topics in Phonology (ENG725: Paper: Minimality and Reduplication in Swahili)
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Research Methods (ENG601: Research Proposal for Sheng Project)
Contrastive Analysis (ENG630: The Accessibility Hierarchy in Swahili & English)
Literature
Literary Criticism (LI658)
Backgrounds to Modern Literature (LI650)
Nineteenth Century American Novel (LI568)
Studies in Restoration and Eighteenth Century Literature (LI667)
Victorian Literature (LI677)
Studies in English Renaissance Literature (LI673)
The Modern Essay (LI572)
Independent Study in English (LI681: African American Writers)
Independent Study in English (LI681: Greek Tragedies in Translation)
TESOL
Theory & Research in TESOL (ENG658)
Methods & Materials in TESOL (ENG537)
Modern English Grammar (ENG621)
History of the English Language (ENG622)
Linguistic Phonetics (ENG623)
Second Language Acquisition (ENG624)
Sociolinguistics (ENG627)
Topics in English Grammar (ENG721)
Topics in Grammatical Theory (ENG726)
Service
"Introduction to MLA & APA." Presented to international students in a Transitions course in
Whitesitt Hall 101 (August 25, 2011); Organized by Cathy Lee Arcuino, Associate
Director of International Programs and Services.
"Slang in the United States." Presented to students at the University National (UNA) at Coto,
Costa Rica. (May 27, 2011); Organized by Professor Sandra Palacios Palacios,
Coordinadora Area Idiomas Extranjeros, Universad Nacional, Sede Region Brunca.
An Introductory Discussion of Second Language Acquisition (SLA)" Presented to students at
the University National (UNA) at Coto, Costa Rica. (May 25, 2011); Organized by
Professor Sandra Palacios Palacios, Coordinadora Area Idiomas Extranjeros, Universad
Nacional, Sede Region Brunca.
American Culture and Language, International Affairs, Grants, and Exchange Programs.
Presented to students at the University National (UNA) at San Isidro (Perez), Costa Rica.
(May 25, 2011); Organized by Professor Sandra Palacios Palacios, Coordinadora Area
Idiomas Extranjeros, Universad Nacional, Sede Region Brunca.
"Conferences, Publications, Grants, and Fieldwork. A professional development workshop for
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faculty at the University National (UNA) at San Isidro (Perez), Costa Rica. (May 24,
2011); Co-presented by and Organized by Professor Sandra Palacios Palacios,
Coordinadora Area Idiomas Extranjeros, Universad Nacional, Sede Region Brunca.
"Slang in the United States." Presented to students at the University National (UNA) at San
Isidro (Perez), Costa Rica. (May 24, 2011); Organized by Professor Sandra Palacios
Palacios, Coordinadora Area Idiomas Extranjeros, Universad Nacional, Sede Region
Brunca.
An Introductory Discussion of Second Language Acquisition (SLA)" Presented to students at
the University National (UNA) at San Isidro (Perez), Costa Rica. (May 24, 2011);
Organized by Professor Sandra Palacios Palacios, Coordinadora Area Idiomas
Extranjeros, Universad Nacional, Sede Region Brunca.
"Slang in the United States." Presented to international students in a Transitions course in
Whitesitt Hall 101 (April 07, 2011); Organized by Cathy Lee Arcuino, Associate Director
of International Programs and Services.
An Introductory Discussion of Second Language Acquisition (SLA)" Presented to students and
faculty at the Superior Institute of Languages (ISL), located at Espa a and Padre
Cardozo, of the National University of Asunci n, Paraguay (June 02, 2010); Organized
by Vicente Aguilar of the Committee Paraguay-Kansas (CPK).
An Introductory Discussion of Second Language Acquisition (SLA)" Presented to students at
Universidad Cat lica "Nuestra Se ora de la Asunci n (UCA), Paraguay for examination
in English to Spanish interpretation. (May 22, 2010); Organized by Vicente Aguilar of
the Committee Paraguay-Kansas (CPK).
Elected Member, Faculty Senate, Department of English, College of Arts and Sciences,
Pittsburg State University (2009-2010).
Appointed Member, University Scholarship and Financial Assistance Committee,
Administrative Committee through the Office of the President, Pittsburg State University
(2009-2012).
International Advocates (IA) Scholarship Judge, IA is a service organization for International
Students through International Programs and Services, Pittsburg State University (2009).
Elected Member, Graduate Student Advisory Board (GSAB)
Department of English, Ball State University (2002/2003)
Director, the Committee for Practical Criticism Midwest 13
Annual in-house conference for Ball State University English Graduate Students
(2002/2003) Conference Date: Friday, 7 February 2003.
Invigilator/Proctor, Practice and Institutional TOEFL Administrations
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College Preparatory Center (CPC), Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia (1995 1998)
Title VII Consultant, Missouri State Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO (1993 1995)
Memberships
2007 Present American Association of Applied Linguists (AAAL)
2001 Present Linguistic Society of America (LSA)
1992 Present Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
References
Available upon request
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