03/2009-present
PhD candidate Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum
Supervisors: Prof. Markus Ritter Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Englisches Seminar and Prof. Andreas Mueller-Hartmann Pädagogische Hochschule Heidelberg
Provisional Title: Developing critical online literacies in a digital culture: Theoretical frameworks and empirical investigations in the teritiary language classroom
01/2006 – 12/2006
Master’s degree in Tutoring for Distance Learning
University of Padova, Faculty of Education
Via Beato Pellegrino, 28 - 35100 Padova
31/08/1998 – 25/09/1998
CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults)
The Cambridge School, Verona
Via Rosmini 6 - 37123 Verona
09/1990 – 05/1994
BA in Italian Literature and Culture, cum laude
Vassar College
124 Raymond Ave - Poughkeepsie, NY 12604 (USA)
Work Experience
15/01/1996 – present
University of Padova
via 8 Febbraio, 2 - 35122 Padova
English language teacher for the University Language Center, Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Arts and Philosophy
Courses: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy – “Intercultural Exchanges” (http://interculturewiki.pbwiki.com/) and “BloggingEnglish” (http://bloggingenglish1.blogspot.com/) blended English learning courses based on Web 2.0 for second-year graduate students in International Communications; Faculty of Engineering – Intermediate and Upper-Intermediate classroom courses; “Writing for PhDs” a fully online course for PhD students in Engineering.
Projects: creation of computer-based language tests CERCLU (national project) and TAL (University of Padova)
1997 – present
Translator: translation from Italian to English and correction of scientific articles and papers
10/1996 – 12/2001
Connect pScarl
P.zza del Sole e della Pace, 14, int B16 - 35031 Abano Terme (PD)
English language teacher in firms in the Italian North-East
9/1995 – 5/1997
Euroscuola, Scuola Media
Riviera Paleocapa, 46 - 35141 Padova
English language teacher in an Italian Middle School
3/1995 – 9/1996
Inlingua School of Languages
Via Tommaseo Niccolo', 67 - 35131 Padova
English language teacher for adults
9/1994 – 3/1995
Wall Street Institute
Via Trieste, 23 - 35121 Padova
English language teacher for adults
Participation in Funded Projects
NEH IATDH Institute for Globally Networked Learning in the Humanities, SUNY - COIL Center
Internationalizing Humanities Education through Globally Networked Learning
For the Language and Literature workshop, Doreen Starke-Meyerring, Professor of Curriculum StudiesInternationalizing Humanities Education through Globally Networked Learning
and Associate Director of the Centre for the Study and Teaching of Writing at McGill University, noted author on globally networked learning, will co-facilitate with Sarah Guth, Lecturer in English language at the University of Padua and the author of Telecollaboration 2.0.
Training
- Linguapolis Summer School: A Toolbox for Design-Based Research. Summer School held by Sven De Maeyer, PhD and Vincent Donche, PhD, University of Antwerp, Institute of Education and Information Sciences, Antwerp, Belgium 16-20 August 2009.
- Web 2.0. Gestione delle fonti (Web 2.0:Management of Sources). Workshop held by the Politecnico di Milano – Centro METID, Milano, 19 June 2007.
- Web 2.0. Media in condivisione (Web 2.0: Sharing Media). Workshop held by the Politecnico di Milano – Centro METID, Milano, 20 March 2007.
- Wiki, Blog, Skype, Podcast e le “prossime cose”: quali integrazioni con l-elearning universitario? (Wiki, Blog, Skype, Podcast and “the next tools”: how can they be integrated into university e-learning?). Workshop held by the Politecnico di Milano – Centro METID, Milano, 14 March 2006.
- Basic course on computer aided translation (CAT) with Wordfast. Held by AMTrad Services, Roma, November 2006.
- Course on e-learning and learning objects. Held by the University Computer Center, University of Padova, October 2005.
- Item writing workshop. Held by Prof. Charles Alderson at the University Language Center of the IUSM of the Università di Roma by Prof. Charles Alderson, November 2004.
- Workshop for CERCLU test writers held by the University Language Center of the University of Padova, January 2004.
- Seminary on the European Language Portfolio held by the University Language Center of the University of Padova, September 2003.
- Advanced course in Macromedia Dreamweaver, held at the University Language Center of the University of Padova by Inside srl, February 2002.
- Basic and Intermediate courses in Macromedia Flash e Fireworks, held at the University Language Center of the University of Padova by Inside srl, 2001, 2003.
Guth, S. and Helm, F. (2011) Developing multiliteracies in ELT through telecollaboration. ELT Journal.
Guth, S. and Helm, F. (2011) Teaching Culture through CALL. In N. Arnold and L. Ducate Present and future promises of CALL: From theory and research to new directions in language teaching, pp. 211-256. San Marcos, TX: CALICO Publications.
Guth, S. and Helm, F. (eds.) (2010) Telecollaboration 2.0: Language, Literacy and Intercultural Learning in the 21st Century. Bern: Peter Lang.
Guth, S. and Helm, F. (2010) Introduction. In S. Guth and F. Helm (eds.) Telecollaboration 2.0: Language, Literacy and Intercultural Learning in the 21st Century, pp. 13-38. Bern: Peter Lang.
Helm, F. and Guth, S. (2010) The Multifarious Goals of Telecollaboration 2.0: Theoretical and Practical Implications. In S. Guth and F. Helm (eds.) Telecollaboration 2.0: Language, Literacy and Intercultural Learning in the 21st Century, pp. 69-106. Bern: Peter Lang.
Guth, S. and Thomas, M. (2010) Telecollaboration with Web 2.0 tools. In S. Guth and F. Helm (eds.) in Telecollaboration 2.0: Language, Literacy and Intercultural Learning in the 21st Century, pp. 39-68. Bern: Peter Lang.
Guth, S. and Marini-Maio, N. (2010) Close Encounters of a New Kind: the Use of Skype and Wiki in Telecollaboration. In: S. Guth and F. Helm Telecollaboration 2.0: Languages, Literacies and Intercultural Learning in the 21st Century, pp. 413-426. Bern: Peter Lang.
Guth, S. (2009). “Personal Learning Environments for Language Learning”. In Thomas M. (ed.), Handbook of Research on Web 2.0 and Second Language Learning. UK, Idea Group Inc.
Guth S. and Petrucco C. (2008). “Social Software and Language Acquisition”. In Marriott R. (ed.), Handbook of Research on E-Learning Methodologies for Language Acquisition. UK, Idea Group Inc.
Guth, S. (2008). Developing the Intercultural Communicator Using Web 2.0 Tools. Peer-reviewed conference proceedings from the EDEN Annual Conference, 2008 - New Learning Cultures: How do we learn? Where do we learn? – Lisbon, Portugal 11-14 June 2008.
Guth, S and Griggio, L (2008). Teaching English (and more) with blogs and wikis. In T. Vogel, R. Satchell, A. Marazikova (Eds.) Language Centres at Universities: Crossing Bridges, Integrating Cultures, peer-reviewed conference proceedings from the 9th International Cercles Conference - Language Centres at Universities: Crossing Bridges, Integrating Cultures – Frankfurt (Oder), Germany 28 – 30 September 2006.
Guth, S (2007). Wikis in Education: Is Public Better? Peer-reviewed conference proceedings from WikiSym 2007 International Symposium on Wikis: Wikis at Work in the World: Open, Organic, Participatory Media for the 21st Century – Montreal, Canada, October 21-23, 2007. Available at http://www.wikisym.org/ws2007/_publish/Guth_WikiSym2007_IsPublicBetter.pdf
Guth, S. And Castello, E. (2007). Developing an Interfaculty B1 English Language Test. Peer-reviewed conference proceedings from the V Convegno AICLU – 1997-2007: L’AICLU e la politica linguistic nelle università italiane – Parma, Italy 24-26 May 2007.
Guth, S (2007). ESP Courses at the Faculty of Engineering: Challenges and Successes. Peer-reviewed conference proceedings from the X Seminario AICLU – Qual è il ruolo dei CLA nella didattica dei linguaggi specialistici? – Bolzano, 16-17 February 2006.
Guth, S (2007). Writing for PhD Students: Lessons from two online academic writing courses. Peer-reviewed conference proceedings from the IV Convegno AICLU – Sperimentazione, ricerca e didattica nei Centri Linguistici Universitari Italiani – Napoli May 2005.
Guth, S. (2006). Discovering collaborative e-learning through an online writing course. Innovate 3 (2). http://www.innovateonline.info/index.php?view=article&id=277 (accessed April 18, 2007).
Guth, S (2005). Writing for PhD Students: A Distance E-Learning Course in Academic Writing. In C. Taylor Torsello, F. Dalziel, M.G. Lo Duca & D. Griggio (eds). Il C.L.A. verso l’Europa: e-learning, testing, portfolio delle lingue. Padova: CLEUP.
Guth, S (2002). Creazione di materiali didattici con interfaccia web per la Facoltà di Ingegneria. In C. Taylor Torsello & R. Guerini (eds). Innovazioni nell'apprendimento linguistico con il supporto tecnologico.
Papers presented at professional meetings and conferences
Guarda, M., Guth, S. and Helm, F. (2011) Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of the Attitudinal Component of ICC in Telecollaboration: a Diachronic Study. Authenticating Language Learning: Web Collaboration Meets Pedagogic Corpora, University of Tübingen, February 17-19, 2011.
Guth, S. and Helm, F. (2010) Telecollaboration with Skype and the Web: How Students Exploit Text-chat and the Internet to Enhance Exchanges. EUROCALL 2010, Bordeaux, France, 8-11 September.
Guth, S. and Helm, F. (2010) Telecollaboration con Skype: Conversazioni Reali.
Giornate di studio sui materiali didattici per l’insegnamento delle lingue: Lo sviluppo delle abilità orali nell’era del web, Firenze, Italy 28 May.
Guth, S., Helm, F., Lamy M-N., and Pegrum, M. (2009) Meeting Places for the Local and the Global? Telecollaboration and intercultural learning on Web 2.0. Symposium at GLoCALL 2009, Chiang Mai, Thailand 8-11 December.
Guth, S. (2009) The tools: which seem most appropriate for intercultural exchanges? Do different tools lead to different types of interactions? Invited virtual participation in Panel 4 at Language Learning in Computer Mediated Communities (LLCMC) Conference, Language Resource Center, The University of Hawai’i at Manoa, Hawai'i 11-13 October.
Guth, S. and Helm, F. (2009). Promoting Multiliteracies in the foreign language curriculum through Telecollaboration. CercleS Seminar: The role of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and the European Language Portfolio (ELP) in higher education, Padova, Italy 17-19 September.
Guth, S. and Helm, F. (2009) A framework for integrating multiliteracies objectives and pedagogy into telecollaboration. Symposium entitled "Presentation in the Symposium New Trends in Telecollaboration -Multiple competences, literacies, policies and practices" at EUROCALL 2009, Gandìa, Spain 9-12 September.
Guth, S. and Helm, F. (2009) Skype and the Web: How learners develop new online literacies to promote learning in telecollaboration. EUROCALL CMC SIG Event: Researching Computer Mediated Communication in Foreign Language Education: Issues and Methods, Leon, Spain 23-25 April.
Guth, S. (2009) Internationalize Your University and Engage Faculty Through Virtual Mobility: Telecollaboration at UniPD. Invited virtual presentation at NAFSA 2009 Annual Conference, Los Angeles, USA 24-29 May.
Guth, S. (2009) The Multi-Faceted Focus of International Collaborations. Invited keynote at COIL Conference: Collaborations in International Online Learning Environments - How to Make them Work! Purchase, NY, USA 14 November.
Guth, S. & Cloke, S. (2008) Interculture Wiki: Promoting Language Learning and Intercultural Communication Using Web 2.0. 10th International CercleS Conference, Sevilla, Spain 18-20 September.
Guth, S. & Castello, E. (2008) Effective Test Development: the Process Used to Develop Computer-Based Language Tests at the University of Padova. 10th International CercleS Conference, Sevilla, Spain 18-20 September.
Guth, S. (2008) Developing a Personal Learning Environment for Language Learning Using Web 2.0 Tools. EUROCALL 2008, Székesfehérvár, Hungary 3-6 September.
Guth, S. (2008) The Interculture Wiki Project. AILA 2008, Essen, Germany 24-29 August.
Guth, S. (2008) Developing the Intercultural Communicator Using Web 2.0 Tools. EDEN Annual Conference 2008, Lisbon, Portugal 11-14 June.
Guth, S. & Castello, E. (2008) Sviluppi del progetto TAL (Test di Abilità Linguistica): creazione, gestione e monitoraggio di test a vari livelli di competenza per l’Ateneo patavino. XII Seminario AICLU, Udine, Italy 8-10 May.
Guth, S. (2007) Wikis in Education: Public, Semi-Public or Private, Which is Best? Online Educa Berlin 2007, Berlin, Germany 28-30.
Guth, S. (2007) Wikis in Education: Is Public Better? WikiSym 2007 International Symposium on Wikis, Montreal, Canada 21-23 October.
Guth, S. (2007) Learning English Using Social Software. Poster presentation at EUROCALL 2007, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, 5-8 September.
Guth, S. (2007) Collaborative Learning in an Asynchronous Online Scientific Writing Course. Publishing and Presenting Research Internationally: Issues for speakers of English as an Additional Language, Tenerife, Spain 11-13 January.
Guth, S. (2006) Wikis and blogs: Teaching English to the ‘Net Generation’. Online Educa Berlin 2006, Berlin, Germany 28 November -1 December.
Workshops
Guth, S. and Helm, F. (2011) Telecollaboration 2.0 & Intercultural Communication: Competences for the promotion of online dialogue. Getting the Bigger Picture: Language Teacher Competences in CMC Settings, EUROCALL CMC & Teacher Education SIGs Annual Workshop, Barcelona, 14-15 April.
Guth, S. (2011) Hegemonies in Telecollaboration. Part of a workshop entitled Developing Online International Collaborations (Guth, S., Hakansson, K., and Little, C.). 3rd COIL Conference, Collaboration and Technology in International Online Learning Environments: Constructing a New Paradigm, New York, April 30-May 1.
Guth, S. and Helm, F. (2010) Telecollaboration 2.0: What to do in a digitally-networked globalized society? EUROCALL 2010 Bordeaux, France 8-11 September.
Guth, S., Little, C., Rubin, J. & te Brake, W. (2010) Developing International Online Course Collaborations that Build Bridges to Study Abroad. Forum on Education Abroad 2010, Sixth Annual Conference, Charlotte, NC, USA 24-26 March.
Guth, S. (2009) Text Mapping per sviluppare test linguistici. Invited workshop at the Giornata di Studio sull’elaborazione di items informatizzati, Università degli studi di Verona, Italy 29 September.
Guth, S. and Shah-Nelson, C. (2008) Cross-Cultural 2.0. Invited workshop at COIL Conference: Collaborations in International Online Learning Environments - How to Make them Work! Purchase, NY, USA 14 November.
Guth, S. and Griggio, L. (2008) Apprendere le lingue con Web 2.0. Seminario di studi - Modelli di apprendimento e strategie di insegnamento linguistico – Università degli studi Roma Tre – Rome, Italy 3 October.
Guth, S. and Griggio, L. (2008) Using Web 2.0 Tools for CMC. Computer Mediated Communication and Language Learning: Research and Practice, CMC SIG Regional EUROCALL Event, Padova, Italy 17-19 April.
Guth, S. and Sancassani, S. (2007) Learning with Social Software and Web 2.0. Online Educa Berlin 2007, Berlin, Germany 28-30 November.
Guth, S. (2007) Using Social Software for Language Learning. EUROCALL 2007, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, 5-8 September.
