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Publications

2025

Staples, S., Gorlova, A., Sommer-Farias, B., Vinokurova, V., Centanin-Bertho, M, & Novikov, A. (2025). Asset-oriented approaches to learner (corpus) data. L2 Journal, 17(1). 1–9. https://doi.org/10.5070/L2.41983

2024

Staples, S., Conrad, N., Dang, A., & Wang, H. (2024). Building language and genre awareness through learner corpus data in a second language writing course. International Journal of Learner Corpus Research, 10(1), 146–182. https://doi.org/10.1075/ijlcr.00043.sta
Staples, S., Dang, A., & Wang, H. (2024). Learner corpora in corpus-informed instruction: Moving towards an asset- and genre-based model. TESOL Quarterly, 58(3), 1166–1180. https://doi.org/10.1002/tesq.3293
Cassie, B., & Staples, S. (2024). Applications of the register-functional approach to grammatical complexity to academic writing instruction. California Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (CATESOL) Journal, 57(4): 12-15.
Goulart, L., Staples, S., Novikov, A., Picoral, A., & Reppen, R. (2024). An introduction to CIABATTA: Increasing accessibility to corpus creation for non-experts. Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, 3(3). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmal.2024.100146

2023

Banat, H., Palese, E., Gill, H. M., Staples, S., & Dilger, B. (2023). Designing digital repositories: User-centered design thinking and sustainable professional development. Composition Studies 51(1), 44–64.
Schmidt, N. (2023). Unpacking second language writing teacher knowledge through corpus-based pedagogy training. ReCALL, 35(1), 40–57. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0958344022000106

2022

Staples, S., Picoral, A., Novikov, A., & Sommer-Farias, B. (2022). Directions for future use of existing corpora in the study of L2 writing. In C. Polio & R. Manchon (Eds.), Handbook of SLA and Writing (pp. 356-369). Routledge.
Lan, G., Zhang, Q., Lucas, K., Sun, Y., & Gao, J. (2022). A corpus-based investigation on noun phrase complexity in L1 and L2 English writing. English for Specific Purposes, 67, 4–17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esp.2022.02.002
Huensch, A., & Staples, S. (2022). Spoken corpora. In T. Derwing, M. Munro, & R. Thompson (Eds.), Handbook of SLA and L2 Speaking (pp. 112–129). Routledge.
Biber, D., Gray, B., Staples, S., & Egbert, J. (2022). The register-functional approach to grammatical complexity: Theoretical foundation, descriptive research findings, and applications. Routledge.
Dang, A., Conrad, N., & Staples. S. (2022, February). Adapting corpus-based materials for online teaching in L2 writing courses. TESOL SLW News.
Lan, G., Zhang, Q., Lucas, K., Sun, Y., & Gao, J. (2022). A corpus-based investigation on noun phrase complexity in L1 and L2 English writing. English for Specific Purposes, 67, 4–17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esp.2022.02.002
McMullin, M., Banat, H. R., Weech, S., & Dilger, B. (2022). Building ethical distributed teams through sustained attention to infrastructure. Communication Design Quarterly, 10(2), 32–43. https://doi.org/10.1145/3507857.3507861
McMullin, M., Banat, H., Weech, S., & Dilger, B. (2022). Assessing equity and inclusion in research teams through constructive distributed work. Proceedings of the International Conference on Professional Communication (IEEE ProComm 2022). 65–71.
Staples, S., & JoEtta, A. (2022). Comparing the situational and linguistic characteristics of first year writing and engineering writing. Applied Corpus Linguistics, 2(3), 100031. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acorp.2022.100031

2021

Staples, S., Dilger, B., Novikov, A., Reppen, R., Picoral, A., Fullmer, M., Wang, H., Wang, Y., Gill, H., & Sanchez, K. (2021). Corpus In A Box: Automated Tools, Tutorials, & Advising: CIABATTA [Web-based corpus building toolkit]. https://www.writecrow.org/CIABATTA/
Rodríguez-Fuentes, R. A., & Swatek, A. (2021). Exploring the effect of corpus-informed and conventional homework materials on fostering EFL students’ grammatical construction learning. System, 104, 102676. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2021.102676
Yaylali, A., Banat, H., & Novikov, A. (2021, March). Using corpus-based materials to teach English in K-12 settings. TESOL SLW News.
McMullin, M., & Dilger, B. (2021). Constructive Distributed Work: An integrated approach to sustainable collaboration and research for distributed teams. Journal of Business and Technical Communication, 35(4), 469–495. https://doi.org/10.1177/10506519211021467
McMullin, M., Weech, S., Banat, H., & Dilger, B. (2021). Using iterative persona development to support assessment and research. Proceedings of the 39th ACM International Conference on Design of Communication, 205–212. https://doi.org/10.1145/3472714.3473643
Picoral, A., Staples, S., & Reppen, R. (2021). Automated annotation of learner English: An evaluation of software tools. International Journal of Learner Corpus Research, 7(1), 17–52. https://doi.org/10.1075/ijlcr.20003.pic
Gao, W., Picoral, A., & Staples,S. (2021). Citation practices of L2 writers in first-year writing courses: Form, rhetorical function, and connection with pedagogical materials. Applied Corpus Linguistics, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acorp.2021.100005
Shin, J. (2021). The use of stance in L2 first-year college writing: Its relation to genre, revision, and writer characteristics. In M. Charles & A. Frankenberg-Garcia (Eds.), Corpora in ESP/EAP writing instruction (pp. 123-146). Routledge.

2020

Yaylali, Ali (2020). [Review of the book Learner corpus research: New perspectives and applications, by V. Brezina & L. Flowerdew, Eds.]. International Journal of Corpus Linguistics, 25(2), 235-240. https://doi.org/10.1075/ijcl.00027.yay
Velázquez, A., Conrad, N., Staples, S., & Sanchez, K. (2020, October). Applying learner corpus data in second language writing courses. TESOL SLW News.
Banat, H., McMullin, M., & Dilger, B. (2020, October). Initiating and sustaining student professionalization through grant writing. Proceedings of the 38th ACM International Conference on Design of Communication (ACM SIGDOC 2020). Association of Computing Machinery. Article No. 2, 1–6.

2019

Lan, G., Lucas, K., & Sun, Y. (2019). Does L2 writing proficiency influence noun phrase complexity? A case analysis of argumentative essays written by Chinese students in a first-year composition course. System, 85, 1–13.
Lan, G., & Sun, Y. (2019). A corpus-based investigation of noun phrase complexity in the L2 writings of a first-year composition course. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 38, 14–24.

2018

Kwon, H., Partridge, R. S., & Staples, S. (2018). Building a local learner corpus: Construction of a first- year ESL writing corpus for research, teaching, mentoring, and collaboration. International Journal of Learner Corpus Research, 4(1), 112-127.
Kwon, M. H., Staples, S., & Partridge, R. S. (2018). Source work in the first-year L2 writing classroom: Undergraduate L2 writers’ use of reporting verbs. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 34, 86–96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeap.2018.04.001
Shin, J., Velázquez, A. J., Swatek, A., Staples, S., & Partridge, R. S. (2018). Examining the Effectiveness of Corpus-Informed Instruction of Reporting Verbs in L2 First-Year College Writing. L2 Journal, 10(3). https://doi.org/10.5070/L210337022

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2026

Dang, A. T., Martinez, C., McKenzie, W., Wilson, M. M., & Staples, S. (2026, March). Enhancing first-year writing instruction at Hispanic-serving institutions with corpus-informed pedagogy. Conference on College Composition & Communication 2026. Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Staples, S., Ketcham, J., Ferret, R., & Reppen, R. (2026, March). Understanding community college instructors’ perceptions of corpus-informed writing instruction. Conference on College Composition & Communication 2026. Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Tyler, C., & Swatek, O. (2026, March). Data-Driven Learning and attention to language in the WAC classroom. Conference on College Composition & Communication 2026. Cleveland, Ohio, USA.