Carol Orwig
Degrees
- MA Linguistics, University of Texas, Arlington, 1978
- MAT Latin University of Virginia, 1970
- BA Latin, College of William and Mary 1969
Current positions
- SIL International Consultant for language and culture acquisition
- Trainer for Recruitment Ministries, Wycliffe USA
Other experience
- Director LACA course, ETP, (1990 –)
- Presenter, Language Coach workshops for ICCT, Wheaton College (2002 –)
Memberships
- American Council for Teaching of Foreign Languages
Language proficiency
- French 3
- Spanish 2+
- Dutch 2
- Latin 3 (reading)
Research interests
- Learning styles and strategies
Selected publications
Publications in SIL International Bibliography
2003. “Your learning style and language learning.” In LinguaLinks library 5.0 plus, n.p. [Dallas]: SIL International Digital Resources.
2000. Review of: Second language learning theories, by Rosamond Mitchell and Florence Myles. Notes on Linguistics 3(4): 221-225.
1998. “Learning how to communicate clearly, though indirectly. ” Notes on Anthropology 2(4): 15-16.
1991. Relative time reference in Nugunu. In Stephen C. Anderson; Bernard Comrie (eds.), Tense and aspect in eight languages of Cameroon, 147-62. SIL and UTA Publications in Linguistics 99, Dallas, SIL
1989. Extensions verbales en Nugunu. In Daniel Barreteau; Robert Hedinger (eds.) Descriptions de langues Camerounaises 283-314, Paris: ACCT and ORSTOM
Selected papers presented
2007. “Updating your aging language school program,” Chiang Mai, Thailand, Asian Congress on Language Learning
2005. “Becoming an All-Star Coach,” Colorado Springs, CO, International Congress on Language Learning
2002. “Helping learners choose techniques that will work for them,” Colorado Springs, CO, International Congress on Language Learning
Works online
1998 Editor, Language Learning Bookshelf (and author of many sections) LinguaLinks 3.0 CD-ROM. Dallas, SIL. An abbreviated version available on the Internet: http://www.sil.org/llearning