Publications
- Major, Roy C. First language attrition in foreign accent perception. Journal of Bilingualism (2010).
- Major, R. C. & Baptista, B. O. Effect of native language and country of residence on foreign accent detection. Recent Research in Second Language Phonetics/Phonology: Perception and Production (2009).
- . . Review of: Language experience in second language speech learning: In honor of James Emil Flege (2008).
- Major, R. C. Transfer in second language phonology: A review. Phonology and second language acquisition (2008).
- Major, R. C., & Baptista, B. First language attrition in foreign accent detection. In Rauber, A. S., Watkins, M. A., & Baptista, B. O. (Eds.), New Sounds 2007: Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on the Acquisition of Second Language Speech (http://www.nupffale.ufsc.br/newsounds/proceedings). Florianópolis, Brazil: Federal University of Santa Catarina (2008).
- Roy Major. Identifying a foreign accent in an unfamiliar language. Studies in Second Language Acquisition (2007).
- Roy Major. Chemehuevi phonology. Journal of the Southwest (2005).
- Roy Major. Chemehuevi revisited. Journal of the Southwest (2005).
- Roy Major, S Fitzmaurice, F Bunta, C Balasubramanian. Testing the effects of regional, ethnic, and international dialects of English on listening comprehension. Language Learning (2005).
- . . Review of: Accents and speech in teaching English phonetics and phonology (2005).
- F Bunta, Roy Major. An optimality theoretic account of Hungarian ESL learners Acquisition of /?/ and /?/. IRAL (2004).
- Roy Major. Gender and stylistic variation in second language phonology. Gender and stylistic variation in second language phonology (2004).
- . . Portraits of the L2 user (2004).
- Roy Major, S Fitzmaurice, F Bunta, C Balasubramanian. The effects of nonnative accents on listening comprehension: implications for ESL assessment. TESOL Quarterly (2002).
- . . Review of: The bilingualism reader (2002).
- Major, Roy Coleman (Author) . The phonology of the L2 user. Portraits of the L2 user (2002).
- Major, Roy. The ontogeny and phylogeny of second language phonology. In J. Leather & A. James (Eds.), New Sounds 2000: Proceedings of the fourth international symposium on the acquisition of second-language speech, (pp. 223-230). Klagenfurt, Austria: University of Klagenfurt (2002).
- Major, Roy Coleman. Review of L. Wei The bilingualism reader. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 22 (2002).
- Major, Roy Coleman. Foreign accent: The ontogeny and phylogeny of second language phonology. (2001).
- . . Review of: Intonation, second edition (2000).
Presentations
- Major, R. C. First Language Attrition in Identifying a Foreign Accent. Plenary speaker for conference: Language Development in Time and Space. Pisa, Italy (Oct 2008).
- Major, R. C. Global Foreign accent, L1 Attrition, and the Critical Period. Invited speaker, University for Foreigners, Perugia, Italy (Oct 2008).
- Major, R. C. First language attrition in rating foreign accents. Conference: American Association of Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC (Apr 2008).
- Major, R. C., & Baptista, B. First language attrition in foreign accent detection. Conference: Fifth International Symposium on the Acquisition of Second Language Speech. Universidad (Oct 2007).
- Major, Roy. Chemehuevi Fieldwork. (Nov 2005).
- Major, Roy. Ontogeny and phylogeny of second language phonology. Second Language Research Forum (Oct 2002).
- Major, Roy, Adams, Karen. Dialect prejudice. Motorola (Mar 2002).
- Major, Roy. Gender and stylistic variation in second language phonology. Department of Linguistics
- Major, Roy. Relationships between second language phonology and historical change.
Service
- Admissions Committee, MTESOL, chair (2009 - Present)
- Dean’s Faculty Advisory Committee, Member (2009 - Present)
- Director of MTESOL, Director (2009 - Present)
- Dean’s Undergraduate Research Scholarship in the Humanities and the Sun Angel Excellence in the Huma, member (2009 - Present)
- International Advisory Committee, International Conference on Linguistics and Bilingualism,, Member (2009 - Present)
- Member, International Advisory Committee, International Conference on Linguistics and Bilingualism,, member (2009 - Present)
- Reviewer of book proposal, Cambridge University Press,, reviewer (2009 - Present)
- Language Learning, Reviewer of Grant Proposal (2008 - Present)
- Admissions Committee, Interdisciplinary PhD in Applied Linguistics, Member (2008 - Present)
- Committee on Interdisciplinary PhD in Applied Linguistics, Member (2008 - Present)
- Faculty PhD Applied Linguistics, interdisciplinary degree, Member (2008 - Present)
- Graduate Committee, member (2008 - Present)
- Graduate Committee, Member (2008 - Present)
- Admissions Committee, PhD Applied Linguistics, Member (2008 - Present)
- Admissions Committee, PhD Applied Linguistics, member (2008 - Present)
- NEW SOUNDS 2010, the Sixth International Symposium on the Acquisition of Second-Language Speech, Scientific Advisory Board, various duties including evaluation of abstracts (2008 - Present)
- Admissions Committee, MTESOL, Chair (2006 - Present)
- TESL Admissions Committee, Chair (2006 - Present)
- International Teaching Assistants, American English and Culture Program, Evaluator (2000 - Present)
- Committe on Linguistics, Member (1999 - Present)
- Admissions Committee, MTESOL, Chair (1997 - Present)
- Advisory Committee, Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1994-present., Member, (1994 - Present)
- Studies in Second Language Acquisition, Advisory Committee (1994 - Present)
- Studies in Second Language Acquisition, Advisory Committee (1994 - Present)
- Graduate Committee, Member (1993 - Present)
- Evaluator, International Teaching Assistants for the American English and Culture Program, ITA evaluator (1992 - Present)
- International Teaching Assistants, American English and Cuture Program, Evaluator of prospective TAs teaching a class in their discipline (1992 - Present)
- Applied Linguistics, Applied Psycholinguistics, Journal of Neurolinguistics, Language, Language Lear, 1985- present: Reviewer of journal manuscripts (approximately 12-15/year) for various journals (1985 - Present)
- Applied Linguistics, Applied Psycholinguistics, Journal of Neurolinguistics, Language, Language Lear, Reviewer of journal manuscripts (approximately 12-15/year) for various journals (1985 - Present)
- Search Committee, phonology & morphology, Member (2010 - 2011)
- Second Language Research Forum (SLRF) 2010, Reviewer of abstracts (2010 - 2010)
- Dean’s Undergraduate Research Scholarship in the Humanities and the Sun Angel Excellence in the Huma, Member (2009 - 2010)
- Search Committee, SLA syntax, Member (2009 - 2010)
- Dean’s Faculty Advisory Committee, Member (2009 - 2010)
- Dept English, Director MTESOL (2009 - 2010)
- Election Committee, Chair (2009 - 2010)
- Election Committee, 2009-2010, Chair, (2009 - 2010)
- Search Committee, SLA syntax, member (2009 - 2010)
- Scientific Advisory Board, NEW SOUNDS 2010, the Sixth International Symposium on the Acquisition of, Advisory Board (2009 - 2010)
- NEW SOUNDS 2010, the Sixth International Symposium on the Acquisition of the Acquisition of Second-, Scientific Advisory Board, (2009 - 2010)
- Interim Director, Programs in Linguistics and TESOL, director (2008 - 2009)
- Programs in Linguistics and TESOL, Interim Director (2008 - 2009)
- Admissions Committee, MA in Liguistics, Chair (2008 - 2009)
- Search Committee, CALL Applied Linguistics Position, Member (2007 - 2009)
- Admissions Committee, MA in Liguistics, chair (2008 - 2009)
- Host for Visiting Scholar Li Lin from Sichuan University, host (2008 - 2009)
- Visiting Scholars, Host for Visiting Scholar Li Lin from Sichuan University, 2008-2009 (2008 - 2009)
- NEW SOUNDS 2007, the Fifth International Symposium on the Acquisition of, Scientific Advisory Board, various duties including evaluation of abstracts (2006 - 2007)
- Department of English, Graduate Committee, Member (2006 - 2007)
- Graduate Committee, Department of English, Member (2006 - 2006)
- Programs in Linguistics and TESL, Department of English, Acting Director (2006 - 2006)
- Roundtable discussion for Graduate Scholars of English Association "Issues in Linguistics and TESL", Discussant (2006 - 2006)
- Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition Conference, Reviewer of abstracts (2006 - 2006)
- Search Committee, Member (2004 - 2005)
- World Congress of Applied Linguistics (AILA), Reviewer of abstracts (2004 - 2005)
- Awards Committee, Member (2004 - 2005)
- Search Committee, Applied Linguistics Position, Member (2004 - 2005)
- Department of English, University of Arizona, Outside Referee for Promotion to Professor (2004 - 2004)
- The American Association of Applied Linguistics Conference, Reviewer of abstracts (2004 - 2004)
- Learning Outcomes/Teaching Assessment Committee, Chair (2002 - 2004)
- Graduate Scholars of English Association, Roundtable discussion " Issues in Linguistics and TESL" (2004 - 2004)
- Fourth International Symposium on Bilingualism, Reviewer of abstracts (2003 - 2003)
- Motorola, Tempe, AZ, Invited Speaker (2003)
- The American Association of Applied Linguistics Conference 2004, Reviewer of abstracts (2003)
- Graduate Scholars of English Association, Panel member for workshop "How to write a thesis and applied project." (2003 - 2003)
- National Science Foundation, Reviewer of Grant Proposal (2003 - 2003)
- University of Perugia, Italy, External examiner for doctoral defense (2003 - 2003)
- Department of Linguistics, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada, Outside Referee for Promotion to Professor (2002 - 2002)
- Search Committee, Information Technology Position, Chair (2002 - 2002)
- Spencer Foundation, Guest lecture for Graduate Seminar (2002 - 2002)
- Faculty Ambassador Program, Representative (2000 - 2001)
- Graduate Subcommittee, Member (2000 - 2001)
- University of Stockholm, Sweden, External examiner for doctoral defense (2001 - 2001)
- Undergraduate Subcommittee, Member (2001 - 2001)
- American English and Culture Program, Search Committee for Director (2000 - 2000)
- Review Reorganization of Composition Program, Ad Hoc Committee (2000 - 2000)