Fiona Farr


Contact Details

Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics and TESOL
T: 061202980
E: fiona.farr@ul.ie
 
researcher

Biography

Fiona Farr is Professor of Applied Linguistics and TESOL in the School of Modern Languages and Applied Linguistics at the University of Limerick, Ireland, where she is Director of the Centre for Applied Language Studies. From 2013 to 2018, she was Dean of Teaching and Learning at UL, and, from 2008 to 2011, she was Assistant Dean, Academic Affairs in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. She is also Adjunct Professor at INN, Hamar, Norway. Her key areas of expertise are teacher education, reflective practice, continuous professional development, applied corpus linguistics, and technology-enhanced language learning. She has published widely in high impact journals in her field and is author of Teaching Practice Feedback: an investigation of spoken and written modes (2011, Routledge) , Practice in TESOL (2015, Edinburgh University Press), Social Interaction in Language Teacher Education (2019, Edinburgh University Press, with Farrell and Riordan), and The Reflective Cycle of the Teaching Practicum (2023, Equinox, with Farrell). She is co-editor (with Bróna Murphy) of the EUP Textbooks in TESOL Series, and is Associate Editor of the Journal Second Language Teacher Education. She is also co-editor (with Liam Murray) of the Routledge Handbook of Language Learning and Technology (2016, 2nd edition under commission). She has been Visiting Research Scholar at Lancaster University where she was part of a large ESRC-funded research project ‘Corpus Approaches to Social Science'. She has also led and taken part in a number of national in international projects including Digilanguages (2016-2017) and Shout4HE (2018-2021). She is currently a partner on the Digital Humanities project 'Interactional Variation Online' (https://ivohub.com/).    
                         

Research Interests

Spoken language corpora and their application; intervarietal comparative discourse analysis; Southern-Irish English; language teacher education/development, specifically teaching practice and feedback; language learning and technology

Books

  Year Publication
2023 The Reflective Cycle of the Teaching Practicum.
Farr, F., and Farrell, A. (2023) The Reflective Cycle of the Teaching Practicum. London: Equinox. [Details]
2019 Social Interaction in Language Teacher Education.
Farr, F., Farrell, A and Riordan E. (2019) Social Interaction in Language Teacher Education. Edinburgh: EUP. [Details]
2015 Practice in TESOL.
Farr, F. (2015) Practice in TESOL. Edinburgh: EUP. [Details]
2011 The Discourse of Teaching Practice Feedback: an investigation of spoken and written modes.
Farr, F. (2011) The Discourse of Teaching Practice Feedback: an investigation of spoken and written modes. New York and London: Routledge. [Details]

Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
2024 '“We’ve lost you Ian”: multi-modal corpus innovations in capturing, processing and analysing professional online spoken interactions'
O'Keeffe, A., Knight, D., Mark, G., Fitzgerald, C., McNamara, J., Adolphs, S., Clark, L., Cowan, B., Fahy, T., Farr, F., & Peraldi, S (2024) '“We’ve lost you Ian”: multi-modal corpus innovations in capturing, processing and analysing professional online spoken interactions'. Research in Corpus Linguistics, 12 (2):1-23 [Details]
2024 'Experiences of Face-to-Face and Online TP and Supervisory Feedback Processes'
Farr, F. and Riordan, E. (2024) 'Experiences of Face-to-Face and Online TP and Supervisory Feedback Processes'. Tesol Journal, [DOI] [Details]
2023 'Corpora in English Language Teacher Education: research, integration and resources'
Farr, F. and Lenko-Szymanska, A. (2023) 'Corpora in English Language Teacher Education: research, integration and resources'. Tesol Quarterly, [DOI] [Details]
2023 'Corpus linguistics in second language teacher education'
Farr, F. and Lenko-Szymanska, A. (2023) 'Corpus linguistics in second language teacher education'. Second Language Teacher Education, 2 (2):117-132 [DOI] [Details]
2023 'Re-evaluating the use of corpus-based instruction in a language teacher education context: perspectives from the users'
Farr, F. and Riordan, E. (2023) 'Re-evaluating the use of corpus-based instruction in a language teacher education context: perspectives from the users'. Second Language Teacher Education, 2 (2):133-160 [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Moving beyond the formal: Developing significant networks and conversations in higher education: reflections from an interdisciplinary European project team'
Beauchamp, G., Chapman, S., Risquez, A., Becaas, S., Ellis, C., Empsen, M., Farr, F., Hoskins, L., Hustinx, W., Murray, L., Palmaers, S., Spain, S., Timus, N., White, M., Whyte, S. and Young, N. (2022) 'Moving beyond the formal: Developing significant networks and conversations in higher education: reflections from an interdisciplinary European project team'. Teaching In Higher Education, [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Role Models and Motivators in English Language Learning in the Japanese High School Context'
McCarthy, A. and Farr, F. (2022) 'Role Models and Motivators in English Language Learning in the Japanese High School Context'. TESL-EJ Teaching English as a Second of Foreign Language, 26 (2) [Details]
2021 'Review of Hickey, Raymond and Carolina P. Amador-Moreno eds. 2020. Irish Identities: Sociolinguistic Perspectives. Belin: Mouton de Gruyter'
Farr, F. (2021) 'Review of Hickey, Raymond and Carolina P. Amador-Moreno eds. 2020. Irish Identities: Sociolinguistic Perspectives. Belin: Mouton de Gruyter'. Research in Corpus Linguistics, 9 (2):191-200 [Details]
2017 'PENSER: A Data-Informed Reflective Practice Framework for Novice Teachers'
Farr, F. and Farrell, A (2017) 'PENSER: A Data-Informed Reflective Practice Framework for Novice Teachers'. The European Journal of Applied Linguistics and TEFL, 6 (2):85-103 [Details]
2015 'Research in progress, Centre for Applied Language Studies, University of Limerick'
Chambers, A., Atkinson, D. and Farr, F. (2015) 'Research in progress, Centre for Applied Language Studies, University of Limerick'. Language Teaching, 48 (2):288-292 [Details]
2015 'Tracing the reflective practices of student teachers in online modes'
Farr, F. and Riordan, E. (2015) 'Tracing the reflective practices of student teachers in online modes'. ReCALL journal, 27 (1):104-123 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2012 'Students’ engagement in reflective tasks: An investigation of interactive and non-interactive discourse corpora'
Farr, F. and Riordan, E. (2012) 'Students’ engagement in reflective tasks: An investigation of interactive and non-interactive discourse corpora'. Classroom Discourse, 3 (2):129-146 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2012 'Research in Progress: Centre for Applied Language Studies, University of Limerick'
Chambers, A., Atkinson, D. and Farr, F. (2012) 'Research in Progress: Centre for Applied Language Studies, University of Limerick'. Language Teaching, 45 (1):135-139 [Details]
2011 'Language teachers with corpora in mind: From starting steps to walking tall'
Chambers A., Farr F., O'Riordan S. (2011) 'Language teachers with corpora in mind: From starting steps to walking tall'. Language Learning Journal, 39 (1):85-104 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2010 'How can corpora be used in teacher education?'
Farr F. (2010) 'How can corpora be used in teacher education?'. The Routledge Handbook Of Corpus Linguistics, :620-632 [DOI] [Details]
2009 'Religious references in contemporary Irish English: 'For the love of God almighty .... I'm a holy terror for turf''
Farr, F; Murphy, B (2009) 'Religious references in contemporary Irish English: 'For the love of God almighty .... I'm a holy terror for turf''. INTERCULTURAL PRAGMATICS, 6 (4):535-559 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2008 'Evaluating the Use of Corpus-based Instruction in a Language Teacher Education Context: Perspectives from the Users'
Farr, F (2008) 'Evaluating the Use of Corpus-based Instruction in a Language Teacher Education Context: Perspectives from the Users'. LANGUAGE AWARENESS, 17 (1):25-43 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2006 'Reflecting on Reflections: the Spoken Word as a Professional Development Tool in Language Teacher Education'
Farr, F,Hughes, R (2006) 'Reflecting on Reflections: the Spoken Word as a Professional Development Tool in Language Teacher Education'. Spoken English, Tesol And Applied Linguistics: Challenges For Theory And Practice, :182-215 [Details]
2003 'Using language corpora in initial teacher education: Pedagogic issues and practical applications'
O'Keeffe, A; Farr, F (2003) 'Using language corpora in initial teacher education: Pedagogic issues and practical applications'. TESOL QUARTERLY, 37 (3):389-418 [ULIR Link] [Details]
2003 'Engaged listenership in spoken academic discourse: The case of student-tutor meetings'
Farr F. (2003) 'Engaged listenership in spoken academic discourse: The case of student-tutor meetings'. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 2 (1):67-85 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]

Book Chapters

  Year Publication
2024 'Multi-modal Considerations for Social Media Discourse Analysis'
Fitzgerald, C., Mark, G., O'Keeffe, A., Knight, D., McNamara, J., Adolphs, S., Cowan, B., Palma, T. F., Farr, F., & Peraldi, S. (2024) 'Multi-modal Considerations for Social Media Discourse Analysis' In: Linguistics across Disciplinary Borders: The March of Data. London: Bloomsbury. [Details]
2023 'Reflective practices: Mixed-methods research'
Farr, F. (2023) 'Reflective practices: Mixed-methods research' In: The Encylopedia of Applied Linguistics. London: Wiley Blackwell. [Details]
2022 'Corpus linguistics and Data Driven Learning (DDL): pedagogy, participants, perspectives'
Farr, F. and Karlsen, P. (2022) 'Corpus linguistics and Data Driven Learning (DDL): pedagogy, participants, perspectives' In: Csomay, E. and Jablonkai, R. R (eds). The Routledge Handbook of Corpora and Language Teaching and Learning. London: Routledge. [Details]
2022 'How can corpora be used in teacher education?'
Farr, F. (2022) 'How can corpora be used in teacher education?' In: O'Keeffe, A. and McCarthy, M.J (eds). The Routledge Handbook of Corpus Linguistics (2nd ed.). London: Routledge. [Details]
2022 'More than words: phraseology and significance in the reflective practice discourses of ELTE'
Farr, F. (2022) 'More than words: phraseology and significance in the reflective practice discourses of ELTE' In: Zia Tajeddin and Atsuko Watanabe (eds). Enabling Teacher Reflection: Policies, Practices, and Impacts. London: Multilingual Matters. [Details]
2019 'Using corpus approaches in English language teacher education'
Farr, F. and O'Keeffe, A. (2019) 'Using corpus approaches in English language teacher education' In: The Routledge Handbook of English Language Teacher Education. London: Routledge. [Details]
2017 'Prospective and practising teachers look backwards at the theory-practice divide through blogs and E-portfolios'
Farr, F. and Riordan, E. (2017) 'Prospective and practising teachers look backwards at the theory-practice divide through blogs and E-portfolios' In: TESOL Voices: Insider Accounts of Classroom Life—Preservice Teacher Education. MD, USA: TESOL. [Details]
2016 'Introduction'
Farr, F. and Murray, L. (2016) 'Introduction' In: Routledge Handbook of Language Learning and Technology. London and New York: Routledge. [Details]
2015 'Facilitating identity construction through narratives: A corpus-based discourse analysis of student teacher discourse'
Riordan, E. and Farr, F. (2015) 'Facilitating identity construction through narratives: A corpus-based discourse analysis of student teacher discourse' In: Advances and Current Trends in Language Teacher Identity Research. London: Routledge. [ULIR Link] [Details]
2015 'Turn initiators in professional encounters: Teacher education discourse in an Irish university setting'
Farr, F. and Riordan, E. (2015) 'Turn initiators in professional encounters: Teacher education discourse in an Irish university setting' In: Pragmatic Markers in Irish English. Amsterdam: John Benjamins. [ULIR Link] [Details]
2012 '“I’m fine girl, and how are you?”: the use of vocatives in spoken Irish-English'
Murphy, B. and Farr, F. (2012) '“I’m fine girl, and how are you?”: the use of vocatives in spoken Irish-English' In: New Perspectives on Irish English. London: John Benjamins. [ULIR Link] [Details]
2012 'Using language corpora in initial teacher education: pedagogic issues and practical applications'
O'Keeffe, A. and F. Farr (2012) 'Using language corpora in initial teacher education: pedagogic issues and practical applications' In: Corpus Linguistics (Vol. 4). Los Angeles: Sage. [Details]
2011 'Polish teenagers’ integration into Irish secondary schools: language, culture, and support systems'
Baumgart, J. and Farr, F. (2011) 'Polish teenagers’ integration into Irish secondary schools: language, culture, and support systems' In: Polish-Irish Encounters in the Old and New Europe (Reimagining Ireland). Berlin: Peter Lang. [ULIR Link] [Details]
2010 'Corpora for materials’ development in language teacher education: underlying principles and useful data'
Farr, F., Chambers, A. and O'Riordan, S. (2010) 'Corpora for materials’ development in language teacher education: underlying principles and useful data' In: Perspectives on Language Learning Materials Development. Berlin: Peter Lang. [ULIR Link] [Details]
2010 'How can corpora be used in teacher education?'
Farr, F. (2010) 'How can corpora be used in teacher education?' In: Routledge Handbook of Corpus Linguistics. New York and London: Routledge. [Details]
2007 'Engaged listenership in spoken academic discourse: the case of student-tutor meetings'
Farr, F (2007) 'Engaged listenership in spoken academic discourse: the case of student-tutor meetings' In: Corpus Linguistics: Critical Concepts in Linguistics. London: Routledge. [Details]
2007 'Spoken language as an aid to reflective practice in language teacher education: using a specialised corpus to establish a generic fingerprint'
Farr, F. (2007) 'Spoken language as an aid to reflective practice in language teacher education: using a specialised corpus to establish a generic fingerprint' In: Spoken Corpora in Applied Linguistics. Berlin: Peter Lang. [ULIR Link] [Details]
2006 'Modality in context: spoken language, variety and the classroom'
Farr, F (2006) 'Modality in context: spoken language, variety and the classroom' In: Language Education in Ireland: Current Practice and Future Needs. Dublin: IRAAL. [Details]
2005 'Reflecting on reflections: the spoken word as a professional development tool in language teacher education'
Farr, F (2005) 'Reflecting on reflections: the spoken word as a professional development tool in language teacher education' In: Spoken English, Applied Linguistics and TESOL: Challenges for Theory and Practice. [ULIR Link] [Details]
2005 'Relational strategies in the discourse of professional performance review in an Irish academic environment: the case of language teacher education'
Farr, F (2005) 'Relational strategies in the discourse of professional performance review in an Irish academic environment: the case of language teacher education' In: Variational Pragmatics: The Case of English in Ireland. [ULIR Link] [Details]
2004 'Plateaux in Pronunciation: the case of French learners of English as a foreign language'
Farr, F (2004) 'Plateaux in Pronunciation: the case of French learners of English as a foreign language' In: Teanga 20. [Details]
2004 'The Limerick Corpus of Irish English: design, description and application'
Farr, F; Murphy,B; O'Keeffe, A (2004) 'The Limerick Corpus of Irish English: design, description and application' In: Teanga 21. [ULIR Link] [Details]
2002 'Would as a hedging device in an Irish context: an intra-varietal comparison of institutionalised spoken interaction'
Farr, F; O'Keeffe, A (2002) 'Would as a hedging device in an Irish context: an intra-varietal comparison of institutionalised spoken interaction' In: Using Corpora to Explore Linguistic Variation. [ULIR Link] [Details]

Edited Books

  Year Publication
2016 Routledge Handbook of Language Learning and Technology
Farr, F. and Murray, L (Ed.). (2016) Routledge Handbook of Language Learning and Technology London and New York: Routledge. [ULIR Link] [Details]
2012 Language, Learning, and Teaching: Irish Research Perspectives
Farr, F. and Moriarty, M (Ed.). (2012) Language, Learning, and Teaching: Irish Research Perspectives Berlin: Peter Lang. [ULIR Link] [Details]
2004 Corpora, Varieties and the Language Classroom
Farr, F. and O'Keeffe, A (Ed.). (2004) Corpora, Varieties and the Language Classroom Dublin: IRAAL. [Details]

Other Journals

  Year Publication
2002 'Classroom Interrogations - how productive'
Farr, F (2002) 'Classroom Interrogations - how productive' The Teacher Trainer, 16 (1) :19-23. [Details]
2001 'The Word is Mightier than the Sword'
Farr, F (2001) 'The Word is Mightier than the Sword' FELT Ireland Newsletter, 2 (4) :2-6. [Details]

Conference Publications

  Year Publication
2016 2nd International Conference on Higher Education Advances, HEAd’16
Farr, F. and Murray, L. (2016) Digital Literacies for Language Learning and Teaching: developing a national framework 2nd International Conference on Higher Education Advances, HEAd’16 [Details]

Published Reports

  Year Publication
2015 ‘Research in progress: Centre for Applied Language Studies, University of Limerick, Ireland.’.
Chambers, A., Atkinson, D., Farr, F. (2015) ‘Research in progress: Centre for Applied Language Studies, University of Limerick, Ireland.’. Language Teaching, Cambridge, UK. [Details]
2012 ‘Research in progress: Centre for Applied Language Studies, University of Limerick, Ireland.’.
Chambers, A., Atkinson, D. and Farr, F. (2012) ‘Research in progress: Centre for Applied Language Studies, University of Limerick, Ireland.’. Language Teaching, Cambridge, UK. [Details]

Editorial

  Year Publication
2011 Introduction to Special Issue of the International Journal of Corpus Linguistics.
Farr, F; O'Keeffe, A (2011) Introduction to Special Issue of the International Journal of Corpus Linguistics. Editorial [DOI] [Details]

Other Items Published

  Year Publication
2003 Using language corpora in language teacher education: cultural and linguistic insights.
Farr, F; O'Keeffe, A (2003) Using language corpora in language teacher education: cultural and linguistic insights. Other Items Published [Details]