Associate Professor, Emerita
Dept. of Special Education, Language & Literacy
The College of New Jersey
jwong@tcnj.edu
Education:
- Ph.D. Applied Linguistics, University of California, Los Angeles
- M.A., Teaching English as a Second Language, University of California, Los Angeles
- B.A. Chinese Language & Literature, Connecticut College, New London, CT (Honors, Summa cum Laude)
Teaching:
Courses previously taught: undergraduate and graduate courses in the Teaching English as a Second Language Program and in the Literacy Program; undergraduate courses in the Speech Language Pathology Program
Publications (select):
Wong, J. (2022). Finding action in grammar: Two cases from storytelling in multilingual interaction. In A. Filipi, B.T. Ta, & M. Theobald (Eds.), Storytelling practices in home and educational contexts (pp. 403-426), Springer.
Wong, J. (2021b). Our storied lives: Doing and finding friendship II. In J. Wong & H.Z. Waring (Eds.), Storytelling in multilingual interaction: A conversation analysis perspective (pp. 21-40), Routledge.
Wong, J. (2021a). Our storied lives: Doing and finding friendship I. In J. Wong & H.Z. Waring (Eds.), Storytelling in multilingual interaction: A conversation analysis perspective (pp. 41-54), Routledge.
Wong, J., & Waring, H.Z. (Eds.). (2021b). Storytelling in multilingual interaction: A conversation analysis perspective. Routledge.
Wong, J., & Waring, H.Z. (2021a). Conversation analysis and second language pedagogy: A guide for ESL/EFL teachers. (2nd ed.). Routledge.
Lynch, M., & Wong, J. (2016c). Reverting to a hidden interactional order: Epistemics, informationism, and conversation analysis. Discourse Studies, Special issue: The epistemics of Epistemics, 18(5), 526-549.
Macbeth, D., & Wong, J., & Lynch, M. (2016b). The story of ‘Oh’, Part 1: Indexing structure, animating transcript, Discourse Studies, Special issue: The epistemics of Epistemics, 18(5), 550-573.
Macbeth, D., & Wong, J.(2016a). The story of ‘Oh’, Part 2: Animating transcript, Discourse Studies, Special issue: The epistemics of Epistemics, 18(5), 574-596.
Wong, J. (2007). Answering my call: A look at telephone closings. In H. Bowles & P. Seedhouse (Eds.), Conversation Analysis and Language for Specific Purposes (pp. 1-34), Peter Lang.
Wong, J. (2005). Sidestepping grammar. In K. Richards, & P. Seedhouse (Eds.). Applying conversation analysis (pp. 159 – 173), Palgrave Macmillan.
Wong, J. (2004). Some preliminary thoughts on delay as an interactional resource. In R. Gardner, & J. Wagner (Eds.), Second language conversations: Studies of native and non-native interaction (pp. 114 – 131). Continuum.
Wong, J. (2002). ‘Applying’ conversation analysis in applied linguistics: Evaluating dialogue in English as a second language textbooks. International Review of Applied Linguistics, 40/1, 37-60.
Wong, J. (2000c). Delayed next turn repair initiation in native-nonnative speaker English conversation. Applied Linguistics, 21/2, 244-267.
Wong, J. (2000b). Repetition in conversation: A look at ‘first and second sayings’ Research on Language and Social Interaction, 33/4, 407-424.
Wong, J. (2000a). The token ‘yeah’ in nonnative speaker English conversation. Research on Language and Social Interaction, 33/1, 39-67.
Wong, J., & Olsher, D. (2000). Reflections on conversation analysis and non-native speaker talk: An interview with Emanuel A. Schegloff, Issues in Applied Linguistics, 11/1, 111-128.
Presentations (select):
Wong, J. (2018b). Our storied lives: Doing and finding friendship. Invited paper delivered at Waikato Institute of Technology, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Wong, J. (2018a). Focus on action: Insights from Conversation Analysis for second/foreign language teachers. Invited workshop delivered at Waikato Institute of Technology, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Wong, J., & Waring, H.Z. (2017). Pause and preference in second language talk. Invited paper delivered at invited colloquium, Applied Linguistics and Conversation Analysis: Ways of Problematizing the Monolingual Standard, Annual Meeting of American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL), OR.
Wong, J. (2016c). What goes into a grammar of interaction? Opening Plenary, 15th Biennial Meeting of Community Languages and English to Speakers of Other Languages Association (CLESOL), The University of Waikato, New Zealand.
Wong, J. (2016b). Focus on Action: Insights from Conversation Analysis for Second/Foreign Language Pedagogy. Pre-conference workshop, 15th Biennial Meeting of New Zealand CLESOL (Community Languages & English to Speakers of Other Languages) Association, Waikato Institute of Technology, New Zealand.
Wong, J. (2016a). Storytelling as a window onto interactional competence. Invited paper for International Teaching Assistants (ITA) Interest Section, Academic session, 50th Annual Convention of International TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages), Baltimore, MD.
Wong, J. (2014). What does it take to ‘do’ the talk. Invited paper delivered at Department of East Asian Languages and Middle Eastern Studies. East Asian Language Pedagogy Research Cluster. Duke University, NC.
Wong, J. (2011b). Connecting the dots through language. Convocation Address, Asian-Pacific Islander Month, Connecticut College, New London, CT.
Wong, J. (2011a). Conversation analysis and sequencing practices. Distinguished Lecturer Series. Invited papers and workshops. Temple University, Tokyo and Osaka campuses, Japan.
Wong, J. (2010). The coming of age of conversation analysis and applied linguistics. Opening Plenary, 18th International Pragmatics and Language Learning Conference, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan.