Welcome to my world! I hope you will enjoy your stay. So, why this site? Well, I created this website for the following reasons:

1. To compile a resource datababse and material for students and colleagues. You can see these resources under the "Resource" link to the right. If you find any dead links or have any resources to add or modify, please let me know.

2. Another reason for this website was to compile information on my education and experiences for future employers. Please review the Interactive CV link to the right for a brief flash animation of my CV. The print version (in .pdf ) of the CV is available on the Interactivev CV website or on the Curriculum Vitae link to the right. In addition, I have outlined a brief overview of my research and teaching experiences (click on Professional Development)

3. The final purpose of this website was to share information/photos with family and friends from around the world. Some of these pages are password protected, namely to prevent any privacy issues and unlawful use of material. Otherwise, please feel free to browse the links above and to the right!

So, a little bit about my personal life. Besides graduating from the Second Language Acquisition / Instructional Technology Ph.D. Program (http://www.coedu.usf.edu/slait) at the University of South Florida, which basically was both my personal and professional life for the past five and a half years, I am happily married and have two sons who will be 8 and 10 this year. We are currently residing in Slovenia. My sons have lived in the United States; and both speak/understand both languages: English and Slovene. My older son, Mark, is attending fourth grade of a nine year elementary school and my younger son, Alex, is in an inclusive mainstream first grade with special needs support.

Whenever I get a chance (a few extra minutes to myself) I enjoy spending time with my family; walking in the countryside; reading, reading, reading (mainly non-fiction); surfing the net-- researching what is new 'out there', finding new resources, and learning about computer augmentative devices; and, of course, working on my website.

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Annmarie Gorenc Zoran received her Ph.D.in Second Language Acquisition and Instructional Technology Ph.D. Program at the University of South Florida(USF). She defended her study on corrective feedback patterns of adolescent foreign language learners.

Dr. Zoran has taught English as a Foreign/Second Language in Slovenia and the United States since 1994. She was the CALL consultant and ESL instructor for the English Language Institute at the university, program assistant for the doctoral program, and conducted teacher education workshops on integrating technology within foreign language classrooms.

Currently, she is residing in Slovenia and has worked as the ESOL distance-learning instructor for preservice teachers in the College of Education at USF. Dr. Zoran has published numerous articles and book chapters and has actively presented at national, international, and online conferences. Her research interests are in the area of computer mediated communication, interaction and input, learners with special educational needs, and teacher education.