Welcome to my world! I hope you will enjoy your stay.

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 10 and 12 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 sixth grade of a nine year elementary school and my younger son, Alex, is in an inclusive mainstream third 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/inservice teachers in the College of Education at USF as well as an Assistant Professor at the Higher Education Centre of Novo mesto, Slovenia teaching English for Specific Purposes to undergraduate/graduate students. 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.