Biography

Annis Shaver has been teaching at Cedarville University since 2005. In addition to German, she also teaches English Composition, English for Academic Purposes, and Linguistics. As the wife of a career Army officer, she has taught German and English in locations across the United States and in Germany, in both academic and non-academic venues. She has presented at numerous professional conferences, including the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), and The History of Education Society (HES). She has published in The Journal of Research in Science Teaching, and Journal of Teaching and Teacher Education. Her research interests include pragmatic language and the history of language instruction.

Interests

• Playing clarinet, oboe, and piano
• All kinds of needlework
• Gardening
• Walking with her husband, John, and their dogs

Education

• B.A. in German, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN
• B.S. in Secondary Education, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN
• M.A. in German, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
• Ph.D. in TESOL, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL