Gail B. Viechnicki

Assistant Research Professor of Anthropology
E-mail gbv@gwu.edu
Office: 1922 F St., 210 / (202) 994-3784

Dr. Viechnicki is a linguist specializing in classroom communication.

Research

Dr. Viechnicki is particularly concerned with the linguistics of evidence, authority, and epistemic judgements. As a postdoctoral fellow at GW, she has studied interactions in science classrooms related to identifying and evaluating evidence.

Current Research Projects

Application of linguistic analysis to scientific discourse and science instruction.

Selected Publications

Articles and Book Chapters

2008	Kuipers, J., G.B. Viechnicki, L. Jones, L. Wright. "Science, culture and equity in curriculum: An ethnographic approach to the study of a highly-rated curriculum unit." In K.R. Bruna and K. Gomez, eds., The Work of Language in Multicultural Classrooms: Talking Science, Writing Science. Language Culture and Teaching Series. Mahway, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
2006	Viechnicki, G.B., and J. Kuipers, "'It's all human error!': When a school science experiment fails," Linguistics and Education, 17, ii.
1999	Viechnicki, G.B. "Reading, writing, and linguistics: Lessons from the little red schoolhouse." In Rebecca Wheeler, ed., Language Alive in the Classroom. Westport: Greenwood Publishing, pp. 121-128.

Course Taught

Anth 168: Language and Linguistic Analysis

Education

Ph.D. 2002, University of Chicago
M.A. 1997, University of Chicago
B.A. 1993, Coe College