Scott Brill
Research Engineer
SCOTT BRILL received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University. He has been working since 1988 at the University of Arizona programming and designing Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) software and is the lead programmer and project manager for the 11 titles of the Critical Languages Series and the freely available MaxAuthor authoring system used to create the Critical Languages Series.
Previously, he was a researcher in automatic speech recognition at the Computer Science Department of Carnegie-Mellon University.
Recent publications and presentations:
"MaxAuthor - a free multimedia authoring system for language instruction", S. Brill, National Capitol Language Resource Center, June 2007 Newsletter
"The Impact of Self-Instructional Technology on Language Learning: A View of NASILP", A. Dunkel, S. Brill, B. Kohl, In C.A. Spreen (Ed.), New Technologies and Language Learning: Cases in the Less Commonly Taught Languages (Technical Report #25; pp. 97-120). Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i, Second Language Teaching & Curriculum Center, 2002, ISBN: 0824826345. (full text PDF)
"The Critical Languages Series: The Second Wave", S. Brill, International Association for Language Learning Technology, Boston, MA, 2007.
"MaxAuthor: A Freely Available Authoring System for LCTL CALL Courseware", S. Brill, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, San Antonio, TX, 2007.
Professional Memberships
National Association of Self-Instructional Language Programs (NASILP)
Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO)
International Association for Language Learning Technology (IALLT)
SouthWest Association for Language Learning Technology (SWALLT)
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
National Council of Organizations of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL)
University of Arizona Appointed Professionals Advisory Council (APAC)
brill@u.arizona.edu
University of Arizona
Critical Languages Program
1717 E. Speedway Blvd, Suite 3312
PO Box 210151
Tucson, AZ 85721-0151
520-626-9209, FAX:520-626-8205