Pedagogy for Second Language (P4L2) Research group website
Mission Statement
The Pedagogy for Second Language (P4L2) Research group provides a forum for MA students in Applied Linguistics and TESOL to discuss issues in teaching and second language acquisition and present their research. Research spans from action research and reflective teaching to research informed by linguistics, second language acquisition, and pedagogical theory as applied to language learning/teaching. |
News – Conferences, presentations, publications, defenses, other activities, etc.
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2016-2017 Academic year Conference presentations: Revheim Cunha, V. (January, 2016). Developing Cultural and Communicative Competences Through a Self-Directed Project. AMTESOL (Alabama-Mississippi Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) Annual Conference, Orange Beach, AL. Loy, N. & Wawire, G. (April, 2016). Developing Supplemental Materials for Teaching Less Commonly Taught Languages. National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL) Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA. Revheim Cunha, V. (April, 2016). Developing Communicative and Cultural Competences in Portuguese as a Foreign Language through Situated Learning and Self-Directed Projects. National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL) Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA. Lepekhova, M., & Watson, N. (September, 2016). Russian Students’ Identities in Statements of Purpose. Second Language Research Forum, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York. Loy, N. (November, 2016). Implementing a Backward Curriculum into a Foreign Language Class. Mississippi Foreign Language Association (MFLA) Northeast Mississippi Conference, Meridian, MS. Nagata, A. (November, 2016). Acquisition of Japanese Adjective Conjugation. Mississippi Foreign Language Association (MFLA) Northeast Mississippi Conference, Meridian, MS. Brunetti, G., Revheim-Cunha, V., & Schaefer, V. (2017, January). Negative Transfer in Learning English as a Second Language. Talk presented at AMTESOL (Alabama Mississippi TESOL), Hattiesburg, MS. Brunetti, G. (2017, February). Sicilians in Detroit: Intonation patterns and new vocabulary” In A. Burkette (Organizer), Language and place. Paper presented at Diversity and Variation in Language 2017, Atlanta, GA. Lepekhova, M., Watson, N., & Tomas-Ruzic, M. (March, 2017). Russian Writers’ Identities in Statements of Purpose. American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL), Portland, Oregon. Loy, N. (April, 2017). Using Response-cards, Cloze and C-Tests to Check for Understanding During and After the Lesson. National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL) Annual Conference, Chicago, IL. Publications Revheim-Cunha, V. (2016). Developing Communicative and Cultural Competences in Portuguese through an Online Collaborative Project. Journal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages 21, 241-264. [link] Summer Activities 2016 Neema Loy and Gorrety Wawire participated in The National African Language Resource Center (NARLC) Summer Institute at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN during summer 2016 Vanessa Revheim Cunha participated as a Language and Communications Programme Intern from June 2016 to August 2016 at the United Nations – New York City, NY/ United States Progress in MA studies - Defenses April, 2017 Gorrety Wawire successfully defended her MA thesis: English Swahili Code Switching: An Intersection between Identity and Stance Giovanna Brunetti successfully defended her MA thesis: Linguistic Analysis of the Sicilian Community Living in Detroit, Michigan: Preservation, Attrition and/or Loss of Sicilian Phonological Features Vanessa Revheim Cunha successfully defended her MA thesis: Native Speaker Stancetaking in a Multinational Conference Call May 13 Graduation MA Applied Linguistics & TESOL: Giovanna Brunetti, Vanessa Revheim Cunha , Yukako Fuji, Charlsie Haire, Cecilia Kyalo, Marina Lepekhova, Neema Loy, Azusa Nagata, Atsuko Sato MA Linguistics: Gorrety Wawire 2017-2018 Academic year - MA students in Applied Linguistics & TESOL, Linguistics Conference presentations: Revheim Cunha, V. and Williams, H. (October, 2017). The effects of morphological awareness on reading comprehension. SETESOL (Southeastern Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) Annual Conference, Birmingham, AL. Slater, K.. (October, 2017). Using an international neighbors program to transform lives. SETESOL (Southeastern Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) Annual Conference, Birmingham, AL. Cheng, S. (October, 2017). A gap between “Western” pedagogy and teachers’ practices. SETESOL (Southeastern Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) Annual Conference, Birmingham, AL. Cheng, Y-C. (October, 2017). Board games in the classroom, reducing anxiety and improving speaking. SETESOL (Southeastern Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) Annual Conference, Birmingham, AL. Takehara, C. (October, 2017). Function of gestures for error correction and feedback. SETESOL (Southeastern Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) Annual Conference, Birmingham, AL. Cheng, S. (November, 2017). A Comparison of Language Methodology Preferences Between Teaching English and Teaching Chinese--a Case Study of Vocabulary Learning in Textbooks in ESL and CSL. MFLA (Mississippi Foreign Language Association) Annual Conference, Oxford, MS. Cheng, Y-C. (March, 2018). Using Board Games to Reduce Language Anxiety and Improve Speaking. TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) 2018 International Convention & English Language Expo Master’s Students Forum, Chicago, IL. Slater, K. (March, 2018). Using an International Neighbors Program to Foster Cross-Cultural Dialogue. TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) 2018 International Convention & English Language Expo, Chicago, IL. Progress in MA studies - Defenses April, 2018 Linfei Yi successfully defended her MA thesis: Acquisition of Chinese WH-questions by English L2 Learners. Yi-Chun (Joanne) Cheng successfully defended her MA thesis: The Effect of Using Board Games to Reduce Language Anxiety and Improve Oral Performance Chikako Takehara successfully defended her MA thesis: Japanese-English Bilinguals' Speech Act Competence in Politeness Shuang Cheng will defend her MA thesis: A Gap between Language Theoretical Knowledge and Teachers’ Personal Knowledge: An Investigation of CSL Teachers in China May 12 Graduation - Congratulations to everyone! MA Applied Linguistics & TESOL: Shuang Cheng, Yi-Chun (Joanne) Cheng, Victoria Donato, Connor Edwards, Alyssa Hemphill, Kelly Slater, Chikako Takehara, Harold Williams MA Linguistics: Linfei Yi 2018 MA in Applied Linguistics & TESOL and MA in Linguistics Graduates with Dr. Dyer, Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs, College of Liberal Arts and former Chair of the Modern Languages Department. |