Vance Schaefer (0000-0002-4801-7114) - ORCID
Publications
Book chapters
Schaefer, V., & Warhol, T. (in press). Same story, different culture: Speech styles and translanguaging as a neurodivergent speaker in The Good Doctor. In C. Hersey & J. D. O’Reilly (Eds.) Collecting Thoughts: Representations of Neurodiversity on Television (pp. 00-00). Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company.
Schaefer, V., & Warhol, T. (2024). Educating ELTs on LGBTQIA+S language variation and play for allyship in language courses. In E. Trinh, J. Coda, & K. Reynolds (Eds.), Teaching Pride Forward: Global LGBTQ+ Allyship in ELT (pp. 143-162). Alexandria, VA: TESOL Press.
Schaefer, V., & Warhol, T. (2023). Out of challenges come opportunities: Innovative collaboration in teaching East Asian languages. In E. Heidrich Uebel, A. Kraemer, & L. Giupponi (Eds.), Sharing Less Commonly Taught Languages in Higher Education: Collaboration and Innovation (pp. 121-135). New York: Routledge.
Schaefer, V., & Darcy, I. (2022). Speak locally, listen globally: Training listeners to understand the diverse accents of Englishes around the world. In M. D. Devereaux, & C. C. Palmer (Eds.), Teaching English Language Variation in the Global Classroom: Models and Lessons from Around the World (pp. 113-122). New York: Routledge. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003124665-15 [link]
Peer-Reviewed articles
Schaefer, V., Sedeek, Y., & Warhol, T. (2023). Developing the linguistic repertoire and translanguaging skills of learners of Arabic as an additional language. The Journal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages, 34, 265-344. https://doaj.org/article/d55701a312794af7a617231e3c519316 [link] or https://ncolctl.org/journals/recent-journals/ [link]
Schaefer, V., & Darcy, I. (2020). Applying a newly learned second language dimension to the unknown: The influence of second language Mandarin tones on the naïve perception of Thai tones. Psychology of Language and Communication, 24(1), 90-123. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/plc-2020-0007 [link]
Schaefer, V., & Abe, L. (2020). The art of imitation: How to use outlines to teach rhetorical prosody and structure. English Teaching Forum, 58(2), 2-13. [link]
Schaefer, V., & Warhol, T. (2020). There ain’t no doubt about it: Teaching EALs to recognize variation and switch/shift between varieties and registers is crucial to communicative competence. TESOL Journal, 11(3), e504. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/tesj.504
Schaefer, V., & Darcy, I. (2019). Fried persimmons and dried oysters or why teaching pitch accent matters: A practical guide for teachers of Japanese as a foreign language. The Journal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages, 26, 127-159. [link]
Schaefer, V. (2019). The influence of L1 English word stress and L1 Japanese pitch accent on the naïve perception of Thai tones in monosyllabic vs disyllabic stimuli. Southern Journal of Linguistics, 43(1), 101-143. [pdf]
Schaefer, V., Darcy, I., & Abe, L. (2019). The distress in not stressing and destressing stress in English: Using wordplay to boost awareness, intelligibility, and communicative competence. TESOL Journal 10(3), e00411. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/tesj.411
Schaefer, V. & Darcy, I. (2014). Lexical function of pitch in the first language shapes cross-linguistic perception of Thai tones. Laboratory Phonology 5(4): 489-522. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/lp-2014-0016 [link]
Conference Proceedings Papers
Schaefer, V., Hsu, C-H., & Zhang, A. (under review). Using English-Japanese cognates to enhance pronunciation of segments, long vowels/consonants, phonotactics, pitch accent, and phonological processes in Japanese as an additional language. In J. L. Sturm, D. J. Olson, O. Dmitrieva, A. Fukada, & J. Levis (Eds.), Proceedings of the 14th Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Conference, held September 2023 at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
Schaefer, V., Zhang, A., & Sung, H.-H. (2023). Phonetic flooding: Immersing L2 Mandarin learners in tone minimal pairs/quadruples with ambiguous context to force noticing and enhance lexical encoding of tone. In R. I. Thomson, T. M. Derwing, J. Levis, & K. Hiebert (Eds.), Proceedings of the 13th Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Conference, held June 2022 at Brock University, St. Catharines, ON. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31274/psllt.15706 [link]
Schaefer, V., & Ochiai, K. (2022). Using haiku as mini pronunciation lessons to enhance awareness, perception, and production of mora timing and special moras in Japanese as a second language. In J. Levis & A. Guskaroska (Eds.), Proceedings of the 12th Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Conference, held June 2021 virtually at Brock University, St.Catharines, ON. https://doi.org/10.31274/psllt.13360 [link]
Schaefer, V. & Darcy, I. (2015). A communicative approach and dialect exposure enhance pitch accent awareness by learners of Japanese (Teaching Tip). In J. Levis, R. Mohamed, M. Qian & Z. Zhou (Eds.). Proceedings of the 6th Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Conference (ISSN 2380-9566), Santa Barbara, CA (pp. 285-296). Ames, IA: Iowa State University. [link]
Schaefer, V. & Darcy, I. (2014). Pitch Prominence matters: Perception of Thai tones by Seoul Korean and Kyungsang Korean speakers. Proceedings of the International Symposium on the Acquisition of Second Language Speech Concordia Working Papers in Applied Linguistics, 5, 597-611. [link] [pdf]
Schaefer, V. & Darcy, I. (2014). Linguistic Prominence of Pitch within the Native Language Determines Accuracy of Tone Processing. In R. T. Miller, K. I. Martin, C. M. Eddington, A. Henery, N. Marcos Miguel, A. M. Tseng, A. Tuninetti, & D. Walter (Eds.), Selected Proceedings of the 2012 Second Language Research Forum: Building Bridges Between Disciplines: SLA in Many Contexts (pp. 1-14). Somerville, MA: Cascadilla Proceedings Project. [link]
Dekydtspotter, L., Miller, A. K., Schaefer, V., Chang, Y., & Kim, O-H. (2010). Clause-Edge Reactivations of Fillers in Processing English as a Second Language. In M. T. Prior, Y. Watanabe, & S-K. Lee (Eds.), Selected Proceedings of the 2008 Second Language Research Forum: Exploring SLA Perspectives, Positions, and Practices (pp. 108-122). Somerville, MA: Cascadilla Proceedings Project. [link] [pdf]
Conference Presentations
Schaefer, V., & Warhol, T. (2024, July). One story, Two cultures: Comparing cross-linguistic neurodivergent speech styles in Japanese- and English-language media. Talk to be presented at the Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) 2024 (hybrid) Conference, Curtin University, Perth, Australia.
Schaefer, V., & Warhol, T. (2024, May). Lost in Translation: Limiting the translation of Japanese speech styles and their indexical features creates one-dimensional characters, flatter interactions, and blurred storylines. Talk to be presented at the Fifth International Conference Asian and African Languages in Translation and Interpretation (AALTI) 2024 Conference, Jagiellonian University (Commission of Oriental Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Kraków Branch) and the Institute of Oriental Studies), Krakow, Poland.
Schaefer, V., & Warhol, T. (2024, January). Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are key to enhancing a linguistic repertoire and communicative competence. Talk presented at the 43rd Thailand TESOL International Conference 2024, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Schaefer, V. (2023, December). Technicolor Thai translations versus monochromatic English translations of linguistic repertoire styles in Japanese TV dialogues. Talk presented at the 8th Japanese Studies Association – ASEAN (JSA-ASEAN) Conference, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Schaefer, V., Hsu, C.-H., & Zhang, T. (2023, September). Using English-Japanese cognates to enhance pronunciation of segments, long vowels/consonants, phonotactics, pitch accent, and phonological processes in Japanese as an additional language. Teaching tip presented at the 14th Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching (PSLLT) 2023 Conference, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
Schaefer, V., & Warhol, T. (2023, July). Translating and using subtitles and dubbed dialogue to aid learners in more faithfully expressing their lgbtq+ identity in Japanese as a second language. Talk presented at Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquée / International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA) World Conference - Diversity and social cohesion in a globalized world: moving towards more engaged language studies, Lyon, France.
Schaefer, V., & Zhang, T. (2023, April). Enhancing intelligibility and comprehensibility of L2 Mandarin segments through a variety in scripts and accents. Technique demonstration presented at the Chinese Language Teachers Association (CLTA-USA) Annual Conference 2022, Washington, DC, USA.
Schaefer, V., & Warhol, T. (2023, March). Neurodivergent Japanese speech styles and translanguaging as depicted in Japanese entertainment media. Talk presented at Southeastern Conference on Linguistics (SECOL) 2023 Conference, Oxford, MS, USA.
Schaefer, V. (2023, March). Training both L1/L2 English speakers to understand World English accents. Teaching tip presented at Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) 2023 International Convention & English Language Expo virtual convention program, Portland, OR, USA.
Schaefer, V. (2022, November). Pronunciation pedagogy with cognates as key to enhancing L2 French. Talk presented at Mississippi Foreign Language Association annual conference. Oxford, MS, USA.
Schaefer, V., Warhol, T., & Ochiai, K. (2022, November). Using subtitled/dubbed dialogues to expand the JFL linguistic repertoire. Talk presented at American Council of the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Annual (hybrid) Convention and World Languages Expo, Boston, MA, USA.
Schaefer, V., & Cayli, B. (2022, October). Hitting two birds with one stone: Integrating task-based pronunciation practice into lessons on vocabulary, grammar, oracy skills, and more. Talk presented at 7th American Association of Teacher of Turkic Languages (AATT) Conference Teaching Turkic Languages in a Changing World, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Schaefer, V. (2022, September). Mutual Intelligibility across Space and Time: Teaching East Asian Languages Through Greater Collaboration and Individualized Instruction by Exploiting Linguistic Similarities [series of panel talks on Language Pedagogy of Modern and Ancient Languages of Asia]. Talk presented at der 34. Deutsche Orientalistentag (DOT) Conference, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Schaefer, V., & Warhol, T. (2022, July). Subtitling and Dubbing Language Variation to Give Voice to Underrepresented Groups in Japanese Entertainment Media. Talk presented at the Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) 2022 (hybrid) Conference, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Schaefer, V. (2022, June). Renaissance in pronunciation pedagogy: Harnessing recording technology and digital media in the gamification of IPA to master non-static English pronunciation and pronunciation pedagogy. Talk presented at Japan Association for Language Teaching Computer-Assisted Language Learning (JALTCALL) Playful CALL: Exploring the Intersection of Games and Technology in Language Education, Kyoto, Japan, virtual conference.
Schaefer, V., Sung, H.-H., & Zhang, T. (2022, June). Phonetic flooding: Immersing L2 Mandarin learners in tone minimal pairs with ambiguous context to force noticing and enhance lexical encoding of tone. Teaching tip presented at the 13th Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching (PSLLT) 2022 Conference, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
Schaefer, V., & Warhol, T. (2022, May). Erasing the codes and styles to express LGTBQ identities in the translated dialogues of the Japanese TV show “What Did You Eat Yesterday?” Talk presented at the 28th Lavender Languages and Linguistics (hybrid) Conference, Catania, Italy.
Schaefer, V. (2022, May). Harnessing the International Phonetic Alphabet to Master the Dynamic Nature of English Pronunciation and Enhance Knowledge of Phonology and Pronunciation Pedagogy. Talk presented at 2022 Hwa Kang International (virtual) Conference on English Language & Literature: Disruption, Transition, and Transformation. Chinese Culture University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Schaefer, V., Warhol, T., Sedeek, Y., & Ochiai, K. (2022, April). A Pragmatics-focused Task-based Approach for Developing a Linguistic Repertoire and Codeswitching/Styleshifting in L2 Arabic or Japanese to Enhance Communicative Competence. Talk presented at the 2022 National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL) Virtual Conference.
Schaefer, V., Sung, H.-H., & Zhang, T. (2022, April). Flooding Input with Tone Minimal Pairs in Ambiguous Contexts to Enhance Lexical Encoding of Tone. Technique demonstration presented at the Chinese Language Teachers Association (CLTA-USA) Annual (virtual) Conference 2022.
Schaefer, V., & Warhol, T. (2022, March). Linguistic and communicative competence in subtitling and dubbing codes and styles to express diverse and evolving identities, relationships, and stances in Japanese entertainment media. Talk presented at 9th Asian-Pacific (online) Forum on Translation and Intercultural Studies (AFPTIS) Translating, Interpreting and Language Industry in a New Era of Globalization: Opportunities and Challenges, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
Schaefer, V., & Ochiai, K. (2022, March). Teaching Mora Timing and Special Moras Through Using Haiku. Talk presented at the 2022 Annual Spring (virtual) Conference for the American Association of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ).
Schaefer, V. (2021, December). Everyone has an Accent: Training English Speakers to Comprehend the Diverse Accents of World Englishes. Talk presented at 19th Asian Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (AsiaTEFL) International (virtual) Conference, New Delhi, India.
Schaefer, V., & Sedeek, Y. (2021, November). Expanding the Linguistic Repertoire of Second Language Learners of Arabic. Talk presented at American Council of the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Annual (virtual) Convention and World Languages Expo, San Diego, CA, USA.
Schaefer, V., Sedeek, Y., & Warhol, T. (2021, September). Enhancing the Communicative Competence of Learners of Arabic as a Second Language Through Expanding their Linguistic Repertoire and Building their Codeswitching/Codemixing Skills. Talk presented at British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL) 2021 (virtual) Conference. Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Schaefer, V., & Ochiai, K. (2021, June). Haiku as Mini Japanese Pronunciation Lessons. Teaching tip presented at the 12th Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching (PSLLT) 2021 (virtual with synchronous interaction) Conference, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
Schaefer, V. (2021, April). Advantaged Learners and Teaching Less Commonly Taught Languages: A Case of East Asian Languages. Talk presented at the 2021 National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL) Virtual Conference.
Schaefer, V. (2018, November). Boosting Communicative Competence Through Teaching Language Variation. Talk presented at American Council of the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Annual Convention and World Languages Expo, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Schaefer, V. (2018, March). Integrating the Full Scope of Japanese Pitch Accent into the Japanese as a Foreign Language Classroom. Talk presented at the 2018 Annual Spring Conference for the American Association of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ), Washington, DC.
Schaefer, V. (2017, October). Reinforcing Interactive Oracy Skills Through Outlining Talks. Talk presented at SETESOL (Southeast TESOL), Birmingham, AL.
Schaefer, V. (2017, January). Promoting Phonological Grammar in ESL Courses. Talk presented at AMTESOL (Alabama Mississippi TESOL), Hattiesburg, MS.
Schaefer, V. (2017, January). Teaching Englishes as a Second Language to Native English Speakers. Talk presented at AMTESOL (Alabama Mississippi TESOL), Hattiesburg, MS.
Schaefer, V. (2016, November). Using Minimal Pairs to Teach Suprasegmentals: The Case of Japanese Pitch Accent. Talk presented at Mississippi Foreign Language Association (MFLA), Meridian, MS.
Schaefer, V. (2016, April). Giving Voice to ESL Students Through Teaching Language Variation. Paper presented at Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) 2016, Baltimore, MD.
Schaefer, V. (2014, November). Connecting ESL Students with Communities Through Teaching Language Variation. Paper presented at INTESOL 2014, Indianapolis, IN.
Abe, L. & Schaefer, V. (2014, November). From Listening to Presentation: Integrating Oracy Skills for Public Speaking. Paper presented at INTESOL 2014, Indianapolis, IN.
Schaefer, V. & Darcy, I. (2014, September). A communicative approach and dialect exposure enhance pitch accent awareness by learners of Japanese. Presentation at Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching 2014, Santa Barbara, CA. [pdf]
Schaefer, V. & Darcy, I. (2013, May). Cross-linguistic perception of Thai tones is shaped by the functional prominence of lexically-contrastive pitch in L1. Paper presented at New Sounds 2013, Montreal, Canada. [pdf]
Schaefer V. & Darcy, I (2012, October). Cross-linguistic perception of Thai tones. Paper presented at 31st Second Language Research Forum (SLRF), Pittsburgh, PA. [pdf]
Schaefer, V. & Darcy, I. (2012, July). Cross-linguistic perception of Thai tones. Poster presented at 13th Conference of Laboratory Phonology (LabPhon), Stuttgart, Germany. [pdf]
Darcy, I., Dekydtspotter, L., Sprouse, R. A., Kaden, D., Scott, J. H. G., Schaefer, V., & McGuire, M. (May, 2009). Category formation and lexical encoding of a new contrast. Poster presented at the 157th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Cross-Language Workshop, Portland, Oregon.
Publications
Book chapters
Schaefer, V., & Warhol, T. (in press). Same story, different culture: Speech styles and translanguaging as a neurodivergent speaker in The Good Doctor. In C. Hersey & J. D. O’Reilly (Eds.) Collecting Thoughts: Representations of Neurodiversity on Television (pp. 00-00). Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company.
Schaefer, V., & Warhol, T. (2024). Educating ELTs on LGBTQIA+S language variation and play for allyship in language courses. In E. Trinh, J. Coda, & K. Reynolds (Eds.), Teaching Pride Forward: Global LGBTQ+ Allyship in ELT (pp. 143-162). Alexandria, VA: TESOL Press.
Schaefer, V., & Warhol, T. (2023). Out of challenges come opportunities: Innovative collaboration in teaching East Asian languages. In E. Heidrich Uebel, A. Kraemer, & L. Giupponi (Eds.), Sharing Less Commonly Taught Languages in Higher Education: Collaboration and Innovation (pp. 121-135). New York: Routledge.
Schaefer, V., & Darcy, I. (2022). Speak locally, listen globally: Training listeners to understand the diverse accents of Englishes around the world. In M. D. Devereaux, & C. C. Palmer (Eds.), Teaching English Language Variation in the Global Classroom: Models and Lessons from Around the World (pp. 113-122). New York: Routledge. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003124665-15 [link]
Peer-Reviewed articles
Schaefer, V., Sedeek, Y., & Warhol, T. (2023). Developing the linguistic repertoire and translanguaging skills of learners of Arabic as an additional language. The Journal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages, 34, 265-344. https://doaj.org/article/d55701a312794af7a617231e3c519316 [link] or https://ncolctl.org/journals/recent-journals/ [link]
Schaefer, V., & Darcy, I. (2020). Applying a newly learned second language dimension to the unknown: The influence of second language Mandarin tones on the naïve perception of Thai tones. Psychology of Language and Communication, 24(1), 90-123. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/plc-2020-0007 [link]
Schaefer, V., & Abe, L. (2020). The art of imitation: How to use outlines to teach rhetorical prosody and structure. English Teaching Forum, 58(2), 2-13. [link]
Schaefer, V., & Warhol, T. (2020). There ain’t no doubt about it: Teaching EALs to recognize variation and switch/shift between varieties and registers is crucial to communicative competence. TESOL Journal, 11(3), e504. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/tesj.504
Schaefer, V., & Darcy, I. (2019). Fried persimmons and dried oysters or why teaching pitch accent matters: A practical guide for teachers of Japanese as a foreign language. The Journal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages, 26, 127-159. [link]
Schaefer, V. (2019). The influence of L1 English word stress and L1 Japanese pitch accent on the naïve perception of Thai tones in monosyllabic vs disyllabic stimuli. Southern Journal of Linguistics, 43(1), 101-143. [pdf]
Schaefer, V., Darcy, I., & Abe, L. (2019). The distress in not stressing and destressing stress in English: Using wordplay to boost awareness, intelligibility, and communicative competence. TESOL Journal 10(3), e00411. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/tesj.411
Schaefer, V. & Darcy, I. (2014). Lexical function of pitch in the first language shapes cross-linguistic perception of Thai tones. Laboratory Phonology 5(4): 489-522. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/lp-2014-0016 [link]
Conference Proceedings Papers
Schaefer, V., Hsu, C-H., & Zhang, A. (under review). Using English-Japanese cognates to enhance pronunciation of segments, long vowels/consonants, phonotactics, pitch accent, and phonological processes in Japanese as an additional language. In J. L. Sturm, D. J. Olson, O. Dmitrieva, A. Fukada, & J. Levis (Eds.), Proceedings of the 14th Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Conference, held September 2023 at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
Schaefer, V., Zhang, A., & Sung, H.-H. (2023). Phonetic flooding: Immersing L2 Mandarin learners in tone minimal pairs/quadruples with ambiguous context to force noticing and enhance lexical encoding of tone. In R. I. Thomson, T. M. Derwing, J. Levis, & K. Hiebert (Eds.), Proceedings of the 13th Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Conference, held June 2022 at Brock University, St. Catharines, ON. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31274/psllt.15706 [link]
Schaefer, V., & Ochiai, K. (2022). Using haiku as mini pronunciation lessons to enhance awareness, perception, and production of mora timing and special moras in Japanese as a second language. In J. Levis & A. Guskaroska (Eds.), Proceedings of the 12th Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Conference, held June 2021 virtually at Brock University, St.Catharines, ON. https://doi.org/10.31274/psllt.13360 [link]
Schaefer, V. & Darcy, I. (2015). A communicative approach and dialect exposure enhance pitch accent awareness by learners of Japanese (Teaching Tip). In J. Levis, R. Mohamed, M. Qian & Z. Zhou (Eds.). Proceedings of the 6th Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Conference (ISSN 2380-9566), Santa Barbara, CA (pp. 285-296). Ames, IA: Iowa State University. [link]
Schaefer, V. & Darcy, I. (2014). Pitch Prominence matters: Perception of Thai tones by Seoul Korean and Kyungsang Korean speakers. Proceedings of the International Symposium on the Acquisition of Second Language Speech Concordia Working Papers in Applied Linguistics, 5, 597-611. [link] [pdf]
Schaefer, V. & Darcy, I. (2014). Linguistic Prominence of Pitch within the Native Language Determines Accuracy of Tone Processing. In R. T. Miller, K. I. Martin, C. M. Eddington, A. Henery, N. Marcos Miguel, A. M. Tseng, A. Tuninetti, & D. Walter (Eds.), Selected Proceedings of the 2012 Second Language Research Forum: Building Bridges Between Disciplines: SLA in Many Contexts (pp. 1-14). Somerville, MA: Cascadilla Proceedings Project. [link]
Dekydtspotter, L., Miller, A. K., Schaefer, V., Chang, Y., & Kim, O-H. (2010). Clause-Edge Reactivations of Fillers in Processing English as a Second Language. In M. T. Prior, Y. Watanabe, & S-K. Lee (Eds.), Selected Proceedings of the 2008 Second Language Research Forum: Exploring SLA Perspectives, Positions, and Practices (pp. 108-122). Somerville, MA: Cascadilla Proceedings Project. [link] [pdf]
Conference Presentations
Schaefer, V., & Warhol, T. (2024, July). One story, Two cultures: Comparing cross-linguistic neurodivergent speech styles in Japanese- and English-language media. Talk to be presented at the Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) 2024 (hybrid) Conference, Curtin University, Perth, Australia.
Schaefer, V., & Warhol, T. (2024, May). Lost in Translation: Limiting the translation of Japanese speech styles and their indexical features creates one-dimensional characters, flatter interactions, and blurred storylines. Talk to be presented at the Fifth International Conference Asian and African Languages in Translation and Interpretation (AALTI) 2024 Conference, Jagiellonian University (Commission of Oriental Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Kraków Branch) and the Institute of Oriental Studies), Krakow, Poland.
Schaefer, V., & Warhol, T. (2024, January). Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are key to enhancing a linguistic repertoire and communicative competence. Talk presented at the 43rd Thailand TESOL International Conference 2024, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Schaefer, V. (2023, December). Technicolor Thai translations versus monochromatic English translations of linguistic repertoire styles in Japanese TV dialogues. Talk presented at the 8th Japanese Studies Association – ASEAN (JSA-ASEAN) Conference, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Schaefer, V., Hsu, C.-H., & Zhang, T. (2023, September). Using English-Japanese cognates to enhance pronunciation of segments, long vowels/consonants, phonotactics, pitch accent, and phonological processes in Japanese as an additional language. Teaching tip presented at the 14th Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching (PSLLT) 2023 Conference, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
Schaefer, V., & Warhol, T. (2023, July). Translating and using subtitles and dubbed dialogue to aid learners in more faithfully expressing their lgbtq+ identity in Japanese as a second language. Talk presented at Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquée / International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA) World Conference - Diversity and social cohesion in a globalized world: moving towards more engaged language studies, Lyon, France.
Schaefer, V., & Zhang, T. (2023, April). Enhancing intelligibility and comprehensibility of L2 Mandarin segments through a variety in scripts and accents. Technique demonstration presented at the Chinese Language Teachers Association (CLTA-USA) Annual Conference 2022, Washington, DC, USA.
Schaefer, V., & Warhol, T. (2023, March). Neurodivergent Japanese speech styles and translanguaging as depicted in Japanese entertainment media. Talk presented at Southeastern Conference on Linguistics (SECOL) 2023 Conference, Oxford, MS, USA.
Schaefer, V. (2023, March). Training both L1/L2 English speakers to understand World English accents. Teaching tip presented at Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) 2023 International Convention & English Language Expo virtual convention program, Portland, OR, USA.
Schaefer, V. (2022, November). Pronunciation pedagogy with cognates as key to enhancing L2 French. Talk presented at Mississippi Foreign Language Association annual conference. Oxford, MS, USA.
Schaefer, V., Warhol, T., & Ochiai, K. (2022, November). Using subtitled/dubbed dialogues to expand the JFL linguistic repertoire. Talk presented at American Council of the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Annual (hybrid) Convention and World Languages Expo, Boston, MA, USA.
Schaefer, V., & Cayli, B. (2022, October). Hitting two birds with one stone: Integrating task-based pronunciation practice into lessons on vocabulary, grammar, oracy skills, and more. Talk presented at 7th American Association of Teacher of Turkic Languages (AATT) Conference Teaching Turkic Languages in a Changing World, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Schaefer, V. (2022, September). Mutual Intelligibility across Space and Time: Teaching East Asian Languages Through Greater Collaboration and Individualized Instruction by Exploiting Linguistic Similarities [series of panel talks on Language Pedagogy of Modern and Ancient Languages of Asia]. Talk presented at der 34. Deutsche Orientalistentag (DOT) Conference, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Schaefer, V., & Warhol, T. (2022, July). Subtitling and Dubbing Language Variation to Give Voice to Underrepresented Groups in Japanese Entertainment Media. Talk presented at the Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) 2022 (hybrid) Conference, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Schaefer, V. (2022, June). Renaissance in pronunciation pedagogy: Harnessing recording technology and digital media in the gamification of IPA to master non-static English pronunciation and pronunciation pedagogy. Talk presented at Japan Association for Language Teaching Computer-Assisted Language Learning (JALTCALL) Playful CALL: Exploring the Intersection of Games and Technology in Language Education, Kyoto, Japan, virtual conference.
Schaefer, V., Sung, H.-H., & Zhang, T. (2022, June). Phonetic flooding: Immersing L2 Mandarin learners in tone minimal pairs with ambiguous context to force noticing and enhance lexical encoding of tone. Teaching tip presented at the 13th Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching (PSLLT) 2022 Conference, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
Schaefer, V., & Warhol, T. (2022, May). Erasing the codes and styles to express LGTBQ identities in the translated dialogues of the Japanese TV show “What Did You Eat Yesterday?” Talk presented at the 28th Lavender Languages and Linguistics (hybrid) Conference, Catania, Italy.
Schaefer, V. (2022, May). Harnessing the International Phonetic Alphabet to Master the Dynamic Nature of English Pronunciation and Enhance Knowledge of Phonology and Pronunciation Pedagogy. Talk presented at 2022 Hwa Kang International (virtual) Conference on English Language & Literature: Disruption, Transition, and Transformation. Chinese Culture University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Schaefer, V., Warhol, T., Sedeek, Y., & Ochiai, K. (2022, April). A Pragmatics-focused Task-based Approach for Developing a Linguistic Repertoire and Codeswitching/Styleshifting in L2 Arabic or Japanese to Enhance Communicative Competence. Talk presented at the 2022 National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL) Virtual Conference.
Schaefer, V., Sung, H.-H., & Zhang, T. (2022, April). Flooding Input with Tone Minimal Pairs in Ambiguous Contexts to Enhance Lexical Encoding of Tone. Technique demonstration presented at the Chinese Language Teachers Association (CLTA-USA) Annual (virtual) Conference 2022.
Schaefer, V., & Warhol, T. (2022, March). Linguistic and communicative competence in subtitling and dubbing codes and styles to express diverse and evolving identities, relationships, and stances in Japanese entertainment media. Talk presented at 9th Asian-Pacific (online) Forum on Translation and Intercultural Studies (AFPTIS) Translating, Interpreting and Language Industry in a New Era of Globalization: Opportunities and Challenges, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
Schaefer, V., & Ochiai, K. (2022, March). Teaching Mora Timing and Special Moras Through Using Haiku. Talk presented at the 2022 Annual Spring (virtual) Conference for the American Association of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ).
Schaefer, V. (2021, December). Everyone has an Accent: Training English Speakers to Comprehend the Diverse Accents of World Englishes. Talk presented at 19th Asian Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (AsiaTEFL) International (virtual) Conference, New Delhi, India.
Schaefer, V., & Sedeek, Y. (2021, November). Expanding the Linguistic Repertoire of Second Language Learners of Arabic. Talk presented at American Council of the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Annual (virtual) Convention and World Languages Expo, San Diego, CA, USA.
Schaefer, V., Sedeek, Y., & Warhol, T. (2021, September). Enhancing the Communicative Competence of Learners of Arabic as a Second Language Through Expanding their Linguistic Repertoire and Building their Codeswitching/Codemixing Skills. Talk presented at British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL) 2021 (virtual) Conference. Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Schaefer, V., & Ochiai, K. (2021, June). Haiku as Mini Japanese Pronunciation Lessons. Teaching tip presented at the 12th Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching (PSLLT) 2021 (virtual with synchronous interaction) Conference, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
Schaefer, V. (2021, April). Advantaged Learners and Teaching Less Commonly Taught Languages: A Case of East Asian Languages. Talk presented at the 2021 National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL) Virtual Conference.
Schaefer, V. (2018, November). Boosting Communicative Competence Through Teaching Language Variation. Talk presented at American Council of the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Annual Convention and World Languages Expo, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Schaefer, V. (2018, March). Integrating the Full Scope of Japanese Pitch Accent into the Japanese as a Foreign Language Classroom. Talk presented at the 2018 Annual Spring Conference for the American Association of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ), Washington, DC.
Schaefer, V. (2017, October). Reinforcing Interactive Oracy Skills Through Outlining Talks. Talk presented at SETESOL (Southeast TESOL), Birmingham, AL.
Schaefer, V. (2017, January). Promoting Phonological Grammar in ESL Courses. Talk presented at AMTESOL (Alabama Mississippi TESOL), Hattiesburg, MS.
Schaefer, V. (2017, January). Teaching Englishes as a Second Language to Native English Speakers. Talk presented at AMTESOL (Alabama Mississippi TESOL), Hattiesburg, MS.
Schaefer, V. (2016, November). Using Minimal Pairs to Teach Suprasegmentals: The Case of Japanese Pitch Accent. Talk presented at Mississippi Foreign Language Association (MFLA), Meridian, MS.
Schaefer, V. (2016, April). Giving Voice to ESL Students Through Teaching Language Variation. Paper presented at Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) 2016, Baltimore, MD.
Schaefer, V. (2014, November). Connecting ESL Students with Communities Through Teaching Language Variation. Paper presented at INTESOL 2014, Indianapolis, IN.
Abe, L. & Schaefer, V. (2014, November). From Listening to Presentation: Integrating Oracy Skills for Public Speaking. Paper presented at INTESOL 2014, Indianapolis, IN.
Schaefer, V. & Darcy, I. (2014, September). A communicative approach and dialect exposure enhance pitch accent awareness by learners of Japanese. Presentation at Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching 2014, Santa Barbara, CA. [pdf]
Schaefer, V. & Darcy, I. (2013, May). Cross-linguistic perception of Thai tones is shaped by the functional prominence of lexically-contrastive pitch in L1. Paper presented at New Sounds 2013, Montreal, Canada. [pdf]
Schaefer V. & Darcy, I (2012, October). Cross-linguistic perception of Thai tones. Paper presented at 31st Second Language Research Forum (SLRF), Pittsburgh, PA. [pdf]
Schaefer, V. & Darcy, I. (2012, July). Cross-linguistic perception of Thai tones. Poster presented at 13th Conference of Laboratory Phonology (LabPhon), Stuttgart, Germany. [pdf]
Darcy, I., Dekydtspotter, L., Sprouse, R. A., Kaden, D., Scott, J. H. G., Schaefer, V., & McGuire, M. (May, 2009). Category formation and lexical encoding of a new contrast. Poster presented at the 157th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Cross-Language Workshop, Portland, Oregon.