News & Events (page 3)

SLS Faculty Graham Crookes, along with colleagues Alessia Cogo and Sávio Siqueira, recently published a new book English for a Critical Mind: Language pedagogy for social justice. The book also has digital content available on allango. Abstract: English for a…

This past Friday (12/8) the SLS Student Association (SLSSA) hosted a Grad Cooler to celebrate the end of the semester and to congratulate our graduates! Here are pictures of some of the graduates who attended the event! Congratulations everyone!!  

Karaoke Night returned this year after a four year hiatus! This was hosted by Christina Higgins and Betsy Gilliland, and it was the most multilingual Karaoke Night yet, featuring songs in Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Hawaiian, and English. What a fun way…

Ph.D. student Jieun Kim and M.A. student Maggie McGehee won the award for Best Student Presentation at the East Coast Organization of Language Testers 2023 Conference. Their presentation, “Streamlining a reading placement test: Insights from factor analysis and Rasch modeling”,…

Betsy Gilliland, Ph.D. students Michelle Kunkel, Thu Ha Nguyen, and former M.A. student Cade Christenson have published an article in Research Methods in Applied Linguistics. Title: Ethical dilemmas of teacher research in applied linguistics Abstract: Teacher research (TR) is teachers’…

Ph.D. Student Yu-Tzu Chang recently received a Study Abroad Award from The Ministry of Education in Taiwan. The award is intended for Taiwanese individuals pursuing a Ph.D. degree in a distinguished program abroad. Applicants interested in the award are required…

As technology becomes more integrated within everyone’s lives, educators have always sought to apply technology within the classroom and help students to be successful in their studies. The field of language learning and teaching is no different. One of our…