News & Events (page 2)

From May 24-26th, SLS faculty Dr. Isbell will present a plenary at the PanSIG 2024 conference at the Fukui University of Technology in Japan. His topic is on Hype and High-Tech Language Tests: Staying Grounded with Language Assessment Fundamentals. In…

Ph.D. Student Jieun Kim recently published “Memorizing and fabricating? Uncovering high-stakes writing test preparation” in refereed journal Language Education and Assessment. Abstract: With high-stakes decisions relying on standardized language tests (Chapelle, 2021a), many test-takers seek test preparation from commercial “cram…

Ph.D. Student Hitoshi Nishizawa was recently hired at Reitaku University in Japan as an Assistant Professor in Foreign Studies. Hitoshi also received the 2023 ACTFL Award for his research in Perceptual adaptation to foreign accents by second language learners. Recipients…

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”,…