The International Research Foundation for English Language Education (TIRF) has announced its 2024 Doctoral Dissertation Grants awardees, which include two SLS students:
Name & Bio: Jieun Kim is a Ph.D. candidate in Second Language Studies at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, focusing on language testing. She taught English in Korea and received her MA from Seoul National University. Her dissertation examines the effects of different note-taking modes (handwriting versus typing) on L2 learners’ listening comprehension and contents of notes (e.g., word count, translanguaging).
Home Country: South Korea
Dissertation Title: Handwritten Versus Typed Notes: The Impact of Note-Taking Modes in Second Language Listening Tests
TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Language Assessment
Doctoral Supervisor: Prof. Daniel Isbell, University of Hawai’I Mānoa
Name & Bio: Rickey Larkin is a PhD candidate in Second Language Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. In his dissertation, Rickey takes an autoethnographic approach in examining language policy and planning at Benguet State University (BSU), located in the Cordilleras, Philippines. Specifically, he positions his work to contribute to BSU’s explicit goals of internationalization and incorporating Indigenous values.
Home Country: USA
Dissertation Title: Mountains Under Water: Autoethnography through Language Policy and Planning in the Cordilleras
TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Language Planning and Policy
Doctoral Supervisor: Prof. Christina Higgins, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
Congratulations, Jieun and Rickey!
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