ISU App. Linguistics

The Applied Linguistics program at Iowa State University.

[Matt Lucas @MattWLucas]

My wonderful colleague Dr. Taichi Yamashita presenting on GPT4o rater bias in L2 learner writing. #AAAL25

[ISU App. Linguistics @apling_iastate]

|_Spring 2025 Research Groups Schedule_|

Join our collaborative research groups this semester to explore key topics, develop skills, and exchange ideas!

All department members are welcome. Contact group leads for details & to join.

https://t.co/BShsOIHzn9

[Nazlınur Göktürk @nazlinurgokturk]

Today marks the launching of our exciting project on enhancing the quality of foreign language education in Türkiye! #TurkishMoNE #CoE #EUDelegationtoTürkiye

[ISU App. Linguistics @apling_iastate]

🎉 Congrats to Dr. Gary Ockey! 📚

We’re excited to celebrate Dr. @GaryOckey 's new textbook: 𝙸𝚗𝚝𝚛𝚘𝚍𝚞𝚌𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚂𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚍 𝙻𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚞𝚊𝚐𝚎 𝙰𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝, published by @CambUP_LangLing !

Available here: https://t.co/zN3xwzWyg3

[CUP Linguistics @CambUP_LangLing]

Out now! Ockey’s Introducing Second Language Assessment | An accessible introduction to second language assessment and its guiding principles for students and practicing language teachers.
Find out more: ☑️ https://t.co/a4kOAIqcpY

[ISU App. Linguistics @apling_iastate]

Congrats to Ebtehal Asiri! 👏

We’re thrilled to share that ALT Ph.D. Ebtehal Asiri has passed her Oral Preliminary Exam and is now a Ph.D. candidate!
Her dissertation explores "Virtual Reality & TEPBLL: A Synergistic Approach to Teaching L2 Pragmatics to Saudi Female Students."

[Technology for Second Language Learning Conference @TSLL_iastate]

❗️Reminder for TSLL 2024 Presenters❗️

Today, Nov 8, is the deadline to submit your proposal for a post-conference publication chapter.

Key Dates:
🗓️ Proposal Deadline: Nov 8
🗓️ Decision: Dec 9
🗓️ Draft Due: Jan 15, 2025

Looking forward to your submissions!

[ISU App. Linguistics @apling_iastate]

🎉 Congrats to Dr. Ali Garib! 🎓

We’re thrilled to announce that Ali Garib has successfully defended his dissertation: Technology-assisted project-based language learning: Exploring EFL teachers’ perceptions, knowledge, and experiences in Iran, Libya, Syria, Tunisia, and Yemen.

[ISU App. Linguistics @apling_iastate]

📢 New Publication Alert!
Dr. @cciastate & Dr. @GaryOckey share insights on Open Science in @LangTestJournal (Vol. 41, Issue 4).
Their article emphasizes the need to balance Open Science with real-world applications and local contexts.
https://t.co/oJUJDt8igD

[ISU App. Linguistics @apling_iastate]

🎉 Congrats to Dr. 𝔼𝕣𝕚𝕜 𝔾𝕠𝕠𝕕𝕒𝕝𝕖 on successfully defending his dissertation! 🎓

Committee:
Dr. John Levis | @jlevis56 |
Dr. Elena Cotos | @elena_cotos |
Dr. Sinem Sonsaat-Hegelheimer | @SinemSonsaat |
Dr. Charlie Nagle
Dr. Benjamin Gleason | @BWGleason |

[Technology for Second Language Learning Conference @TSLL_iastate]

👏Thank you Dr. @LGoulart845 | @montclairstateu | for an inspiring plenary presentation on Day 1 of #TSLL2024. Dr. Goulart’s plenary premiers today at 9:15am (CDT) for all to watch 🎥
[TSLL2024] Plenary: GenAI or Student Writing? https://t.co/ViuQM4TvaC

[yasin karatay @yasinkaratay_]

Excited to share the recent publication of a book chapter I co-authored with Ruslan Suvorov and Volker Hegelheimer titled "Computer-assisted language testing". The chapter is part of The Concise Companion to Language Assessment, edited by Antony Kunnan.
https://t.co/DseYNfUWtq

[Nazlınur Göktürk @nazlinurgokturk]

Getting ready for my presentation at #TSLL2024 feels like an academic homecoming. If you're interested in learning more about the appropriateness of AI-generated spoken texts for listening assessments, join me this Friday at 9:30 AM (Iowa time).

https://t.co/qJyE5ypVOG

#ISU

[ISU App. Linguistics @apling_iastate]

More information available here:
https://t.co/CEMD4mAVAh

[ISU App. Linguistics @apling_iastate]

🎉𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗙𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗵 𝗔𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶 on earning a 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟜 𝕋𝕀ℝ𝔽 𝔻𝔻𝔾 ℍ𝕠𝕟𝕠𝕣𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝕄𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟! | @TIRF_ELE |

𝗙𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗵, a doctoral candidate, has been recognized for her innovative research around Synchronous Oral Communication Assessment.

[ISU App. Linguistics @apling_iastate]

More information available here:
https://t.co/CEMD4mAVAh

[ISU App. Linguistics @apling_iastate]

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝘃𝗮 𝗱𝗼𝘀 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗼𝘀 – 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟜 𝕋𝕀ℝ𝔽 𝔻𝔻𝔾 𝔸𝕨𝕒𝕣𝕕 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁! | @TIRF_ELE | 🎉🚀

Liberato, a PhD candidate, was awarded the grant for his research on rater decisions in L2 pronunciation.

👏 Congrats, Liberato!

[ISU App. Linguistics @apling_iastate]

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 to @TeacherMahdi , @jlevis56 , Reza Neiriz, and @alifsilpachai on their presentation and proceeding of "Methodological influences on word stress identification: Implications for research and teaching."
https://t.co/ms1zdTe2HV

[ISU App. Linguistics @apling_iastate]

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 to @alifsilpachai , Reza Neiriz, MacKenzie Novotny, @jlevis56 , and @EvgenyChukharev on their publication of -|Corrective feedback accuracy and pronunciation improvement: Feedback that is ‘good enough.’ |- [ https://t.co/yDz9EVb21G ]

[ISU App. Linguistics @apling_iastate]

Congratulations Andrias!!

[Iowa State University Department of English @englishiastate]

Andrias Susanto, graduate student in Applied Linguistics and technology, presented in the TESOL Seminar in Aston University in Birmingham, United Kingdom. - Department of English https://t.co/HGwnCFbFk6

[ISU App. Linguistics @apling_iastate]

🎓[Achievement Memory]🎉

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 to Dr. Denise Coberley @dcobescigeek
who successfully defended her dissertation: "A Corpus-based Register Approach to the Analysis of Stance and Scientific Uncertainty in Congressional Hearings" on July 2nd, 2024.