From left: Eunjeong Park, Wenli Zhang, Nancy (Yanan) Zhao.
EUNJEONG PARK
PARK.1752@OSU.EDU
TEACHING AND LEARNING, FOREIGN, SECOND, & MULTILINGUAL LANGUAGE EDUCATION
ALAN HIRVELA, ADVISOR
THE EFFECTS OF LINGUISTIC FEATURES ON PLACEMENT TEST LEVELS: LOGISTIC REGRESSION
This in-progress study examined the influence of the type-token ratio (TTR), tokens, gender, the college type, graduate status, and age on placement test levels (i.e., low vs. intermediate) through logistic regression. The findings seem to support an evidence of applying the TTR and tokens to assess students’ placement test essays.
WENLI ZHANG
ZHANG.617@OSU.EDU
TEACHING AND LEARNING, FOREIGN, SECOND, & MULTILINGUAL LANGUAGE EDUCATION
ALAN HIRVELA, ADVISOR
“I DIDN’T THINK THAT MUCH BEFORE YOU ASKED ME”: A CASE STUDY OF AN EARLY-CAREER L2 WRITING TEACHER
This is a single case study of an early-career L2 writing teacher. It aims to investigate how conversations functioned effectively in raising awareness of the focal teacher’s application of theories to practice. Findings suggest that teachers’ awareness of their theory application could mitigate the disjunction between theory and practice.
NANCY (YANAN) ZHAO
ZHAO.1070@OSU.EDU
TEACHING AND LEARNING, FOREIGN, SECOND, & MULTILINGUAL LANGUAGE EDUCATION
ALAN HIRVELA, ADVISOR
UNDERSTANDING CHINESE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS’ TRANSITIONS INTO AN AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL
This qualitative study explores a group of Chinese international students’ academic, social and functional transitions during their time in an American high school. Special attention is given to how this unique student population socializes into a completely new educational system and school culture while developing second language proficiency.