From Left: Ya-Li Wu, Cynthia Lin, Carolyn Kaplan and Ruilan Zhao presented at the 2014 Student Research Forum. Copyright 2014 – The Ohio State University. All Rights Reserved.
Carolyn Kaplan
Teaching and Learning, Foreign, Second, & Multilingual Language Education
Dr. Alan Hirvela, Advisor
Title: Foreign Language Teachers’ Cognitions And Practices Related To Student Assessment
Abstract: Researchers have acknowledged a need for increased study of foreign language teachers’ thinking and practices related to student assessment. This case study examines how four high school foreign language teachers are assessing their students, and what they think, know, and believe about student assessment. Contact: kaplan.169@osu.edu
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Cynthia Lin
Teaching and Learning, Foreign, Second, & Multilingual Language Education
Dr. Alan Hirvela, Advisor
Title: Learning Ballet as a Foreign Language
Abstract: Based on the scheme of dance as a “non-verbal” language, learning ballet is considered similar to learning a foreign language. Ballet teachers’ pedagogies observed in this study have emphasized “learning with context.” Contact: lin.1013@osu.edu
Ya-Li Wu
Teaching and Learning, Foreign, Second, & Multilingual Language Education
Dr. Keiko Samimy, Advisor
Title: The Use of Technology and International Students’ Academic Acculturation
Abstract: Researchers have discovered technology can enhance learners’ L2 competence and academic knowledge. However, researchers have not explored whether technology could help international graduate students learn and participate in new academic communities. Hence, the presenter will discuss the proposed study. Contact: wu.568@osu.edu
Ruilan Zhao
Teaching and Learning, Foreign, Second, & Multilingual Language Education
Dr. Alan Hirvela, Advisor
Title: “What is Synthesis?”: L2 Students Learning to Write a New Academic Genre
Abstract: This qualitative study explores how English as a second language (L2) students learn to write synthesis in a university writing course. L2 students’ constructions of synthesis and composing processes of synthesis are influenced by multiple factors, including their L1 cultural background, previous writing experiences, and the L2 classroom context. Contact: zhao.358@osu.edu
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