Congratulations Andrew Seibert (PhD-FSMLE) on the publication of his new article in TESOL Quarterly entitled “Transparency with Second Language and Multilingual Transcription.” This is an amazing accomplishment; TQ is the flagship journal in the field (<8% acceptance rate), and this work will sure to be cited often in applied linguistics. Kudos Andy!

Abstract: Previous methodological discussions in TESOL Quarterly (TQ) discuss imperatives for transparent and reflexive research practices and reporting (Derrick, 2016; Rabbidge, 2017). This article follows these methodological discussions by considering issues in second language (L2) and multilingual transcription by inspecting transcription and analyzing its reporting in empirical contributions to TQ. The study analyzes a series of transparency continuums with transcription reporting in TQ as they pertain to general transcription reporting and reporting that is particular to L2 and multilingual transcription. The article draws its argument from seminal scholarly discussions on transcription, calling for greater transparency with the transcription process in scholarly research reports.

Congratulations on Dr. Youngji Son (PhD-FSMLE, 2021) on the publication of TWO new articles based on his dissertation work (Advisor: Youngjoo Yi). The articles are “A Korean immigrant child’s identity negotiation in multicultural book club and critical dialogue as third space” in Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, and “A trilingual Asian-American child’s encounters with conflicting selves in the figured worlds of a multicultural book club” in the Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. Both are excellent, peer-reviewed journals. Well done Dr. Son!

Dr. Alan Hirvela has been named Emeritus Professor. Dr. Hirvela retired in June after serving on the MLE faculty at OSU for 27 years. His long teaching career began as a community college English instructor at C.S. Mott Community College in Flint, Michigan. In 1978 he moved to Hong Kong, where he taught for a few years at a private school, Shue Yan College, and then for a decade at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). While at CUHK he completed his PhD at the University of Stirling in Scotland. He began at the Ohio State University in 1994, first in the ESL Composition Program and in 2000 in the Foreign and Second Language Education (now MLE) program. He has over 50 publications and several books on second language literacy. From 2010-12 he was the co-editor of the journal TESOL Quarterly. Dr. Hirvela taught PhD courses on L2 transfer and teacher expertise, among many others. As emeritus faculty, Dr. Hirvela will continue to advise and consult with MLE students and faculty. 

Congratulations to Dr. Youngjoo on the publication of her new book, Reconceptualizing the Writing Practices of Multilingual Youth: Towards a Symbiotic Approach to In- and Out-of-School Writing (2021, Routledge). The book focuses on adolescent multilingual writing, and problematizes the traditional boundaries between academic writing in school contexts and self-initiated writing outside of the formal learning environment. By reconceptualizing the nature of adolescent multilingual writing, Dr. Yiestablishes it as an interdisciplinary genre and a key area of inquiry for research and pedagogy.

The Foreign Language Research and Teaching (FLRT) graduate student group elected a new executive committee for 2021-22. Congratulations to MLE PhD students Emre Basok (president), Yuseva Iswandari (vice-president), Juyeon Yoo (treasurer), and Susan Ataei (treasurer). Look for the announcements for exciting FLRT events coming this academic year!