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The International Research
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for English Language Education

Doctoral Dissertation Grant Recipients

Click on the links for each project to see more information, where available.

2002

Steven Talmy
Student Resistance to Learning ESL: A Critical Ethnography of an Urban High School ESL Program
Russell N. Campbell DDG Award
contact information | abstract | detailed proposal | final research report | references

2003

Takaharu Saito
Exploring Nonnative-English-Speaking Teachers' Experiences in Teaching English at a US University
Russell N. Campbell DDG Award
contact information | abstract | detailed proposal | final research report | references

2004

Fei-Yu Chuang
The Effectiveness of Computer-Based Materials as a Means of Teaching the English Article System
Russell N. Campbell DDG Award
contact information | abstract | detailed proposal | final research report | references

Cheng-Yi Kelly Chang
The Relationship between Individual Learning Styles and Learning Strategies in Electronic Materials for Practicing EFL Listening
contact information | abstract | detailed proposal | final research report | references

Farahnaz Faez
The Experiences of Native and Nonnative English Speaking Teacher Candidates within the B.Ed. at a Large Metropolitan University in Toronto
contact information | abstract | detailed proposal | final research report | references

Hyunok Ahn
Computer-Mediated Communication and its Effects on Oral Proficiency Development
contact information | abstract | detailed proposal | final research report | references

2005

Kara McBride
Listening Too Slowly? The Effect of Rate of Speech in Computer Delivered Training Sessions for Listening Comprehension in EFL
Russell N. Campbell DDG Award
contact information | abstract | detailed proposal | final research report | references

Lucie Moussu
The Non-Native English-Speaking ESL Teacher: Teacher Perceptions, Students' Attitudes, and IEP Administrator Beliefs
contact information | abstract | detailed proposal | final research report | references

Sujung Park
The Influence of Pre-Task Instructions and Planning on Incidental Focus on Form
contact information | abstract | detailed proposal | final research report | references

Semire Dikli
Automated Essay Scoring in an ESL Setting
contact information | abstract | detailed proposal | final research report | references

2006

Andrea Revesz
Focus on Form in Task-Based Language Teaching: The Impact of Task Complexity on the Efficacy of Recasts
Russell N. Campbell DDG Award
contact information | abstract | detailed proposal | final research report | references

Junko Honda
Constructing Knowledge in SLA: The Role of Timing of Form-Focused Intervention
contact information | abstract | detailed proposal | final research report | references

2007

Antonella Valeo
The Integration of Language and Content: Form-Focussed Instruction in a Content-based Language Program
contact information | abstract | detailed proposal | interim report | references

2008

Sang-Ki Lee
Salience, Frequency, and Aptitude in the Learning of Unaccusativity in a Second Language: An Input Enhancement Study
contact information | abstract | detailed proposal | final research report | references

Yasuyo Tomita
Effective Grammar Instruction for English Language Learners in Primary and Secondary Education Contexts
contact information | abstract | detailed proposal | final research report | references

Polina Vinogradova
Creation of a Multicultural Environment and Development of Multiliteracies through the Use of Digital Stories in ESL Instruction
Russell N. Campbell DDG Award
contact information | abstract | detailed proposal | final research report | references

2009

Erin McCloskey
Online Professional Development and Intercultural Competence: a qualitative study of learning processes and outcomes
contact information | abstract | detailed proposal | final research report | references

Zhuo Li
Adolescent ESL Students' Second Language Literacy Engagement in World of Warcraft (WoW)
contact information | abstract | detailed proposal | final research report | references

Youn-Hee Kim
An Argument-Based Validity Inquiry into Empirically-Derived Descriptor-Based Diagnostic (EDD) Assessment in ESL Academic Writing
contact information | abstract | detailed proposal | final research report | references

Kristen di Gennaro
Investigating differences in the writing ability of Generation 1.5 and international second-language students
contact information | abstract | detailed proposal | final research report | references

Cecilia Guanfang Zhao
The role of voice in high-stakes L2 writing assessment
Russell N. Campbell DDG Award
contact information | abstract | detailed proposal | final research report | references

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