Aicha Rahal is a doctoral student at Pazmany Peter Catholic University, Hungary, as well as a researcher in linguistics celebrating a decade of research (2014-2024). Her scholarly interests include language pedagogy, sociolinguistics, language policy, and psycholinguistics. She is the author of many research papers and of two forthcoming books on
Xiaoxiao Kong is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Languages and Linguistics at the University of Melbourne. Her research interests include language assessments for professional purposes and test validation. Her Ph.D. project investigates the language demands of early childhood and school teachers in Australia, and the appropriacy of currently
Shishi Zhang, is a Ph.D. Candidate at University College London. Her Ph.D. project is on assessment of second language pragmatic competence in the spoken medium for intercultural communication in the academic domain. The project specifically targets U.K. pre-sessional students and draws on the Socio-Cognitive Framework for test development and validation.
Rickey Larkin is a PhD candidate in Second Language Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. In his dissertation, Rickey takes an autoethnographic approach in examining language policy and planning at Benguet State University (BSU), located in the Cordilleras, Philippines. Specifically, he positions his work to contribute to BSU’s explicit
Liberato Silva dos Santos is a doctoral candidate in applied linguistics and technology at Iowa State University. His dissertation investigates the scoring decision processes of raters judging the pronunciation of L2 English speakers in a paired discussion task. His work has been presented in conferences such as LTRC, LARC, TSLL,
Leigh Anne Benzaia is a Ph.D. candidate in the Linguistics Department at the University of Utah, specializing in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) and forensic linguistics. Her research takes a mixed-methods approach to explore how formerly incarcerated and gang-affiliated L2 English speakers, particularly L1 Spanish speakers, comprehend U.S. constitutional rights, including
Lana F. Zeaiter is a Ph.D. candidate in Educational Studies at McGill University, Canada. With over a decade of experience teaching English and French as additional and foreign languages, her Ph.D. research employs innovative methodologies to explore the training of language teacher candidates in technology-mediated plurilingualism. You can find her
John Wayne N. dela Cruz is a Ph.D. candidate in Educational Studies – Language Acquisition at McGill University. For his dissertation, John investigates the plurilingual identities and practices of fellow Filipino immigrants in the French-speaking city of Montréal in Canada. His research aims to legitimize and center the plurilingual voices
Jieun Kim is a Ph.D. candidate in Second Language Studies at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, focusing on language testing. She taught English in Korea and received her MA from Seoul National University. Her dissertation examines the effects of different note-taking modes (handwriting versus typing) on L2 learners’ listening
Inoussa Malgoubri is a doctoral candidate in Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA. His dissertation examines culturally sustaining pedagogy and arts-based learning in English language education for multilingual learners in Burkina Faso. His research seeks to equip teachers with innovative approaches that foster engagement and
