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CATEGORIES: Department News, English

New Books by Literature Area Faculty

Jeremy Withers and Justin Remes have published two new books. Futuristic Cars and Space Bicycles Contesting the Road in American Science Fiction Jeremy Withers Liverpool University Press Liverpool Science Fiction Texts and Studies LUP The first book to examine the history of representations of automobiles and bicycles in American science fiction Explores authors who appeal … Continue reading New Books by Literature Area Faculty

CATEGORIES: Applied Linguistics, Department News

Carol Chapelle is the 2020 recipient of the Test Validity Research and Evaluation Award for a Senior Scholar

From Angel Arias — “On behalf of the American Educational Research Association’s (AERA) Special Interest Group (SIG), Test Validity Research and Evaluation, I am pleased to announce that Distinguished Professor Carol A. Chapelle has been selected as the 2020 recipient of the Test Validity Research and Evaluation Award for a Senior Scholar. Dr. Chapelle was … Continue reading Carol Chapelle is the 2020 recipient of the Test Validity Research and Evaluation Award for a Senior Scholar

CATEGORIES: Applied Linguistics, Department News, Graduate Student News

Ivana Rehman wins a National Federation of Modern Language Teachers Associations grant

Congratulations to Ivana Rehman! She won a National Federation of Modern Language Teachers Associations dissertation support grant for her work on an innovative approach to pronunciation training using an application that performs real-time vowel plotting called Vowel Viewer, which was developed specifically for her dissertation research. Vowel Viewer is a tool that is tailored towards … Continue reading Ivana Rehman wins a National Federation of Modern Language Teachers Associations grant

CATEGORIES: Department News, Graduate Student News

Congratulations to the following graduate students in the Department of English who received their Ph.D., M.F.A., or  M.A. degrees this semester.

CATEGORIES: ALT, Applied Linguistics, Department News

Carol A. Chapelle awarded a Fulbright Distinguished Research Chair

Carol A. Chapelle, Distinguished Professor, Applied Linguistics and Technology, was awarded a Fulbright Distinguished Research Chair at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, for the 2020-2021 academic year. She plans to engage with colleagues at Carleton on projects in technology-mediated language learning in order to help develop a book manuscript. The book will be a second … Continue reading Carol A. Chapelle awarded a Fulbright Distinguished Research Chair

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K.L. Cook’s Publishing Trifecta

K. L. Cook, Professor of English and Co-Coordinator of ISU’s MFA Program in Creative Writing & Environment, recently published three books in three different genres (essays, stories, and poems) in a rare triple-publication event. Marrying Kind, a collection of linked stories examining the people, places, and vocations we wed ourselves to, is Cook’s fourth book … Continue reading K.L. Cook’s Publishing Trifecta

CATEGORIES: Department News

Department Innovations in Using Technology in the Classroom

These events show that the Department of English’s expertise is sought after to deliver training on how to use technology in the classroom. Webinar The U.S. Dept. of State asked Volker Hegelheimer to do the webinar Using Educational Technology in the English Language Classroom in part to highlight the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) we … Continue reading Department Innovations in Using Technology in the Classroom

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Emily Dux Speltz — 2020 Departmental Research Grant Award Winner

Emily Dux Speltz won the 2020 Departmental Research Grant Award for her project “The Effect of Automated Fluency Feedback on Product and Process Measures.” This project explores the potential of a computer-assisted intervention for written language production that directly encourages fluent outputting of text. It is the first study to systematically investigate automated, real-time, process-focused … Continue reading Emily Dux Speltz — 2020 Departmental Research Grant Award Winner

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Emily Riley-Smith — 2020 Departmental Research Grant Award Winner

Emily Riley-Smith won the 2020 Departmental Research Grant Award for her project “Research on Historic Arcade Street” In the small city of Shiso in Hyogo, Japan, there is an old shopping street that one neighborhood decorates for major festivals such as the Wisteria Festival and the Winter Lights Festival, drawing tourists and locals alike. During her … Continue reading Emily Riley-Smith — 2020 Departmental Research Grant Award Winner