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Volker Hegelheimer

Department Chair

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Contact

volkerh@iastate.edu

515-294-2282

203a Ross
527 Farm House Ln.
Ames IA
50011-1054

Bio

Courses I teach

ENGL 1010: Academic Writing for non-native English Speakers
ENGL 5100: Computer Methods
ENGL 5190: Language Testing
ENGL 5250: Computer-Assisted Language Learning
ENGL 6230: Research Methods

Research areas

Computer-assisted language learning, language testing, teacher training, materials development

About my teaching

I teach graduate courses on technology in language teaching and research and undergraduate and graduate English as a Second Language courses and I view teaching as a tremendous source of enjoyment. My goals as a teacher are to be a knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and well-prepared facilitator and an approachable and innovative mediator.

Awards

Early Achievement in Departmental Leadership Award, Iowa State University, 2021
Excellence in Graduate Mentoring Award, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Iowa State University, 2016
Mid-Career Achievement in Research Award, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Iowa State University, 2012
International Language Testing Association (ILTA) Best Paper Award, for articles published in language testing in the year 2010.
LAS Master Teacher, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Iowa State University, 2006 – 2007.
CALICO Outstanding Article Award, CALICO Journal, 2007, for articles published in 2005 – 2006.

Education

PhD University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign – Educational Psychology

MA University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign – Teaching English as a Second Language

Affiliations

CALICO

American Association for Applied Linguistics

Selected Publications

Jin, H., Karatay, Y., Bordbarjavidi, F., Yang, J., Kochem, T., Muhammad, A., & Hegelheimer, V. (2022). Exploring global online course participants’ interactions: Value of high-level engagement. ReCALL, 1-18. doi:10.1017/S0958344021000331
Karatay, Y. & Hegelheimer, V. (2021). CALL Teacher Training—Considerations for Low-Resource Environments: Overview of CALL Teacher Training. CALICO Journal 38(3), 271-295. DOI: 10.1558/cj.20159
Silva dos Santos, L., Becker, K., Muhammad, A., Hegelheimer, V., Kochem, T. (2018). Technology integration and pedagogical practice in English language teaching: Lessons learned. The European Journal of Applied Linguistics and TEFL (2018) 2, p. 25-51.
Li, J., Link, S, & Hegelheimer, V. (2015). Rethinking the Role of Automated Writing Evaluation in ESL Writing Instruction. Journal of Second Language Writing. 27, 1-18
Li, Z., Hegelheimer, V. (2013) Mobile-assisted grammar exercises: Effects on self-editing in L2 writing. Language Learning & Technology.
Cutrim-Schmid, E., Hegelheimer, V. (2014). Collaborative research projects in the technology-enhanced language classroom: Pre-service and in-service teachers exchange knowledge about technology. ReCALL.
Chapelle, C. A., Chung, Y.-R., Hegelheimer, V., Pendar, N., & Xu, J. (2010). Towards a computer-delivered test of productive grammatical ability. Language Testing. Published July 8, 2010 DOI:10.1177/0265532210367633.
O’Bryan, A. & Hegelheimer, V. (2009). Using a mixed-methods approach to explore strategies, metacognitive awareness, and the effects of task design on listening development. Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics 12 (1), 1001-1030.
Douglas, D. & Hegelheimer, V. (2008).Assessing language using computer technology. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics (2007) 27, 115-132.
O’Bryan, A. & Hegelheimer, V. (2007). Integrating CALL into the classroom: The role of podcasting in an ESL listening strategies course. ReCALL 19 (2), 162-180.