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Conference Welcome
Dr. James Hussar
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Session I (A)
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TESOL Assessment
Moderator: Dr. Dan Rueckert
Tamara Olivos Munoz and Marci Gomez, “Improving Vocabulary in Context Questions on a Classroom Reading Test”
Jade Chau Nguyen, “Second Language Assessment: Test Design and Result Interpretation”
Session I (B)
World Languages Student Teaching Roundtable
Moderator: Dr. James Hussar
Eric Baeza (French)
César Barajas (Spanish)
Kimberly Blanks (ELD and French)
Juan Pablo García (Spanish)
Session II (A)
TESOL: Factors in Second Language Acquisition
Moderator: Dr. Nathan Carr
Lusine Hutchings, “Native vs. Non-Native English-Speaking Teachers in ELT”
Anh Tran, “Grammar Teaching to Non-Native Speakers”
Agnes Fu, “Age as a Factor in Second Language Acquisition”
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Session II (B)
Social and Economic Issues in the Spanish-Speaking World
Moderator: Dr. Celia Martínez-Sáez
Ashley Vásquez, “Traducciones de títulos de películas”
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Session II (C)
Chinese Studies
Moderator: Dr. Jack Liu
Daniel Tseng, “Personal Investment and Chinese Companies in the U.S. Stock Market”
David Haro, “The China-Steppe Relationships in Historical Perspective”
Yi-Ping Liu, Zhi Hao Deng, and Zhijun Chen, “Chinese Oral History Project”
Keynote Event
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Q & A with Jessica McKenna
Moderators: Dr. James Hussar, Nina Crecia
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JESSICA MCKENNA starred in the 2017 ABC pilot JALEN VS. EVERYBODY and the 2016 FOX sketch show PARTY OVER HERE produced by The Lonely Island. Jess has a supporting role in the independent feature SONG OF BACK AND NECK directed by Paul Lieberstein. She is also the creator, writer and star of the ABC digital series SERIOUS MUSIC. Other TV credits include SPACE FORCE, SUNNYSIDE, MODERN FAMILY, BAJILLION DOLLAR PROPERTIES, HOT WIVES OF VEGAS and COMEDY BANG BANG. Jess co-hosts the hit podcast OFF BOOK! THE IMPROVISED MUSICAL on Earwolf and regularly performs at UCB with ASSSSCAT! She was recently featured as one of Vulture’s Comics to Watch and released her debut musical comedy album THE CALENDAR ALBUM with her writing partner Zach Reino, otherwise known as THE ZACH AND THE JESS.
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Session III (A)
TESOL: Instructional Needs of Specific Groups and Populations
Moderator: Dr. Nathan Carr
Zongyang He, “English in China”
Mahdis Riahi, “English Language in Iran”
Yanni Shi, “Survey on Students’ ESL Learning Needs and Satisfaction at Wilshire Center (NOCE)”
Session III (B)
Theater Workshop in Spanish: Building Community and Safe Spaces through Games and Storytelling
Moderator: Dr. Celia Martínez-Sáez
Erick Murillo
Kahlila Mudarri
Karol Zaldívar
Carolina Lara
Session III (C)
The Major Forms of Vietnamese Folk Literature
Moderators: Dr. Linh Nguyen, Dr. Tri Lam
Cherie Nguyen
Anh Tran
Kevin Hinh
Van-Anh Nguyen
Thanh Le
Session IV (A)
TESOL Pedagogy and Second Language Acquisition
Moderator: Dr. James Hussar
Ji Wone Shin, “Corrective Feedback and Second Language Acquisition”
Masumi Abe, “Vocabulary Notebooks for Acquisition and Retention”
Session IV (B)
Spanish Linguistics Panel I
Moderator: Dr. Raelynne Hale
Celeste Ortega, “El cambio lingüístico: Nivel léxico-semántico”
Erick Murillo, “El leísmo”
Alexandra Vargas, “Los préstamos lingüísticos”
Session IV (C)
Japanese Culture
Moderator: Dr. Kazuha Watanabe
Vicky Lam, “Inari Okami: God of Rice and Prosperity”
John King and Isaiah Medina, “A Comparative Look at Kodokan Judo”
Session V
Spanish Linguistics Panel II
Moderator: Dr. Raelynne Hale
Elizabeth Vanegaspou, “Didáctica de los sistemas vocálicos y los diptongos en inglés y español”
Jennifer López, “Las palabrotas”
