FARAH AKBAR
Research Studies in SLA and TESOL
I've been very fortunate to have co-led two research studies other than my doctoral dissertation. All three topics of the research studies are very dear to my heart.
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Doctoral Dissertation
Area of Specialization:
Second Language Acquisition
Title:
“Interactional Feedback in Text-based and Voice-based Synchronous Computer-Mediated
Communication”
Committee:
Prof. Lalitha Vasudevan, Dr. Howard Williams, Dr. Payman Vafaee
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Findings have been disseminated at conferences (AAAL, CALICO, SLRF).
A peer-reviewed journal articles is also published.
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2
Peer Review in ESL Classrooms
Co-Principal Investigator:
Dr. Hoa T. H. Nguyen
(Teachers College, Columbia University)
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Title:
"The Inner Workings of Peer Review in Online and Face-to-Face L2 Writing Instruction"
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The study is in its third year of data collection.
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Findings have been disseminated at the annual AAAL conferences 2019, 2020, 2021.
A peer-reviewed journal article is upcoming.
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3
L2 Teachers Identities, Beliefs, & Coping Strategies
Co-Principal Investigator:
Dr. Hoa T. H. Nguyen
(Teachers College, Columbia University)
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Title:
" Native and Non-Native English-Speaking Teachers: Identity, Beliefs, Challenges, and Coping Strategies"
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The study is in its fourth year of data collection.
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Findings have been disseminated at the annual AAAL conferences 2019, 2020, 2021.
A peer-reviewed journal article is upcoming.
