Session 1 Paper Presentations 10:15-10:45 am

1. Comparative Analysis of Learning Gains and Affective States in Face-to-Face versus Online Learning (LeChase 103)

Yasmeen Coaxum (ycoaxum@gmail.com)

Long Island University

The purpose of this study was to assess whether learning context; non-formal online versus face-to-face teaching, impacted phrasal verb learning outcomes and affective states for L2 English learners. The results indicate that similar learning outcomes can be produced in a shorter period of time in the online environment.

2. Wayne Fingerlakes Title III Consortium Parent Engagement Program; Cyber Summer/Verano Cyber (LeChase 104)

Nicole Bell (nbell@monroe2boces.org) & Manula Mitchell (MMitchell@williamsoncentral.org)

Mid-West Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network (RBERN)

Teacher collaboration paved the way for meeting English Language Learner (ELL) parent engagement needs of four neighboring school districts. This session will provide an overview of a program geared toward increasing 21st century digital literacy skills of ELL parents and how Title III resources were used to propel the program.

3. Critical Discourse Analysis for TESOL Teachers (LeChase 148)

Leo Schmitt (baltit1@gmail.com)

New School

Critical Discourse Analysis (e.g. Fairclough, 2015) has proved a valuable tool for analyzing the political and cultural biases built into language. This presentation will address how making teachers aware of this approach can promote a more just and equitable language classroom.

4. Teaching the Latinx University Student Experience as Culture in the Spanish Language Classroom (LeChase 160)

Rebekah Burton (rcburton@syr.edu)

Syracuse University

The presenter offers an alternative approach to teaching intercultural competence by using excerpts from Anzaldúa’s Borderlands/La Frontera. Translating from Spanish to English and vice versa, students adopt code-switching and code-mixing lenses that allow them to consider their place on campus and how it differs from that of a Latinx student.

5. Contemporary Practices Around and Attitudes Towards Machine Translation in Language Instruction (LeChase 161)

Caroline Bennett, Amanda Brown, Gail Bulman, Stefano Giannini, Rania Habib, & Emma Ticio (abrown08@syr.edu)

Syracuse University

This project investigates current practices around and attitudes towards digital tools for language learning, specifically machine translation tools, among language instructors and students in a higher education context.

6. Promoting Multilingualism with the New York State Seal of Biliteracy: Accomplishments, Challenges and Goals (LeChase 163)

Shawnna Sweet (ssweet@monroe2boces.org)

Mid-West Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network (RBERN)

The New York State Seal of Biliteracy recognizes high school graduates who have attained a high level of proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in two or more languages. This session will provide an overview of the requirements, implementation process, current data, and equity initiatives in New York State.