Sakach, A. (2024, November 22). Interinstitutional and Transnational WL Teacher Professional Development. ACTFL Annual Conventions, Philadelphia, PA.
Nguyen, C., & Sakach, A. (2024, November 22). Lessons learned from applying Task-Based Language Teaching in Vietnamese. ACTFL Annual Conventions, Philadelphia, PA.
Sakach, A. (2024, September 20). Student-Authored Bilingual Books: Engaging Students in Active Cultural Heritage Stewardship. GUAVA 2024 Workshop at SEALC symposium, Cornell University.
Sakach, A., Phung, H., Nguyen, & C. Nguyen, TA. (2024, September 20). Advancing Vietnamese language learning: A Task-Based Language Teaching Approach through Open Educational Resources. GUAVA 2024 Workshop at SEALC symposium, Cornell University [Onsite: Slides]
Phung, H., Sakach, A., Nguyen, C., & Nguyen, TA. (2024, July 5-7). Realities of TBLT implementation in Vietnamese language teaching: Insights from material developers and classroom practitioners. Task-Based Language Teaching in Asia Conference. [Onsite/Slides]
Sakach, A. (2024, April 19). Enriching Language Learning Resources through AI Text-to-Speech Applications. Paper presented at Annual Conference of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages, Chicago-Northbrook, IL.
Sakach, A., Phan, T. (2024, April 20). Language Partner Program between Vietnam and the US: Benefits, Challenges, and Recommendations. Paper presented at Annual Conference of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages, Chicago-Northbrook, IL.
Phung, H., Nguyen, TA., Nguyen, & C., Sakach, A. (2024, April 26). DO what for WHY: Task design for inclusive learning and teaching. The Council of Teachers of Southeast Asian Languages (COTSEAL) Conference [hybrid: view Slides]
Nguyen, C., Sakach, A., Phung, H. & Nguyen, TA. (2024, March 1): Collaborative language OER creation: Opportunities, success, and lessons learned. The 2024 Arizona Regional OER Conference. [online: view Slides / Recording]
Sakach, A., Nguyen, C., Phung, H. & Nguyen, TA. (2024, February 17). A Collaborative venture in crafting an open task-based Vietnamese textbook. The 2024 Language OER Conference. [online: view Slides / Recording]
Sakach, A. (2023, October). Material Development with the help of AI Text-to-Speech Applications. Paper presented at Arizona Conference 2023, Arizona State University, AZ.
Sakach, A. (2023, September). Advanced Vietnamese Reading Lesson: Same-sex Marriage in Vietnam. Teaching material presented at Reading Materials Development Symposium, UCLA, LA.
Sakach, A. & Phan, T. (2023, July). Interinstitutional and Transnational Language Partner Program. Paper presented at Council of Teachers of Southeast Asian Languages (COTSEAL) (Hybrid Conference).
Sakach, A., Nguyen, T.A. & Tran, T. (2023, April). Collaborative Virtual Language Table: Connecting Vietnamese Learners through Innovative Oral Communicative Tasks. Paper presented at Annual Conference of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages, Chicago-Northbrook, IL
Sakach, A., (2023, April). Choosing An Accent When Translating Poems by Vietnamese American Authors into Vietnamese. Paper presented at 76th KFLC: The Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Conference, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.
Sakach, A. (2022, July). Multidialectal Approach in Designing Materials for Vietnamese. Paper to be presented at Council of Teachers of Southeast Asian Languages (COTSEAL) (Virtual Conference)
Sakach, A. (2022, April). Vietnamese L2 Learners’ Attitudes Towards and Perceptions of Different Varieties of Vietnamese Accents and some Thoughts on Dialect Exposure. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (Virtual Conference)
Tun, M.M & Sakach, A. (2021, October). Teachers’ Beliefs of Corrective Feedback on Pronunciation in Face-to-Face and Online Classes. Paper presented at Arizona CALL Conference 2021, Arizona State University, AZ. (Virtual Conference)
Sakach, A. (2021, June). Vietnamese L2 Learners’ Attitudes Towards and Perceptions of Different Varieties of Vietnamese Accents. Paper presented at 12th Annual Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Conference, Brock University, Canada. (Virtual Conference)
Larkin, R., Tytko T., Oshita, H., Sakach, A., Sakach, M., & Pack, R. (2021, March). “An earthquake occurred many people to death?!”: Acceptable vs. unacceptable resultative sentences in English. Paper presented at the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Annual Conference, Huston, TX, USA. (Virtual Conference)
Sakach, A. & Murray, A. (2021, March), Using Ted-Ed in Asynchronous Classes. Presentation at Electronic Village, TESOL 2021 Convention & English Language Expo, Huston, TX, USA. https://flipgrid.com/s/3se-2pHW_zsnGYtp (Virtual Conference.)
Sakach, A. (2020, October). Experiences of heritage language learners, non-heritage language learners and instructors in mixed Vietnamese language classes. Paper presented at SLRF 2020, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. (Virtual Conference)
Oshita, H., Sakach, A., Tytko, T., Larkin, R., Sakach, M., Pack, R. (2020, October). Expressing Change of State with A Resultative Phrase: Native and Non-Native Grammars of English. Paper presented at SLRF 2020, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. (Virtual Conference)
Sakach M. & Nguyen, H. A. (2020, accepted, COVID 19 cancelled). Social Influences on Vietnamese Tone Production. Paper presented at 73th KFLC: The Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Conference, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.
Oshita, H., Nguyen, H. A., Larkin, R., Tytko, T., Sakach, M. (2020, accepted, COVID 19 canceled). Change of State Expressed by English Transitive Sentences. Paper presented at 72th KFLC: The Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Conference, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.
Oshita, H., Nguyen, H. A., Lucena, I.S., Consolini, C. (2019, September). Semantico-Syntactic Variations in Transitive Predicates Expressing Locational Change: Implications for Native Grammar and L2 Research. Paper presented at SLRF 2019, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
Nguyen, H. A. (2019, September). Pronunciation Learning Strategies of L2 Vietnamese Learners. Paper presented at Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching 2019, Northern Arizona University, AZ
Sakach, M. and Nguyen, H. A. (2019, September). Mnemonic devices and full-body illustration for Vietnamese Tones. Teaching Tips presented at Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching 2019, Northern Arizona University, AZ
Cho, C. M., Sakach, M., Nguyen, H. A., Wallace, L (2019, September). Chinese ESL students’ pragmatic difficulties in using English intonation. Poster presented at Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching 2019, Northern Arizona University, AZ
Nguyen, H. A. (2019, June). A comparative case study of L2 Vietnamese Learners: Pronunciation Strategies. Paper presented at 2019 Joint Student Conference, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI.
Nguyen, H. A. (2019, April). Application of WordNet in Teaching Vocabulary. Paper presented at the 11th Ohio University CALL Conference, Athens, OH.
Nguyen, H. A. (2019, April). Pronunciation Learning Strategies of L2 Vietnamese Learners. Paper presented at 2019 SLA Symposium, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI.
Oshita, H., Nguyen, H. A., Lucena, I.S., Consolini, C. (2019, April). Change of Location Expressed by English Transitive Sentences. Paper presented at 72th KFLC: The Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Conference, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.
Cho, C. M., Nguyen, H. A., Lucena, I.S., Consolini, C. (2019, April). Korean English Learners’ Pragmatic Difficulties in Using English Emotional Intonation. Paper presented at 72th KFLC: The Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Conference, University of Kentucky, Lexington.
Nguyen, H. A, & Ha, T. T. T. (2015, April). Ứng dụng Mạng từ tiếng Anh vào dạy từ vựng tiếng Anh cho học sinh người Việt (Application of WordNet in Teaching Vocabulary to Vietnamese students). Paper presented at the Ngữ học Trẻ, Hochiminh, Vietnam.
Sakach, A. (2024, September). Interinstitutional and transnational language teacher professional development: Teachers’ critical reflections and future directions. Southeast Asian Language Instruction: Sustainability through Collaboration, Invited presentation for panel Initiatives Emerging from SEALC Projects: Impacts on the Field. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
Sakach, A., Dinh, H (2023, April). A Collaborative Project: Reading Proficiency Assessment. Invited presentation in Shared LCTL Symposium 2023.
Tran, T., Nguyen T.A. & Sakach, A. (2022, December). Collaborative Virtual Language Table. Invited showcase, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
Sakach, A. (2022, September 16). Vietnamese L2 Learners’ Attitudes Towards and Perceptions of Different Varieties of Vietnamese Accents. Colloquium of Linguistics Department, Ohio University, Athens, OH.
Sakach, A., (2022, May 16). The Use of Corpora In Material Development. Invited speaker in Vietnamese Pedagogy Workshop, Columbia University, New York, NY.
O'Malley , M., Curran, G., Thayer, K., Shraim, R., Nguyen, A., Sakach, M., (2020, March, COVID 19 canceled). Southern Ohio Language Project: Where We Are Today? Colloquium of Linguistics Department, Ohio University, Athens, OH.
Nguyen, A., Sakach, M., Kavun, N., Larkin, R., Tytko, T., Torrington, V. (2019, September). Surviving the First Year of Graduate School. Part of the Panel in Colloquium, Linguistics Department, Ohio University, Athens, OH.
Nguyen, A., Sakach, M. (2019, October). Comparative Analysis of Vocabulary for ‘rice’ and ‘bread’ in Vietnamese and English. Talk in LING 2750: Introduction to Language and Culture (Sally Hatfield, Instructor). Linguistics Department, Ohio University, Athens, OH.
Nguyen, A., (2019, September). Vietnamese “Ghost Festival”. Talk for Cultural Night of Southeast Asian Student Association of Ohio University, Athens, OH.