Kessler, M. (March 20-23, 2021). L2 writers' metacognitive genre awareness: Understanding the social and learner-internal factors influencing development. Paper to be presented at the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Annual Conference, Houston, TX, USA.
PREVIOUS TALKS & PRESENTATIONS
Kessler, M., Ma, W., & Solheim, I. (2020, October). Topical knowledge effects on L2 writing: A conceptual replication of He and Shi (2012). Paper presented at the Second Language Research Forum, Nashville, TN, USA.
Kim, S., & Kessler, M. (2020, October). Exploring EFL university students' uses of lexical bundles and their relationship to writing quality. Paper presented at the Second Language Research Forum, Nashville, TN, USA.
Kessler, M. (2020, February). What you know, how you use it, and why: A longitudinal study of L2 writers' metacognitive genre development. Invited talk as part of Ohio University's Linguistics Colloquium Series, Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA.
Kessler, M. (2019, November). Technology-mediated writing: Using stimulated recall to explore L2 writing strategies. Paper presented at the Symposium on Second Language Writing (SSLW), in the colloquium (organizer: Charlene Polio), Leveraging stimulated recall for L2 writing research: The effects of design factors on data characteristics, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.
Kessler, M. (2019, September). Sociocultural Theory and SLA. Invited lecture for graduate student seminar, LLT 861, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
Kessler, M., & Solheim, I. (2019, July). Can TBLT be 'authentic' in EFL contexts?: The case of China. Paper presented at the Sino-US Symposium on Foreign Language Education, Wuhan, China.
Kessler, M., & Loewen, S. (2019, March). Synchronous video computer-mediated communication with TalkAbroad: An exploratory study of Spanish-as-a-foreign-language pedagogy. Paper presented at the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Kessler, M. (2019, March). Technology-mediated L2 English writing: Exploring a new graduate student's writing strategies. Paper presented at the 4th Purdue Linguistics, Literature, & Second Language Studies Conference, Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
Kessler, M. (2019, March). A text analysis and raters' perspectives of a promotional genre: Exploring Fulbright ETA application statements. Paper presented at the Michigan Academy of Science Annual Conference, Alma, MI, USA.
Loewen, S., & Kessler, M. (2019, January). Connecting SLA theory and CALL technologies in the L2 classroom. Invited talk for Center for Language Teaching Advancement, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
Kessler, M. (2018, March). Fulbright ETA personal statements and statements of grant purpose: A rhetorical move-step analysis. Paper presented at the 3rd Purdue Linguistics, Literature, & Second Language Studies Conference, Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
Kessler, M. (2018, February). A genre analysis of Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship statements. Poster presented at the Council of Graduate Students 10th Annual Academic Conference, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.
Ahmed, K., Kessler, M., & Zhang, J. (2012, May). Using Moodle for pronunciation courses: ELIP oral communication. Poster presented at the Ohio University CALL Conference, Athens, Ohio, USA.