Presentations, Workshops & Publications

PRESENTATIONS

Hu, Y. (2018, March). The effect of asynchronous oral communication technology in developing students’ second language pragmatic competence. Paper presented at the 2018 annual conference of the American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL). Chicago, IL.

Manetta, E., & Hu, Y. (2018, March). Language instruction and student identities in a highly multilingual classroom: An action research project. Paper presented at the 2018 annual conference of the American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL). Chicago, IL.

Lei, M., Clemente, I., & Hu, Y. (2018, March).  Robotic Student Engagement in Class: What Do You Think You See? Paper presented at the annual conference of the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (SITE). Washington, D.C.

Yin, J., Sun, Y., & Hu, Y. (2017, November). Proceed separately and strike together: A new approach to CSL teaching. Session presented at the 2017 American Council of Teaching Foreign Languages (ACTFL) annual convention and world language expo. Nashville, TN.

Clemente, I., Lei, M., & Hu, Y. (2017, October).  Critical consciousness and online information-seeking strategies.  Session presented at the 24rd annual meeting of the American Association for Teaching and Curriculum (AATC); Denver, CO.

Hu, Y. & Lin, C. (2017, May). An action research on interactions in hybrid and online language classrooms. Paper presented at the conference of CALICO 2017: Multilingualism and Digital Literacies, Flagstaff, AZ.

Lei, M., Clemente, I., & Hu, Y. (2017, April). Telepresence and engagement in a synchronous-hybrid learning environment. Paper presented at the EPET Brown Bag, East Lansing, MI.

Manetta, E., Hu, Y. & Carlson, K. (2016, October). Asian languages PK-5: Creating global citizens through language learning in an under-resourced setting. Roundtable session presented at the meeting of the Global Education Forum, Philadephia, PA.

Zheng, D., Hu, Y. & Newgarden, K. (2014, June). Exploring persuasive writing dynamics in virtual environments: An ecological and dialogical investigation. Poster presented at the meeting of Finding Common Ground: Social, Ecological, and Cognitive Perspectives on Language Use, University of Connecticut, CT.

Zheng, D. &, Liu, M., Hu, Y. (2012, June). The rise and fall of distributed learning. Paper presented at the meeting of Insights into Applied Linguistics, University of Jyväskylä, Finland.

Hu, Y. & Zheng, D. (2012, May). Translanguaging in virtual worlds from an eco-dialogical perspective: Co-design a virtual space between Chinese and English speakers. Paper presented at the 7th Technology and Chinese Language Teaching Conference, Honolulu, HI.

Zheng, D. & Hu, Y. (2011, October). Developing distributed agency in virtual worlds: A multimodal analysis. Paper presented at the 2011 E-Learn Pre-Conference Summit, Honolulu, HI.

Hu, Y. (2011, March). Does my mother tongue make a difference: Bilingual and biliterate practice for immigrant children. Paper presented at the annual conference of American Association for Applied Linguistics, Chicago, IL.

Hu, Y. (2010, April). Who I am and who you are: a narrative analysis on Chinese immigrant parents’ positioning in Chinese heritage language education. Paper presented at the 14th Annual Conference of the College of Languages, Linguistics, and Literature. Honolulu, HI.

Zheng, D. & Hu, Y. (2010, March). The ecological systems of classroom and virtual environment: What can each offer for (Inter)Action. Paper presented at the annual conference of American Association for Applied Linguistics, Atlanta, GA.

Hu, Y. (2010, February). Technology in nurturing transcultural competence in second/foreign ;anguage education. Paper presented at the 9th East-West Center International Graduate Student Conference on the Asia Pacific Region, Honolulu, HI.

Hu, Y. (2008, June). Stairs in babel: Models of cross-cultural communication in ‘The Gua Sha Treatment.’ Paper presented at the annual conference of Student Research at the College of Media and International Culture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.


WORKSHOPS

Yin, J., Sun, Y., & Hu, Y. (2018, April). How to proceed separately and strike together: A new approach to CSL teaching. Workshop presented at the 2018 annual conference of the Chinese Language Teacher Association (CLTA). Washington, D.C.

 

Hu, Y. (2016, November). Learn Chinese through names. Workshop presented at the Professional Development Workshop Series for International Student Advisors, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT.

Hu, Y. (2015, October). Say it right. Workshop presented at the Professional Development Workshop Series for International Student Advisors, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT.

Hu, Y. (2013, February). Chinese language learning. Workshop presented at the UVM Linguistic Club Panel, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT.

Hu, Y., Choi, N., Imai, J., Meier, V., & Vidal, M. (2011, October). Demystifying online language teaching. Workshop presented at the Lecture Series of the Department of Second Language Studies, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI.

Hu, Y., & Hanson, M. (2010, June). Embedding our values in language instruction: Using ‘quests’ to go deeper. Workshop presented at the teaching training sessions at the Concordia Language Villages, Bemidji, MN.


PUBLICATIONS

Lin, C., Liu, H., & Hu, Y. (2017). Technology and the education of Chinese-language teachers: Where are we now? Journal of Technology and Chinese Language Teaching, 1, 1-15.

Bell, J., Cain, W., Cheng, C. Peterson, A., Lei, M., Hu, Y., Clemente, I.M., & Sprick, J. (2017). Telepresence and Engagement in Synchronous-Hybrid Contexts [White Paper]. Retrieved, July 24, 2017, from Michigan State University, College of Education, Design Studio: http://designstudio.educ.msu.edu/

Zheng, D., Schmidt, M., Hu, Y., & Liu, M. (2017). Eco-dialogical learning and translanguaging in open-ended 3D virtual learning environments: Where place, time and objects matter. Australian Journal of Educational Technology, 33(5), 107-122.

Hu, Y. (2008). Stairs in Babel: Models of cross-cultural communication in ‘The Gua Sha Treatment’. Proceedings of the 2nd Student Research Conference. Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.

Hu, Y. (2007). Walking in the crowds: The mindset of ‘running-away’ in modern Chinese literatures. Proceedings of the 1st Student Research Conference. Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.