Ohio TESOL is excited to announce its 5th Annual Virtual Graduate Symposium, which will be held online June 7, 2025 from 10am to noon. The Graduate Student Research Symposium is an excellent opportunity for graduate students to present their completed or ongoing research projects to professionals and academics across Ohio and beyond. It provides a platform for them to receive valuable feedback, network with experts in the field, and gain recognition for their research.
The proposals are encouraged within the following categories: culminating/capstone projects for those within endorsement and licensing programs; master thesis; doctoral dissertations; action/participatory research projects.All proposals must represent authentic quantitative, qualitative, mixed-methods, or action research. Please see the requirements for submission here: Graduate Symposium 2025 Rubric
To apply, all candidates must be preparing for or already have defended within the 2023-2026 academic years. The candidates’ research presented by the candidates must involve one of the following:
- ESL classroom-based capstone or culminating project must consist of research done in an Ohio-based PK12 ESL classroom by a post-baccalaureate endorsement or licensure.
- Partial fulfillment of Master’s degree or Doctoral degree in the fields of TESOL, Applied Linguistics, or closely related field focused on multilingual English learners.
Symposium Agenda
June 7, 2025
| Time | Presenter | Topic |
| 10:00am – 10:05am | Aaron Schwartz, Higher Ed. Interest Section Representative; Other Ohio TESOL board members | Opening Remarks |
| 10:05am – 10:35am | Hyunjoo Moon, Ohio University | AI integration in South Korean K-12 English Education and the Role of Communities of Practice |
| 10:40am – 11:10am | Mohammed Ghazwani, University of Findlay | Exploring the Impact of Linguistic Interference on Syntactic Accuracy in Writing Errors Among Saudi EFL Learners |
| 11:10am – 11:40am | Hany Abdelmoula, Ohio University | Acquisition of American English Co-Speech Gestures by L2 Speakers: Expressing Existential Negation |
| 11:40am – 12:10pm | Hikari Jonathan Tsukabayashi, University of Findlay | Case Study: Effective Feedback for ESL Academic Writing Program |
| 12:10pm – 12:15pm | Ohio TESOL board members | Closing remarks |
Here is the agenda in PDF form:
This year, recordings of the participants’ presentations will be shared with Ohio TESOL, an outstanding contribution will be rewarded with an invite to present at the Ohio TESOL conference in Fall.
Ohio TESOL requests that you help us spread the word about this exciting opportunity among your students and colleagues. If you have any further questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact us at ohiotesol@gmail.com.
Thank you,Graduate Symposium Planning Committee
If you would like to attend the online zoom meeting, please fill out this form in order to receive a zoom invite: https://forms.gle/uysH6ENUuGqv3hMU7