Henry, N., Kiefel, K., & Weiss, B. (2024, March). High-variability phonetic training in the acquisition of L2 German: the role of orthography vs. color-mapping. Paper presented at the American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL) 2024 Conference, Houston, TX.
Kiefel, K. (2024, March). The impact of metacognitive strategies on L2 learners’ motivational dynamics during communicative oral tasks. Paper presented at the American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL) 2024 Conference, Houston, TX.
Hostens, N. O., & Jones, E. (2023, April). Accusative case comprehension among early L2 German learners. Paper presented at the 29th Germanic Linguistics Annual Conference, Banff, Alberta, CA.
Henry, N., Mandel, H., Vanderheijden, V. (2023, April). Dialogue journals and traditional writing assignments: a quasi-experimental comparison of writing in the L2 German classroom. Paper presented at the 29th Germanic Linguistics Annual Conference, Banff, CA.
Henry, N. (2023, April). Language learning isn’t just about learning language: a role for undergraduate research in university language programs (Panel: Fostering undergraduate research in Germanic linguistics). Paper presented at the 29th Germanic Linguistics Annual Conference, Banff, CA.
Kiefel, K. (2023, April). The role of the interlocutor in second language learners’ motivation to communicate in the target language. Paper presented at the 29th Germanic Linguistics Annual Conference, Banff, Alberta, CA.
Henry, N. (2023, March). Task-essentialism and design principles for teaching second languages. Workshop presented as the invited speaker for the Spring 2023 Foreign Language Learning Colloquium Speaker Series, Washington University in St. Louis
Henry, N. (2023, March). Understanding the role of phonology in the acquisition of L2 grammar. Paper presented as the invited speaker for the Spring 2023 Foreign Language Learning Colloquium Speaker Series, Washington University in St. Louis
Kiefel, K. (2023, March). Boosting motivation to speak: A hybrid training of communication strategies for learners of German. Paper presented at the 54th meeting of the Northeast Modern Language Association, Niagara Falls, NY.
Henry, N. (2023, January). Processing Instruction: an approach for understanding language comprehension and developing input-based grammar activities. Paper presented to the Carleton Language Center, Carleton College.
Kiefel, K. (2022, April). Training self-regulated strategies to increase the motivation, enjoyment, and proficiency in L2 communication. Paper presented at the 10th annual CALICHE Conference, Lubbock, TX.
Henry, N. (2022, March). The effects of comprehension- and production-based instruction on the acquisition of the accusative case in German. Paper presented at the 28th Germanic Linguistics Annual Conference, Athens, GA.
Henry, N. (2022, February). Interfaces between morphology and phonology in the acquisition of a second language. Keynote address for the annual German and Dutch Graduate Student Association Conference at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (Mind and Memory in Germanic Studies).
Henry, N. (2021, May). Phonological awareness, salience, and the acquisition of grammatical gender in German. Paper presented at the 27th Germanic Linguistics Annual Conference, Madison, WI.
Henry, N., Jackson, C.N., & Hopp, H. (2020, October). Cue coalitions and additivity in L2 predictive processing: case and prosody in L2 German. Paper presented at the 29th Annual Second Language Research Forum, Nashville, TN.
Henry, N. (2019, May). The effects of Processing Instruction on gender processing and vocabulary acquisition in L2 German. Paper presented at the 25th Germanic Linguistics Annual Conference, Iowa City, IA.
Steele, S. (2019, April). The acquisition of verb complement bracketing by L2 learners of German. Poster presented at the University of Texas Longhorn Poster Sessions, Austin TX.
Henry, N. (2019, April). The function of explicit information in Processing Instruction. Paper presented at the 8th annual CALICHE Conference, Lubbock, TX.
Henry, N. (2019, February). Exploring how learners understand language. Paper Presented as the invited speaker for the Leser Lecture, Department of Germanic Studies, Indiana University Bloomington.
Henry, N. (2016, September). Processing Instruction’s influence on processing strategies: Evidence from the acquisition of case-markings in L2 German. Paper presented at the 2016 meeting of the Pacific Second Language Research Forum, Tokyo, Japan.
Henry, N., & DiMidio, J. (2015, October). The Role of Explicit Instruction and Prosodic Cues in Processing Instruction. Paper presented at the 34th Annual Second Language Research Forum, Atlanta, GA.
