Hsiaoping Wu
Texas A&M University-San Antonio
Dr. Hsiao-Ping Wu is an Associate Professor of Bilingual education in the Department of Educator and Leadership Preparation. Dr. Wu holds her Master degree in TESL and Ph.D. in Culture, Literacy, and Language from The University of Texas-San Antonio. Dr. Wu joined the bilingual program at Texas A&M University-San Antonio in 2011. She teaches a wide variety of subjects including second language education foundation, second language pedagogy, linguistics, and graduate research project. Her research focuses on second language error analysis, computer-mediated communication, English as a second (ESL) teacher identity, computer-assisted language learning, and various issues of international students. Dr. Wu is also appointed in 2019 as an associate department chair to facilitate the change and growth of the Department of Educator and Leadership Preparation at Texas A&M University-San Antonio.
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Increasing Authenticity and Motivation in an EFL Oral Presentation Class
This study explored the benefits of language authenticity between non-native speakers and native speakers through computer-mediated communication. The concept of authenticity is to expose learners to “real English with intrinsically communicative quality” (Lee, 1995, p. 324). This study included twenty-three EFL college students who presented in English to native speakers of English and bilingual speakers with a near native-speaking English proficiency for six weeks. Data were collected from the synchronous interaction recordings, reflective essays, and oral evaluation rubrics. Content analysis was adopted to analyze body language, pronunciation, content, fluency, grammar, structure, linking language, and interaction with the audience. The results showed that the authentic interaction for participants was positive on the following language learning factors: motivation, preparation, willingness to communicate, language anxiety, vocabulary, and intercultural understanding. The study has implications for creating more authentic language learning and development through computer-mediated communication.