Research and Publications
My passion for engaging, technology-driven classrooms is intertwined with my desire to create innovative research. My primary research interests are the intersection of Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) and Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT), the study of idioms as they pertain to Second Language Acquisition (SLA), and Slavic languages, particularly Ukrainian.
Publications
Tytko, T., & Augstkalns, M. C. (2020). How well do we know ourselves? Identifying suicide markers in online communication: A case study of a graduate student's writing. Studies in the Linguistic Sciences: Illinois Working Papers
Augstkalns, M. C., & Jwa, S. (2019). Break a Leg: An Investigation of L2 Idiom Comprehension of L1 Arabic Speakers. English Language and Linguistics
Augstkalns, M.C. (2015, September). Of Pokémon and Poe. Breath and Shadow *
* (unrelated to research)
Augstkalns&Jwa2019.pdfTytko&Augstkalns2020.pdfPresentations
Break A Leg final.pdfAugstkalns, M.C. "Break a Leg: An Investigation of L2 Idiom Comprehension of L1 Arabic Speakers." Oral Research Presentation at the 23rd Annual WV TESOL Conference, Fairmont, WV. March 21st, 2020. (Canceled)
Augstkalns, M.C. “The Last Straw: An Investigation of L2 Idiom Comprehension of L1 Arabic Speakers". Poster Presentation at the Ohio University Student Expo, Ohio University, Athens, OH. April, 2019.