Kimberly Spallinger

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Kimberly Spallinger

  • Position: Teaching Professor and Graduate Coordinator
  • Phone: 419-372-8145
  • Email: spallkk@bgsu.edu
  • Address: 304 East Hall
Degrees and Institutions
  • M.A. TESOL, Bowling Green State University
  • B.A. English, Bluffton University

Area: Rhetoric and Writing Studies

Research Interests: Grammar Pedagogy, International Teaching Assistants, and Second Language Writing

Courses Taught
  • ENG 3810: Grammar in Writing
  • ENG 6220: Teaching Grammar in the Context of Writing
  • ENG 4840: Foundations of Teaching Writing
Awards
  • BGSU Faculty Senate Community Involvement Award (2013)

Chapters:

  • Wells-Jensen, S. and Spallinger, K. “Extraterrestrial message construction: Guidelines for the use of xenolinguistics in the classroom.” Language Invention in Linguistics Pedagogy. Oxford University Press, Oxford.(October 6, 2020).

Articles:

  • Kryzhanivska , A., Capraro, F., and Spallinger, K. "Tutors on Location: Tutor-mediated Peer Reviews in ESOL Classes." WLN: A Journal of Writing Center Scholarship, vol. 48, no. 2, winter 2023, pp. 16+.

Presentations:

  • ""Cultivating Strategies for Teachers and Tutors to Foster Multilingual Writers' Success.” CCCC Annual Convention, Cleveland, Ohio. March 2026. (Co-Presented with Anastasiia Kryzhanivska).
  • “Alternative Grading Models in Writing Courses and Beyond.” Symposium on Second Language Writing, Tucson, Arizona. November 2024​. (Co-Presented with Amy Cook, Lucinda Hunter, and Anastasiia Kryzhanivska).
  • “ITAs and Virtual Communication: Developing Language Skills for Technology-Enhanced Pedagogy.” TESOL International Convention. Portland, Oregon. March 2023.
  • “Creative Uses of ARCGIS StoryMaps in ESOL Classrooms.” Tinkering with Technology CALL-IS Electronic Village (EV). March 2022.
  • “Innovating with Infographics in University Classes” Electronic Village Technology Fair.  TESOL, Seattle. (Co-presented with Amy Cook). Mar. 2017.
  • “Learning Community: Internationalizing Perspectives and Practices.” BGSU Teaching and Learning Fair. (Co-presented with Sharon Subreenduth, Angela Thomas, Yu Zhou, Bob Lee, and Vaughn Thornton). March 2016.
  • “Fostering Reflective Teaching Practices in ITA Courses.” International Teaching Assistant (ITA) Conference, Cleveland. Feb. 2016

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