Congratulations to Ayoung Chung (PhD student, group leader) and Joonhee Kim (PhD student) for receiving the Elizabeth Spann Award in the amount of $2,000 from the College of Arts, Languages & Letters (CALL) Dean’s Office!
Their research project, titled “Investigating Overpassivization in L2 English Learners: A Comparative Study of L1 Korean and L1 Japanese Speakers,” explores how learners’ first language backgrounds influence their overuse or incorrect use of English passive structures.
This project aims to deepen our understanding of cross-linguistic influence in second language acquisition, contributing valuable insights to both L2 English pedagogy and linguistic research. The award will support participant recruitment and data collection, with the study expected to be completed by July 31, 2026.
Congratulations once again to Ayoung and Joonhee on this well-deserved recognition of their scholarly work!