CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS
L2 pragmatics: learner discourse and interaction; authentic materials in L2 learning; computer-supported collaborative writing; intercultural communication
Recent Peer-reviewed Publications
L2 pragmatics: learner discourse and interaction; authentic materials in L2 learning; computer-supported collaborative writing; intercultural communication
Recent Peer-reviewed Publications
- Abrams, Zs. I. (2018). “Interpersonal Communication in Intracultural CMC and Assessment. In Arnold, N., & L. Ducate, (Eds.) Present and Future Promises of CALL: From Theory and Research to New Directions in Language Teaching. (pp. TBD). CALICO Monograph Series 5 (3rd Edition).
- Abrams, Zs. I. (2019). The effects of integrated writing on linguistic complexity in L2 writing and task-complexity. System (forthcoming).
- Abrams, Zs. I. (2019). Collaborative writing and text quality in Google Docs. Language Learning & Technology Online, 23(2), forthcoming.
- Abrams, Zs. I. & Berhtold, S. S. (2017). Using Authentic Materials to Teach German as a Pluricentric Language. Die Unterrichtspraxis, 50(2), 136-150.
- Abrams, Zs.I. 2017. Exploring collaboratively written L2 texts among first-year learners of German in Google Docs. Computer Assisted Language Learning, Published online December 27 2016; In print: 29(8), 1259-1270.
- Abrams, Zs. I. 2016. Creating a Social Context Through Film: Teaching L2 Pragmatics as a Locally Situated Process. L2 Journal, 8(3), 23-45.
- Abrams, Zs. I. 2016. Possibilities and challenges of learning German in a multimodal environment: A case study. The Re-CALL Journal, 28(3), 343-363.
- Abrams, Zs. I., & Byrd, D. R. 2016. The effects of pre-task planning on L2 writing: Mind-mapping and chronological sequencing in a 1st-year German class. System, 63, 1-12.
- Abrams, Zs. I., & Byrd, D. R. 2016. The effects of meaning-focused pre-tasks on beginning-level L2 writing in German: An exploratory study. Language Teaching Research, first published online on February 1, 2016 doi:10.1177/1362168815627383. (print article forthcoming March, 2017)
- Abrams, Zs.I., & Rott, S. 2016. Variability and variation of L2 grammar: A cross-sectional analysis of German learners’ performance on two tasks. Language Teaching Research, first published on February 1, 2016 doi: 1362168815627833.
- Abrams, Zs. I. 2014. Using Film to Provide a Context for Teaching L2 Pragmatics. System, 46, 55-64.
- Abrams, Zs. 2013. Say what?! L2 sociopragmatic competence in CMC: skill transfer and development. The CALICO Journal, 30, 3, 423-445.
