Research
Select presentations:
"Flipping the phonetics classroom." Poster presented at Second Language Research Forum, Provo, UT, November 1, 2013. [handout]
"Improving students' oral proficiency and listening comprehension using iTunes U and podcasting ." Nebraska International Languages Association Conference, October 19, 2013. [pdf] Sample rubric [pdf] [docx]
"Curriculum Development & Assessment." Panelist for University Committee for the Advancement of Teaching, January 25, 2013.
"E-Portfolios in an advanced L2 writing class." Poster presented at Second Language Research Forum, Pittsburgh, PA, October 19, 2012. Handout here.
"Increasing linguistic and technological proficiency through EPortfolios." Nebraska International Languages Association Conference, October 13, 2012.
"Hybrid vs. traditional learning in beginning language classes." Second Language Research Forum (SLRF), Ames, IA, October 14, 2011.
“Instructional effects on the acquisition of Spanish vowels.” Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Conference (PSLLT), Ames, IA, September 16, 2011.
“Hybrid vs. traditional learning in beginning language classes: A pilot study.” American Association for Applied Linguistics Conference (AAAL), Chicago, IL, March, 2011.
Teaching online for beginners & technophobes (UNO Center for Faculty Development workshop series)
NILA 2010
L2 writing (handout folder with sample assignments, rubrics, etc.)
“Acquisition of L2 suprasegmental features in advanced learners: Does instruction make a difference?” American Association for Applied Linguistics Conference (AAAL), Atlanta, GA, March, 2010.
“Developing Second Language Writing Competence.” With Melanie Bloom. Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Minneapolis, MN, March 2010. (Link to folder with presentations and sample assignments, rubrics, syllabi, etc.)
“Acquisition of L2 phonology in advanced learners: Does instruction make a difference?” Poster presented at Second Language Research Forum, East Lansing, MI, October 31, 2009.
NILA 2009 : This presentation is a tutorial on how to create a website and online practice activities using Microsoft Word and free downloads. The demo site is here
“Trends in language learning in higher education.” With Carolyn Gascoigne. SCOLA Conference, Omaha, NE, April 2009.
“Teaching pronunciation across the curriculum: What, when, why and how.” Master of Arts in Language Teaching (MALT) Colloquium, University of Nebraska-Omaha, Omaha, NE, March 2009.
"Acquisition of Spanish stress by native speakers of English: An instructional study." American Association for Applied Linguistics Conference (AAAL), Denver, CO, March 2009.
“Per-spec-tive or Pers-pec-tive? The influence of L2 Spanish on L1 English Syllabification: An Optimality Theoretic Perspective.” American Association for Applied Linguistics Conference (AAAL), San José, CA, April 2007.
Publications:
Saalfeld, A. (2014). Flipping the phonetics classroom: A practical guide. In J. Levis & S. McCrocklin (Eds.). Proceedings of the 5th Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Conference (pp. 156-171). Ames, IA: Iowa State University.
Saalfeld, A. K. (2012). Teaching L2 Spanish stress. Foreign Language Annals, 45, 283-303.
Saalfeld, A. K. (2011). Using blogs to develop L2 writing. In Teaching Foreign Languages and Translation to Professionals, (pp. 458-460). Moscow: Britannia.
Saalfeld, A. (2011). Acquisition of L2 phonology in advanced learners: Does instruction make a difference? In. J. Levis & K. LeVelle (Eds.). Proceedings of the 2nd Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Conference, Sept. 2010. (pp. 144-152), Ames, IA: Iowa State University.
Saalfeld, A. K. & Ingraham, N. (2010). Developing L2 linguistic proficiency via virtual meetings: Tools and strategies. Central States Conference Report, 1-26.