Volker H. Hegelheimer
Associate Professor

Ph.D Program in Applied Linguistics & Technology
M.A. Program in Teaching English as a Second Language
Department of English
Iowa State University

341 Ross Hall
Ames, IA 50011

Phone:  ++515-294-2282
Fax:    ++515-294-6814
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As of August 21, 2007
 

Education

Awards

  • LAS Master Teacher, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Iowa State University, 2006 – 2007.
  • CALICO Outstanding Article Award, CALICO Journal, 2007, for articles published in 2005 – 2006.
  • International Language Testing Association Best Paper Award, CALICO Journal, 2007, for articles published in 2010.

Grants (Recent, Total > $1,500,000.00)

  • Principal Investigator, Engaging M@terials for Global Development
    Amount funded: $1,233,332.00
    U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 08/15/11-07/15/13  Award #: S-ECAAL-11-CA-120(MJ)
  • Principal Investigator, A Corpus Linguistics Approach For Assessing Student And Workplace Writing In Civil Engineering
    Amount funded: $13,011
    National Science Foundation (NSF), 2/1/2010 – 1/31/2011
  • Co-principal Investigator, Cognitive Processes and Use of Knowledge in Performing New TOEFL Listening Tasks, with Dan Douglas
    Amount funded: $124,909
    Educational Testing Service, January 2005 – August 2006

Teaching at ISU

  • Graduate Courses
    • English 101D (Academic English II)
    • English 510 (Computer Methods for Language Study, F '07)
    • English 519 (Language Testing, Spring 2005)
    • English 526 (Computer-Assisted Language Learning)
    • English 590 (Independent Study: Language Testing, Fall 1999; Advanced Applications for Computer-Assisted Language Learning, Summer 2000)
    • English 623 (Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, Fall 2006)
    • English 688 (CALL Practicum, on-going)
  • Combined Graduate/Undergraduate Courses
  • Undergraduate Courses

Publications (selected)

  • Hegelheimer, V. & Lee, J. (2012). The Role of Technology in Teaching and Researching Writing. In M. Thomas, H. Reinders & M. Warschauer (Eds.), Contemporary computer-assisted language learning (pp. xx-xx). London & New York: Continuum. 
  • Suvorov, R. & Hegelheimer, V. (2012). Computer-assisted language testing. In Antony Kunnan (Ed.) Companion to Language Assessment. Wiley-Blackwell
  • Raith, T. & Hegelheimer, V. (2010). Teacher development, TBLT, and technology. In Thomas, M., & Reinders, H. (Eds.). Task-Based Language Teaching and Technology. London & New York: Continuum.
  • O’Bryan, A. & Hegelheimer, V. (2009). Using a mixed-methods approach to explore strategies, metacognitive awareness, and the effects of task design on listening development. Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics 12 (1), 1001-1030.
  • Healey, D., Hegelheimer, V., Hubbard, P., Ioannou-Georgiou, S., Kessler, G. & Ware, P. (2008). TESOL Technology Standards Framework. Alexandria, VA: TESOL.
  • Douglas, D. & Hegelheimer, V. (2008).Assessing language using computer technology. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics 2007 27, 115-132.
  • O'Bryan, A. & Hegelheimer, V. (2007). Integrating CALL into the classroom: The role of podcasting in an ESL listening strategies course. ReCALL 19(2), 162-180.
  • Grgurovic, M. & Hegelheimer, V. (2007). Help options and multimedia listening: students' use of subtitles and the transcript. Language Learning & Technology 11(1), 45-66.
  • Miller, M. & Hegelheimer, V. (2006).The SIMs Meet ESL: Incorporating authentic computer simulation games into the language classroom. International Journal of Interactive Technology and Smart Education 3(4).
  • Hegelheimer, Volker (2006): When the technology course is required. In Levy, M. & Hubbard, P. (Eds.) Teacher education in CALL. Philadelphia, PA: John Benjamins, 117-133.
  • Hegelheimer, V. (2006). Helping ESL writers through a multimodal, corpus-based, online grammar resource. CALICO Journal 24(1), 5-32.
  • Hegelheimer, V. & Knierim, M. (2006). Das WWW im Fremdsprachenunterricht. In Jung, U. (Ed). Praktische Handreichung für Fremdsprachenlehrer. 4th ed. München: Fritz Lang, 293-299.
  • Hegelheimer, V. & Fisher, D. (2006). Grammar, writing, and technology: A sample technology-supported approach to teaching grammar and improving writing for ESL learners. CALICO Journal 23(2), 257-279.
  • Kaur, J. & Hegelheimer, V. (2005): ESL students use of concordance in the transfer of academic word knowledge: An exploratory study. Computer Assisted Language Learning 18(4), 287-310.
  • Smidt, E. & Hegelheimer, V. (2004). Effects of Online Academic Lectures on ESL Listening Comprehension, Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition, and Strategy Use. Computer Assisted Language Learning 17(5), 525–564.
  • Hegelheimer, V., Reppert, K., Daisy, B., Broberg, M., Grgurovic, M., Middlebrooks, K., & Liu, H.M. (2004) Preparing the new generation of CALL researchers and practitioners: What 9 months in an M.A. program can (or cannot) do. ReCALL 16(2), 432-447.
  • Hegelheimer, V. & Tower, D. (2004). Using CALL in the classroom: Analyzing student interactions within an authentic CALL program. System 32(2), 185-205.
  • Chapelle, C. & Hegelheimer, V. (2004). The English language teacher in the 21st century. In S. Fotos & C. Browne (Eds.), New Perspectives in CALL for Second Language Classrooms. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum, 299-316.
  • Chapelle, C., Jamieson, J., & Hegelheimer, V. (2003). Validation of a web-based ESL test. Language Testing 20 (4), 409-439.
  • Hegelheimer, V. & Chapelle, C. (2000). Methodological Issues in Research on Learner-Computer Interactions in CALL Language Learning & Technology 4(1), 41-59.

Current Research & Projects

Workshops & Student projects

  • Workshops
    • Implementing SLA principles online: A hands-on overview
      • Eurocall 2004 @ University of Vienna (September 01, 2004)
    • Web-enabled databases
      • Eurocall 2002 @ University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland (August 14, 2002)
      • CALICO '99 @ Miami University, Oxford, OH
      • Eurocall '99 @ Université de Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
  • Student projects

Research Interests

  • Computer-Assisted Language Learning // Computergestütztes Fremdsprachenlernen
  • Methodology // Sprachdidaktik
  • Second Language Acquisition // Zweitsprachenerwerb
  • Language Testing // Sprachfähigkeitsfeststellung
  • Educational Technology // Neue Medien

 
 

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