HH
Research
Publications
Presentations
Current projects
Conference Presentations by Hiram H. Maxim:
Upcoming presentations
"Advanced L2 writing: What does it look like?" American Association
of Teachers of German (AATG)/American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
(ACTFL) Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, November 21, 2009.
“’Transforming the two-tiered system’: A report from a curricular reform in progress.” Modern Language Association (MLA) Annual Convention, Philadelphia, PA, December 27, 2009.
2009
Respondent to the panel discussion "Bridging the perceived gap between
language and cultural studies at small institutions." German Studies
Association (GSA) Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, October 11, 2009.
"The development of the passive voice in L2 German writing: A functionally oriented longitudinal study." Co-presentation with Lone Petersen. American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Annual Conference, Denver, CO, March 2, 2009. (ppt)
2008
"Articulating German curricula: Focus on the second and third year." Full-day
pre-conference workshop with Heidi Byrnes and Olga Liamkina, AATG/ACTFL Annual
Meeting, Orlando,
FL, November 20, 2008.
"The clausal manifestation of L2-German advancedness: A functionally oriented longitudinal study."” Co-presentation with Lone Petersen in the three-hour symposium "Researching advanced L2 writing: Theoretical, methodological, and empirical issues."” 15th World Congress of the Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquée (AILA), Essen, Germany, August 25, 2008. (ppt)
2007
“The role of language in collegiate FL programmatic reform.” In the
AATG-sponsored session “How Revolutionary are We? Current Issues on Curricular
Shifts at Private Institutions.” Modern Language Association (MLA) Annual
Convention, Chicago, IL, December 30, 2007.
“Students' Textual Borrowing Practices and their Development as Advanced
L2 Writers.” AATG/ACTFL Annual Meeting, San Antonio,
TX, November 17, 2007. (ppt)
“Textübernahmen als Basis des Fremdsprachenlernens.” Deutsch
als Fremdsprache Gastvortragsreihe, Freie Universität Berlin,
July 2, 2007.
“Linking L2 Reading and Writing through Textual Borrowing: A Learner-based
Perspective.” In the three-hour colloquium “Interacting
Variables in Second Language Reading.” AAAL Annual Conference,
Costa Mesa, CA, April
24,
2007. (ppt)
2006
“Shifting the Grammatical Paradigm in Advanced-level Instruction: Developing
Formal Language Abilities along a Genre-based Continuum." In
the session "Socio-cultural
Approaches to Grammar Teaching and Learning: From Theory to Classroom
Practice." AATG/ACTFL
Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, November 19, 2006. (handout)
“Expanding the Interrogation beyond Communicative Competence: Theoretical,
Institutional, and Professional Considerations.” American Association
of University Supervisors and Coordinators (AAUSC) German Section
Annual Meeting, Urbana-Champaign, IL, October 20, 2006. (ppt)
“Developing Advanced German Writing Ability: A Curriculum-based Perspective.” One-hour
presentation with Heidi Byrnes as part of the larger symposium “Advanced
Learner Varieties.” Annual Meeting of the German Society for
Linguistics (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sprachwissenschaft),
Bielefeld, Germany, February 24, 2006.
2005
“Best Practices in Undergraduate Curricula.” In the session “Best
Practices in Teaching Languages” arranged by the Division
on the Teaching of Language. MLA
Annual
Convention,
Washington, DC, December 29, 2005. (handout)
“Linking Task and Language Acquisition: A Proposal for a Curricular Progression.” In
the three-hour symposium “Taking Text to Task: Issues and
Choices in Curriculum Construction.” International Conference
on Task-based Language Teaching (TBLT), Leuven, Belgium, September
23, 2005. (handout)
“Interpreting Syntactic Complexity in Curriculum-based Writing Development.” In
the three-hour symposium co-organized by Heidi Byrnes and Hiram
Maxim, “Revisiting
L2 Writing Development: A Curriculum-based Study of Syntactic Complexity,” 14th
World Congress of the Association Internationale de Linguistique
Appliquée
(AILA), Madison, WI, July 29, 2005. (handout)
“Teaching Others' Words: Literacy Acquisition through Explicit Textual
Incorporation.” International
Systemic Functional Congress (ISFC), Sydney, Australia, July 19,
2005. Paper read by Heidi Byrnes.
“Implementing Genre-based Pedagogy for the Advanced Learner: Materials,
Tasks, and Assessment.” Pre-conference Workshop conducted
by Hiram Maxim, Cori Crane, Olga Liamkina, and Marianna Ryshina-Pankova
for the
Georgetown University Roundtable on Languages and Linguistics (GURT),
Washington, DC, March 10, 2005. (handout)
2004
“Thinking Departmentally and Curricularly: An Integrated Approach to Graduate
Student Teacher Education.” In the AAUSC-sponsored session “Best
Practices in Training Students to be Professionals,” AATG/ACTFL
Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, November 19, 2004.
“Teaching Others’ Words: Literacy Acquisition through Explicit Textual
Incorporation.” In the three-hour colloquium co-organized
by Heidi Byrnes and Hiram Maxim “Expanding the Notion of
Explicit Instruction: The Potential for Genre-based Tasks,” AAAL
Annual Conference, Portland, OR, May 3, 2004. (handout)
2003
“Linking Curriculum-Based and Curriculum-Independent Assessment: Articulation
and Accountability.” ACTFL Annual Meeting, Philadelphia,
PA, November 22, 2003. Presentation with Peter Pfeiffer and
Cori Crane.
“Expanding learners' vocabulary through textual borrowing.” In the
session “Contextualizing vocabulary acquisition in the
intermediate and advanced FL classroom,” AATG Annual
Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, November 22, 2003.
“The Politics of Paradigms: Questioning Current Practices and Assumptions
in Collegiate FL Learning.” AAUSC German Section Annual
Meeting, Bloomington, IN, October 31, 2003. (handout)
“Effects of Narrow Reading and Textual Borrowing on Interlanguage Development.” Southeast
Conference on Linguistics (SECOL) LXVI, Washington, DC, April
11-13, 2003.
“Using personal narratives to link language learning and culture learning
at the Intermediate level.” In the session “Teaching
toward the Standards as teaching with textual genre: From Intermediate
to Advanced
L2 learning,” Georgetown University Round Table on Languages
and Linguistics (GURT), Washington, DC, February 15-17, 2003.
2002
“Preparing graduate students as teachers within a coherent departmental
and curricular framework.” In the session “Language
program direction: Preparing the future professoriate,” MLA
Annual Convention, New York, NY, December 28, 2002.
“Student and instructor perceptions of the advanced language learner.” In
the session “Toward an understanding of advanced-level
language learning,” AATG
Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, November 22, 2002. Session
organizer.
“Developing a curriculum-based approach to oral assessment.” AAUSC
German Section Annual Meeting, Ann Arbor, MI, November 9,
2002.
“The Effects of Guided Extensive Reading on Beginning L2 Learners' Reading
Behavior and Affect.” AAAL Annual Convention, Salt
Lake City, UT, April 8, 2002.
“Using Extensive Reading to Link Meaning and Form in the Beginning College
Foreign Language Classroom.” Form Meaning Connections
in Second Language Acquisition Conference, University of
Illinois-Chicago, February
22, 2002.
2001
“A Study into the Effects of Linking Form and Meaning in the Beginning
Foreign Language Classroom.” SECOL LXIV, Knoxville, TN, April 6, 2001.
2000
“Giving Students a Voice: A Case for Poetry in the Beginning Foreign Language
Classroom.” MLA Annual Convention, Washington,
DC, December 28, 2000.
“Lessons from Abroad: A Study of German as a Second Language (DaF) Instruction
in Germany.” AATG Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, November
18, 2000.
"Selecting Appropriate Authentic Materials for the Foreign Language Classroom." Tennessee
Foreign Language Teachers Association (TFLTA) Annual
Meeting, Nashville, TN, November 4, 2000.
“Using Cultural Theory to Navigate the Cultural C’s in the Foreign
Language Classroom.” Blue Ridge International Conference
on the Humanities and the Arts, Boone, NC, April 14,
and Linguistics Colloquium,
Knoxville,
TN, April 28, 2000.
1999
“The German Outreach Program at the University of Texas.” MLA Annual
Convention, Chicago, IL. Co-presented with Kirsten
Belgum, December 28, 1999.
“Integrating Language Instruction and Cultural Inquiry Through Reading.” MLA
Annual Convention, Chicago, IL, December 28, 1999.
“In-Class Reading: The Neglected Component of Foreign Language Reading.” TFLTA
Annual Convention, Nashville, TN, November 6, 1999.
1998
“Extensive Reading of Authentic Discourse in the Beginning Foreign Language
Class.” AATG/ACTFL Annual Meeting, Chicago,
IL, November 21, 1998.
“Lesen längerer authentischer Texte in Anfängerkursen.” Annual
Convention of the Fachverband für Deutsch als
Fremdsprache, Jena, Germany, June 6, 1998.
1997
“Uncovering the Cultural Significance of Authentic Discourse: A Study of
Cultural Theory’s Application in the Foreign
Language Classroom.” MLA
Annual Convention, Toronto, Canada, December 27, 1997.
“How Reading Knowledge Becomes Grammar Knowledge.” MLA Annual Convention,
Toronto, Canada, December 27, 1997.