Theresa Schenker
Biographic Data
| ID | 3531100 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Theresa Schenker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Theresa |
| FAMILY NAME | Schenker |
| SIGNATURE | SCHENKER T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Yale University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2172-2793 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Student perceptions of asynchronous learning in college language classes: Results of a university‐wide transformation of instructional practices
This study explores student perceptions of asynchronous language learning in the context of a private college's shift from exclusively face‐to‐face (F2F) instruction to blended learning. The new model, internally known as “4 + 1,” combines four F2F sessions with one asynchronous session per week. The data analyzed herein were gathered through an anonymous survey completed by 767 students enrolled in at least one of 12 language programs: Arabic, A…
Making short‐term study abroad count—Effects on German language skills
This study investigated the effects of an intensive summer program on students’ writing, reading, listening, vocabulary, and grammar skills. The program consisted of 4 weeks at the U.S. home institution and 4 weeks in Berlin, Germany, and offered the equivalent of two college‐level, second‐year German classes in one summer. During the last three summers, students’ language skills were assessed before and after each summer program using the DIALAN…
Maximizing L2 Speaking Practice through iPads
This study investigates the effects of additional out-of-class speaking practice, using a simple iPad application, on students' overall speaking proficiency, fluency, and syntactic complexity. Students in the experimental and control groups (N = 52) completed an adapted Simulated Oral Proficiency Interview (SOPI) at the end of the semester, which was rated by two independent raters. Results of an independent-samples t-test revealed statistically …
Syntactic complexity in a cross-cultural E-mail exchange
Setting Evidence‐Based Language Goals
The purpose of this project was to identify target language benchmarks for the German program at Michigan State University (MSU) based on national and international guidelines and previous research, to assess language skills across course levels and class sections in the entire German program, and to adjust the language benchmarks as needed based on the study results and make recommendations for the curriculum. The goal of the study was to identi…
The Effects of a Virtual Exchange on Students' Interest in Learning About Culture
A 12‐week electronic exchange was conducted between a third‐year German college class in the United States and an advanced English high school class in Germany. The exchange consisted of e‐mails between tandem partners, blogs, videoconferences between both classes, and class essays. The study examined the effects of participation in the semester‐long cross‐cultural, cross‐lingual exchange on students' interest in learning about the target culture…
Setting Evidence‐Based Language Goals
The purpose of this project was to identify target language benchmarks for the German program at Michigan State University (MSU) based on national and international guidelines and previous research, to assess language skills across course levels and class sections in the entire German program, and to adjust the language benchmarks as needed based on the study results and make recommendations for the curriculum. The goal of the study was to identi…
Making short‐term study abroad count—Effects on German language skills
This study investigated the effects of an intensive summer program on students’ writing, reading, listening, vocabulary, and grammar skills. The program consisted of 4 weeks at the U.S. home institution and 4 weeks in Berlin, Germany, and offered the equivalent of two college‐level, second‐year German classes in one summer. During the last three summers, students’ language skills were assessed before and after each summer program using the DIALAN…
Maximizing L2 Speaking Practice through iPads
This study investigates the effects of additional out-of-class speaking practice, using a simple iPad application, on students' overall speaking proficiency, fluency, and syntactic complexity. Students in the experimental and control groups (N = 52) completed an adapted Simulated Oral Proficiency Interview (SOPI) at the end of the semester, which was rated by two independent raters. Results of an independent-samples t-test revealed statistically …
Syntactic complexity in a cross-cultural E-mail exchange
The Effects of a Virtual Exchange on Students' Interest in Learning About Culture
A 12‐week electronic exchange was conducted between a third‐year German college class in the United States and an advanced English high school class in Germany. The exchange consisted of e‐mails between tandem partners, blogs, videoconferences between both classes, and class essays. The study examined the effects of participation in the semester‐long cross‐cultural, cross‐lingual exchange on students' interest in learning about the target culture…
The Effects of a Virtual Exchange on Students' Interest in Learning About Culture
A 12‐week electronic exchange was conducted between a third‐year German college class in the United States and an advanced English high school class in Germany. The exchange consisted of e‐mails between tandem partners, blogs, videoconferences between both classes, and class essays. The study examined the effects of participation in the semester‐long cross‐cultural, cross‐lingual exchange on students' interest in learning about the target culture…
Syntactic complexity in a cross-cultural E-mail exchange
Setting Evidence‐Based Language Goals
The purpose of this project was to identify target language benchmarks for the German program at Michigan State University (MSU) based on national and international guidelines and previous research, to assess language skills across course levels and class sections in the entire German program, and to adjust the language benchmarks as needed based on the study results and make recommendations for the curriculum. The goal of the study was to identi…
Maximizing L2 Speaking Practice through iPads
This study investigates the effects of additional out-of-class speaking practice, using a simple iPad application, on students' overall speaking proficiency, fluency, and syntactic complexity. Students in the experimental and control groups (N = 52) completed an adapted Simulated Oral Proficiency Interview (SOPI) at the end of the semester, which was rated by two independent raters. Results of an independent-samples t-test revealed statistically …
Making short‐term study abroad count—Effects on German language skills
This study investigated the effects of an intensive summer program on students’ writing, reading, listening, vocabulary, and grammar skills. The program consisted of 4 weeks at the U.S. home institution and 4 weeks in Berlin, Germany, and offered the equivalent of two college‐level, second‐year German classes in one summer. During the last three summers, students’ language skills were assessed before and after each summer program using the DIALAN…
Student perceptions of asynchronous learning in college language classes: Results of a university‐wide transformation of instructional practices
This study explores student perceptions of asynchronous language learning in the context of a private college's shift from exclusively face‐to‐face (F2F) instruction to blended learning. The new model, internally known as “4 + 1,” combines four F2F sessions with one asynchronous session per week. The data analyzed herein were gathered through an anonymous survey completed by 767 students enrolled in at least one of 12 language programs: Arabic, A…
Psychology (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (4 works) · German (4 works) · Linguistics (4 works) · Mathematics education (4 works) · Second Language Learning and Teaching (4 works) · Class (philosophy (3 works) · Language acquisition (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works)