Publications - Books
  1. Casal, J. E.,  Kurtz, L., & Qiu, X. (Under contract/in preperation). Concept-based language instruction and genre-based second language writing pedagogy: Provoking and assessing development. Multilingual Matters.
  2. Kessler, M., Casal, J. E., & Marino, F. (Eds.). (Under contract/in preparation). Multimodal practices in higher education: Analyzing and teaching diverse genres. Routledge.

  1. Kessler, M., & Casal, J. E. (2024). Making the most of graduate school: A guidebook for students in applied linguistics, education, and TESOL. Applied Linguistics Press. 

Publications - Research Articles
  1. Casal, J. E., Zhang, G., & Matouq, G., & Alqabba, H. (in press). "‘These results are inconsistent’: ‘This/these + [shell noun]’ patterns in L2 English Engineering theses and published research articles". Journal of Second Language Studies.
  2. Kessler, M., Cornell, C., Casal, J. E., & Xia, D. (In press). Writing a successful applied linguistics conference abstract: The relationship between stylistic and linguistic features and raters' evaluations. Journal of English for Academic Purposes.
  3. Kessler, M., & Casal, J. E. (2024). (Socio)linguistics and generative AI: Taking the reins as researchers and steering its use toward ethical outcomes. Journal of Sociolinguistics, 28(5), 1-4.
  4. Casal, J. E., & Kessler, M. (2024). New theoretical and practical horizons in data-driven learning: Introduction to the special issue. TESOL Quarterly, 58.
  5. Kessler, M., & Casal, J. E. (2024). English writing instructors' use of theories, genres, and activities: A survey of teachers' beliefs and practices. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 69, ​101384. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeap.2024.101384​
  6. Xu, Y., & Casal, E. (2023). Navigating complexity in plain English: A longitudinal analysis of syntactic and lexical complexity development in L2 legal writing. Journal of Second Language Writing, 62.
  7. Casal, J. E., & Kessler, M. (2023). Can linguists distinguish between ChatGPT/AI and human writing?: A study of research ethics and academic publishing. Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, (2)3.
  8. Casal, J. E., & Yoon, J. (2023). Frame-based formulaic features in L2 writing pedagogy: Variants, functions, and student writer perceptions in academic writing. English for Specific Purposes, 71, 102-114.
  9. Casal, J. E., Shirai, Y., & Lu, X. (2022). English Verb-Argument Construction profiles in a specialized academic corpus: Variation by genre and discipline. English for Specific Purposes, 66, 94-107.
  10. Casal, J. E., Lu, X., Qiu, X., Wang, Y., & Zhang, G. (2021). Syntactic complexity across academic research article part-genres: A cross-disciplinary perspective. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 52, 1-12.
  11. Lu, X., Yoon, J., & Kisselev, O., Casal, J. E., Liu, Y., Deng, J, & Nie, R. (2021). Rhetorical and phraseological features of research article introductions: Variation among five social science disciplines. System, 100, 1-14.
  12. Lu, X., Casal, J. E., Liu, Y., Kisselev, O., & Yoon, J. (2021). The relationship between syntactic complexity and rhetorical move-steps in research article introductions: Variation among four social science and engineering disciplines. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 52, 1-13.
  13. Casal, J. E., & Lu, X. (2021). “Maybe complicated is a better word”: Second language English graduate student responses to syntactic complexity in a genre-based academic writing course. International Journal of English for Academic Purposes: Research and Practice, 1, 95-114.
  14. Lu, X., Casal, J. E., & Liu, Y. (2021). Towards the synergy of genre-based and corpus-based approaches to academic writing research, pedagogy and assessment. International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching, 11(1), 59-71.
  15. Casal, J. E., & Kessler, M. (2020). Form and rhetorical function of phrase-frames in promotional writing: A corpus- and genre-based analysis. System, 95.
  16. Yoon, J., & Casal, J. E. (2020). Rhetorical structure, sequence, and variation: A rhetorical move analysis of applied linguistics conference abstracts. The International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 1-17.
  17. Lu, X., Casal, J. E., & Liu, Y. (2020). The rhetorical functions of syntactically complex sentences in social science research article introductions. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 44.
  18. Casal, J. E., & Lee, J. J. (2019). Syntactic complexity and writing quality in assessed first-year L2 writing. Journal of Second Language Writing, 44, 51-62.
  19. Lee, J. J., Hitchock, G. C., & Casal, J. E. (2018). Citation practices of L2 university students in first-year writing: Form, function, and stance. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 33, 1-11.
  20. Bikowski, D., & Casal, J. E. (2018). Interactive digital textbooks and engagement: A learning strategies framework. Language Learning & Technology, 22(1), 119-136.
  21. Lee, J. J., & Casal, J. E. (2014). Metadiscourse in RAD chapters: A cross-linguistic analysis of English and Spanish thesis writers in engineering. System, 46, 39-54.

Publications -  Book Chapters, Reviews, & Other
  1. Garcia Alonso, A., & Casal, J. E. (in press). Language teacher development through Concept-Based Language Instruction: Empowering novices for novel contexts. In K. Johnson, P. Golombek and J. Reiker (Eds.). Innovation, Intentionality, and Intervention: Vygotskian Sociocultural Research in Second Language Teacher Education. Routledge.
  2. Casal, J. E., & Kessler, M. (in press). Data-Driven Learning and genre awareness. In L. McCullum & D. Tafazoli (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Computer Assisted Language Learning. Palgrave Macmillan.
  3. Casal, J. E., & Hayashi, S. (in press). Qualitative designs in Data-Driven Learning research. In L. McCullum & D. Tafazoli (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Computer Assisted Language Learning. Palgrave Macmillan.
  4. Casal, J. E., & Qiu, X. (2024). Non-finite clause use in novice and expert academic writing in Agricultural Science: A corpus driven analysis. In M. Walková (Ed.). Linguistic approaches in EAP: Expanding the discourse. Bloomsbury.
  5. Casal, J. E., & Kessler, M. (2024). Swalesian move-step analysis. In M. Kessler & C. Polio (Eds.), Conducting genre-based research in applied linguistics: A methodological guide (pp. 82-104). Routledge.
  6. Casal, J. E. (2022). Review of Academic writing with corpora: A resource book for data-driven learning by T. Karpenko-Seccombe. CALICO Journal, 39(1), 103-107.
  7. Lu, X., Casal, J. E., & Liu, Y. (2022). Automated syntactic analysis for language teaching. In R. R. Jablonkai & E. Csomay (Eds.), The Routledge handbook of corpora in English language teaching and learning. New York: Routledge.
  8. Lu, X., Casal, J. E., & Liu, Y. (2021). Corpus-based genre analysis. In C. Coombe & H. Mohebbi (Eds.), Research questions in language education and applied linguistics. Berlin: Springer.
  9. Casal, J. E., & Bikowski, D. (2020). A framework for learning with digital resources: Applications for project-based language learning. In G. Beckett & T. Slater (Eds.), Global perspectives on project-based language, teaching, and assessment: Key approaches, technology tools, and frameworks. Routledge.
  10. Yoon, J., & Casal, J. E. (2020). P-frames and rhetorical moves in Applied Linguistics conference proposals. In U. Römer, V. Cortes, & E. Friginal (Eds.), Advances in corpus-based research on academic writing (pp. 281-305).  Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
  11. Casal, J. E., & Lee, J. J. (2018). Tutor discourse practices in an online writing lab: A reflective exploration. In G. Kessler (Ed.), TESOL Voices: Online and Hybrid  Classroom Education (pp. 41-48). Alexandria, VA: TESOL Press.
  12. Casal, J. E. (2016). Learning technology review: Criterion Online Writing Evaluation. Calico, 33(1), 146-155.
  13. Casal, J. E., & Lee, J. J. (2014, March). Distance tutoring: Online writing center for L2 university students. TESOL SLW News, 10(1).
  14. Casal, J. E., & Lee, J. J. (2013). Review of Genres across the Disciplines: Student Writing in Higher Education by H. Nesi & S. Gardner. System, 41(2), 485-487.

Research Grants
External – Funded ($4,137,902)
  1. Co-Investigator. Scenario-Based Assessment in the Age of Generative AI: Making Space in the Education Market for Alternative Assessment Paradigm. Institute of Education Services. $3,657,949
  2. Senior Personnel. 2022-2024. Language Across Cultures: The Communication Styles of World Leaders. National Science Foundation. $449,999
  3. Co-Investigator. 2019. Mappings Between Linguistic Features and Rhetorical Moves in TOEFL Essays and Their Relationship to Writing Quality. ETS TOEFL Committee of Examiners Research Program. $29,954

Internal – Funded ($126,046)
  1. PI. 2024-2025. Modeling Cultural Understanding. University of Memphis, Diplomacy Research Lab. $2,500
  2. Co-PI. 2024-2025. The Science of Team Science: Research on an Unknown Language. University of Memphis, CAS Team Research Grant. $29,626
  3. Co-PI. 2024. Writing with AI: Perspectives, Policies, and Pedagogies. Catherine and Charles Freeburg Fellowship, Marcus Orr Center for the Humanities, University of Memphis. $420
  4. PI. 2023-2024. Embedded Language Specialist Program Pilot: Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems MS Programs. University of Memphis, Chief Financial Officer. $76,821
  5. PI. 2023. Lexical & Phraseological Patterns in English and Spanish Medical Discourse. CAS Faculty Research Grants, College of Arts & Sciences, University of Memphis. $4,500
  6. Co-PI. 2023. Digital Parenting and Children’s Digital Literacy Practices among the Chinese Immigrant Community in the United States. Community of Research Scholars. University of Memphis Division of Research & Innovation. $2,500
  7. Co-PI. 2023. Theorizing Generative AI's Role in Mental Health Care. Community of Research Scholars. University of Memphis Division of Research & Innovation. $2,500
  8. Co-PI. 2022-2024. Is the L2 Acquisition of Relative Clauses Governed by Syntax or Semantics? A Corpus-Based Study. Expanding Horizons Disciplinary Grants, College of Arts & Sciences, Case Western Reserve University. $5,179
  9. PI. 2021. UCITE Assessment Learning Community Research Grant, Case Western Reserve University. $1,000
  10. PI. 2019. An Integrated Corpus- & Genre-Based Approach to Writing Research & Pedagogy. RGSO Dissertation Support Competition, College of Liberal Arts, Penn State University. $1,000

Awards
  1. Michael K. Harless Faculty Excellence Award (2024). College of Arts and Sciences, University of Memphis.
  2. MOCH Catherine and Charles Freeburg Fellowship (2024). Marcus Orr Center for the Humanities, University of Memphis. Writing with AI: Perspectives, Policies, and Pedagogies. (With William Duffy)
  3. CAS Faculty Travel Enrichment Award (2024, $600), College of Arts and Sciences, University of Memphis
  4. Humanities Dissertation Release (2020, Declined), College of Liberal Arts, Penn State University
  5. Gil Watz Dissertation Fellowship (2019), Dept. of Applied Linguistics, Penn State University
  6. University Graduate Fellowship (2016-2020), Graduate College, Penn State University
  7. Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award (2014), College of Arts and Sciences, Ohio University
  8. Professional Development Scholarship (2014), 48th Annual TESOL Convention, TESOL
  9. Outstanding Teacher (2013), Dept. of Modern Languages, Ohio University
  10. Outstanding Work in Spanish [translated], (2008), Dept. of Modern Languages, Ohio University