Publications - Research Articles
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Casal, J. E., & Kessler, M. (2020). Form and rhetorical function of phrase-frames in promotional writing: A corpus- and genre-based analysis. System, 95.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. Bikowski, D., & Casal, J. E. (2018). Interactive digital textbooks and engagement: A learning strategies framework. Language Learning & Technology, 22(1), 119-136.
  13. 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. Casal, J. E., & Kessler, M.  (invited, in progress). Swalesian move-step analysis. In M. Kessler & C. Polio (Eds.), Conducting genre-based research in applied linguistics: A methodological guide. Routledge.
  2. Casal, J. E., & Qiu, X. (in presss). 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.
  3. Lee, J. J., & Casal, J. E. (accepted). Discourse studies and technology. In J. Liontas (Ed.), The TESOL encyclopedia of English language teaching. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. Casal, J. E. (2016). Learning technology review: Criterion Online Writing Evaluation. Calico, 33(1), 146-155.
  11. Casal, J. E., & Lee, J. J. (2014, March). Distance tutoring: Online writing center for L2 university students. TESOL SLW News, 10(1).
  12. 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.

Conference Presentations
  1. Kessler, M. J., & Casal, J. E. (upcoming, 2023, March). Genre-based tasks, genre theory, and pedagogical activities in L2 writing instruction: A state-of-the-field study. Paper to be presented at the 45th annual AAAL Conference, Portland, OR.
  2. Ren, H., & Casal, J. E. (2022, March). Shell noun use in academic lectures: A corpus-assisted analysis of shell noun frequency and function. Paper presented at the 44th Annual AAAL conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
  3. Zhang, G., & Casal, J. E. (2022, March). ‘These results are inconsistent’: 'This/these + shell noun’ patterns in Engineering theses and research articles. Paper presented at the 44th Annual AAAL conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
  4. Qiu, X., & Casal, J. E. (2022, March). Non-finite clause use in novice and expert academic research writing: An analysis of Agricultural Science. Roundtable paper presented at the 44th Annual AAAL conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
  5. Kessler, M. J., & Casal, J. E. (2022, March). Using visualization reflections for promoting English language writers’ genre awareness. Paper presented at the TESOL 2022 International Convention in Pittsburgh, PA.
  6. Casal, J. E. (2021, March). 'My rhetorical aims were arbitrary': Impacts of corpus-based EAP pedagogy on graduate students' writing decisions. Paper presented at the 43rd annual AAAL conference, Houston, TX. (Conference held online).
  7. Yoon, J., & Casal, J. E. (2021, March). Affordances and limitations of a corpus-based approach to teaching formulaic language in conference abstract writing. Paper presented at the 43rd annual AAAL conference, Houston, TX. (Conference held online).
  8. Rincon-Mendoza, L., Wang, Y., Casal, J. E., Stoian, M. E., McClellan Brooks, S. (2020, April 7-10). Moving across “Commonplaces”: Pedagogical Approaches to Academic Writing through Socialization. [Concurrent Panel]. 2021 CCCC Annual Convention, Spokane, WA, United States.   
  9. Casal, J. E. (2020, May). Impacts of corpus-based academic writing pedagogy on graduate students' decision-making processes. Work-in-progress paper presented at the 41st Annual Conference of the International Computer Archive for Modern and Medieval English, Heidelberg, Germany (Digital).
  10. Casal, J. E., & Lu, X. (2020, March) ‘My rhetorical aims were arbitrary’: Impacts of corpus-based EAP pedagogy on graduate students’ writing decisions. Paper presented at the 42nd annual AAAL conference, Denver, CO. (Conference Canceled)
  11. Lu, X., Casal, J. E., & Liu, Y. (2020, March) The rhetorical functions of syntactically complex sentences in research article introductions across eight disciplines. Paper presented at the 42nd annual AAAL conference, Denver, CO. (Conference Canceled)
  12. Buschner, B., Casal, J. E., & Kurtz, L. (2019, March). Researching metaphors in legal education: A conceptual metaphor and corpus-aided study of legal writing. Paper presented at the 41st annual AAAL conference, Atlanta, GA.
  13. Lu, X., Casal, J. E., & Liu, Y. (2018, September). A corpus-based study of the rhetorical functions of syntactically complex sentences in research article introductions. Paper presented at the 2018 American Association of Corpus Linguistics conference, Atlanta, GA.
  14. Yoon, J. & Casal, J. E. (2018, September). P-frames and rhetorical moves in Applied Linguistics conference proposals. Paper presented at the 2018 American Association of Corpus Linguistics conference, Atlanta, GA.
  15. Casal, J. E., & Lee, J. J. (2018, April). Syntactic complexity in L2 English university student writing: What student writers do and how they are assessed. Paper presented at the 40th annual AAAL conference, Chicago, IL.
  16. Buschner, B., Casal, J. E., & Kurtz, L. (2017, November). Learning through legal text: A conceptual metaphor and corpus aided study. Paper presented at the first annual CAAD conference, Valencia, Spain.
  17. Casal, J. E., & Yoon, J. (2017, November). Formulaic language and rhetorical move structure of conference proposals in Applied Linguistics. Paper presented at the first annual CAAD conference, Valencia, Spain.
  18. Buschner, B., Casal, J. E., & Kurtz, L. (2017, October). Learning through legal text: A conceptual metaphor and corpus aided study. Poster presented at SLRF, Columbus, OH.
  19. Bikowski, D., & Casal, J. E. (2017, May). Interactive Digital Textbooks: Developing Students’ Mobile Learning Strategies and Engagement. Paper presented at the 19th annual CALICO conference, Flagstaff, AZ.
  20. Lu, X., Casal, J. E., & Liu, Y. (2017, May). A corpus-based study of the rhetorical functions of syntactically complex sentences in research article introductions. Paper presented at the 38th annual ICAME conference, Prague, Czech Republic.
  21. Casal, J. E., Lee, J. J., & Hitchcock, G. C. (2017, March). “According to...”: An analysis of L2 university writers’ citation practices. Paper  presented at the 39th annual AAAL conference, Portland, OR.
  22. Lee, J. J., Hitchcock, G. C., & Casal, J. E. (2017, March). Citations in L2 university student writing: Form, function, and stance. Paper presented at the 51st annual TESOL conference, Seattle, WA.
  23. Bauer-Ramazani, C., Wagner, S., Broady, C., Sabie, C., Casal, J. E. (2016, March). Panel: Project-Based Learning: Pedagogical Possibilities for Online, Mobile, and Blended Learning, TESOL International Association Computer-Assisted Language Learning Interest Section. Panel at the 50th Annual TESOL Convention, Baltimore, MD.
  24. Kuhn, J., Letourneaux, E., Casal, J. E., Carvalho, R., & Stevens, V. (2016, March). Panel: Meaningful Play: Gaming and Language Learning, TESOL International Association Computer-Assisted Language Learning Interest Section Hot Topics. Panel at the 50th Annual TESOL Convention, Baltimore, MD.
  25. Lee, J. J., Bikowski, D., Deakin, L., Valhabi, F., Casal, J. E., & Castaneda-Jimenez, G. (2015, April). Corpus of Ohio Learner and Teacher English (COLTE): An introduction. Paper presented at the 7th annual Ohio University CALL conference, Athens, OH.
  26. Casal, J. E., & Deakin, L. (2014, May). EBooks and English second language writing: University student voices on course iBooks. Paper presented at 16th annual CALICO conference, Athens, OH.
  27. Casal, J. E., & Lee, J. J. (2014, March). Metadiscourse in thesis results and discussion chapter: A cross-cultural corpus-facilitated analysis of English and Spanish engineering writers.  Roundtable presentation at the 36th annual AAAL Conference, Portland, OR.
  28. Jarvis, S., Casal, J. E., Taylor, J., Maloney, J., Konstantinova, I., & Wistner, B. (2014, March) Sentence memory and sentence processing: A longitudinal study of the effects of crosslinguistic similarity and learners’ cognitive capacities. Paper presented at the 36th annual AAAL conference, Portland, OR.
  29. Casal, J. E., Lee, J. J., & Allen, D. P. (2014, March). Cybertutoring: A virtual writing center for L2 academic writers.  Paper presented at the 48th annual TESOL Convention, Portland, OR.
  30. Wallace, L., Casal, J. E., & Peck, J. (2013, November). Google Hangouts for online tutoring. Tech Fair presentation at Ohio TESOL, Columbus, OH. 
  31. Casal, J. E. (2013, May). Online writing center with Google Hangouts. Tech Fair presentation at Ohio University CALL Conference, Athens, OH.
  32. Amira, M., Casal, J. E., Dovbnya, T., Maloney, J., & Taylor, J. (2013, March). The effects of crosslinguistic similarity and working memory capacity on Chinese- and Arabic-speaking learners’ L2 intake. Paper presented at the 2013 Purdue University Graduate Student Symposium on Second Language Studies and English as a Second Language, West Lafayette, IN.

Invited Talks, Invited Colloquia, Workshops, & Guest Lectures
  1. Casal, J. E. (2021, March).  Corpus-based genre analysis in writing research and pedagogy. Invited lecture for the Case Western Reserve University Data Science Colloquium. Cleveland, OH.
  2. Casal, J. E. (2020, November). Impacts of a corpus-based EAP writing pedagogy on doctoral students genre knowledge. Invited lecture for Ohio University Linguistics Department Roundtable. Athens, Ohio.
  3. Casal, J. E. (2020, March). A corpus approach to L2 writing instruction. Guest Lecture in APLNG 412: Teaching Second Language Writing. (Dr. Karen Johnson, Instructor). Department of Applied Linguistics, Penn State University, State College, PA.
  4. Casal, J. E. (2020, February). Applied corpus linguistics. Guest Lecture in APLNG 482: Introduction to Applied Linguistics (Dr. Jason Litzenberg, Instructor). Department of Applied Linguistics, Penn State University, State College, PA.
  5. Casal, J. E. (2020, February). An integrated corpus and genre analysis approach to writing research and pedagogy: Development of graduate student genre knowledge (Doctoral Dissertation). Presentation at Penn State Department of Applied Linguistics Roundtable, State College, PA.
  6. Lu, X., & Casal, J. E. (2020, February). Publishing, reviewing, and responding to reviewer feedback as a graduate student: Perspectives from a grad student and faculty member. Presentation at Penn State Department of Applied Linguistics Roundtable, State College, PA.
  7. Casal, J. E. (2019, November). Complex noun phrases and global syntactic complexity in niche-building moves: Addressing the ‘function-form gap’ with corpus-based genre analysis. Invited lecture for Ohio University Department of Linguistics Roundtable. Athens, OH.
  8. Casal, J. E. (2019, October). Corpus resources for teaching (L2) reading & other considerations. Guest lecture in APLNG 570: Second Language Reading (Deryn Verity, Instructor). Department of Applied Linguistics, Penn State University, State College, PA.
  9. Lu, X., Liu, Y., & Casal, J. E. (2019, September). Usage-based theory meets EAP/ESP research. As part of the invited colloquium Recent developments in corpus based approaches to SLA, with Gries, S., Ellis, N., Murakami, A., & Römer, U, the 2019 Second Language Research Forum, East Lansing, MI.
  10. Casal, J. E. (2019, April). Complex Noun Phrases in Academic Writing: How to Read Research Articles and Understand them. Guest lecture in ESL 116G: Composition in the Academic.
  11. Casal, J. E. (2018, April). The integration of genre analysis and corpus linguistics approaches: What the corpus linguistics research group has been doing with their time. Presentation at Penn State Department of Applied Linguistics Roundtable, State College, PA.
  12. Casal, J. E., Lee, J. J., & Hitchcock, G. C. (2017, March). “According to...”: An analysis of L2 university writers’ citation practices. Presentation at Penn State department of Applied Linguistics Roundtable, State College, PA.
  13. Casal, J. E. (2017, June). Writing a literature review in your discipline. Invited lecture in ESL 116: Composition for Academic Disciplines (Sally Ren, Instructor). Department of Applied Linguistics, Penn State University, State College, PA.
  14. Hellmich, E., Casal, J. E., Ro, E., Childs, M., & Lai, Y. (2017, March). Publishing 101, AAAL Graduate Student Council. Invited Panel at the 2017 Annual AAAL Conference, Portland, OR.
  15. Buschner, B., & Casal, J. E. (2016, October). English for Legal Purposes in a Pre-LLM and LLM Program. ESL Day – Intersection of Language Education and Content, Department of Applied Linguistics, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA.
  16. Casal, J. E. (2015, 2014, October). Teaching the passive voice in an ESL context & developing materials. Invited lecture in Linguistics 6710: Grammar in Use (Dr. Dawn Bikowski, Instructor). Linguistics Department, Ohio University, Athens, OH.
  17. Casal, J. E. (2015, 2014, 2013, & 2012, October). Cultural Ambassador Program for EFL in Europe.  Invited talk for Department of Modern Languages meeting for undergraduate Spanish, French and German majors interested in teaching abroad. Dept. of Modern Languages, Ohio University, Athens, OH.
  18. Casal, J. E. (2015, February). Writing a literature review in your discipline. Invited lecture in ELIP 5140: Academic Writing in Graduate Studies (Dr. Edna Lima, Instructor). English Language Improvement Program, Linguistics Department, Ohio University, Athens, OH.
  19. Lee, J. J., & Casal, J. E. (2014, February). Interactional metadiscourse across languages: A corpus-facilitated comparison of engineering master's theses in English and Spanish. Invited talk for the Linguistics Society of Ohio University, Department of Linguistics, Athens, OH.
  20. Konstantinova, I., Taylor, J., Casal, J. E., & Maloney, J. (2013, October). An exploration of the challenges and benefits of long-term collaborative research:  A case study of the linguistic department’s working memory and crosslinguistic influence research group’s development and evolution. Invited talk for the Ohio University Department of Linguistics, Athens, OH.
  21. Casal, J. E., Wallace, L., & Peck, J. (2013, September). Google Hangout for online writing center and online pronunciation lab. Invited workshop for Language Resource Center, Ohio University, Athens, OH.