Megan H. Connolly

Megan H. Connolly

Lecturer, Second Language Studies

Education

  • Graduate Certificate, TESOL, University of Missouri, 2021
  • M.A., English, Boston College, 2010
  • B.A., English, concentration in Rhetoric and Composition, Westmont College, 2007

    Research interests

    • Second language reading and writing
    • English for academic purposes
    • Second language pedagogy
    • Second language curriculum design

    Grants and awards

    • Course Materials Transformation Fellowship, 2021
    • Online Course Development Grant, 2020
    • Summer Writing-Teaching Grant, 2019
    • Trustee’s Teaching Award, 2018
    • Summer Instructional Development Fellowship, 2018

    Selected publications and presentations

    •  Connolly, M.H. (2021). Designing creative writing activities for the ESL classroom. Workshop presented at TESOL International Convention and Expo (online).
    • Connolly, M.H. & Connolly, J. (2021). Recalibrating how we choose texts in the ESL classroom. Talk presented at TESOL International Convention and Expo (online).
    •  Connolly, M.H. (2020). L2 active learning online. Dialogue conducted at INTESOL (Indiana Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) (online).
    •  Connolly, M.H. (2020). Designing creative writing activities for the ESL classroom. TESOL Connections. Retrieved from http://newsmanager.commpartners.com/ tesolc/print/2020-09-01/3.html
    •  Connolly, M.H. & Connolly, J. (2018). Best practices for assessing L2 writing. Dialogue discussion conducted at INTESOL (Indiana Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages), Indianapolis Marriott East, Indianapolis, IN.
    • Friedman, D. & Connolly, M.H. (2017). Aligning plagiarism practice and policy in an intertextual world. Dialogue presentation at TESOL International Convention and Expo, Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, WA.
    • Burghardt, B. & Connolly, M.H. (2017). Pushing the limits of L2 literacy: Research skills in the L2 classroom. In T. Stewart (Ed.). Voices from the TESOL Classroom: Higher Education. TESOL International.
    • Connolly, M.H. (2016). Can you clarify? Providing feedback in the L2 writing classroom. Paper presented to INTESOL (Indiana Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages), Indianapolis Marriott East, Indianapolis, IN.