Professional Summary
Dora Cheng is an Associate Professor Educator in the Rhetoric and Professional Writing program. Her research interests include academic literacies, second language writing, writer identity, and writing pedagogy. Her recent research draws on socio-cultural perspectives and discourse socialization frameworks to examine multilingual students’ writing development and writer identity as they transition from general writing courses to writing in the disciplines. Dr. Cheng teaches courses in cross-cultural communication, technical and scientific writing, and writing for international audiences.
Education
Ph.D., Foreign, Second, and Multilingual Language Education: The Ohio State University, 2018
M.Ed., TESOL & Adult Education: Auburn University, 2012
B.A., English: Auburn University, 2010
Research and Practice Interests
Academic literacies, second language writing development, writer identity, second language writing pedagogy, and qualitative research.
Presentations
Invited Presentations
Cheng, D (2018. ) The Enactment of Self and Construction of Knowledge in L2 Disciplinary Writing .Conference on College Composition and Communication, Kansas City, MO. Conference. . Level:National
Cheng, D (2018. ) Dialogic Interaction: Asynchronous Consulting Strategies .East Central Writing Center Association, Columbus, OH. Conference. . Level:Regional
Cheng, D (2018. ) “I am Only a Student”: Authorial Identity and Knowledge Construction in L2 Disciplinary Writing .American Association for Applied Linguistics, Chicago, IL. Conference. . Level:National
Cheng, D (2016. ) The Accent’s on Me: Agency, Personal Narrative, and the L2 Writer .Conference on College Composition and Communication, Houston, TX. Conference. . Level:National
Cheng, D (2015. ) Writing with an Accent: L2 Writers’ Authorial Identity and Silenced Voice in Academic Writing .Ohio TESOL, Columbus, OH. Conference. . Level:Regional
Cheng, D (2013. ) What Social Media Can Tell You about the Teaching and Learning of Academic Writing .Ohio TESOL, Columbus, OH. Conference. . Level:Regional
Cheng, D (2019. ) Disciplinary Writing Practcies: Negotiating Writer Intentions and Reader Expectations .TESOL International Convention & English Language Expo, Atlanta. Conference. . Level:National
Service
TESOL (Conference Proposal ) Reviewer Type:Service to Professional Associations Level:International 2019 -To Present
Keywords
second language writing, academic literacies, TESOL, qualitative research, identity, second language acquisition