Dr. Laurence Craven | American University of Sharjah
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College / Department

College of Arts and Sciences
Department of English

Teaching areas

Rhetoric and Composition

Research areas

Written Corrective Feedback, CAF Measures, Technology in the Classroom

Education

PhD, Applied Linguistics (tesol, Elt), University of Essex, 2023
MA, Tesol, Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom, 2010
BA, Economics, The University of Sussex, United Kingdom, 2002

Professional experience

English Faculty, Higher Colleges of Technology, Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2014 - 2014
English Faculty, Tama University, Kanagawa, Japan, 2011 - 2014

Memberships

KOTESOL, KOTESOL, National, Korea ESL biggest association, 20 August 2019
TESOl Arabia, November 2014 - December 2017
Japan Association of Language Teachers, January 2006 - December 2014

Contact

[email protected]
+971 6 515 2799

Dr. Laurence Craven

Senior Instructor
PhD, University of Essex,

Prior to joining AUS, Laurence Craven taught academic writing, reading and presentations in Japan and Spain. His research interests include corrective feedback, teaching speaking and writing and integrating technology into ESL classrooms and Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL).

Publications

Laurence Craven. The Complexities of Complexity, Novel Ways of Measuring Complexity in Academic Writing, The Proceedings Of The The Asian Conference On Arts & Humanities (acah2023)
Daniel Fredrick And Laurence Craven. Moving Writing Classes Online, The English Connection
Laurence Craven And Daniel Fredrick. Moving Writing Courses Online, The English Connection, 12 March 2021
Laurence Craven, Daniel Fredrick And Greg Vanderpyl. Embracing Flipped Learning in the Writing Classroom, The Engish Connection, 1 March 2020
Laurence Craven And Daniel Fredrick. The Effect of Flipped Pedagogy on Students' Written Complexity and Fluency, Extended Summaries, Korea Tesol 2019, 30 October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2019
Laurence Craven And Daniel Fredrick. The Effect of Active Learning Spaces on Students’ Writing Proficiency, Proceedings The 2nd Innovative And Creative Education And Teaching International Conference, 26 October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2018
Laurence Craven. Vocabulary Learning Strategies., Tama University School Of Global Studies Bulletin March 2014., 2014
Laurence Craven. Maximizing the Advantages of NSETs and JTEs Using Rotational Co-Teaching, Jissen Women’s University Flc Journal, 2013
Laurence Craven. Increasing Input and Output: A Case Against L1 Usage, Tama University School Of Global Studies Bulletin, 2012
Laurence Craven. An Investigation of Attitudes Towards Mother Tongue Usage in Junior High School Oral Communication Classes, Tama University School Of Global Studies Bulletin, 2011

Conference Presentations

The Complexities of Complexity: Novel Ways of Measuring Complexity in Academic Writing, The 14th Asian Conference On Arts & Humanities (acah2023), May 2023
Student Perceptions of Computer Mediated Written Corrective Feedback, The 2022 10th International Conference On Language, Media And Culture (iclmc 2022), May 2022
The Effects of Flipped Pedagogy on Students' Written Complexity and Fluency, The 27th Annual Korea Tesol International Conference, 12 October 2019
The Effect of Different forms of Unfocused Written Corrective Feedback on Academic Writing Students’ Proficiency, Langue 2019, 13 June 2019
The Effect of Active Learning Spaces on Students' Writing Proficiency, 2nd Innovative And Creative Education And Teaching International Conference, 06 June 2018

Grants and sponsorships

Grant, Conference Travel Grant, American University of Sharjah, 1 June 2018 - 1 July 2018

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