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Tim Kochem

    English Speaking Consultant

    English Writing Consultant

     Office: 305 Ross Hall

     Email: tkochem@iastate.edu    

Education

Ph.D. Student, Applied Linguistics & Technology, Iowa State University

M.A. TESOL, West Chester University, West Chester, Pennsylvania

B.S. Business Management and Human Resources Management, Wilmington University, New Castle, Delaware

Research Areas

L2 Pronunciation Pedagogy; Teacher Education; Distance Education; Educational Technology; Classroom-based Research 

Publications

Kochem, T., Guskaroska, A., Karatay, L., Ozkul, A., Rehman, I., & Levis, J. (under review). Comprehensibility and fluency improvement in international graduate students: What can be expected in the first semester? Studies in Second Language Acquisition. 

Kim, H., & Kochem, T. (under review). The effect of dialogues on the task complexity of narrative writing tasks. Assessing Writing. 

Levis, J., & Kochem, T. (in press). Pronunciation tutoring as teacher preparation. In V. Sardegna & A. Jarosz (Eds.), English Pronunciation Teaching: Theory, Practice, and Research Findings. Multilingual Matters. 

Kochem, T., Richards, M., Compton, L., & Cotos, E. (2020). Oral Communication for Non-Native Speakers of English. Ames, IA: Iowa State University Digital Press. 

Kochem, T., Guskaroska, A., & Elliott, T. (2020). Experiences in an L2 pronunciation tutoring project using narrative analysis. In O. Kang, S. Staples, K. Yaw, & K. Hirschi (Eds.), Proceedings of the 11th Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching conference, ISSN 2380-9566, Northern Arizona University, September 2019 (pp. 229–238). Ames, IA: Iowa State University.  

Taylor, J., & Kochem, T. (2020). Access and empowerment in digital language learning, maintenance, and revival: A critical literature review. Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education. http://doi:10.1080/15595692.2020.1765769  

Kochem, T., Muhammad, A. A., Karatay, Y., Jin, H., & Hegelheimer, V. (2020). Considerations for Future Technology Development Based on EFL Teachers' Integration of Technology. In Kruk, M., & Peterson, M. (Ed.), New Technological Applications for Foreign and Second Language Learning and Teaching (pp. 239-260). IGI Global. http://doi:10.4018/978-1-7998-2591-3.ch012 

Smidt, E., Cheong, C. Y. M., & Kochem, T. (2019). The meaning of quality in online/blended learning at a Malaysian university. International Journal on E-Learning, 19(3), 243-263. 

Smidt, E., Kochem, T., Dachroeden, E. (2019). Increasing the critical thinking of TESOL students in asynchronous online discussions. In Proceedings of Global Learn 2019 (pp. 101-111). Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/210302/. 

Smidt, E., Cheong, C.Y.M., Dachroeden, E., & Kochem, T. (2019). The meaning of quality in online/blended courses to American and Malaysian administrators, faculty, and students. International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 17(2), 45-58. Idea Group Publishing. ISSN: 1539-3100. (SCOPUS-Indexed) 

Silva dos Santos, L., Becker, K., Muhammed, A., Hegelheimer, V., & Kochem, T. (2019) Technology integration and pedagogical practice in English Language Teaching: Lessons learned. The European Journal of Applied Linguistics and TEFL, 2, 25-51. 

Smidt, E., McGowan, M., Kochem, T., & Van Liew, M. (2017). The experience of a first-time online Cultural Studies instructor: A case study. GSTF Journal on Education (JEd), 4(2), 43-48. DOI: 10.5176/2345-7163_4.2.105. Retrieved from http://dl6.globalstf.org/index.php/jed/article/view/1907/1916.  

Smidt, E., Li, R., Bunk, J., Kochem, T., & McAndrew, A. (2017). The meaning of quality in an online course to administrators, faculty, and students. Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 28(1), 65-86. Chesapeake, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved from http://www.learntechlib.org/p/174185. 

Select Conference Presentations

Kochem, T., Becker, K., Muhammad, A., Jin, H., Karatay, Y., & Hegelheimer, V. (May 2019). Using a Global Online Course in Educational Technology to Develop a Digital Maker Culture for Language Teacher Training. Computer-Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO 2019). Montreal, Quebec, Canada.  

Kochem, T., Guskaroska, A., & Elliott, T. (September 2019). Experiences in an L2 pronunciation tutoring project: Using narrative analysis to explore theory-practice connection. Poster presented at the Pronunciation and Second Language Learning and Teaching Conference (PSLLT 2019). Flagstaff, AZ. 

Kochem, T., Muhammad, A., Jin, H., Karatay, Y., & Hegelheimer, V. (March 2019). Improving the quality and practices of a global online course: Developing a new generation of CALL researchers and practitioners. Paper presented at the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL 2019). Atlanta, GA. 

Kochem, T., Dachroeden, E., & Smidt, E. (March 2018). Increasing the Critical Thinking of TESOL Students in Asynchronous Online Discussions. Paper presented at the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL 2018). Chicago, IL. 

Kochem, T., & Smidt, E. (September 2017). Increasing the critical thinking of TESOL students in asynchronous online discussions. Paper presented at the Technology for Second Language Learning Conference (TSLL 2017). Ames, IA.