  {"id":14013,"date":"2025-10-15T13:13:29","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T23:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/sls\/?p=14013"},"modified":"2025-10-15T13:14:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T23:14:53","slug":"sls-phd-students-receive-elizabeth-spann-award-for-research-on-l2-english-overpassivization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/sls\/sls-phd-students-receive-elizabeth-spann-award-for-research-on-l2-english-overpassivization\/","title":{"rendered":"SLS PhD Students Receive Elizabeth Spann Award for Research on L2 English Overpassivization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14014 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/sls\/wp-content\/uploads\/Spotlight-Feature-Instagram-Post-2-872x491.png\" alt=\"Flyer with the pictures of Ayoung Chung and Jeonhee Kim congratulating the student for receiving Elizabeth Spann Award\" width=\"872\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/sls\/wp-content\/uploads\/Spotlight-Feature-Instagram-Post-2-872x491.png 872w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/sls\/wp-content\/uploads\/Spotlight-Feature-Instagram-Post-2-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/sls\/wp-content\/uploads\/Spotlight-Feature-Instagram-Post-2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/sls\/wp-content\/uploads\/Spotlight-Feature-Instagram-Post-2.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 872px) 100vw, 872px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"275\" data-end=\"514\">Congratulations to <strong data-start=\"294\" data-end=\"310\">Ayoung Chung<\/strong> (PhD student, group leader) and <strong data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"358\">Joonhee Kim<\/strong> (PhD student) for receiving the <strong data-start=\"391\" data-end=\"416\">Elizabeth Spann Award<\/strong> in the amount of <strong data-start=\"434\" data-end=\"444\">$2,000<\/strong> from the College of Arts, Languages &amp; Letters (CALL) Dean\u2019s Office!<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"516\" data-end=\"789\">Their research project, titled <em data-start=\"547\" data-end=\"665\">\u201cInvestigating Overpassivization in L2 English Learners: A Comparative Study of L1 Korean and L1 Japanese Speakers,\u201d<\/em> explores how learners\u2019 first language backgrounds influence their overuse or incorrect use of English passive structures.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"791\" data-end=\"1114\">This project aims to deepen our understanding of cross-linguistic influence in second language acquisition, contributing valuable insights to both L2 English pedagogy and linguistic research. The award will support participant recruitment and data collection, with the study expected to be completed by <strong data-start=\"1094\" data-end=\"1111\">July 31, 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1116\" data-end=\"1228\">Congratulations once again to Ayoung and Joonhee on this well-deserved recognition of their scholarly work!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nCongratulations to Ayoung Chung (PhD student, group leader) and Joonhee Kim (PhD student) for receiving the Elizabeth Spann Award in the amount of $2,000 from the College of Arts, Languages &amp; Letters (CALL) Dean\u2019s Office! 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