–––––––––––Invited Talks and Plenaries–––––––––––
| Kang, O. & Hirschi, K. (2026, March). Bias and Stereotyping: Human and Artificial Intelligence (AI). 2026 AAAL Conference. Chicago, Illinois. |
| Hirschi, K. (2026, March). Technology-assisted pronunciation training: Goals, affordances, and research-informed techniques for building speaking skills with tech. Keynote. CALICHE. Lubbock, Texas |
| Hirschi, K. (2026, March). Towards automated measurement and feedback of L2 intelligibility: Challenges and a pedagogically informed roadmap. Automated L2 Speech Assessment (AL2SA) International Workshop. Grenoble, France. |
| Hirschi, K. (2025, May). Inclusive quantitative research in L2 pronunciation: A focus on intelligibility. Webinar. American Association of Applied Linguistics. Online |
| Hirschi, K. (2025, February). Spoken Intelligibility for English Language Learners: Connecting Research to Teaching. Plenary. Defense Language Institute – English Language Center. San Antonio, Texas. |
| Kang, O. & Hirschi, K. (2023, March). Intelligibility and Successful Communication for International Teaching Assistants in Global Contexts. ITA and Applied Linguistics Intersection panel at TESOL 2023. Portland, Oregon. |
| Hirschi, K. (2023, March). Mobile-Assisted Pronunciation Training. Technology and Pronunciation CALL/SPLIS intersection panel at TESOL 2023. Portland, Oregon. |
| Hirschi, K. (2021, November). Editing Audio Files in Python with pysox. Workshop for PyClub. Northern Arizona University. |
| Hirschi, K. (2021, January). Accent, Identity, and Social Justice in French Language Teaching. Northern Arizona University French Department Talk. Online. |
| Hirschi, K. (2020, June). Lexical Bundles in Quoted Speech: A Study of Two Key French Sequences Using Python. LAEL Webinar Series. Online. |
| Hirschi, K. (2020, May). Teaching and Practicing Speaking in Synchronous and Asynchronous Online Classes. 10th International Research Conference on Education. Language, and Literature. Tbilisi, Georgia. Online. |
| Hirschi, K. (2018, April). Teaching English Pronunciation: Research, Techniques, and Fun. Plenary. 8th International Research Conference on Education, Language, and Literature. Tbilisi, Georgia. |
| Hirschi, K. (2018, February). From Teacher to Researcher: How to Start Understanding ELT Scientifically. English Teachers Association of Georgia Conference. Tbilisi, Georgia. |
| Hirschi, K. (2017, April). Rubrics for Essays and the L2 Writer. Plenary. 7th International Research Conference on Education. Language, and Literature. Tbilisi, Georgia. |
| Hirschi, K. (2016, November). Negative Language in Editorials: The Case of Donald Trump’s Candidacy. Plenary. 9th International Research Conference on American Studies. Tbilisi, Georgia. |
| Hirschi, K. (2014, October). Language Learning and Life-long Service. Keynote. Global Languages Day. Flagstaff, AZ. |
| Stoller, F., Wright, H., Brown, D., Morris, K., & Hirschi, K. (2014, March). How to Give Effective Academic Presentations. Professional Development Panel, Graduate Students Association of Applied Linguistics (GSAAL). |
–––––––––––Workshops and Webinars–––––––––––
| Hirschi, K. (2026, March). How the internet changes phraseology: Using corpus linguistics to investigate the rise and fall of word usage. UT San Antonio Modern Languages & Literatures, Honors College Event. San Antonio, Texas. |
| Hirschi, K. (2025, February). Pedagogical techniques for promoting intelligibility with higher-level learners. Workshop. Defense Language Institute – English Language Center. San Antonio, Texas. |
| Hirschi, K. (2024, October). Atélier en Linguistique de Corpus. Heure Linguistique. Club français de UTSA. San Antonio, Texas. |
| Kang, O. & Hirschi, K. (2022, August). English Pronunciation Workshop Series for New International Students. Two-series hands-on workshop for IEP and ITA L2 English speakers at universities in the U.S. Online. |
| Kang, O. & Hirschi, K. (2022, May). Intelligibility and Successful Communication in Global Contexts. Online workshop with the International Teaching Assistant Program at Pennsylvania State University. Online. |
| Hirschi, K. (2021, November). Workshop on Processing Audio with SoX in Python. Hands-on Virtual Workshop with GSAAL and PyClub. Northern Arizona University. |
| Hirschi, K. (2021, February). Understanding Accent and Teaching Communication Skills in Lingua Franca Contexts. English Teacher’s Association of Georgia Webinar Series. Online. |
| Hirschi, K. (2018, April). Towards Two Billion English Speakers: Teaching Intelligible English Pronunciation in an English-Speaking World. Workshop, 8th International Research Conference on Education. Language, and Literature. Tbilisi, Georgia. |
| Hirschi, K. (2018, April). Workshop in using JASP for quantitative analysis. International Black Sea University and English Language Fellows Program. Tbilisi, Georgia. |
| Hirschi, K. (2018, January). Teaching Pronunciation in an English as a Lingua Franca World. IATEFL Hungary and English Language Fellow Outreach Training. Debrecen, Hungary. |
| Hirschi, K. (2017, December). Communicative Competence and Interaction. English language teaching and American culture training as part of the ACCESS Microscholarship program. Tbilisi, Georgia. |
| Hirschi, K. (2017, April). Using Corpora to Develop Authentic Tests. Workshop, 7th International Research Conference on Education, Language, and Literature. Tbilisi, Georgia. |
| Hirschi, K. & Parjanadze, N. (2017, January). Integrating Corpora into the Academic Writing Classroom. 7th South Caucasus Regional ELT Conference. Tbilisi, Georgia. |
| Hirschi, K. (2017, January). Designing an American culture course: Infusing academic writing, presentation skills, and vocabulary learning. 2016-2017 EUR Mid-Year English Language Fellows Conference. Tbilisi, Georgia. |
| Hirschi, K. (2012, March). Key Elements for Teaching Speaking. Issyk-kul Oblast FORUM Training Series. Balykchi, Kyrgyzstan. |
| Hirschi, K. (2012, January). Transitioning from Translation to Communicative Language Teaching. Issyk-kul Oblast FORUM Training of Trainers. Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan. |
| Hirschi, K. (2012, January). Using Resources and Research in English Language Teaching. Issyk-kul Oblast FORUM Training of Trainers. Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan. |
| Toktorbaeva, A. & Hirschi, K., (2011, June). Long-range planning: Working plan and syllabus. Teacher training workshop series, Issyk-kul Oblast FORUM. Karakol, Kyrgyzstan. |
–––––––––––Refereed Conference Presentations–––––––––––
| Hirschi, K., Watson, R., & Juarez Morgan, M. (2026, November). Building a corpus of Texas Francophonie for teaching culture and language. 2026 ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo. San Antonio, Texas. |
| Hirschi, K., Fouz-González, J., & Papi, M. (2026, October). Feedback-Seeking Behavior in Mobile-Assisted Pronunciation Training: Individual Differences, Log data, and Pronunciation Outcomes. Second Language Research Forum. Montréal, Canada. |
| Hirschi, K., Edalatishams, I., & *Yilmaz, A. (2026, September). Intelligibility beyond phonology: The intersecting role of syntax and lexis in listener perceptions of ITAs. 17th Annual Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Conference. Ames, Iowa. |
| Pedraza, M., Morehead, J., Hirschi, K., Rios, A., Flores, M., Rushforth, M., & Quarles, J. (2026, September). Spanish for navigating airport customs: AI-powered feedback in a virtual reality simulation. EUROCALL 2026. Belfast, Northern Ireland. |
| Chappell, W. & Hirschi, K. (2026, April). Is the monolingual bias really baked in?: The role of gender and priming in attitudes toward codeswitching. 12th Workshop on Spanish Sociolinguistics (WSS12). Washington, DC. |
| Hirschi, K. (2026, March). AI comprehension of Spanish learners of English: Phonological and contextual biases. 2026 AAAL Conference. |
| Maran, K. M., Hirschi, K., and Yang, K. (2026, Not accepted). A Framework for Comparative Analysis of ASR Systems: Bias from Speaker Characteristics, Context, and Linguistic Dimensions. The 40th Annual AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence. Singapore. † |
| Flores, M., Quarles, J., Hirschi, K., Navarro Espino, E., Koc, S., & Alam, T. (2025, December). Mental Depression Detection from Mandarin Speech. 9th International Conference on Natural Language Processing and Information Retrieval (NLPIR 2025). Fukuoka, Japan. † |
| Hirschi, K., Kang, O. (2025, October). AI prediction and human perception: Content words matter more than function words in L2 intelligibility, comprehensibility, and accentedness. 16th Annual Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Conference. Montreal, Quebec. |
| Hirschi, K., Kang, O., & Bae, Y. (2025, September). AI and social/emotional perceptions of L2 speech: Inconsistencies, contradictions, and (un)reasonable evaluations with GPT audio prompting. Artificial Intelligence Research in Applied Linguists (AIRiAL) Conference. New York, New York. |
| Issa, E., Ali, M., & Hirschi, K. (2025, Not accepted). Linguistic bias in ASR’s performance in relation to speech intelligibility, foreign accentedness, and comprehensibility. 8th International Conference on Natural Language and Speech Processing. Odense, Denmark. † |
| Maran, K. M., Hirschi, K., and Yang, K. (2025, Not accepted). A Framework for Comparative Analysis of ASR Systems: Case Studies of Bias over Gender, Foreign Accents, and Linguistic Context. 8th International Conference on Natural Language and Speech Processing. Odense, Denmark. † |
| Hirschi, K., Kang, O., Yang, M., Hansen, J., & Beloin, K. (2025, March). AI-generated feedback for l2 intelligibility: an exploratory intervention study on effects and perceptions. 2025 AAAL Conference. Denver, Colorado. |
| *Yilmaz, A. & Hirschi, K. (2025, February). Navigating Communication Through Discourse Intonation: Prosodic Features and Conversational Dynamics in L2 English Learners. COEHD 17th Annual Research Colloquium. San Antonio, Texas. |
| Hirschi, K. & Kang, O. (2024, December). Mobile-Assisted Pronunciation Training (MAPT): The dynamic interplay of suprasegmentals, perception, production and individual differences. Accents Conference. Łódź, Poland. |
| Hirschi, K. & Kang, O. (2024, September). AI-based mobile-assisted pronunciation training on production and perception of English segmental contrasts. 15th Annual Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Conference. Ames, Iowa. |
| Hirschi, K. & Kang, O. (2024, March). AI approaches to L2 pronunciation evaluation and intervention. In S. Crossley, Leveraging artificial intelligence in second language acquisition research [Invited Colloquium]. 2024 AAAL Conference. Houston, Texas. |
| Hirschi, K., Kang, O. (2024, March). The impact of data-driven learning for second language pronunciation on English lexical stress and prominence. 2024 AAAL Conference. Houston, Texas. |
| Hirschi, K., Martin, L., & Kang, O. (2023, October). Data-driven learning for pronunciation: A study of prominence and lexical stress in the EAP context. Technology for Second Language Learning Conference (TSLL). Online. * |
| Kang, O., Hirschi, K., Hansen, J., & Looney, S. D. (2023, October). Technology-based L2 intelligibility feedback: Balancing global and local pronunciation feedback. Technology for Second Language Learning Conference (TSLL). Online. |
| Hirschi, K. & Kang, O. (2023, October). Impact of lexical stress on L2 intelligibility in academic English. IATEFL PronSIG Online Conference 2023. Online. |
| Hirschi, K. & Kang, O. (2023, September). How many and what kind of raters are needed for intelligibility, comprehensibility, and accentedness research: A G Theory analysis. 14th Annual Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Conference. West Lafayette, Indiana. |
| Hirschi, K., Kang, O., Hansen, J., & Looney, S. (2023, March). Exploring the threshold of intelligibility through suprasegmental features: Employing nonlinear regression for optimal modeling of intelligibility. 2023 AAAL Conference. Portland, Oregon. |
| Kang, O., Hirschi, K., Looney, S., & Hansen, J. (2023, March). Effects of technology-based learner-specific feedback on international students’ speech intelligibility. 2023 AAAL Conference. Portland, Oregon. |
| Looney, S., Kang, O., Hansen, J., & Hirschi, K. (2023, March). Challenges for integrating intelligibility-based pronunciation feedback into instruction: Teacher experiences and perceptions. 2023 AAAL Conference. Portland, Oregon. |
| Miao, V., Kang, O., Hirschi, K., Ahn, H., & Won, Y. (2023, March). Test takers’ perceptions of technology-based tests in IELTS, and their use of test preparation resources in various contexts. 2023 AAAL Conference. Portland, Oregon. |
| Kang, O., Hirschi, K., Hansen, J., & Looney, S. (2022, December). Characterization and normalization of second language speech intelligibility through lexical stress, speech rate, rhythm, and pauses. 183rd Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America. Nashville, Tennessee. |
| Hirschi, K. Kang, O., & Looney, S. (2022, October). Intelligibility-based formative assessment on suprasegmentals: Saliency, uptake, and delivery. IATEFL PronSIG Online Conference 2022. Online. |
| Kang, O. & Hirschi, K. (2022, October). Pronunciation assessment criteria and intelligibility. IATEFL PronSIG Online Conference 2022. Online. |
| Huensch, A., Edalatishams, I., Ghanem, R., Puga, K., Staples, S., Centanin Bertho, M., & Hirschi, K. (2022, September). Digital tools for building and analyzing spoken corpora: Moving beyond lexicogrammar to pronunciation and fluency. 15th International American Association for Corpus Linguistics Conference (AACL 2022). Flagstaff, AZ. |
| Kostromitina, M. & Hirschi, K. (2022, September). Analysis of intonation patterns in naturalistic and elicited l1 and l2 spoken corpora. 15th International American Association for Corpus Linguistics Conference (AACL 2022). Flagstaff, AZ. |
| Hirschi, K., Kang, O., Hansen, J. H., Looney, S. (2022, June). Effects of technology-based pronunciation feedback on ITA’s intelligibility and accentedness. 13th Annual Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Conference. St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada. |
| Hirschi, K. (2022, May). “Well, I disagree!” Understanding and teaching the social dimensions of English intonation. 12th International Research Conference on Education. Language, and Literature. Tbilisi, Georgia. |
| Hirschi, K., Kang, O., Hansen, J. H., Looney, S. (2022, March). The effects and attitudes towards mobile-assisted pronunciation and communication training on international teaching assistants’ oral performance. 2022 AAAL Conference. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. |
| Hirschi, K., Kang, O., Hansen, J. H., Looney, S. (2021, December). Effects of technology-based suprasegmental instruction and feedback on advanced L2 English speakers’ intelligibility and accentedness. Accents Conference. Online. |
| Hirschi, K. (2021, December). The intonation of L2 collaborative spoken tasks: pitch concord and dominant tone choices. Accents Conference. Online. |
| Kang, O., Hirschi, K., Miao, V. Ahn, H., & Won, Y. (2021, December). Test takers’ perspectives on the current IELTS practice and their test preparation. ALTAANZ online conference. |
| Hirschi, K., Kang, O., Hansen, J., Cucchiarini, C., & Strik, H. (June, 2021). Mobile-assisted pronunciation training for non-academic English learners: Learner background, effort, and accuracy, PSLLT 2021.Online. |
| Hirschi, K., Kang, O., Taguchi, N. (2021, March). Perceptual judgement of second language speech and pragmatic success. 2021 AAAL Virtual Conference. Online. |
| Hirschi, K. & Wood, M. (2020, October). Mobile-assisted pronunciation training: The good, the bad, and the useful. AZTESOL 2020 Virtual State Conference. Online. |
| Hirschi, K., Kang, O., Cucchiarini, C., Evanini, K., Hansen, J. H., & Strik, H. (2020, October).Mobile-assisted pronunciation training with limited English proficiency: Learner background and speech pattern. INTERSPEECH 2020. |
| Hirschi, K., Kang, O., Hansen, J. H., Strik, H., Cucchiarini, C., & Evanini, K. (2020, September). Designing a Mobile-Assisted Pronunciation Training (MAPT) resource for International Teaching Assistants (ITAs). 7th Annual AZ CALL. Online. |
| Hirschi, K. (2020, February). C’est ce qu’il y a: Syntactic variation and contextual patterns of c’est and il y a in historical and Modern French. 2nd AZ Graduate Conference in French. Tucson, AZ. |
| Hirschi, K. (2019, September). Training intonation and word stress through Praat: Techniques and resources for pronunciation practice. Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Conference. Flagstaff, AZ. |
| Travelbee, A., Hirschi, K., Wood, J., & Conrad, K. (2019, June). Self-access in the United States: The context, learners, and possibilities. Encuentro Internacional de Centros de Autoacceso 2019. Mexico City, Mexico. |
| Hirschi, K., & Kia, E. (2018, October). Trump across the Times: A diachronic analysis of discourse organization of editorials. Arizona Corpus Linguistics Conference 2018. Flagstaff, AZ. |
| Hirschi, K., & Parjanadze, N. (2018, May). Teaching EFL learners appropriate email requests through pragmatic training. Language in Focus. Thessaloniki, Greece. |
| Hirschi, K. (2018, February). Intonation and word stress in Georgian EFL learners’ utterances: Does praat training help? Second Language Teaching / Acquisition in the Context of Multilingual Education (SELTAME) Conference. Tbilisi, Georgia. |
| Hirschi, K. (2016, April). Teaching email pragmatics to IEP students. TESOL 2016 Master’s Student Forum. Baltimore, MD. |
| Sagdic, A. & Hirschi, K. (2015, October). Teaching indirect criticism: Inductive and deductive instruction. Arizona Teachers TESOL. Mesa, AZ. |
| Sagdic, A. & Hirschi, K. (2015, March). Teaching implicature through explicit instruction. Second Language Acquisition and Teaching Roundtable. Tucson, AZ. |
| Hirschi, K. (2014, October). TOEFL preparation and critical thinking. AZTESOL State Conference. Flagstaff, AZ. |
* Indicates presentation with a student
† Indicates presentation by peer reviewed proceeding paper