Betsy Gilliland

Betsy Gilliland is an associate professor in the Department of Second Language Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa, where she teaches courses on second language writing, teacher research, and qualitative research methods to undergraduate and graduate students. Co-editor of the Journal of Response to Writing, she was chair of the TESOL Second Language Writing Interest Section (2019-2020) and has published in TESOL Journal, Journal of Second Language Writing, and ELT Journal, among others. She was a Fulbright Scholar at the Universidad de Atacama (Chile) in 2018.

Teaching Students to Write About Research

Learn how real-world research writing differs from traditional school “research” papers and how learners at all ages and proficiency levels can engage in some form of real-world, question-driven research.

Author: Betsy Gilliland

Machine Translation and Teaching Writing

Learn about machine translation (MT), how it's being used in second language writing classrooms around the world, and ways you can utilize it to the benefit of your multilingual learners of English.

Author: Betsy Gilliland

Project-Based Language Learning for Writing

Betsy Gilliland covers the basics of project-based language learning, including defining features, where writing fits into the approach, and how the approach can fit into an established curriculum.

Author: Betsy Gilliland

Teachers As Writers

Besides taking courses and reading books, educators might consider developing their own writing abilities for professional development purposes. In this blog post, Betsy Gilliland describes some ways that teachers can get more engaged with writing.

Author: Betsy Gilliland

Memes and GIFs for Writing Development

GIFs and memes offer great potential for supporting second language learners’ writing development. The author shares some recent research and suggest additional classroom activities.

Author: Betsy Gilliland

Writing Letters in the English Language Classroom

The winter holidays often bring with them greeting cards from friends and relatives living near and far.

Author: Betsy Gilliland

Writing About Food: 5 Activities for the Language Classroom

November begins an intensive season of holidays around the world, from Día de los Muertos on November 1-2 to Chinese New Year in February.

Author: Betsy Gilliland

Writing Activities to Make the Most of Being Back in the Classroom

As a new academic year starts, I’m excited to be back to teaching in-person classes without the restrictions of social distancing.

Author: Betsy Gilliland

Elementary School Writing for MLLs: Interview With Joanna Wong

Joanna Wong, Associate Professor, College of Education, California State University, Monterey Bay, is an elementary school teacher educator who holds a PhD in education focused on language, literacy, and culture.

Author: Betsy Gilliland

Writing Across the Curriculum

As TESOL professionals, we often think of ourselves as English teachers whose primary work is supporting our students to learn the English language.

Author: Betsy Gilliland

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