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Jiang, X. (April, 2017). Arabic speakers reading English words. Paper presented at the 20th WVTESOL annual conference, Morgantown, WV, March 31-April 1, 2017.

Jiang, X. (March, 2017). Using discourse structure graphic organizers for reading instruction. Paper to be presented as a part of the invited colloquium titled “Reading Research-into-Practice” organized by Margi Wald for TESOL annual conference, Seattle, WA, March 21-24, 2017.

Jiang, X. (2016). Component skills in L2 reading: Possible influence of L1 orthography. Paper presented at AAAL, Orlando, FL, April 9-12, 2016.

Jiang, X. (March, 2016). Developing integrative tasks for lanugage instruction and assessment. Paper presented at 19th WVTESOL annual conference, Huntington, WV.

Jiang, X. (April, 2015). Raising a bilingual child: Why and how. Paper presented at the 18th WVTESOL annual conference, Charleston, WV.

Jiang X. (April, 2014). The research-instruction cycle in second language reading. Paper presented at the 17th WVTESOL annual conference, Morgantown, WV.

Jiang, X. (Spring, 2013). Components of oral reading fluency and their relative importance in ESL reading comprehension among learners of different first language backgrounds. Paper presented at AAAL, Dallas, TX, March 16-19, 2013.

Jiang, X. (April, 2012). The importance of oral reading fluency in L2 reading development. Paper presented at the 15th WVTESOL Annual Conference, Inwood, WV, April 27-28, 2012.

Jiang, X. (March, 2012). The effects of L1 orthographic features on ESL word recognition. Paper presented at AAAL, Boston, MA, March 24-27, 2012.

Jiang, X. (March, 2012). The Role of L1 orthography in ESL reading development. Paper presented as a part of a colloquium titled “Component-Skills Approach to L2 Reading: Findings, Challenges, and Innovations” organized by E. Jeon. AAAL, Boston, MA, March 24-27, 2012.

Jiang, X. (March, 2011). The relationship between L1 literacy, L2 proficiency and L2 reading comprehension. Paper presented at AAAL, Chicago, IL, March 26-29, 2011.

Jiang, X. (April, 2010). Reading comprehension and awareness of text structure. Paper presented at 13th WVTESOL annual conference, Fairmont, WV.

Grabe, W., & Jiang, X. (March, 2010). Promoting reading comprehension by raising students’ text structure awareness. Paper presented at TESOL, Boston, MA, March 24-27, 2010.

Jiang, X., & Grabe, W. (March, 2010). The effectiveness of reading activities in text comprehension. Paper presented at AAAL, Atlanta, GA, March 6-9, 2010.

Grabe, W., & Jiang, X. (March, 2010). Preparing teachers to teach discourse structure knowledge. Paper presented at AAAL, Atlanta, GA, March 6-9, 2010.

Jiang, X. (March, 2009). Graphic organizer completion as an assessment tool of L2 reading comprehension: Building a validity argument. Paper presented at Language Testing Research Colloquium (LTRC), the annual conference of the International Language Testing Association (ILTA), Denver, CO.

Jiang, X. (March, 2009). Beyond vocabulary and structure in an ESL reading curriculum. Paper presented at 12th WV-TESOL annual conference, Charleston, WV.

Williams, K., Neves, T. & Jiang, X. (March, 2009). Creating graphic organizers for a reading class. A 90-minute workshop presented at 12th WV-TESOL annual conference, Charleston, WV.

Jiang, X. (April, 2008). Teaching text structures with graphic organizers. A 90-minute workshop presented at 11th WV TESOL annual conference, Parkersburg, WV.

Schmitt, N., Jiang, X., & Grabe, W. (March, 2008). How much vocabulary is necessary to comprehend a text? Paper presented at American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) 2008 Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.

Jiang, X., Sawaki, Y., & Sabatini, J. (April, 2007). Efficiency and fluency in ELL reading comprehension. Paper presented at American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2007 Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Jiang, X. (April, 2007). The effect of graphic organizer training on EFL reading development. Paper presented at American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) 2007 Annual Conference, Costa Mesa, CA.

Jiang, X. (March, 2007). Graphic organizers in college EFL reading instruction. Paper presented at Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) 2007 Annual Convention, Seattle, WA.

Jiang, X. (July, 2006). Efficiency and fluency in ESL reading comprehension. Paper presented at Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ.

Jiang, X., Bu, A., & Xie, Y. (June, 2006). The impact of graphic organizer training on reading comprehension at two reading proficiency levels. Paper presented at American Association for Applied Linguistics and Canadian Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL/CAAL) joint conference, Montreal, Canada.

Jiang, X. (May, 2004). Cross-cultural differences in press conference interactions. Paper presented at American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) 2004 Annual Conference, Portland, OR.

Jiang, X. (April, 2004). Press conference interactions: A pragmatic analysis. Paper presented at the 8th Annual Conference at the Peaks, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ.

Jiang, X. (April, 2003). The language planning situations in Mainland China and Taiwan. Paper presented at the 7th Annual Conference at the Peaks, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ.