EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

• B.A. English Literature, Beijing University
• MA. TESOL, Central Missouri State University
• M.Ed. TESOL, Teachers College, Columbia University
• Ed.D. Applied Linguistics, Teachers College, Columbia University
• Invited participant of the Conversation Analysis Advanced Studies Institute (CAASI-2004) at UCLA, organized and run by Emanuel Schegloff and Gene Lerner.
• Invited Participant of the Rutgers Conversation Analysis Summer Workshop led by Emanuel Schegloff, John Heritage, Anita Pomerantz, and Gene Lerner, May 24-26, 2005.

COURSES

• Speaking Practicum
• Pedagogical English Grammar
• Phonetics and Phonology
• Sociolinguistics
• Conversation Analysis
• Advanced Conversation Analysis
• Discourse Analysis
• Doctoral Seminar in Discourse

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Interactional resources deployed to manage competing demands in various social contexts
• Advice giving and receiving
• Second language instructional practices and learning opportunities
• Cross-cultural and interlanguage pragmatics

PUBLICATIONS

Books

• Wong, J., & Waring, H. Z. (2010). Conversation analysis and second language pedagogy: Agude for ESL/EFL teachers. New York: Routledge.

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Articles in Refereed Journals

• Waring, H. Z., Hruska, B. (2011). Getting and keeping Nora on board: A novice elementary ESOL student teacher's practices for lesson engagement. Lingustics and Education, 22, 441-445.
• Waring, H. Z. (2011). Learner initiatives and learning opportunities. Classroom Discourse,2(2), 201-218.
• Waring, H. Z. (2009). Moving out of IRF: A single case analysis. Language Learning, 59(4), 796-824.
• Wong, J., & Waring, H. Z. (2009). "Very good" as a teacher response. ELT Journal, 63(3), 195-203.
• Waring, H. Z. (2008). Using explicit positive assessment (EPA) in the language classroom: IRF, feedback, and learning opportunities. Modern Language Journal, 92(4), 577-594.
• Waring, H. Z. (2007). The multi-functionality of accounts in advice giving. Journal of Sociolinguistics. 11(3), 367-391.
• Waring, H. Z. (2007). Complex advice acceptance as a resource for managing asymmetries. Text and Talk, 27(1), 107-137.
• Waring, H. Z. (2005). Peer tutoring in a graduate writing center: Identity, expertise and advice resisting. Applied Linguistics, 26, 141-168.
• Waring, H. Z. (2003). "Also" as a discourse marker: Its use in disjunctive and disaffiliative environments. Discourse Studies, 5(3), 415-436.
• Waring, H. Z. (2002). Displaying substantive recipiency in seminar discussion. Research on Language and Social Interaction, 35(4), 453-479.
• Waring, H. Z. (2002). Expressing noncomprehension in seminar discussion. Journal of Pragmatics, 34(12), 1711-1731.
• Waring, H. Z. (2001). Balancing the competing interests in seminar discussion: Peer referencing and asserting vulnerability. Issues in Applied Linguistics, 12(1), 29-50.

Book Chapters

• Waring, H. Z. (2005). The unofficial businesses of repair initiation: Vehicles for affiliation and disaffiliation. In A. Tyler et al. (Eds.), Language in use: Cognitive and discourse perspectives on language and language learning (pp. 163-175). Washington DC: Georgetown University Press.
• Beebe, L. M., & Waring, H. Z. (2005). Pragmatic development in responding to rudeness. In J. Frodesen & C. Holten (Eds.), The power of context in language teaching and learning (pp. 67-80). Boston, MA: Heinle & Heinle/Thomson Learning.
• Beebe, L. M., & Waring, H. Z. (2004). The lexical encoding of pragmatic tone: Adverbials as words that work. In D. Boxer & A. D. Cohen (Eds.), Study speaking to inform second language learning (pp. 228-252). Clevedon: Multilingual Matters.

Book Reviews

• Waring, H. Z. (2008). [Book note for Reported task: Reported speech in interaction edited by Elizabeth Holt and Rebecca Clift].  Language in Society, 37(5), 773.
• Waring, H. Z. (2004). [Review of the book The News Interview: Journalists and Public Figures on the Air by Steven Clayman and John Heritage]. Discourse & Society, 15(1), 135-137.
• Waring, H. Z. (2001). [Review of the book Conversation Analysis by Numa Markee]. Language in Society, 30(2), 289-291.

PRESENTATIONS

• Waring, H. Z. (2012, March). "Any questions?": Understanding the nature of understanding-check in the language classroom. Paper presetned at the American Association for Applied Linguistics Annual Conference (AAAL-12): Boston, Massachussetts.
• Waring, H. Z. (2011, August). Learner initiatives in the language classroom. Paper presented at the 16th World Congress of Applied Linguistics (AILA): Beijing, China.
• Waring, H. Z., & Hruska, B. (2011, July). Problematic directives in pedagogical interaction. Paper presented at the 12th International Pragmatics Conference: Manchester, UK.
• Waring, H. Z. (2010, September). Promoting self-discovery in the language classroom. Temple University Language and Linguistics Speaker Series. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• Waring, H. Z. & Hruska, B. (2010, March). Managing child resistance in an after-school literacy program. Paper presented at the American Association for Applied Linguistics Annual Conference (AAAL-10): Atlanta, Georgia.
  
• Wong, J., & Waring, H. Z. (2010, March). Conversation analysis and intercultural communication. Paper presented at the International TESOL Convention: Boston, Massachusetts.
  
• Waring, H. Z. (2009, November). A conversation analytic look into feedback practices in the language classroom. The Fifth QCC Colloquium on Second Language Acquisition. New York, New York.
  
• Waring, H. Z., & Wong, J. (2008, April). Conversation analysis and giving feedback in the language classroom. Discussion Session presented at the International TESOL Convention: New York City.
• Waring, H. Z. (2008, March). Doing “withholding” in the language classroom. Paper presented at the American Association for Applied Linguistics Annual Conference (AAAL-08): Washington, D.C.
• Waring, H. Z. (2007, July). The not very good "very good": IRF, feedback, and learning opportunities. Paper presented at the 10th International Pragmatics Conference: Goteborg, Sweden.
• Waring, H. Z. (2006, June). Using accounts in advice giving. Paper presented at the American Association for Applied Linguistics Annual Conference (AAAL-06): Montreal, Canada.
• Waring, H. Z. (2006, May). Understanding the advising sequence in graduate peer tutoring. Paper presented at the International Conference on Conversation Analysis (ICCA-06): Helsinki, Finland.
• Waring, H. Z. (2005, July). Uncovering the complexities of advice acceptance. Paper presented at the 14th World Congress of Applied Linguistics: Madison, Wisconsin.
• Waring, H. Z. (2005, July). 'Yeah yeah yeah' as a state-of-knowledge response. Paper presented at the 9th International Pragmatics Conference: Riva del Garda, Italy.
• Beebe, L. M., & Waring, H. Z. (2004, May). Understanding the perception of tone: A cross-cultural study. Paper presented at the American Association for Applied Linguistics Annual Conference: Portland, Oregon.
• Waring, H. Z. (2003, November). Resisting a tutor's advice in a graduate writing center. Paper presented at the National Communication Association 2003 Convention: Miami Beach, Florida.
• Waring, H. Z. (2003, October). Teaching speech to ESL students from Latin America. Paper presented at New York State Communication Association (NYSCA) 61st Annual Conference: Kerhonkson, New York.
• Waring, H. Z (2003, March). Measuring the speaking abilities of college ESL students: The case of an in-house placement test. Paper presented at the Northeast Modern Language Association (NEMLA): Boston.
• Waring, H. Z. (2003, February). The unofficial businesses of repair initiation: Vehicles for affiliation and disaffiliation. Paper presented at Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics 2003: Washington D.C.
• Waring, H. Z. (2002, May). Some other cases of delayed repair initiation. Paper presented at the International Conference of Conversation Analysis 2002 (ICCA-02): Copenhagen, Denmark.
• Beebe, L.M., & Waring, H. Z. (2002, April). The pragmatics of interlanguage pragmatics: The case of tone. Paper co-authored with Leslie M. Beebe and presented at the American Association for Applied Linguistics Annual Conference: Salt Lake City.
• Waring, H. Z. (2001, March). Expressing noncomprehension in seminar discussion. Paper presented at Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics 2001: Washington, D.C.
• Waring, H. Z. (2001, February). Displaying understanding through substantive listening strategies. Paper presented at the American Association for Applied Linguistics Annual Conference: St. Louis.

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