The web journal sponsors an average of two Brown Bag Lunch Presentation per academic year. The series showcases dissertation research and research-in-process conducted by current or former students and faculty members of the TESOL and Applied Linguistics programs at Teachers College, Columbia University, with a view to furthering our effort to promote dissemination of research. In offering presentations of interest to academics and professionals In TESOL and applied linguistics, the journal seeks to provide a focal point for exchanging state-of-the-art scholarly and empirical insights, not only in print but also via real-time, personal interactions.