Juan Escalante

Juan Escalante began his career at BYU–Hawaii as a student. He received a bachelor’s in TESOL Education in 2015. In 2018, he earned a master’s in TESOL from BYU in Provo. As part of his research, he used eye-tracking technology to observe and analyze Second Language Learners’ reading behaviors while taking tests. After graduating from BYU, Juan was hired as visiting faculty, and he worked as a skill area supervisor at BYU’s English Language Center, where he taught ESL and coordinated a community ESL program. His teaching experience also includes Utah Valley University. Juan’s primary research interests include technology enhanced-language education, teacher training, and language assessment.

Recent Publications

• Escalante, J., Pack, A. & Barrett, A. AI-generated feedback on writing: insights into efficacy and ENL student preference. Int J Educ Technol High Educ 20, 57 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s41239-023-00425-2
• Escalante, J., Eckstein, G., Cox, T., & Luke, S. (2023). Multiple-choice reading behaviors of ESL students: An eye-tracking study. TESOL Communications, 2(1), 46-62. https://doi.org/10.58304/tc.20230104
• Pack, A., & Escalante, J. (2023). Traveling while black. TESOL Journal, 13(2), e719. https://doi.org/10.1002/tesj.719
  

Recent Conference Presentations

• Pack, A., Escalante, J., Wilson, M., Barrett, A. (2023, September). How reliably can large language models use a holistic rubric to place English language learners based on writing? Artificial Intelligence Research in Applied Linguistics Conference, New York City, New York, United States.
• Escalante, J., Pack, A., Wilson, M., Barrett, A. (2023, September). Exploring English language learners’ preferences of AI and human generated written corrective feedback. Artificial Intelligence Research in Applied Linguistics Conference, New York City, New York, United States.
• Pack, A., Escalante, J., Wan, H. C., Browne, M. (2023, March). Understanding student opinions of using VR film for language learning: Traveling while black. TESOL International Convention, Portland, Oregon, United States.
• Eckstein, G., Matthews, K., Koltovskaia, S., Escalante, J., Maloney, J. (2023, March). To pay or not to pay: A freemium comparison of Grammarly. American Association for Applied Linguistics Conference, Portland, Oregon, United States.