People
Department Head
George C. and Jane G. Greer Professor of Applied Linguistics, African Studies, and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Head, Department of Applied Linguistics
814-865-3826
Area(s) of Specialization:
Critical Discourse Analysis| Language ideology| Language policy| Language, Gender, and Sexuality| Linguistic landscape
Director of Graduate Studies
Professor of Applied Linguistics
Director of Graduate Studies
(814) 867-1373
Area(s) of Specialization:
Narrative and Case Study in Applied Linguistics| Second Language Pragmatics| Sociocultural Approaches to Foreign Language Teaching and Learning| Study Abroad
Faculty
Associate Research Professor of Applied Linguistics and German
Associate Director, Center for Advanced Language Proficiency Education and Research
(814) 863-3360
Area(s) of Specialization:
L2 Vocabulary| Language Assessment| Materials Development| Second Language Reading
Edwin Erle Sparks Professor in Applied Linguistics, English, and Asian Studies
(814) 865-6229
Area(s) of Specialization:
English as an International Language| Global Englishes| Second Language Writing| Sociolinguistics
Associate Teaching Professor of Applied Linguistics
Program Director, TESOL Minor
Program Director, Integrated UG/GRAD program in Applied Linguistics
(814) 865-1919
Area(s) of Specialization:
English Language Teacher Professional Development| Online Instruction
Associate Teaching Professor
Director, English for Professional Purposes Intercultural Center
(814) 863-7036
Area(s) of Specialization:
Language for Specific Purposes| Language Teacher Education| Second Language Pedagogy| Sociolinguistics
Kirby Professor in Language Learning and Applied Linguistics
(814) 863-2346
Area(s) of Specialization:
Communication in Second Language Classrooms| Narrative Inquiry as Professional Development| Sociocultural Perspectives on L2 Teacher Professional Development
Professor of Applied Linguistics
Director of Graduate Studies
(814) 867-1373
Area(s) of Specialization:
Narrative and Case Study in Applied Linguistics| Second Language Pragmatics| Sociocultural Approaches to Foreign Language Teaching and Learning| Study Abroad
Teaching Professor in Applied Linguistics
Director, IECP (Intensive English Communication Program)
(814) 865-5713
Area(s) of Specialization:
English as an International Language| Language Teacher Education| Sociolinguistics
Teaching Professor in Applied Linguistics
Director, ITA Program
(814) 863-5904
Area(s) of Specialization:
Classroom Interaction| Conversation Analysis| International Teaching Assistants
Professor of Applied Linguistics and Asian Studies
(814) 865-4692
Area(s) of Specialization:
Computer-assisted Language Learning| Corpus linguistics| Language for Specific Purposes| Second Language Acquisition| Second Language Writing
Professor of Applied Linguistics and African Studies
Director, African Studies Program
(814) 863-2431
Area(s) of Specialization:
Discourses of Terrorism outside the United States| Language and Health in Africa| Language policy and planning| Philosophies of Language
Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics
Director, Center for Language Acquisition
Director, Center for Advanced Language Proficiency, Education and Research
(814) 865-8468
Area(s) of Specialization:
Crosslinguistic influences| Psycholinguistics| Research Methodology| Second Language Acquisition| Usage-based learning theory
George C. and Jane G. Greer Professor of Applied Linguistics, African Studies, and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Head, Department of Applied Linguistics
814-865-3826
Area(s) of Specialization:
Critical Discourse Analysis| Language ideology| Language policy| Language, Gender, and Sexuality| Linguistic landscape
Professor of World Languages Education and Applied Linguistics
Area(s) of Specialization:
Language Assessment| Language Teacher Education| Second Language Acquisition| Sociocultural Theory
Professor of Applied Linguistics
(814) 865-9622
Area(s) of Specialization:
Applied Linguistics and Health Sciences| Language, Ethnicity, and Dementia| Mixed Methods| Multilingualism and Culture| Quantitative Methods
Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics, Asian Studies, Education, Linguistics
(814) 865-7251
Area(s) of Specialization:
Cognitive Linguistics| Discourse Analysis| Second Language Writing
Teaching Professor in Applied Linguistics
Director, ESL/EAP Programs
(814) 865-6227
Area(s) of Specialization:
Curriculum Design| L2 Teacher Education| Online Instruction| Pedagogical Grammar| Sociocultural Theory| Writing Instruction| Writing Tutor Development
Professor of Applied Linguistics and Asian Studies
(814) 863-0030
Area(s) of Specialization:
Cognitive Semantics| Metaphor Studies
Emeritus Faculty
Professor Emerita of Applied Linguistics
Director, Center for Research on English Language Learning and Teaching
Area(s) of Specialization:
Classroom Discourse| Conversation Analysis| Interactional Foundations of L2 Teaching and Learning
George and Jane Greer Professor Emeritus in Language Acquisition and Applied Linguistics
Director, Center for Advanced Language Proficiency Education and Research (2002-2022)
Director, Center for Language Acquisition (1999-2019)
Area(s) of Specialization:
Cultural-historical Psychology| Second Language Acquisition| Sociocultural Theory
Teaching Faculty
Assistant Teaching Professor
Associate Teaching Professor in Applied Linguistics
Academic Coordinator
Associate Teaching Professor in Applied Linguistics
Area(s) of Specialization:
English as an International Language| International Teaching Assistants| Writing Instruction
Associate Teaching Professor in Applied Linguistics
Area(s) of Specialization:
English as an International Language| International Teaching Assistants
Staff
Primary Undergraduate Program Assistant
(814) 865-1647
Graduate Program Assistant Applied Linguistics
(814) 867-4284
Assistant to the Department Head and Faculty
(814) 863-3531
Ph.D. Students
Research Assistant, Center for Language Acquisition (Spring 2022)
Teaching Assistant, ITA Program (Spring 2023)
M.A. Students
Affiliate Faculty
Associate Professor of World Languages Education and Applied Linguistics
Teaching Assistant Professor of African Studies and Applied Linguistics
Area(s) of Specialization:
Language and law| Language policy and planning| Language, Gender, and Sexuality| Language, Identity, and Ideology| Visual semiotics and multimodality
Assistant Professor of Korean and Applied Linguistics
Visiting Scholars
Ph.D Student
Xi'an Jiaotong, Foreign Language School, China