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Faculty

Faculty

Suresh Canagarajah
Evan Pugh University Professor of Applied Linguistics, English, and Asian Studies
(814) 865-6229
Area(s) of Specialization:
English as an International Language | Global Englishes | Multilingualism | Second Language Writing | Sociolinguistics
Sharon Childs
Teaching Professor of Applied Linguistics
Chair, MA TESL Program
Program Director, TESOL Minor & Integrated UG program in Applied Linguistics
(814) 865-1919
Area(s) of Specialization:
Language Teacher Cognition | Language Teacher Education | Online Instruction
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Associate Teaching Professor of Applied Linguistics
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
Karen E. Johnson
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
Celeste Kinginger
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
Jason J. Litzenberg
Teaching Professor in Applied Linguistics
Director, IECP (Intensive English Communication Program)
(814) 865-5713
Area(s) of Specialization:
Decolonial Scholarship | English as a Lingua Franca | Intensive English Programs | Linguistic landscape | Sociolinguistics | World Englishes
Stephen D. Looney
Teaching Professor in Applied Linguistics
Director, ITA Program
(814) 863-5904
Area(s) of Specialization:
Classroom Interaction | Conversation Analysis | L2 Assessment
Xiaofei Lu
Professor of Applied Linguistics and Asian Studies
(814) 865-4692
Area(s) of Specialization:
Corpus linguistics | Language for Specific Purposes | Second Language Acquisition | Second Language Writing
Busi Makoni
Associate Teaching Professor of African Studies and Applied Linguistics
Area(s) of Specialization:
Critical Discourse | Language and law | Language planning | Language Policy | Language, Gender, and Sexuality | Language, Identity, and Ideology | Visual semiotics and multimodality
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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 planning | Language Policy | Philosophies of Language
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Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics
Director, Center for Language Acquisition
Director, Center for Advanced Language Proficiency, Education and Research
Area(s) of Specialization:
Crosslinguistic influences | Psycholinguistics | Research Methodology | Second Language Acquisition | Usage-based learning theory
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Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Applied Linguistics, Jewish Studies, 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
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Professor of World Languages Education and Applied Linguistics
Area(s) of Specialization:
Language Assessment | Language Teacher Education | Second Language Acquisition | Sociocultural Theory
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Assistant Research Professor of Applied Linguistics
Researcher in English for Specific Purposes and English as a Medium of Instruction
Area(s) of Specialization:
English-Medium Instruction Faculty Development | Language for Specific Purposes | Language Teacher Education | Second Language Pedagogy | Vygotskian Sociocultural Theory
Robert W. Schrauf
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
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Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Area(s) of Specialization:
Language, Gender, and Sexuality | Language and Identity | Language and Race | Mixed Methods | Queer Linguistics | Sociolinguistics | Sociophonetics
Susan Strauss
Professor of Asian Studies, Applied Linguistics, Education, Linguistics
(814) 865-7251
Area(s) of Specialization:
Cognitive Linguistics | Discourse Analysis | Second Language Writing
Deryn P. Verity
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
JWang
Assistant Research Professor, Applied Linguistics; Associate Director, Center for Advanced Language Proficiency Education and Research; Assistant Director, Center for Language Acquisition
(814) 863-1212
Area(s) of Specialization:
Education Policy | International Education | L2 Teacher Professional Development
Ning Yu
Professor of Applied Linguistics and Asian Studies
(814) 863-0030
Area(s) of Specialization:
Cognitive Semantics | Metaphor Studies

Emeritus Faculty

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Associate Research Professor Emerita in Applied Linguistics and German
Area(s) of Specialization:
Language Assessment | Materials Development | Second Language Reading | Second Language Vocabulary
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Professor Emerita of Applied Linguistics
Area(s) of Specialization:
Classroom Discourse | Conversation Analysis | Second Language Acquisition | transdisciplinarity in SLA
James P. Lantolf
George and Jane Greer Professor Emeritus in Language Acquisition and Applied Linguistics
Area(s) of Specialization:
Cultural-historical Psychology | Second Language Acquisition | Sociocultural Theory
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