Applied Linguistics
Applied Linguistics is concerned with how second languages are learned and taught. Faculty and student interests in this concentration include: second language acquisition and pedagogy; cognitive SLA; input, interaction, and SLA; L2 assessment; L2 discourse; L2 policy; Linguistics and Reading; and bi/multilingualism, among others.
Doctoral program applicants: While all faculty in the Department are available to serve on dissertation committees, only tenured and tenure-line faculty (Lara Bryfonski, Alison Mackey, and Lourdes Ortega) can serve as doctoral advisors and dissertation chairs in Applied Linguistics.
Applied Linguistics Faculty
- Hina Ashraf (Initiative for Multilingual Studies)
- Lara Bryfonski (Concentration Head, Spring 2026)
- Alison Mackey (Department Chair)
- Meg Montee (Director, Assessment and Evaluation Language Resource Center)
- Lourdes Ortega (Concentration Head, Fall 2025; Director, Initiative for Multilingual Studies)