PROGRAM FACULTY

Computer Science and Engineering

Gregory S. Aist (Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University): Computational linguistics, computer-assisted language learning, intelligent tutoring systems

Leonard M. Faltz (Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley): Artificial intelligence, computational linguistics, Native American languages (Navajo)

Curriculum and Instruction

Sanford Cohn (Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University): Foreign language instruction among gifted adolescents

Christian Faltis (Ph.D., Stanford University): Bilingualism, second language acquisition, English as a second/foreign language, TESOL

Eugene E. Garcia (Ph.D., University of Kansas): Bilingualism, language policy

James Paul Gee (Ph.D., Stanford University): Discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, educational linguistics, language and culture BIO>>

Elizabeth Hayes (Ph.D., Rutgers University): Adult literacy; literacies and new technologies; learning sciences

Jeff MacSwan (Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles): Codeswitching, bilingualism, language minority education, syntax

Aya Matsuda (Ph.D., Purdue University): Teaching English as a second/foreign/international language, World Englishes, nonnative English speaking teachers in TESOL, teacher education

Carlos Ovando (Ph.D., Indiana University): Language policy

Kellie Rolstad (Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles): Bilingualism, two-way immersion, educational linguistics

Mary Eunice Romero (Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley): Indigenous language education, language revitalization and maintenance

Doris Warriner (Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania): Immigration, language learning and identity; transnational literacies; language planning and policy; educational linguistics; discourse/narrative analysis

Department of Language, Cultures, and History

Akua Duku Anokye (Ph.D., CUNY City Graduate School and University Center): Sociolinguistics of the African American community, orality and literacy, discourse analysis and storytelling

Patricia Friedrich (Ph.D., Purdue University): World Englishes, sociolinguistics, EFL/ESL, crosscultural communication

Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

Teresa McCarty (Ph.D., Arizona State University): Indigenous language education, language revitalization and maintenance, language planning and policy

Terrence G. Wiley (Ph.D., University of Southern California): Bilingualism, biliteracy, language policy, educational linguistics, English as a foreign language

English

Karen Adams (Ph.D., University of Michigan): Sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, Southeast Asian linguistics, language policy

Dawn Bates (Ph.D., University of Washington): Phonology, Native American languages (Salish)

Elly van Gelderen (Ph.D., McGill University): Syntax, historical linguistics

Mark James (Ph.D., Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto): TESOL

Roy Major (Ph.D., The Ohio State University): Second language acquisition, phonology and sociolinguistics

Paul Kei Matsuda (Ph.D., Purdue University): Second language writing, English for academic purposes, history of applied linguistics, electronic discourse

Don Nilsen (Ph.D., University of Michigan): Humor, semantics

Bryan Smith (Ph.D., University of Arizona): Applied linguistics, TESOL, second language acquisition theory, sociolinguistics, computer-assisted language learning

Hugh Downs School of Communication

William G. Davey (Ph.D., Indiana University): TESOL, language policy

Philosophy

Harry Bracken (Ph.D., University of Iowa): Philosophical work of Noam Chomsky, 17th and 18th century philosophy

Bernard W. Kobes (Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles): Philosophy of language, philosophy of mind

Angel Pinillos (Ph.D., Rutgers University): Philosophy of language, semantics

Psychology

Arthur Glenberg (Ph.D., University of Michigan): Embodied cognition of language, reading comprehension, and reading comprehension interventions

Stephen Goldinger (Ph.D., Indiana University): Cognitive systems, behavioral neurology

Guy Van Orden (Ph.D., University of California, San Diego): Psycholinguistics

Psychology in Education

Kathy Nakagawa (Ph.D., Northwestern University): Literacy, biliteracy, family-school relations

Willi Savenye (Ph.D., Arizona State University): Educational technology, instructional design and evaluation, language in online learning, computer-mediated instruction

School of Educational Innovation and Teacher Preparation

Robert C. Kleinsasser (Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign): English as an international language, second language acquisition and teacher education, social organization of second language teaching and learning environments, language testing and assessment

School of Human Evolution and Social Change

Elizabeth A. Brandt (Ph.D., Southern Methodist University): Native American languages, language and culture, endangered languages, language renewal, sociolinguistics, language policy

Thomas J. Hudak (Ph.D., University of Michigan): Southeast Asian linguistics, ethnopoetics discourse, endangered languages

School of International Letters and Cultures (SILC)

Mariana Bahtchevanova (Ph.D., Arizona State University): Syntax, Romance, Slavic linguistics

Lee B. Croft (Ph.D., Cornell University): Slavic linguistics, iconicity, mnemonics, poetic translation

Daniel Devitt (Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo): Historical linguistics, linguistic typology, TESOL

Carmen Garcia (Ph.D., Georgetown University): Spanish pragmatics, applied linguistics

Barbara A. Lafford (Ph.D., Cornell University): Second language acquisition, applied linguistics, computer- assisted language learning, Spanish linguistics

Helene Ossipov (Ph.D., Indiana University): Computer-assisted language learning, Québécois studies

Chanyoung Park (Ph.D., Arizona State University): Family language policy, heritage language education

Danko Šipka (Ph.D., Institute of Psychology of the Polish Academy of Sciences): Slavic linguistics, computational linguistics

Madeline Spring (Ph.D., University of Washington): Second language acquisition, teacher training, computer-based instruction, assessment; Chinese

Xia Zhang (Ph.D., University of Alberta): Second language acquisition, discourse analysis, Chinese linguistics, language pedagogy

School of Social and Family Dynamics

Ariana Mikulski (Ph.D., University of Iowa): Second language acquisition, heritage language acquisition, bilingualism, Spanish morphosyntax

Speech and Hearing Science

David Ingram (Ph.D., Stanford University): Child language acquisition, language universals

Laida Restrepo (Ph.D., University of Arizona): Bilingualism, language disorders in bilingual children, Spanish language assessment and intervention

Students in the program apply for admission to one of five specific concentrations. While these concentrations all share common elements, they can be distinguished in specific ways as well.

  • Bilingualism
  • Educational Linguistics
  • English as an International Language
  • Indigenous Language Education
  • Language Planning and Policy

Prior to admission, students must have completed a Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited insitution or universityof recognized standing. Because Applied Linguistics is an interdisciplinary field, applicants with prior academic preparation in any field are welcome.

Applications are due January 15 for admission the following fall. Some full and partial funding packages are available. Admissions processing is handled by the C&I Graduate Program Office staff — call (480) 965-4602 for more information.

A variety of full and partial funding packages are available to students in the form of student research assistantships, teaching opportunities and scholarships. Students may request consideration for funding at the time of application.

Additional financial support information is available at the ASU Graduate College website.

Jeff MacSwan
Program Director and Chair,
Program Oversight Committee

Mary Lou Fulton College of Education

Division of Curriculum & Instruction

Applied Linguistics
Ph.D. Program

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