Arizona State University
Applied Linguistics

PROGRAM FACULTY

College of Teacher Education and Leadership

Robert Kleinsasser (PhD, 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

Computer Science and Engineering

Aryeh Faltz (PhD, University of California, Berkeley): Artificial intelligence, computational linguistics, Native American languages (Navajo)

Department of Language, Cultures, and History

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

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

English

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

Dawn Bates (PhD, University of Washington): Phonology, Native American languages (Salish)

Elly van Gelderen (PhD, McGill University): Syntax, history of English

Carrie Gillon (PhD, University of British Columbia): Native American languages, semantics, syntax

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

Roy Major (PhD, The Ohio State University): Second language acquisition, phonology

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

Don Nilsen (PhD, University of Michigan): Humor, semantics

Django Paris (PhD, Stanford University): Youth language and literacy, African American language in education, language in multiethnic schools

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

Mary Lou Fulton Institute & Graduate School of Education

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

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

James Paul Gee (PhD, Stanford University): Discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, educational linguistics, language and culture

Elisabeth Hayes (PhD, Rutgers University): Adult literacy; literacies and new technologies; learning sciences

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

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

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

Kathy Nakagawa (PhD, Northwestern University): Literacy, biliteracy, family-school relations

Carlos Ovando (PhD, Indiana University): Language policy

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

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

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

Doris Warriner (PhD, University of Pennsylvania): Immigration, language learning and identity, transnational literacies, language planning and policy, educational linguistics, discourse analysis, narrative analysis

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

Philosophy

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

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

Angel Pinillos (PhD, Rutgers University): Philosophy of language, semantics

Psychology

Ellen Campana (PhD, University of Rochester): Gesture, spoken language comprehension, human factors for language technology, experiential media for second language learning, mediated communication

Arthur Glenberg (PhD, University of Michigan): Embodied cognition of language, reading comprehension, reading comprehension interventions

Stephen Goldinger (PhD, Indiana University): Cognitive systems, behavioral neurology

Guy Van Orden (PhD, University of California, San Diego): Psycholinguistics

School of Human Evolution and Social Change

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

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

School of International Letters and Cultures

Mariana Bahtchevanova (PhD, Arizona State University): Syntax, Romance, Slavic linguistics

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

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

Carmen Garcia (PhD, Georgetown University): Spanish pragmatics, applied linguistics

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

Helene Ossipov (PhD, Indiana University): Computer-assisted language learning, Québécois studies

School of International Letters and Cultures cont'd

Chanyoung Park (PhD, Arizona State University): Family language policy, heritage language education

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

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

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

School of Social and Family Dynamics

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

Speech and Hearing Science

David Ingram (PhD, Stanford University): Child language acquisition, language universals

Laida Restrepo (PhD, 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 should generally have completed a master's degree from an accredited institution, but exceptionally strong students with a bachelor's degree only may also be considered. 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. Admissions processing is handled by the Graduate Program Office staff — call (480) 965-4602 for more information.

All applied linguistics PhD students are expected to maintain full-time status for the duration of the program, and all students are supported through scholarships and assistantships. Assistantships may involve research activity or undergraduate teaching, and provide a monthly stipend, waiver of tuition, and health insurance.

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

Jeff MacSwan
Program Director and Chair,
Program Oversight Committee

Applied Linguistics
PhD Program

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Contact us

Graduate Programs Office
Mary Lou Fulton Institute and Graduate School of Education
Arizona State University
Box 871911
Tempe AZ 85287-1911

(480) 965-4602 (voice)
(480) 965-1863 (fax)
cnigrad@asu.edu

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