Applied Linguistics and ESL Faculty
Cynthia Bernstein
Ph.D. - Texas A&MLanguage Variation, Dialectology, Literary Linguistics
Research focus: Dr. Bernstein's research investigates social causes of language variation, particularly among speakers in the United States South.
TERESA
DALLE
Ph.D.-Arizona
ESL; Applied Linguistics: Linguistics
Research focus: Dr. Dalle's work explores the features of non-native
speech and the variables of L2 acquisition, analyzes classroom discourse,
and applies ESL theory to specific classroom practices.
CHARLES HALL
Ph.D.-FloridaTheoretical Linguistics; ESL; Sociolinguistics
Research focus: Dr. Hall's work in applied linguistics focuses on ESP
(English for Special Purposes).
EMILY
A. THRUSH
Ph.D.-Georgia State
Professional Writing; Technology and Writing, TESL
Research focus: Dr. Thrush's research connects the fields of linguistics
and professional/technical writing in looking at the ways business and
technical documents differ across cultures and at the role technology plays
in mediating communication.