Profiles in "Second Language Acquisition" Expertise Area

  • Beaudrie teaches graduate courses in second and heritage language pedagogy and bilingualism. She is also the lead faculty for the PhD track in heritage language pedagogy and research.
  • Johannson exclusively works with the ASU Online program, teaching both intermediate and beginner French courses.
  • Umar has been teaching Arabic and English for 18 years and his research interest is the interplay between Syntax and Semantics in English and Arabic. He is currently researching Adverbial ordering in varieties of Arabic.
  • Katie Bernstein's work examines the language and literacy learning of linguistically diverse students and the contexts that shape their learning: from peer interactions to teacher beliefs to state-level language policy.
  • Liao's research focuses on speaking and writing interlanguage development, L2 assessment, and computer-assisted language learning.
  • Dr. Dina Ziganshina Lienhard received her PhD in Biology (Biology & Society) from ASU in 2023 and currently works as the Senior Program Manager at the School of Complex Adaptive Systems at ASU.
  • Dr. Flanagan is the Director of Spanish Second Language Acquisition and teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses in Spanish as an Associate Teaching Professor.