ASU LAL/TESOL

Attacks on Indigenous rights, education, and diversity increase with the rise of US & Chilean fascism. Join us on Wed. April 29th, at 5 pm (MST) for a hybrid bilingual event exploring how Mapuche-run schools and language immersion centers challenge assimilationist state policies

A local story featuring ASU's LAL/TESOL undergraduate, Linguistics student, Rose Jacket. Read about Rose's experience with the Native American Management Internship and how she hopes to apply her work toward community and the future. yourvalley.net/gilbert-indepe…

CoLang team (Saki Gejo, Tyler Peterson, and Shahar Shirtz) win the President's Award! In 2024, the Collaborative Language Institute brought Indigenous language activists, community scholars, students and academics to ASU for training in language documentation and preservation.

What happens when an ASR-based app like ELSA Speak joins an ITA training course? Read ASU Alumn, Emila Gracia's LTT Jounal article about how AI is reshaping pronunciation teaching. lltjournal.org/item/10125-736…

Support language justice this Giving Tuesday! The Institute on Collaborative Language Research (CoLang) is a vital part of the global mission for hundreds of participants to partake in community-based documentation and language revitalization. lnkd.in/gjCRMNFc

📷 Applied Linguistics is more than language — it’s a dialogue across disciplines. Read Linguists/Applied Linguistics Professor, Matthew Prior's new book chapter that unpacks how reflection and reflexivity deepen conversations. degruyterbrill.com/.../10.1075/rm…

Mohamed Almahdi's latest study examines the linguistic landscape of post-Gaddafi Libya through storefront signage in Tripoli and Al Bayda, showing how English and Italian shape modern identity. #abstract" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

New in Int’l J. of Applied Linguistics: Madhukar, KC & Peter De Costa rethink emotions in language learning—not as individual states but as entangled with power, identity & context. A fresh lens on emotion in teaching & research. 🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ij… #AppliedLinguistics

"Corner of a Circle: The Nonliner Process of Creating a Linear Language," will focus on how human languages, contrained by time, are produced in a linear fashion, despite the fact that language has no beginning or end. ASU Event: asuevents.asu.edu/event/art-and-…

Linguistics/Applied Linguistics masters student, Hanna Begic co-authors a piece with Profesor of Politics and Global Studies, Keith Brown in The Conversation. This piece explores the linguistic and cultural depth of the untranslatable word, "Inat." theconversation.com/serbias-aleksa…

What if the missing link to intelligiblility in your L2 wasn't more vocabulary or grammar, but instead an AI pronunciation tool. Read PhD student, Mohamed Almahdi and Professor, Bryan Smith's, "Review of Advanced L2 Pronunciation Tool: BoldVoice.” lltjournal.org/item/10125-736…

Check out ASU Alumna, Xiao Katy Tan & current Linguistics/Applied Linguistics, PhD student, Ruonan Zhao's new read, Engaging Multimodal Literacy Through Generative Artificial Intelligence: A Case Study From an English as Second Language Writing Classroom. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ij…

ASU Asst. Professor, Shahar Shirtz's is mentioned in the Language Jones YouTube channel. Linguists just made a breakthrough in defining a 'word. ' No, really youtu.be/tfnANe2YUwM?si… via @YouTube

ASU Linguistics Alum, Dr. Narin Loa was named as a finalist for the very competitive CGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award! Offering a huge congratulations to Narin!

Richard Southee’s path less traveled news.asu.edu/b/20250506-ric…

Facing climate change and neocolonialism, Indigenous language reclamation finds its strength in community-based collaborations. 1 This book foregrounds the vital work of teachers, activists, and academics building these solutions beyond the constraints of state systems.

English Language Teaching and World Englishes - Matsuda - Major Reference Works - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.100…

Can language learning apps effectively support language development skills? Read Professor Bryan's Smith's new article on "The effectiveness of Duolingo in developing receptive and productive language knowlege and proficiency." lltjournal.org/item/10125-735…

ASU’s Linguistics and Applied Linguistics PhD students, Kelly Baur and Alex Gilbert, co-authored a book chapter with other students from the Multicultural Solidarity Coalition, in Dr. Neal Lester’s edited volume entitled Social Justice in Action: Models for Campus and Community.