The following MCLLC faculty have published extensively in the research areas of second language acquisition and pedagogy:

Francis Bailey: Dr. Bailey’s research has focused on sociocultural analysis of ESL classroom interaction, classroom discourse analysis and human memory and classroom learning. Professional Affiliations: TESOL and AAAL MCLLC web page: https://mcl.as.uky.edu/users/fmba223

Mingzhen Bao: Dr. Bao’s original research discoveries have focused on (1) speech prosody of tonal languages in East and Southeast Asia, (2) acoustic properties of under-documented languages in West Africa and Pamir Mountains, (3) behavioral and psycholinguistic studies of tonal acquisition and processing, and (4) teaching pedagogy in foreign language instruction. MCLLC web page: http://mcl.as.uky.edu/users/mba223

Stephanie Coker: Dr. Coker's primary interests include communicative approach to language teaching; introducing literature in the lower-level language class; using authentic texts (literature & film) in language learning MCLLC web page: https://mcl.as.uky.edu/users/slco226

Brenna Byrd: Dr. Byrd's primary interests include intercultural competence and the performance of identity in Second Language classrooms, Second Language teaching methodology, and the acquisition of phonological systems MCLLC web page: https://mcl.as.uky.edu/users/brbr224

Stayc DuBravac: Dr. DuBravac's primary interest include second language acquisition, computer-assisted language learning, applied linguistics, electronic media and chaos and complexity theory. His most recent publication is a book entitled Technology in the L2 Curriculum. MCLLC web page: https://mcl.as.uky.edu/users/shdubr2

Takako Egi: Dr. Egi’s primary research interests include second language acquisition, Input and Interaction, Attention, Awareness, and Memory, Introspective Protocols and Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language. Professional Affiliations: ACTFL and OPI MCLLC web page: https://mcl.as.uky.edu/users/teg222

Tatiana Filosofova: Dr. Filosova's primary interests are the methodology of teaching Russian as a foreign language, digital technology on second language acquisition, translation/interpreting and Russian for Business Studies. MCLLC web page: http://mcl.as.uky.edu/users/tvfi222

Wei Jiang: Ms. Jiang’s interests include teaching Chinese as a second language , Chinese language and culture, instructional strategies and best practices, students’ motivation factors and course climate and second language curriculum and online curriculum development. MCL Webpage: http://mcl.as.uky.edu/users/wjian2

Milena Minkova: Dr. Minkova's research areas include: Latin Composition, Spoken Latin, Active Latin within different teaching methodologies. She is the author of several Latin textbooks. Professional affiliations: Academia Latinitati fovendae (elected fellow), American Philological Association, American Association of Neo-Latin Studies, Medieval Latin Studies Group (member of the Steering Committee), Mommsen-Gesellschaft Society of German scholars of Greek and Roman Studies, American Classical League, Classical Association of Middle West and South. MCLLC web page: https://mcl.as.uky.edu/users/mmink2

Jeff Rogers: Dr. Rogers' research interests include second language acquisition, curriculum development, artuculation https://mcl.as.uky.edu/users/njroge2

Terence Tunberg: Dr. Tunberg’s research interests include Latin Literature, Renaissance Studies, Latin Pedagogy and Active Latin. He was the founder of Conventiculum Latin or immersion seminar for Latin students and teachers, which has become a major event in world wide Latin circles. Together with Milena Minkova, he has written three books pertaining to the field of Latin pedagogy. He and Professor Minkova are the directors of Institute for Latin Studies, a graduate certificate course sequence at UK, which is a unique post-graduate curriculum in Latin in North America, and is ideally situated to train new Latin teachers who want to approach Latin actively. MCLLC web page: http://mcl.as.uky.edu/users/clatot