Applied linguistics, SLA, language pedagogy, teachers // listens to lots of podcasts // @GU_linguistics
Washington, DC
Joined October 2014
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Finally in my hands in print! It’s colorful! There are cats! Check out my book, co-authored with Alison Mackey here: Cup.org/3tFtaMM
ALT Lara Bryfonski smiles like a total goofball while excitedly holding a copy of her book “The Art and Science of Language Teaching” co-authored with Alison Mackey and published by Cambridge.
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Please share this opportunity to participate in a linguistics research study on texting in multilingual romantic relationships! 📲💕 To learn more, fill out the interest form at bit.ly/lovelanguagesstudy Thank you! 📱 #linguistics #research #multilingual #bilingual #language
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Reminder: We are collecting support / interest for a Task-Based Language Teaching Special Interest Group (SIG) to submit to ACTFL -- if you or someone you know is interested, please sign and share! forms.gle/t2Qj99TqVzHNnExs8
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Looking for something interesting to read? Why not check out my review of @lbryfo and Alison Mackey's The Art and Science of Language Teaching - come find out why you should definitely be reading this book!
spongeelt.org/2024/03/05/rev…
Exciting news! My (first!) book is out now! Please share with any language teachers you know!
Out now! Bryfonski and Mackey’s The Art and Science of Language Teaching | Designed for teachers of all levels and languages, this book seeks to inform their practices with cutting-edge language teaching research.
Find out more: ☑️ cup.org/3tFtaMM
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🚨Job Alert🚨 Come and work with us! @umdsllc at Maryland is inviting applications for the position of assistant / associate professor of SLA.
ejobs.umd.edu/postings/11411…
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Do you speak a fanilect? Linguistics Professor Cynthia Gordon will be telling the story of fanilects and diving into this specific linguistic phenomenon where fandom and language meet in an online event with @PlanetWordDC August 3rd at 6:30 PM planetwordmuseum.org/events/…
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🎹 Calling all #Swifties! Check out this interview from Linguistics Professor Cynthia Gordon on how the language of families relates to the fandom of Taylor Swift!
A lyrical mastermind we know all too well....
We asked Cynthia Gordon, associate professor in @GeorgetownColl, about the linguistics behind @taylorswift13's superstardom and the future of the Swiftie fanbase. bit.ly/46GTvca
I still blame the moon 🌕
It wasn’t the iceberg, the hubris, or that it was called unsinkable. slate.trib.al/hao2qnE
👏👏👏
It's a wrap. Thank you #TBLT2023KKU for organising this inspiring conference
And now: We're thrilled tomhay we will welcome you all to @FacultyofArtsUG for #TBLT2025 in Groningen
@IATBLT
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Cannot wait for the automated TaskGen to come out by Roger Gilabert and colleagues at @UniBarcelona ! Such innovation with use of technology for teachers!
@IATBLT #TBLT2023KKU
Thanks for having me on @elt_sponge !
Be sure to check out the lastest Sponge Chat with @lbryfo. We go to talk about loads of cool TBLT stuff, teacher education, young learners, and some of Lara's upcoming projects.
spongeelt.org/2023/06/09/spo…
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Stanford researchers find "AI-Detectors Biased Against Non-Native English Writers"
"The numbers are grim... [detectors] classified more than half of TOEFL essays (61.22%) written by non-native English students as AI-generated..." hai.stanford.edu/news/ai-det…
📢 Tell your Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Persian, and Russian teacher friends! We will be holding our in-person TBLT summer camp again in 2024 AND a fully online program focused on technology-based tools for teaching critical languages. Details to come at: startalk.georgetown.edu.
Professors Lara Bryfonski (@lbryfo), Alison Mackey, and Meg Montee (@MegMonteeCAL) were just awarded two @NSAgov STARTALK grants to train critical language teachers of Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Persian, and Russian in summer camps in 2024. Congrats! 🎉 startalk.georgetown.edu
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Congrats 👏 to Linguistics Professor Lara Bryfonski (@lbryfo) who was recently awarded the Professor James Slevin Engaged Scholarship Award by the Center for Social Justice @Georgetown. Read more about the award here: instagram.com/p/CsRPjkfOdgy/
Please share we are hiring!
🚨 Job alert! 🚨 The Department of Linguistics at Georgetown is hiring for a 1-year postdoctoral position in Applied Linguistics! Applications are due by June 23, 2023. Get details & apply here: apply.interfolio.com/125908
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Congrats 👏 to the linguistics doctoral graduates who were hooded yesterday morning: Amelia Becker (@AmeliaABecker), Ho Fai (Viggo) Cheng, Rima Elabdali, Nicholas Mararac, Siyao (Logan) Peng (@Logan_SiyaoPeng), and Ayşenur Sağdıç! 🎓@GSAS_Georgetown
ALT The program of Georgetown's doctoral hooding ceremony is shown open to the page where linguistics students are listed along with there dissertation titles: Amelia Becker, Ho Fai (Viggo) Cheng, Rima Elabdali, Nicholas Mararac, Siyao (Logan) Peng, and Ayşenur Sağdıç. Gaston Hall is shown in the background.
ALT Amelia Becker, Ho Fai (Viggo) Cheng, Rima Elabdali, Nicholas Mararac, Siyao (Logan) Peng, and Ayşenur Sağdıc are seen pictured in their doctoral caps and gowns on Georgetown's campus celebrating after their hooding.
