I am a professor in applied linguistics/TESL in the department of English at Northern Arizona University. I am also the academic director of the Program in Intensive English (http://nau.edu/pie). My research focuses on the linguistic description and interpretation of language performance. My specific research interests are in:
- Second language speech and writing (Learner Corpora)
- Task-based language teaching
- Register analysis
- Corpus linguistics
- Peer interaction/collaboration
- Teacher training/development
I teach courses to undergraduate, M.A. and Ph.D. students that include
- History of English
- English Grammar
- Sociolinguistics
- Second Language Acquisition
- Second Language Teaching Methods
- Reading/writing
- Speaking/listening
- Ph.D. seminars on
- Peer interaction
- L2 writing
- Register analysis and TBLT
- Pedagogical Grammar
Here is a video of my interview with undergraduate students at my university:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iell3NcZ1lE
In my free time, I like to ride mountain bikes, play tennis, cook, and spend time with my family and friends.
William J. Crawford 