Teaching a Foreign Language Faculty

Our faculty are some of the most recognized leaders in the language teaching community. Explore the faculty profiles below to learn more about their accomplishments.

Regular Faculty

Kathleen M. Bailey

Professor

Office: McCone Building 208
Email: kathi.bailey@miis.edu
Phone: 831.647.4181

Expertise: 

Educational research, assessment, teacher education, language program administration, language teacher supervision

Lynn Goldstein

Professor and Program Chair, TESOL/TFL

Office: McCone Building 221
Email: lynn.goldstein@miis.edu
Phone: 831.647.4184

Expertise: 

Sociolinguistics, English discourse and grammar, applied linguistics research, second language composition, second language acquisition, writing for publication, distance learning, web design, writing program administration, writing assessment, intercultural communication

John Hedgcock

Professor

Office: McCone Building 115
Email: john.hedgcock@miis.edu
Phone: 831.647.4197

Expertise: 

Applied linguistics, pedagogical grammar, composition, literacy education, second language acquisition (SLA), teacher education

Heekyeong Lee

Assistant Professor, TESOL/TFL

Office: McCone Building 129
Email: hlee@miis.edu
Phone: 831.647.6427

Expertise: 

Language teaching methodology and teacher education; second language (L2) acquisition; sociocultural theory of L2 education; learner agency and identity; L2 academic literacy development

Peter Shaw

Professor of Pedagogical Magic

Office: McCone Building 111
Email: peter.shaw@miis.edu
Phone: 831.647.6530

Expertise: 

Teaching teachers, co-operative learning, curriculum design, content-based instruction, teaching with technology

Jean Turner

Professor

Office: McCone Building 206
Email: jean.turner@miis.edu
Phone: 831.647.3522

Expertise: 

Language testing, assessment, program evaluation, research design and statistics

Visiting Faculty

Peter I. De Costa

Visiting Professor

Office: M228 McCone Building
Email: pdecosta@miis.edu
Phone: 831-647-6560

Expertise: 

Second Language Acquisition (SLA), sociolinguistics, pedagogical grammar, teacher education

JoDee Walters

Visiting Professor

Office: McCone Building 230
Email: jwalters@miis.edu
Phone: (831) 647-4178

Expertise: 

second language vocabulary acquisition, individual learner differences, learning strategies, language teaching methodology

Adjunct Faculty