Lara Bryfonski
---Department of Linguistics, Georgetown University---
---Department of Linguistics, Georgetown University---
I am an applied linguist and second language acquisition researcher. My research interests include: second language learning and pedagogy, task-based language teaching, interaction and corrective feedback, language teacher training, individual differences in second language learning, language learning in study abroad, second language research methods and meta-analysis.
My book, The Art and Science of Language Teaching (co-authored with Alison Mackey) was recently published by Cambridge University Press. Check it out!
I am an associate professor in the Department of Linguistics at Georgetown University where I teach courses on these topics and advise graduate and undergraduate linguistics students.
AAAL March 2026 in Chicago!
Bryfonski, L., Pineault, C.* & Fujii, A. (Upcoming, March 2026). Examining perceptions of task characteristics: Lessons from two teacher education contexts. American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Conference. Chicago USA.
Shi, D. & Bryfonski, L. (Upcoming, March 2026). Exploring the role of lecture navigational controls in learners’ processing of multimodal L2 input. American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Conference. Chicago USA.
Ziegler, N., Bryfonski, L. & Montee, M. (Upcoming, March 2026). Technology-mediated TBLT: Insights from a meta-analysis. American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Conference. Chicago USA.