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Fellows

Michael Byram, Professor of Education, University of Durham, England

Professional specializations: Evaluating and assessing intercultural competence

Heidi Byrnes, Distinguished Professor of German, Georgetown University

Professional specializations: Oral proficiency assessment, second language learning and teaching

Jeff Connor-Linton, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Linguistics, Georgetown University

Professional specializations: Multi-dimensional analysis, language assessment, research design and statistics, and crosscultural communication

David Dwyer, Professor of Anthropology, Michigan State University

Professional specializations: Strategic planning for curricular development of African languages in U.S. academic institutions

Theo van Els, Rector Magnificus emeritus and Professor emeritus of Applied Linguistics, Nijmegen University, Netherlands

Professional specializations: Applied linguistics, language policy, language needs, and native/non-native communication

Joshua A. Fishman, Distinguished University Research Professor of Social Sciences, Emeritus, Yeshiva University

Professional specializations: Socio-linguistics, heritage language retention, as well as research methods and test construction

Nina Garrett, Director Yale Center for Language Study, Yale University

Professional specializations: Computer-assisted language instruction, second language acquisition theory, foreign language pedagogy, and technology

Michael Long, Director and Professor Second Language Acquisition, School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, University of Maryland

Professional specializations: Second language acquisition, psycholinguistics, research, needs analysis in foreign language education, and task-based language teaching

Mary E. McGroarty, Professor of Applied Linguistics, Northern Arizona University

Professional specializations: Applied linguistics, language use in the workplace, linguistics and language pedagogy, and language policy in the U.S. federal policy system

Elana Shohamy, Professor, Chair Language Education Program, Tel Aviv University, Israel

Professional specializations: Testing and assessment, development of alternate methods of testing, second language acquisition, and national language policy in Israel

Bernard Spolsky, Professor Emeritus Faculty of Humanities, Bar-Ilan University, Israel

Professional specializations: Applied linguistics, second language acquisition, testing and assessment, and national language policy in Israel

Ross Steele, Professor of French, University of Sydney, Australia

Professional specializations: Applied linguistics and development of curriculum to incorporate cultural competency into foreign language programs

John Trim, Advisor for the Council of Europe's Modern Languages Project

Professional specializations: Applied linguistics, language policy, and language use and assessment policies among Council of Europe nations

David E. Ingram, Executive Dean, School of Applied Language Studies, University of Melbourne, Australia