Lara Bryfonski
---Department of Linguistics, Georgetown University---
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Lara Bryfonski
Lara Bryfonski
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.
Featured Publications
Featured Publications
Upcoming!
Upcoming!
SLRF, October 2026
Bryfonski, L. (Upcoming, October, 2026). What Does It Take to Implement and Sustain Task-Based Language Teaching? : Programmatic and Curricular Perspectives. Invited colloquia [organizer]. SLRF Conference. Montreal Canada.
And our presentation: Yu, Q., Pineault, C.*, Bryfonski, L., Montee, M. & Mackey, A. (Upcoming, October 2026). More than just an order: The role of task sequencing for TBLT fidelity in an intensive Chinese Language Program.
Ziegler, N., Montee, M., Le, H. & Bryfonski, L. (Upcoming, October 2026). Formative assessment in TBLT: Comparing rubric use and linguistic features. SLRF Conference, Montreal Canada.
Baralt, M., Pineault, C.* & Bryfonski, L. (Upcoming, October 2026). Making the case for TBLT: An examination of alignment between tasks and standards-based realities. SLRF Conference, Montreal Canada.
ACTFL, November 2026
Bryfonski, L. & Pineault, C.* (November, 2026). A language learning state of mind: How activity design shapes development. Workshop ACTFL Conference. San Antonio, TX, USA.
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