Jane Zuengler

Professor
zuengler@wisc.edu
www.wisc.edu/english/zuengler/

Degrees and Institutions

B.A. (English) Magna cum Laude, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 1970
M.A. (Applied English Linguistics) Pass with Distinction, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1972
M.Ed. (Second Language Acquisition), Columbia University, 1980
Ed.D. (Second Language Acquisition), Columbia University, 1985

Research Interests

Second language acquisition; critical perspectives on language learning and use; classroom discourse; global spread of English

Selected Publications

Numerous articles in books and publications such as Studies in Second Language Acquisition and Applied Linguistics, TESOL Quarterly, Linguistics and Education. Forthcoming (late 2007) co-edited volume, The Research Process in Classroom Discourse Analysis: Current Perspectives.

Current Projects

• Conducting research on language acquisition and use by young immigrant/refugee children in a community center.
• Developing a course, EN 332 "The Global Spread of English," to meet simultaneously with a class at a university in Morocco.