Mary McGroarty
Professor, Applied linguistics
Office: BAA (Bldg 23) Room 318
(928) 523-6273
mary.mcgroarty@nau.edu
MARY MCGROARTY, Ph.D. , (Stanford University, 1982)
Professor, Applied linguistics
Special Interests: Bilingualism, language policy
Education
- Ph.D., 1982, Stanford University, Stanford, CA. (Specialization: Second language education.)
- Certificate in TEFL, 1972, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
- M.A., 1972, Tufts University , Medford, MA. (English)
- B.A., 1970, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN. (English major, Spanish minor.)
Professional Experience and Appointments, 1988--2008
8/06—6/06, Visiting Professor, English Language and Teacher Education, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest,
and English Applied Linguistics, University of Pécs, Hungary. Teaching doctoral seminar in classroom research.
8/99-present, Professor, 8/88-7/98, Associate Professor, English Department, Northern Arizona University. Specializations: bilingualism; language policy; language pedagogy and classroom research; sociolinguistics, cultural influences on second language learning and teaching. Duties: Teaching undergraduate and graduate courses; conducting and supervising research; working to establish Ph.D. program, maintain MA/TESL program, and develop undergraduate ESL courses; advising students; serving on departmental, college, university committees; working with national and international professional organizations and committees.
Editor-in-Chief, Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, Cambridge University Press, 2000--2006
Editorial Advisory Boards:
Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, Cambridge University Press, 1992—1999 Applied Linguistics, Oxford University Press, 1998--2001 (Official AAAL representative) Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2001—present
Second Language Acquisition/Instruction Abstracts, 1991-1999 TESOL Quarterly, 1987-1997
Occasional referee, Canadian Modern Language Review, Language Learning, Modern Language Journal
Manuscript consultant for Allyn & Bacon, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Longman/Pearson USA, Merrill, Prentice Hall, Oxford University Press, National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education, Sage Publications, Yale University Press
Organizational Service:
President 1997-98, Vice President 1996-97, Past President 1998-99, American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL).(1300 member national professional society, U.S. affiliate of AILA, International Association of Applied Linguistics. Executive Board, AAAL, 1991-94; Membership Committee, 1994-95; Finance Committee, 1998-99; Ad-hoc Sociopolitical Concerns Committee, 1999-2001.
Sample Publications, 1997-2008:
Articles in Language Learning (1997, 1998); Commentary, book reviews in Modern Language Journal (2002, 2003); chapters in Blackwell Handbook of Educational Linguistics (2008); Heritage Language Education: A New Field (Routledge, 2008); Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language, 3rd ed. (2001, Heinle & Heinle); Language Policies in Education (2002, Lawrence Erlbaum); Academic success for English Language Learners (2005, Longman); The Power of Context in Language Teaching and Learning (2005, Heinle & Heinle)
Honors
Teaching Scholar Award, Northern Arizona University, 2006 (awarded annually to one faculty member who exemplifies a distinguished combination of achievement in current scholarship and pedagogical applications)