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Language & Foreign Study
202-885-2381
lfs@american.edu
Asbury, Room 324
Sherzer, Susan B
Senior Administrative Assistant
Robin Barr
,Linguist in Residence
Prof. Barr holds a PhD in Linguistics from Harvard with concentrations in both Indo-European and psycholinguistics. Her research on morphology involves the relationship between language learning and language change, and she is always happy to hear of... [More]
Abby Davis
,Lecturer
Abby has taught ESL to first, second, and third graders in DCPS public schools. She has also taught ESL to adults at Montgomery County Community College. She currently works at the Center for Applied Linguistics as a Training Specialist in the Langua... [More]
Margarita Marin-Dale
,Professorial Lecturer
A native of Bolivia, Prof. Marin-Dale’s doctoral studies focused on corporate and international law. In recent years, her attention has turned to social issues concerning the indigenous peoples of South America, and she presently serves as a human ri... [More]
Hye Young Shin
,Lecturer
Hye Young Shin earned both her BA and MA from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, South Korea’s premier institution for language research and education. A native Korean, she went on to receive her second master’s degree from American University. Sh... [More]
Lisa Tabaku
,Lecturer
A specialist in languages and bilingual education, Lisa M. Tabaku currently serves as Associate Manager for Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) Services in Washington, DC. Before joining Ms. Tabaku held a number of positions in Education Administrat... [More]
Karen Taylor
,Adjunct Faculty
Prof. Taylor earned her M.A. in TESOL from the Monterey Institute for International Studies. She has over twelve years of experience teaching language learners and training their teachers in Namibia, Mexico, California, Maryland, Virginia, and Washin... [More]



