Contact Information

Office: 4067 JFSB

Phone: 422-6005

Email: ddewey@byu.edu

Commonly Taught Courses Ling 640, Language Acquisition
Ling 660, Language Testing
Elang 223, Introduction to the English Language
Ling 441, Language Acquisition in TESOL
Japanese 201, Second-Year Japanese
Japanese 326, Contrastive Analysis (Japanese and English)

Biography: I am primarily interested in language learning that takes place outside of the classroom (i.e., informal learning). My research has focused on untutored learning by missionaries, by university students living and studying abroad, and by families relocated abroad for work purposes. I try to determine factors that contribute to informal language use and acquisition with the goals of providing guidance for students and language programs and of supporting sound policy planning.

Degrees: PhD, Second Language Acquisition, Carnegie Mellon University
M.A., Language Acquisition (Japanese), Brigham Young University
B.A., Japanese, Brigham Young University

Interests: Second Language Acquisition and Teaching
TESOL
Language Testing
Japanese Linguistics
L2 Vocabulary and Reading Development