Joshua Bonzo, Ph.D.

 Professor of German, Career Track

 Professor of American Studies and Culture, Career Track

Head of Section, German

His research interests focus primarily on foreign language writing, and how output is influenced both autonomously as well as by instructional convention. His studies include extensive backgrounds in second language acquisition and foreign language pedagogy. He is also deeply interested in comparative and historical Germanic linguistics. Dr. Bonzo is currently working on the development of an index he created for more accurately measuring writing complexity among intermediate German students.

Hometown: Cedar City, Utah

Education

PhD, Foreign Language Pedagogy/Applied Linguistics, The University of Texas at Austin

MA, Second Language Acquisition, Brigham Young University

BA, German, Southern Utah University

Area of Research/Specialties

Applied Linguistics & Language Writing

Recent Publications

• “Theory and Practice in Foreign Language Writing Instruction” Hubert, M.D., & Bonzo J.D. Journal of Second Language Teaching and Research, February, 2019
• “Does second language writing research impact U.S. university foreign language instruction?” Hubert, M.D., & Bonzo J.D. System, 2010
• “To Assign or Not: Observing Fluency and Complexity in Intermediate Foreign Language Writing” Foreign Language Annals, 2008
• “Case Studies of Language Learners as a Tool for Helping Teachers Understand the Experience of Language Learning.”  Horwitz, E. K., Hsieh, P-H., Bonzo, J. D., Huang, D., Na, Y-H., & Rubrecht, B.G. Hong Kong Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2004.
• “Translation as an L2-Production Tool?  Mapping Language Learners’ Susceptibility and Resistance to Transfer Using an L1-Driven Task.”  Texas Papers in Foreign Language. 2003

Favorite Quote

“Be not simply good—be good for something.” –Henry David Thoreau

Travel

“Germany, anywhere—my home away from home—and Israel.”