- Professor of German, Career Track – Scholarly
- Coordinator, American Studies and Culture Ph.D. Program
- Head of Section, German
Biography
Joshua Bonzo’s research and publications focus primarily on how language 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 as well as sociolinguistics.
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
Hometown: Cedar City, Utah
Area of Research/Specialties: Applied Linguistics & Language Writing
Favorite Quote: “Be not simply good—be good for something.” –Henry David Thoreau
Publications
- Hubert, Michael D. and Joshua Bonzo. “Theory and Practice in U.S. University Foreign Language Writing Instruction“, Journal of Second Language Teaching and Research, vol. 7, no. 1, 2019, pp. 1-19.
- Hubert, Michael D. and Joshua Bonzo. “Does Second Language Writing Research Influence U.S. University Foreign Language Instruction?” System vol. 38, no. 4, 2010, pp. 517-528.
- Bonzo, Joshua. “To Assign or Not: Observing Fluency and Complexity in Intermediate Foreign Language Writing” Foreign Language Annals, vol. 41, no. 4, 2008. pp. 722-735.
- Horwitz, E. K., Hsieh, P-H., Bonzo, J. D., Huang, D., Na, Y-H., & Rubrecht, B.G. “Case Studies of Language Learners as a Tool for Helping Teachers Understand the Experience of Language Learning.” Hong Kong Journal of Applied Linguistics, vol. 9, no. 1, 2004, pp. 1–14.
- “Translation as an L2-Production Tool? Mapping Language Learners’ Susceptibility and Resistance to Transfer Using an L1-Driven Task.” Texas Papers in Foreign Language, vol. 8, no. 1, 2003, pp. 87-105.
Courses Taught
- FORLANG 110 Understanding World Cinema
- FORLANG 120 Introduction to World Cultures
- FORLANG 410 Advanced Studies in World Cinema
- AMER ST 512 Applied Linguistics in Contemporary American Culture
- AMER ST 590 Language and Societies
- GERMAN 420 Socio-Cultural History of the German Language
- GERMAN 450 History of the German Language
- GERMAN 361 German for the Professions
- GERMAN 350 Introduction to German Literature
- GERMAN 320 German Culture
- GERMAN 310 German Film
- GERMAN 408/308 Advanced / Intermediate Grammar and Writing
- GERMAN 407/307 Advanced / Intermediate German Speaking and Listening
- GERMAN 203/204 Intermediate German
- GERMAN 101/102 Elementary German