Anthony Becker

Anthony Becker is an Associate Professor in the English Department at Colorado State University, specializing in TEFL/TESL graduate education and undergraduate Linguistics. He coordinates workshops for the Programs for Learning Academic and Community English (PLACE) and teaches courses in second language assessment, research methods, and corpus linguistics. His research focuses on L2 assessment methodologies, corpus-based linguistic analysis, and English for specific academic purposes. Becker holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Applied Linguistics from Northern Arizona University and Georgia State University, respectively, and a B.A. in Psychology from Millersville University.

His teaching emphasizes inclusive pedagogy, with a commitment to diversity in race, gender, and academic background. Current research explores lexico-grammatical features in advanced L2 writing and phrasal complexity across linguistic backgrounds. He has published extensively on assessment frameworks, ESP curriculum design, and L2 vocabulary instruction in journals like Assessing Writing and International Journal of Corpus Linguistics.

Becker coordinates the E601 TEFL/TESL research methods course, emphasizing hands-on classroom-based research in language education. His work integrates project-based learning strategies into ESP contexts, particularly for engineering students. He actively contributes to the CSU academic community through service and outreach initiatives.