Rod Ellis


Rod Ellis is a Kenneth W. Mildenberger Prize-winner British linguist. He is currently a Research Professor in the School of Education, Curtin University in Perth Australia. He is also a professor at Anaheim University, a visiting professor at Shanghai International Studies University as part of China’s Chang Jiang Scholars Program and an Emeritus Professor of the University of Auckland. He has recently been elected as a fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand.

Career

Ellis received a Master of Arts from the University of Leeds, a Master of Education from the University of Bristol, and a doctorate from the University of London.

Research

His published work includes articles and books on second language acquisition, language teaching and teacher education. His latest book is Becoming and Being an Applied Linguist. Other recent publications include are Language Teaching Research and Language Pedagogy in 2012,, Exploring Language Pedagogy and Second Language Acquisition Research in 2014 and Understanding Second Language Acquisition 2nd Edition in 2015. He has also published several English language textbooks, including Impact Grammar. He has held university positions in six different countries and has also conducted numerous consultancies and seminars throughout the world.
He is a leading theorist of task-based language learning, and has published two books and more than a dozen articles on the subject. Since 1980,
His research interests include: Second language acquisition, individual learner differences, form-focussed instruction, teacher education, course design and methodology of language teaching.

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