Professional Background
Educational Background
B.A., Colorado College; M.A.T., Reed College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan
Scholarly Interests
Applied Linguistics. Sociolinguistics and second language acquisition. Rude speech and social rules of speaking.
Selected Publications
Issues in Second Language Acquisition: Multiple Perspectives (Harper and Row).
English in the Cross-Cultural Era: Social Rules of Speaking and TESOL (Simul Press).
"Risk-taking and the language learner" (Classroom Oriented Research in Second Language Acquisition).
"Sociolinguistic variation and style shifting: Chastisement and disagreement" (Language Learning).
Leslie M. Beebe
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