Michael received his BA ('04) and MA ('09) from BYU in Portuguese and his PhD ('14) from the University of Arizona in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching. He was a Universitair Docent (Assistant Professor) of Portuguese and Linguistics at Leiden University from 2014–2016 before coming to BYU.
Research Interests
Second and third language acquisition, corpus linguistics, sociolinguistic variation, language contact, eye-tracking, Portuguese for Spanish speakers, and Dual Language Immersion.
Teaching Interests
Foreign language education, second language acquisition, Portuguese linguistics (phonetics/phonology, sociolinguistics, bilingualism), Portuguese language learning and research methods in second language acquisition.
Education
PhD, Second Language Acquisition and Teaching , Hispanic Linguistics, University of Arizona (2014)
MA, Portuguese , Brigham Young University (2009)
BA, Portuguese , Business, Brigham Young University (2004)
Courses Taught
Publications
Steven Garet LukeYu LiuKyle NelsonJared DentonMichael William ChildMichael William ChildBlair Earl BatemanMichael William ChildEliane Berlendis BuenoMichael William ChildBlair Earl BatemanYuliang SunPaz González GonzálezMaria del Carmen Parafita CoutoElisabeth MauderMichael W ChildLourdes DíazMariona TauléAna M. CarvalhoMichael William ChildKate BellamyMichael ChildAntje MuntendamMaria Carmen Parafita CoutoKate BellamyMichael William ChildPaz GonzálezAntje MuntendamM Carmen Parafita CoutoMichael William ChildMichael William ChildAna M. CarvalhoMichael William Child
Presentations
Michael William ChildDenise Osborne
Michael William ChildBlair Earl Bateman
Michael William ChildBlair Earl Bateman
Michael William Child
Michael William ChildDenise Osborne
Jennifer BownMichael William ChildGrant Taylor EcksteinLarissa GrahlAnastasia RybakovaDennis Lee EggettRobert Joshua ReynoldsSteven Garet LukeYu LiuLogan Blackwell
Jennifer BownYu LiuMichael William ChildRobert Joshua ReynoldsGrant Taylor EcksteinSteven Garet LukeTroy L Cox
Anna-Lisa HallingVanessa SwensonMichael William Child