Patsy M. Lightbown
American applied linguist
Patsy M. Lightbown (born 1944 in North Carolina, USA) is an American applied linguist whose research focuses on the teaching and acquisition of second and/or foreign languages in a classroom context. Her theories of second language acquisition earned her the SPEAQ Award for "contributions which have had an impact on the entire English (second language) teaching community in Quebec". She served in the United States Peace Corps in Niger, West Africa from 1965 to 1967. In her more than forty years in the field she has taught at multiple universities across the United States, Australia and Canada. She holds the title of Distinguished Professor Emerita at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec. She has written seven published books and has been featured in many book chapters and refereed journals. She currently works as an independent consultant, editor, researcher and writing in second language acquisition and learning.
Early life and education
Lightbown was born in 1944 in North Carolina. She received a Bachelor of Arts cum laude in French language in 1965 from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She then went on to achieve her Certificate in French at Hamilton College, spending her junior year in France in 1964.
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