College of Education and Human Development

Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Second language acquisition

Research on learning a second language after a first language is already established, especially as it relates to K-12 students and English language learners.

Martha Bigelow Martha Bigelow

  • Department Chair, Carmen Starkson Campbell Endowed Chair for Innovation in Teacher Development
  • she, her, hers
  • 612-624-7087
  • mbigelow@umn.edu

My research interests span fields of education, applied linguistics, and cultural studies.

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Martha Bigelow

Mary Hermes Mary Hermes

Mary Hermes' research focuses on language revitalization and how it can connect people to the land and the planet. She explores different ways of knowing and being through feminist and indigenous lenses.

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Mary Hermes

Kendall King Kendall King

  • Professor of Multilingual Education, Director of Graduate Studies
  • 612-625-3692
  • kendall@umn.edu

Schools play a crucial role in determining the life trajectories of minoritized language students as well as the status of minoritized languages and the future of linguistic diversity.

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Kendall King
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