Aline Godfroid
- (She/Her)
- godfroid@msu.edu
- Wells 253
- Red Cedar Distinguished Professor
- Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures
Biography
Ph.D. in Linguistics, University of Brussels (VUB), Belgium. Aline Godfroid is Red Cedar Distinguished Professor in Second Language Studies and TESOL at Michigan State University, where she co-directs the Second Language Studies Eye-tracking Lab. She specializes in cognitive processes in second language acquisition, L2 psycholinguistics, eye-tracking, vocabulary acquisition, and quantitative research methods. In her research, she seeks to build bridges between psychology, psycholinguistics, second language acquisition, and real-world second language learning. Aline is currently an Associate Editor of Language Learning and Vice President of the European Second Language Association. She is the author of Eye Tracking in Second Language Acquisition and Bilingualism (Routledge, 2020) and the co-editor (with Holger Hopp) of The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Psycholinguistics (2023).
Works
Selected publications
Godfroid, A., & Andringa, S. (Eds.) (2023). SLA for All? Reproducing second language acquisition research in non-academic samples. Language Learning, 73(4). [Guest editor of special issue of registered replication reports of high-impact L2 studies]
Godfroid, A., & Hopp, H. (Eds.) (2023). The Routledge handbook of second language acquisition and psycholinguistics. New York: Routledge.
Godfroid, A. (2020). Eye tracking in second language acquisition and bilingualism: A research synthesis and methodological guide. New York: Routledge.
Godfroid, A., Winke, P. M., & Conklin, K. (Eds.) (2020). Exploring the depths of L2 processing with eye-tracking methodology. Second Language Research. [Guest editor of special issue]
College of Arts & Letters News
- Aline Godfroid First From College of Arts & Letters to be Named a Red Cedar Distinguished ProfessorCollege of Arts & Letters
August 25, 2025In recognition of her outstanding scholarly achievements and their transformational impact, Aline Godfroid, Professor of TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) and Second Language Studies in the Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures at Michigan […] Read Now →
- College Celebrates Accomplishments of 2023 Promoted FacultyCollege of Arts & Letters
September 20, 2023This year, 20 faculty members within the College of Arts & Letters have received promotions. The success of these individuals was celebrated during the 2023 Faculty and Staff Welcome Reception on Sept. 18 at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center. The College has […] Read Now →
- Ph.D. Linguistics Student Awarded Fellowship by International OrganizationCollege of Arts & Letters
July 28, 2022Brittany Finch, a doctoral student in Second Language Studies at Michigan State University, recently was named the 2022 recipient of the Jeanne S. Chall Research Fellowship by the International Literacy Association. She received this honor for her research proposal on “The […] Read Now →
- Professor Receives Research Award, Selected to EuroSLA Executive CommitteeCollege of Arts & Letters
October 4, 2019Aline Godfroid, Associate Professor of Second Language Studies and TESOL, is being recognized for her outstanding research in the area of second language acquisition and recently was elected to the Executive Committee of the European Second Language Association […] Read Now →
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