Shawn Loewen
- (He/Him)
- loewens@msu.edu
- B255 Wells Hall
- Professor
- Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures
Biography
Shawn Loewen is Professor in Applied Linguistics at Michigan State University, where he serves as director of the Second Language Studies doctoral program. His research interests include instructed second language acquisition (ISLA), classroom interaction, technology and ISLA generally, and mobile-assisted language learning specifically. Recent publications, in addition to multiple journal articles, include a 2024 co-authored textbook entitled, A Practical Guide to Second Language Teaching and Learning (with Sato), which won the 2025 PROSE award in Languages and Linguistics from the Association of American Publishers. The third edition of his book, Introduction to Instructed Second Language Acquisition appeared in 2025, as did the co-edited volume Technology and Instructed Second Language Acquisition published by John Benjamins Publishing.
College of Arts & Letters News
- Celebrating 20 Years: Second Language Studies Program Honors Its Past and Looks to the FutureCollege of Arts & Letters
November 11, 2025While Michigan State University’s Second Language Studies (SLS) Ph.D. program may have started by being in the right place at the right time, the efforts made by its administrators, faculty, alumni, and students have propelled the program into an international powerhouse. […] Read Now →
- MSU’s Second Language Studies Program Celebrates 20th AnniversaryCollege of Arts & Letters
October 13, 2025The Second Language Studies (SLS) program at Michigan State University is turning 20 years old and is marking this milestone with a weekend of social and academic events, Oct. 17-19, 2025, that will involve students and faculty as well as alumni of the program who are joining […] Read Now →
- 2025 Varg-Sullivan Graduate Awards PresentedCollege of Arts & Letters
April 17, 2025This year’s Varg-Sullivan Endowed Graduate Award winners are Vadu Rodrigues, an MFA Candidate in Studio Art who is the 2025 Outstanding Achievement in the Arts recipient, and Hyun-Bin Hwang, who recently earned his Ph.D. in Second Language Studies and was named the 2025 […] Read Now →
- Professor Receives National Award for Second Language Teaching and Learning TextbookCollege of Arts & Letters
March 21, 2025Shawn Loewen, Professor in the Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures at Michigan State University, received a 2025 PROSE Award from the Association of American Publishers (AAP) for his co-authored textbook, A Practical Guide to Second Language Teaching and Learning. […] Read Now →
- Applied Linguistics Scholars Among Top 2-Percent of Scientists WorldwideCollege of Arts & Letters
March 14, 2025Four professors from the Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures at Michigan State University are among the top 2% of scientists in the world, according to Stanford University’s latest World’s Top 2% Scientists list, which identifies scholars who are top-cited in […] Read Now →
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