Michael Pasquale

Professor of Applied Linguistics, Director of TESOL & ESL Programs

I Serve in...

Education Department

Education

• PhD, Linguistics (cognates: Sociolinguistics and Second Language Acquisition with an emphasis on Phonetics and Phonology), Michigan State University
• MA, Linguistics (cognates: Phonetics and Second Language Acquisition with an emphasis on Sociolinguistics and TESOL), Michigan State University
• BA, International Studies-Missiology, Cedarville University

Career Accomplishments

I have been blessed with over 25 years of experience in higher education and applied linguistics. Before arriving at Taylor, I spent more than two decades at my prior institution, where I had the privilege of being elected into their Faculty Hall of Honor. Some of my professional milestones include:

• Fulbright Senior Specialist in Education & Applied Linguistics at the Centro de Idiomas de la Universidad Nacional Santiago Antúnez de Mayolo (Huaraz, Peru, 2017)
• The Earl W. Stevick Award from the Christian English Language Educators Association (2019).
• Global Consulting & Training: Served as a specialist and teacher trainer across diverse and unique contexts, from global missions organizations to professional baseball teams.

Featured Publications

Teaching Language in the Digital Age: AI, Hospitality, and the Future of Language
Learning. Volume 11, International Journal of Christianity and English Language Teaching. 2026. https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.41953222

Linguistics in Context: Navigating the Intersection of Language, Culture, and Vocation.
Grand Rapids, MI: Credo House Publishers, 2026. ISBN: 978-1625863652

Learning, Student Well-being, and the Classroom: A Case for Community-Driven
Learning (with Brian Pickerd), InSight: A Journal of Scholarly Teaching, vol. 17, 83-98. 2022. https://doi.org/10.46504/17202205pa

The Folk Linguistics of Language Learning and Teaching (with Dennis R. Preston),
In Pawlak, M. (ed.) Psycholinguistic and Sociolinguistic Perspectives on Second Language Learning and Teaching: Studies in Honor of Waldemar Marton. Springer. 163-176. 2013.

Folk linguistics, content-oriented discourse analysis, and language teacher beliefs. In Wong, M., K. Kristjansson, & Z. Dornyei (eds.) Christian Faith and English Language Teaching and Learning: Research on the Interrelationship of Religion and ELT. New York: Routledge. 47-73. 2012.

Every Tribe and Tongue: A Biblical Vision for Language & Society. (with Nathan L.K. Bierma). Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications. 2011. ISBN: 978-1608990146

An ESL Ministry Handbook: Contexts and Principles. Grand Rapids, MI: Credo House Publishers, 2011. ISBN: 978-1625860453

Out of the Heart: Being a Culturally Intelligent Teacher. Journal of Christianity and Foreign Languages, Vol. 12, Spring 2011, 45-66.

Folk Beliefs on Second Language Learning and Teaching, AILA Review, 2011, Volume 24, 88-99.

Phonological Variation in a Quechua-Spanish Speech Community. J.N. Stanford and D.R. Preston (eds.) Variation in Indigenous Minority Languages. Amsterdam: John Benjamins. 2009.

About

I am blessed to be married to my wife, Monica, and we are the proud parents of two sons who are recent college graduates. As a family, we love taking walks together, playing board games, and enjoying summers at the beach at Lake Michigan. As a lifelong Detroit Tigers fan, I also love watching them whenever I can.