Gayle Nelson
Director, International Programs
Professor, Department of Applied Linguistics and English as a Second Language: Faculty Website
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1989
E-mail: gaylenelson@gsu.edu
Gayle Neslon is the Diretor of International Programs for the College of Arts and Sciences. Nelson, who previously served as chair of the Department of Applied Linguistics and English as a Second Language, came to Georgia State University in 1990 after receiving her PhD in intercultural communication from the University of Minnesota. Previously, she had taught EFL and ESL -- at the American University in Cairo, West Virginia University, Kuwait University, and a Ugandan secondary school. In 1995-6, she received a Fulbright senior lecture position at La Universidad de las Americas in Mexico for one year where she taught and conducted research. Dr. Nelson’s research areas include the effectiveness of particular teaching techniques in various contexts, the role of sociocultural factors on language teaching and learning, issues related to second language writing, and cross-cultural pragmatics.