Rate My Professor Lara Bryfonski

Bryfonski has authored and co-authored numerous influential publications. Her book, co-written with Alison Mackey, "The Art and Science of Language Teaching" (Cambridge University Press, 2023), explores effective pedagogy in language instruction. Key articles include "TBLT Implementation and Evaluation: A Meta-Analysis" (Language Teaching Research, 2019, with T. H. McKay), "Research Methods for IDs and TBLT: A Substantive and Methodological Review" (Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2024, with Y. Ku and A. Mackey), "Technology-Mediated TBLT: A Meta-Analysis" (CALICO, 2025, with N. Ziegler and M. Montee), and "From task-based training to task-based instruction: Novice language teachers' experiences and perspectives" (Language Teaching Research, 2021). A co-authored paper, "A call for cautious interpretation of meta-analytic reviews" (Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2020, with F. Boers et al.), received the Albert Valdman Award. She has contributed chapters to edited volumes such as the Cambridge Handbook of Task-Based Language Teaching (2021) and the Routledge Handbook of Study Abroad Research and Practice (2018), and provides invited reviews for journals including ELT Journal and TESOL Quarterly. With over 700 citations on Google Scholar, her scholarship shapes task-based approaches and teacher education in applied linguistics. Bryfonski teaches courses on these topics, advises graduate and undergraduate students, and received the TIRF Doctoral Dissertation Grant in 2018. She was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure.