Faculty: Loretta Gray

Loretta Gray, professor of English at Central Washington University, has three degrees related to her interest in applied linguistics: Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Second Language (School for International Training), Master of Arts in Spanish (Middlebury College), and a Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Linguistics (Boston University). She has experience teaching ESOL in Mexico, Spain, and the United States; she taught Spanish at Clemson University and applied linguistics at the School for International Training. Dr. Gray has been teaching applied linguistics courses at Central Washington University since 1992. Her research interests are in syntax, composition, and discourse analysis. Her past publications include a series of workbooks, Mastering Idiomatic English, and a trade division text, Idiomatic English-all published by McGraw-Hill. Her most recent publications are The Hodges Harbrace Handbook and The Writers Harbrace Handbook.