Melissa earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in linguistics from the University of Iowa. Her interests include second language acquisition as well as materials development.

Sue graduated with a bachelor’s in Scandinavian Studies and an area emphasis in Japanese Studies from Gustavus Adolphus College. She received her master’s in Applied English Linguistics and a TESOL certificate from The University of Wisconsin – Madison.

Rebecca has an M.A. in TESOL and Applied Linguistics and a B.A. in English Composition, both from Indiana University. She cares deeply about preparing her students to meet the demands of their university courses, and designs her classes accordingly to focus on authentic language tasks wherever possible.