James F. Lee is Professor of Spanish at Indiana University, where he directs the Spanish Language Program as well as the programs in Hispanic Linguistics. With Bill VanPatten, he serves as general editor of the McGraw-Hill Second Language Professional Series. Lee is the author of Tasks and Communicating in Language Classrooms (2000), published by McGraw-Hill. He is also the co-author of the best-selling college text ¿Sabías que... ? as well as the well-known college second-year text, ¿Qué te parece? He is widely known for his research on second language reading, input processing, and the relationship between the two; his articles have appeared in Studies in Second Language Acquisition, the Modern Language Journal, Applied Language Learning, and Spanish Applied Linguistics. He has also co-edited a number of research volumes and has contributed chapters to numerous books. When not engaged in scholarly activities, he is busy taking care of his triplet daughters.

Bill VanPatten is Professor of Spanish and Second Language Acquisition at The University of Illinois at Chicago, where he directs the Spanish Basic Language Program. VanPatten is the author of From Input to Output: A Teacher’s Guide to Second Language Acquisition (2003), published by McGraw-Hill; Processing Instruction: Theory, Research, and Commentary (2003), published by Erlbaum; and Input Processing and Grammar Instruction: Theory and Research (1996), published by Ablex. He is the co-author of the best-selling college text ¿Sabías que... ? and is the creator and designer of the popular PBS television course Destinos as well as the upcoming Sol y viento. VanPatten is an internationally-known scholar in input processing and processing instruction; his contributions appear not only in book chapters but also in journals such as Studies in Second Language Acquisition, the Modern Language Journal, and others. When not engaged in scholarly activities, he is busy writing novels and doing stand-up comedy in Chicago.