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Read article: Student Research Showcase at 2026 Open House
Student Research Showcase at 2026 Open House
This Spring, the Linguistics Seminar Series included a poster session for current graduate students to highlight ongoing and recent research. Many of these researchers will also be presenting their work later this year at conferences both across the country and abroad. A current list of...
Read article: Interview with UIUC Students in TESOL International Association Newsletter
Interview with UIUC Students in TESOL International Association Newsletter
UIUC's Elif Varlik (Linguistics PhD student) and  Eda Yildirimer (MATESOL student)  were featured in an interview with the TESOL International Association recently.The two discuss teaching and research through MATESOL's ESL practicum course, how they learned through community and...
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Read article: Representation from UIUC Students and Faculty at International Conference on Heritage/Community Languages
Representation from UIUC Students and Faculty at International Conference on Heritage/Community Languages
This past weekend, students and faculty from UIUC made a strong presence at the Fifth International Conference on Heritage/Community Languages, hosted by the National Heritage Language Resource Center at UCLA. This quadrennial two-...
Read article: UIUC makes a strong showing at 2026 ITBE Convention
UIUC makes a strong showing at 2026 ITBE Convention
University of Illinois faculty and graduate students made a strong showing at the 2026 Illinois Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages–Bilingual Education (ITBE) Annual Convention, where this year's theme was Equity, Access, and Innovation: Teaching Multilingual...
Read article: UIUC Arabic Featured in the Daily Illini!
UIUC Arabic Featured in the Daily Illini!
The UIUC Arabic program was recently featured in an article by the Daily Illini! Check out this great feature highlighting our wonderful language program, our commitment to teaching a variety of dialects and the success of our impressive Arabic Debate Team!The link to the article can be found here...
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Eda Yildirimer

Grad Student Spotlight: Eda Yildirimer

My main research focus centers on the professional development and identity (re)construction of language teachers working with multilingual and multicultural learners. Drawing on my own experiences as a Global South educator navigating Global North institutions, I am interested in how teachers make use of their identities and emotions as resources to make sense of their positioning, navigate tensions and dominant ideologies, and sustain their growth. Upon graduation, I aim to pursue a PhD and continue research that advances equity-oriented education while remaining engaged in teaching,...

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