Department of Linguistics

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Read article: John Kotnarowski Receives Honors for Teaching Excellence
John Kotnarowski Receives Honors for Teaching Excellence
We are excited to announce that John Kotnarowski has received both the LAS award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching for Instructional Staff, and the Provost’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching.The...
Read article: International Initiative from UIUC Professors: Call For Papers for International Conference on Technology-Infused Language Education (ICOTILE)
International Initiative from UIUC Professors: Call For Papers for International Conference on Technology-Infused Language Education (ICOTILE)
We are excited to announce that UIUC's  Randall Sadler partnered with Melinda Dooly of Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona as well as Müge Gündüz, Çiler Hatipoğlu, and Perihan Savas of Middle East Technical University in order to organize the International Conference on Technology-Infused...
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Read article: Join a New Reading Group this Semester
Join a New Reading Group this Semester
As the new semester starts, we are excited to welcome back so many wonderful reading groups related to Linguistics!If you are considering joining a new reading group, please take a look at the groups below, or learn more on our ...
Read article: Silvina Montrul's "El bilingüismo en el mundo hispanohablante: 2nd Edition"
Silvina Montrul's "El bilingüismo en el mundo hispanohablante: 2nd Edition"
We are excited to announce that the second edition of Silvina Montrul’s El bilingüismo en el mundo hispanohablante is being published this month by Wiley-Blackwell. The first edition of the volume was published in 2012 and has since been cited in hundreds of academic publications in...
Read article: Students and Faculty Showcase Research at 2026 LSA Annual Meeting
Students and Faculty Showcase Research at 2026 LSA Annual Meeting
 The Linguistics Society of America (LSA) Annual Meeting is the premier annual gathering of linguists and linguistics students from throughout the profession and around the world. Its goal is to provide an...
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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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