Department of Linguistics
Grad Student Spotlight: Anna Stephanov
The Linguistics department builds intellectual growth through its broad interdisciplinary research, as well as its smaller research groups and collaboration across faculty and students. The department also has a very positive and supportive atmosphere, with a strong sense of community.
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,...