Citizen Sociolinguistics – varieties of language experience
I am an applied linguist. In my teaching and research, I explore the role of language in many domains of everyday life. I am primarily interested in how our linguistic choices (both conscious and subconscious) communicate social information to others about who we are, as people – where we are from, what we do, what we want others to think about us, and so on. And beyond matters of language and identity, I am also intrigued by how language mediates our relationships with others: for example, what is the ling
I came to language studies with an academic background in Art History, and this prior education in the Humanities has informed my scholarly perspective as an applied linguist. In a broader sense though, I have actually been a student of language my entire life. I grew up in a bilingual family. I studied French, Italian, German, and Thai in formal classroom settings. I later acquired Spanish as an adult. And I have taught English in the U.S., the Czech Republic, Thailand and Argentina. I earned a Ph.D. in Ap
Currently, I am a Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of South Florida (USF). At USF, I enjoy teaching students enrolled in our programs: Ph.D. in Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (LALS), MA in Applied Linguistics/TESL, and B.A. concentration in Applied Linguistics. I regularly teach courses such as Language of the Internet, Discourse Analysis, Sociolinguistics, Cross-Cultural Issues in Language Teaching, and Qualitative Research Methods.
Citizen Sociolinguistics – varieties of language experience