In The Spotlight

My name is Jieun (Irene) Ahn, and I am a PhD candidate in the Second Language Studies (SLS) Program at Michigan State University. I was awarded a full research assistantship…

My name is Felix Kronenberg, and I am the new director of the Center for Language Teaching Advancement (CeLTA) and an associate professor of German. After working for 4 years at Pomona…

I was interested in the arts; I was interested in science; I was interested in both theoretical and practical subjects. Essentially, I always wanted to learn more about the world…

My name is Jongbong Lee, and I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Second Language Studies Program at Michigan State University. I completed an M.A. in TESL from Georgetown University…

My name is Yaqiong Cui. I received my B.A. in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language at East China Normal University, Shanghai. In 2009, I began my studies in the…

My name is Daniel R. Isbell (or just “Dan” for short), and I am a PhD candidate in the Second Language Studies program at Michigan State University. Prior to beginning…

When I first started to learn English at middle school, I knew right away that I loved learning a new language, and that feeling was reconfirmed when German as a…

My name is Jie Liu, and I am a Ph.D. Candidate in Second Language Studies at Michigan State University (MSU). Before coming to MSU, I completed my MA in linguistics…

From where I started, I would not have expected to be where I am today. Growing up, I was always intrigued by the idea of learning a second language. I…

My name is Magda Tigchelaar, and I am a PhD Candidate in the Second Language Studies Program at Michigan State University (MSU). Before coming to MSU, I completed my BA…