In The Spotlight

Why study language you might ask? Well, I remember being drawn to the English language from an early age. I was fascinated by dialects and accents and I was especially…

My trajectory to the second language studies (SLS) program at MSU has been quite purposeful and direct: I knew from an early age that I wanted to learn and teach…

I have been involved into Linguistics from the moment I started my undergraduate study with a major in EFL and English literature from Egypt. After graduation, I was fortunate enough…

My name is Mostafa Papi, and I am a Ph.D. candidate in the SLS Program.Before coming to MSU, I completed BA and MA degrees in TESOL in Iran, and I…

My passion for teaching a second language began when I started teaching English as a foreign language (EFL) in my first year of college in Brazil. I taught at a…

Hello world:Like most researchers, my academic interests have grown organically from my past experiences and each reflects a little about me. My main research areas are: research ethics, humor, and…

 I joined the SLS program in 2010. Looking back, I am grateful for the many opportunities I have had to learn in the program. Through my first research project I…

It is a great honor to be the featured SLS member this month. I came to the field of Second Language Studies in a slightly non-linear way via my previous…

I am honored to be the SLS student in the spotlight this month. My major research interest is computer-assisted language learning, so I spend a great deal of my time…

Jimin joined the Second Language Studies program in fall 2009. She earned her M.A. in English Language Teaching at the International Graduate School of English in Seoul, Korea. Before she…