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I am an applied linguist who is interested in theoretical as well as practical issues of second language reading and bilingual children’s literacy development. I received my PhD in Second…

Like many of us who call ourselves applied linguists, my academic journey has been a blend of carefully premeditated decisions and complete serendipity. Whether I am talking to insiders or…

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…