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Shadis, Moran and Bell Present at Kings and Queens Conference in Sicily

Dr. Theresa Moran, Dr. Cinzia Recca, University of Catania, Department of Educational Sciences, Local Conference Organizer, Dr. Miriam Shadis

Dr. Miriam Shadis, Associate Professor of History, Dr. Theresa Moran, Director of Food Studies, and Dr. David Bell, Chair of Linguistics presented papers at the Eighth Edition of the Kings and Queens Conference — Resilio ergo Regno: Resilience, Continuity and Recovery at Royal Courts. The conference brings together scholars working […]

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September 10, 2019 at 10:14 amFaculty in the News News

South Korean Students Visit OHIO for Culture, Communication

Keira Park and Rickey Larkin speak to students about the Multicultural, Women's, and LGBTQ Centers.

By H. Keira Park Ohio University’s Linguistics Department, coordinated through its English Language Improvement Program (ELIP) invited 14 students from Cyber Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (CUFS) for a one-week Summer Intensive Communication and Culture Program from July 6-13. The Linguistic’s Department’s ELIP Program has been collaborating with CUFS for […]

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September 6, 2019 at 3:40 pmNews

Cho, Students Present on the Role of Intonation in Second-Language Acquisition

Carla Consolini, Dr. Christine MoonKyoung Cho, An Nguyen, and Irene Lucena

Dr. Christine Moon Cho and three Linguistics graduate students—An Nguyen, Irene Lucena, and Carla Consolini—presented a research project at the Kentucky Foreign Language Conference, held at the University of Kentucky in Lexington on April 13. They developed the project through LING 5940, the Linguistics Research Experience course, which encourages students […]

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September 3, 2019 at 10:18 amResearch

Chair’s Message | Linguistics Welcomes Alumni, Applauds Faculty, Plans for 50th

From left, Michelle O’Malley, Beverly Flanigan, Dawn Bikowski, David Bell

By David Bell Associate Professor and Chair of Linguistics As the summer heat begins to recede, life in Gordy Hall begins to buzz again, it’s time to welcome you to the academic year 2019-20. We have had our usual comings and goings and some notable visitors, a big promotion, an […]

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August 24, 2019 at 9:20 amAlumni

Alumni News | Ruth Yenling Ting Donates $3,000 to Linguistics

Alumna Ruth Yenling Ting working with children affected by earthquakes.

Ohio University alumna Ruth Yenling Ting ’80M made a generous one-time donation to support the Linguistics Department discretionary fund. She remembered that when she was at OHIO, someone donated a large amount of money to help students from Taiwan, and she wanted to return the favor, allowing the Linguistics Department […]

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August 16, 2019 at 1:49 pmNews

Tytko Presents on Language Learner Engagement with Technology at the SLA Symposium

Tetiana Tytko Presents on Language Learner Engagement with Technology at the SLA Student Symposium at the University of Wisconsin–Madison

Graduate student Tetiana Tytko describes her decision to come from Ukraine to study in the M.A. in Applied Linguistics program at OHIO University as “life-changing.” Tytko already earned an M.A. in English Philology in her home country, but she regretted never presenting the results of her thesis—recognized by her professors […]

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August 7, 2019 at 4:02 pmIn Class Research

Iwate Prefectural University (Japan) to Fund Three OHIO Students On Weekend Global Community Engagement Initiative

Iwate Prefectural University (Japan) to Fund Three OHIO Students On Weekend Global Community Engagement Initiative

Dr. Christopher Thompson, Associate Professor of Linguistics, announced that Iwate Prefectural University has offered to fund three students from the Linguistic Department’s Japanese language program to participate in a new Global Engagement Initiative with OHIO University during the weekend of Sept. 31, 2019. IPU has been closely associated with OHIO […]

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July 3, 2019 at 10:24 amNews