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Read more about the article Second Language Studies Professor Awarded Fulbright to Polish University
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Second Language Studies Professor Awarded Fulbright to Polish University

May 24, 2021

While millions of people study English around the world, many students have limited exposure to spoken and written English outside the classroom. Researchers like Michigan State University’s Shawn Loewen examine…

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MSU Education Motivates Graduate to Pursue Ph.D.

May 13, 2021

MSU College of Arts & Letters student Darby Grachek graduated this spring with a Master’s of Arts in Linguistics and says it was her MSU education and experiences here that…

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MI Diaries Project Sees Seven Team Members Graduate

May 10, 2021

The MI Diaries project, run by MSU’s Sociolinguistics Lab, is providing MSU students with valuable research experience, and many of those students have been with the project from its beginning…

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Five Students Earn First Place Awards from UURAF Presentations

May 5, 2021

Five students from the College of Arts & Letters received first place awards for their presentations at the 2021 University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum (UURAF). The grand prize recipients will be announced in…

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Students to Present Musical Cognition Research on National Stage

April 8, 2021

Grace Bonnema and Tushya Mehta, sophomores in the College of Arts & Letters, have been selected to present their research at the Council on Undergraduate Research’s Posters on the Hill,…

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Undergrads to Present Research at 23rd Annual UURAF

April 7, 2021

The 23rd annual University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum (UURAF) will be an asynchronous virtual event taking place April 15-19 and consisting of pre-recorded poster, oral, and performance/showcase presentations.  The…

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MSU Researchers Study Conversation Platforms for Second Language Students

December 11, 2020

Shawn Loewen knows what it’s like to learn a second language through “blood, sweat, and tears.” He started taking private Spanish lessons when he was 13 and studied Spanish and…

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CAL in the Classroom

November 16, 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRrykQ2_0HM This past November 7, 2020 alumni and retired staff/faculty had the opportunity to attend a new virtual event called CAL in the Classroom. CAL in the Classroom is an…

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The MI COVID Diaries Project

November 16, 2020

COVID-19 has had a major impact on people around the world, but how is the pandemic changing our language and the way we communicate? That is the question being studied by a team of researchers at Michigan State University with the MI COVID Diaries Project, led by Associate Professor of Linguistics Suzanne Wagner and Assistant Professor of Linguistics Betsy Sneller.

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MSU Alumna Introduces ADEPT’s IPA Cards

October 28, 2020

Michigan State University is an institution that strives for diversity and inclusion both at home and abroad.

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