Dr. Olya Cochran
Instructional Assistant Professor
English
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Stevenson Hall - STV ENG 424F
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- About
- Education
Biography
MA in Communication. PhD in English: TESOL and Applied Linguistics + Composition theories and pedagogies.
Teaching Interests & Areas
First Year Composition, Linguistics, and TESOL, Gender in Humanities; Technical and Business Writing.
Research Interests & Areas
Formation and expression of teaching and writing identities through language practices, literacies, and humor. Auto-ethnographic and ethnographic approaches to teaching, living, and writing. Humor-based pedagogical practices, their efficacy and constraints. Interdisciplinary approach to teaching first year writing. CHAT.
AAV. Spanish. German. Translingualism and codeswitching in teaching writing and linguistics.
PhD TESOL and Applied Linguistics
Illinois State University
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