My pedagogy draws from sociolinguistics, anthropology, and the arts to create learning environments built on curiosity, dialogue, and reflection. Whether teaching academic writing, cultural studies, or in TESOL, I emphasize how learning takes shape through interaction—with texts, with ideas, and with one another. This approach supports steady, attentive engagement in ways that make classroom learning feel both rigorous and relational.

Concentrations

· Academic writing, rhetoric, and composition
· Sociolinguistics and language ideology
· Cultural and linguistic anthropology
· History and analysis of American popular culture and media
· Intercultural communication and discourse analysis
· Metalinguistic and metacognitive awareness in learning
· TESOL and communicative methodologies

Teaching Philosophy

I believe that meaningful learning emerges through relationship, relevance, and reflection. My teaching blends linguistic precision with cultural awareness, encouraging students to view language as a social practice conditioned by—and carrying—identity and power. Whether in a writing classroom, a language lab, or a discussion of cultural texts, I help students connect the personal and the global—seeing themselves as both learners and participants in ongoing sociocultural processes. Through developing metalinguistic and metacognitive awareness, I guide students towards not only building skill but also claiming agency: they learn to understand, question, and ultimately shape the languages and cultures that shape them.