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SLA talk: Meagan Driver (MSU)
Meeting ID: 973 1911 4355 | Passcode: 335715
Bio: Dr. Meagan Driver is an applied linguist specializing in mixed-methods approaches to heritage and Instructed Second Language Acquisition (ISLA) and an assistant professor in the Department of Romance and Classical Studies, as well as a core faculty member in the Second Language Studies (SLS) Ph.D. program at Michigan State University. Her research implements cognitive theories and methodologies to explore topics including emotion, bilingualism and multilingualism, and study abroad and the relationship with a range of linguistic, psychological, and social factors, including vocabulary learning and learner identity, to name a few. A heritage speaker of Spanish herself, she aims to adapt instruments and methodologies in her research that address the reality and needs of linguistically and socially diverse language classrooms and learner populations. Presently, her work explores the relationship between various affective variables, including anxiety, interest, linguistic insecurity, and motivation, and questions surrounding linguistic and ethnoracial identity, specifically with respect to the acquisition of a heritage or foreign language.