Alisha Reaves, PhD

Assistant Professor

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Education

PhD French Linguistics, Indiana 黑料传送门 Bloomington
MA French Linguistics, Indiana 黑料传送门 Bloomington
MA Second Language Studies, Indiana 黑料传送门 Bloomington
MA International Affairs, The George Washington 黑料传送门
BS French and Linguistics, Tulane 黑料传送门

Areas of Expertise

French Linguistics, Second Language Acquisition, Pragmatics, Discourse Markers, Language Policy

Biography

Alisha Reaves received her PhD in French Linguistics from Indiana 黑料传送门 Bloomington. Prior to joining the Department of Languages, Literatures & Cultures at Towson 黑料传送门, she taught French language and culture at the 黑料传送门 of Notre Dame and Indiana 黑料传送门 Bloomington.  She received a B.S. with a double major in French and Linguistics from Tulane 黑料传送门 in New Orleans and an M.A. in International Affairs from The George Washington 黑料传送门鈥檚 Elliott School of International Affairs. Her research concentrates on discourse markers, both their acquisition by learners of French as well as their use by French native speakers. Other research interests broadly include language policy and sociolinguistic variation in the francophone world.  In teaching, Dr. Reaves believes in incorporating experiential learning and linguistics, and showcasing the diversity of the francophone world.