Global Scholar

Meagan Driver

Meagan Driver

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Linguistics
January 11 - March 10, 2024

Meagan Driver is an assistant professor in the Department of Romance and Classical Studies and a core faculty member in the Second Language Studies (SLS) Ph.D. Program at Michigan State University. Dr. Driver is an applied linguist who specializes in mixed-methods approaches to heritage and Second Language Acquisition (SLA). Within this realm, 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 moral judgment and 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 learner populations. While in Thessaloniki, she will be working with teachers and researchers to develop critical language resources for the use of linguistic landscape in the world language classroom.

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