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Laura

Mahalingappa

Associate Professor

Interests: 

Education, Language Acquisition, Language Diversity, Second Language Acquisition, Sociolinguistics, Syntax

Units: 

Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership

Degree(s): 

PhD in Linguistics, 2009, Department of Linguistics, The University of Texas at Austin

BA in International Studies and Economics, 1997, School of International Service, American University

Graduation Year: 

2009

Contact: 

lmaha@umd.edu

Role(s): 

Faculty

About: 

Laura Mahalingappa is an associate professor in the Applied Linguistics and Language Education program. Her research focuses broadly on the language and education of marginalized learners, incorporating sociolinguistic and critical linguistic and pedagogical perspectives into issues related to teacher preparation to support linguistically and culturally diverse learners and first and multilingual language acquisition. Her current work pertains to critical language pedagogies and linguistically responsive instruction in both PK-12 and post-secondary educational contexts, examining teachers’ beliefs, ideologies, and practices in diverse classrooms, ways to prepare teachers to meet the needs of marginalized students, and policies and practices in teacher education programs.