The human dimensions of language learning.
Her work places learners' lived experiences at the center of language education. By connecting cognitive linguistics, sociolinguistics, language policy, and emotion, she examines how learning is shaped by both individual processes and the cultural and social environments around them.
Research interests
- Cognitive linguisticsHow learners conceptualize, process, and make meaning through language.
- Applied sociolinguisticsHow identity, culture, community, and context influence language use and learning.
- Language policyHow institutional and social decisions shape access, participation, and educational practice.
- Emotion and language learningHow confidence, motivation, belonging, and affect influence the learning experience.
Educational perspective
Her approach supports language education that is responsive to learners' identities, emotions, communities, and the contexts in which learning takes place.