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Search Results - Displaying 1 - 10 of 171 results
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FU-SHENG WU
Director of the Confucius Institute, University of Utah
Professor, World Languages and Cultures
Regions of Interest:
China
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MARGARET WAN
Professor, World Languages and Cultures
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LAUREN LIANG
Associate Professor, Educational Psychology
Research Summary: Dr. Liang's research focuses on the selection and educational use of children's and young adult literature, children's literature in teacher preparation programs, K-12 students' understanding and engagement with specific texts, and text characteristics as related to K-12 student response and understanding of texts. Current research projects focus on students' social-emotional related outcomes with guided conversations around picturebooks, and librarian and teacher collaborations.
Equipment:
Extensive children's literature collection
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CINDI LYNN TEXTOR
Assistant Professor, World Languages and Cultures
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MATTHEW POTOLSKY
Professor, English
Research Summary: My research focuses on nineteenth-century British and French literature, particularly late-century movements like Decadence and Aestheticism. I also have a longstanding interest in the history of literary theory and in representations of secrets and secret keeping.
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Christopher T. Lewis
Program Coordinator, University of Utah, Portuguese & Brazilian Studies
Department Chair, University of Utah, World Languages and Cultures
Associate Professor, World Languages and Cultures
Affiliated Faculty, University of Utah, Mormon Studies
Affiliated Faculty, University of Utah, Latin American Studies
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PAUL L. KETZLE
Professor (Lecturer), Honors College
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MARISA SMURTHWAITE
Associate Instructor, 2nd Language Teach & Res Ctr
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SOHEILA AMIRSOLEIMANI
Associate Professor, World Languages and Cultures
Research Summary: My scholarly work involves classical Persian texts, especially from the 11th century AD. I am writing two monographs involving topics such as metaphor and irony and women in classical Persian texts.