Global and International Studies Building, 3013
Education
- M.A in Comparative Linguistics, University of Humanities, Ulaanbaatar Mongolia, 1996
- Certificate, ACTFL/ILR OPI Tester Certification, 2016
Research Interests:
Second Language Acquisition, Teaching Mongolian as a foreign language, The phonology of Mongolian, Bilingual dictionary, Comparative study of Mongolian and English
Courses Recently Taught
- Introductory Mongolian
- Intermediate Mongolian
- Advanced Mongolian
- Summer Introductory Intensive Mongolian at SWSEEL
- Post-Advanced Mongolian
Publication Highlights
- A series of three Mongolian Language Textbooks for Foreigners : Sain baina uu
One, Two, Three with Sharon Luethy, (1999, 2000, 2002). - English – Mongolian and Mongolian - English mini-dictionary with Uvsh Purev. (Three editions in 2001, 2004, 2016)
Honors and Awards
- Order of the Polar Star of the Republic of Mongolia, 2011
- Excellence in Education National Award, Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Mongolia, 2000
Current Projects
- Developing a new elementary-level Mongolian language textbook
- Developing an online course in Mongolian.
Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies