Why did you choose to study Linguistics? I’ve always really loved anything related to language. I remember learning about verbs, nouns, adjectives, and adverbs in elementary school, and thinking it was so cool! In high school I really liked language courses, but I never felt passionate about any particular language, at least not enough to pursue […]
Senior Spotlight: Meghan McClure, Class of 2019
Why did you choose to study Linguistics? I came to UVM completely undecided and had absolutely no idea what to major in. I was jumping around classes until I took Linguistic Diversity in the US as a D1 and was introduced to Linguistics. I thought it was super cool and at that point it was […]
Senior Spotlight: Yovita Poerwanto, Class of 2019
Why did you choose to study Linguistics? I’ll be honest, I don’t remember why I chose Linguistics. I remembered majoring in Engineering and getting very very bored. I love technical sciences like that, but it just didn’t spark any interest in me for some reason. So, I hopped between majors for awhile, kind of testing […]
Senior Spotlight: Michelle Beaupre, Class of 2019
Why did you choose to study Linguistics? Choosing my major was kind of like adopting a cat. I didn’t really choose it, but rather it chose me, haha. I actually changed my major 3 times before I even went to orientation. I never had a solid idea of what I wanted to do, I never […]
Senior Spotlight: Claudia Garber, Class of 2018
Why did you choose to study Linguistics? I initially came to UVM as a Chemistry major and remained in the Chem department for the first year. However, when I took LING 80 as a ‘fun’ class, because I was interested in phonetics and enjoyed my French language courses, I fell in love. The same minute […]
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