{"id":145,"date":"2019-05-13T20:33:52","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T00:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ling\/?p=145"},"modified":"2019-05-13T21:24:50","modified_gmt":"2019-05-14T01:24:50","slug":"senior-spotlight-shannon-foley-class-of-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ling\/2019\/05\/13\/senior-spotlight-shannon-foley-class-of-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Spotlight: Shannon Foley, Class of 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Why did you choose to study Linguistics?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 it as a major in college. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I came to UVM undecided, but chose to take LING courses right away, even though I had no idea what that really meant (like most people, I just knew that it had something to do with language). After two semesters, I finally declared it as my major! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through studying Linguistics, you become more aware of the intricacies\/patterns in language that you hear and use on a regular basis. I’m really fascinated by how systematic it is! Recognizing how language varies within and between individuals or communities, and also how it can reflect\/reveal our societal views, changes the way you see the world. I think having more linguistic awareness and knowledge is something that everyone could benefit from, and that’s one of the reasons why I love it so much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What was your favorite LING course at UVM?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are so many! African American English, Language and Gender, and American English Dialects were my favorite courses related to my concentration (sociolinguistics). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For formal\/core courses, I really enjoyed Introduction to Phonetics, and Introduction to Syntax. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Special topics courses are always<\/span> worth taking – I took Discourse Analysis & Law, Language in Media, and Corpus Linguistics, and they’re all at the top of my list of favorite courses!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you have any advice for current or prospective students?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don’t be afraid to ask! Be proactive in identifying and asking for opportunities that will contribute to your personal or professional growth. Related to this, professors are such a great resource, and the amount of support they give to students is what makes the program at UVM so great. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are you hopes\/plans for the future?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After graduation I’ll be moving to the White Mountain region of NH, where I’ll be working on dialect\/sociophonetic research on\u00a0northern New Hampshire\/northwestern Maine. I’ll\u00a0also be finishing up the research I’ve been doing on northern New York with Julie.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the same time I’ll be working on applications to graduate programs for the Fall 2020 term! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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