Hola! My name is Eliot Westdorp and I am a PhD student in the Hispanic Linguistics program as well as a Spanish TA here at the University of Georgia. My areas of study include sociolinguistics (language variation and change, dialectology, bilingualism, language contact, language attitudes), L2 pronunciation acquisition, and applied linguistics. I have lived in Spain three times: a semester studying in Bilbao, País Vasco; a year teaching in Vilagarcia de Arousa, Galicia; and a summer leading a study abroad program in Santander, Cantabria. These experiences have opened my eyes to the interesting and complex linguistic landscapes that exist in the Iberian Peninsula and I look forward to researching them more during my doctoral studies!
Research
Sociolinguistics, Dialectology, Bilingualism, Language Contact, Language Attitudes, Applied Spanish Linguistics
Education
B.A. in Spanish and Applied Linguistics, Grand Valley State University (2016)
M.A. in Applied Spanish Linguistics, Michigan State University (2020)
