Burgel R. Maria Levy, Ph.D.
College of Liberal Arts - Department of English and Applied Linguistics
GRADUATE:
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Florida International University
UNDERGRADUATE:
University of Hawaii at Hilo
EDUCATION:
Ph.D. in Linguistics (Language Documentation), University of Hawaii at Manoa; M.A. in Linguistics, Florida International University; B.A. in Linguistics, University of Hawaii at Hilo.
RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS:
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Phonology
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Syntax
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Materials development
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Curriculum development
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Language assessment
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Language documentation
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Comparative linguistics
At HPU, Dr. Levy teaches AL 3110 (The English Sound System), AL 3120 (English Sentence Structure), AL 3160 (Teaching Vocabulary), AL 4720 (Teaching Reading and Writing Skills), AL 6110 (English Phonology and the Teaching of Pronunciation), AL 6120 (English Syntax and the Teaching of Grammar), AL 6160 (Second Language Vocabulary Development), AL 6720 (Second Language Reading and Writing), AL 2000 (Introduction to Linguistics), AL 1100 (Language, Power, and Identity), and AL 1050 (Languages in the Pacific). Her goal is to help students combine theory and practice to become effective language teachers.
