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Dianna Walla

Dianna Walla

PhD Candidate in English linguistics
Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences

dianna.walla@ntnu.no
Lysholmbygget, BR3.015, Kalvskinnet
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As part of the research project Acquisition of English in the Multilingual Classroom (AcEngMulCla), my PhD project focuses on the acquisition of English in Norway by students whose first language is not Norwegian, and how those students make use of their multilingual competence in the language classroom. I am also a member of the research group Multilingualism and intercultural education: on the path between home, school, and university.

Background

I hold an MPhil in Theoretical Linguistics from UiT – the Arctic University of Norway, where my thesis focused on code mixing in bilingual child language acquisition. I also hold an MA in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) from Seattle Pacific University. I studied Linguistics and French at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Competencies

  • Grammar
  • Language Acquisition
  • Language awareness
  • Metalinguistic awareness
  • Multilingualism
  • Second language acquisition
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language
  • Teaching of grammar
  • Third Language Acquisition

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2024

  • Krulatz, Anna M; Christison, MaryAnn; Xu, Yaqiong; Walla, Dianna. (2024) Operationalizing an approach to multilingualism with pre-service English as an additional language (EAL) teachers in an EMI context. Bloomsbury Academic
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2023

  • Walla, Dianna. (2023) Assessing knowledge of English verb placement and subject-verb agreement among multilingual students in grades 5-7 in Norway. Pedagogical Linguistics
    Academic article

2017

  • Bentzen, Kristine; Walla, Dianna. (2017) Code mixing in early bilingual acquisition: dominance, language modes, and discourse strategies. A case study of bilingual acquisition of Norwegian and English. UiT Norges arktiske universitet UiT Norges arktiske universitet
    Masters thesis

Journal publications

  • Walla, Dianna. (2023) Assessing knowledge of English verb placement and subject-verb agreement among multilingual students in grades 5-7 in Norway. Pedagogical Linguistics
    Academic article

Part of book/report

  • Krulatz, Anna M; Christison, MaryAnn; Xu, Yaqiong; Walla, Dianna. (2024) Operationalizing an approach to multilingualism with pre-service English as an additional language (EAL) teachers in an EMI context. Bloomsbury Academic
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Report

  • Bentzen, Kristine; Walla, Dianna. (2017) Code mixing in early bilingual acquisition: dominance, language modes, and discourse strategies. A case study of bilingual acquisition of Norwegian and English. UiT Norges arktiske universitet UiT Norges arktiske universitet
    Masters thesis

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2023

  • Lecture
    Christison, MaryAnn; Krulatz, Anna M; Walla, Dianna Adele; Xu, Yaqiong. (2023) A Multilingual Approach to Diversity in Education. TESOL International TESOL International Convention 2023 , Portland 2023-03-21 - 2023-03-24
  • Academic lecture
    Walla, Dianna Adele; Lorenz, Eliane. (2023) Metalinguistic awareness and multilingualism: A case study of young learners. Universitetet i Agder I NLTL Conference 2023 and ANPE Norge’s IX Conference 2023 , Kristiansand 2023-09-21 - 2023-09-23
  • Lecture
    Walla, Dianna Adele. (2023) Picturebooks in the Multilingual Classroom. NTNU Guest lecture , Trondheim 2023-10-19 - 2023-10-19

2022

  • Lecture
    Walla, Dianna; Lorenz, Eliane. (2022) Metalinguistic awareness. Workshop at local school 2022-06-09 -

2021

  • Lecture
    Torgersen, Eivind Nessa; Walla, Dianna. (2021) Formative assessment. Workshop 2021-08-31 - 2021-08-31
  • Poster
    Walla, Dianna. (2021) Knowledge of verbal morphosyntax in the multilingual EFL classroom in Norway. Young Linguists' Meeting in Poznan 2021-04-23 - 2021-04-25

2019

  • Lecture
    Lorenz, Eliane; Walla, Dianna. (2019) Workshop: Acquisition of English in the multilingual classroom. Workshop at local school , Trondheim 2019-11-26 - 2019-11-26
  • Lecture
    Walla, Dianna. (2019) Language similarities and differences: teaching vocabulary from a multilingual perspective. Workshop at local school 2019-10-22 -
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