Dianna Adele Walla
About
I am currently an advisor at the NTNU University Library project Veikart for fremtidens bibliotek (Road Map to the Library of the Future).
Background
I have a Ph.D. in Educational Studies from NTNU (2024), where I investigated metalinguistic awareness among bilingual and multilingual pupils in the English classroom in grades 5-7.
- MPhil in Theoretical Linguistics, UiT (2017)
- MA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Seattle Pacific University (2011)
- BA in Linguistics with a minor in French from University of North Carolina (2009)
I'm a member of the Norwegian network for digital humanities and cultural organization, DHKO, where I'm also a member of the working group and conference group.
Areas of research/interest:
Multilingualism, language acquisition, English as a second/third language, English for specific purposes, translation of academic language, Norwegian academic terminology, digital humanities, large language models, AI literacy
Publications
2025
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Walla, Dianna.
(2025)
Verksted: Digital humaniora på norsk - bidrag til Termportalen.
Other presentation
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Walla, Dianna Adele;
Lorenz, Eliane.
(2025)
Metalinguistic Awareness and Multilingualism: A Case Study of Young English Learners.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2024
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Walla, Dianna.
(2024)
Assessing knowledge of English verb placement and subject-verb agreement among multilingual students in grades 5-7 in Norway.
Pedagogical Linguistics
Academic article
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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.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Walla, Dianna Adele.
(2024)
Metalinguistic awareness in the multilingual EFL classroom: a study of grade 5–7 students in Norway.
International Journal of Multilingualism
Academic article
2017
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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
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Walla, Dianna.
(2024)
Assessing knowledge of English verb placement and subject-verb agreement among multilingual students in grades 5-7 in Norway.
Pedagogical Linguistics
Academic article
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Walla, Dianna Adele.
(2024)
Metalinguistic awareness in the multilingual EFL classroom: a study of grade 5–7 students in Norway.
International Journal of Multilingualism
Academic article
Part of book/report
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Walla, Dianna Adele;
Lorenz, Eliane.
(2025)
Metalinguistic Awareness and Multilingualism: A Case Study of Young English Learners.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
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.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Report
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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
UTSTILLING
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Walla, Dianna.
(2025)
Verksted: Digital humaniora på norsk - bidrag til Termportalen.
Other presentation
Outreach
2023
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Academic lectureWalla, Dianna Adele; Lorenz, Eliane. (2023) Metalinguistic awareness and multilingualism: A case study of young learners. I NLTL Conference 2023 and ANPE Norge’s IX Conference 2023 , Kristiansand 21.09.2023 - 23.09.2023
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LectureWalla, Dianna Adele. (2023) Picturebooks in the Multilingual Classroom. Guest lecture , Trondheim 19.10.2023 - 19.10.2023
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LectureChristison, MaryAnn; Krulatz, Anna M; Walla, Dianna Adele; Xu, Yaqiong. (2023) A Multilingual Approach to Diversity in Education. TESOL International Convention 2023 , Portland 21.03.2023 - 24.03.2023
2022
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LectureWalla, Dianna; Lorenz, Eliane. (2022) Metalinguistic awareness. Workshop at local school 09.06.2022 -
2021
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LectureTorgersen, Eivind Nessa; Walla, Dianna. (2021) Formative assessment. Workshop 31.08.2021 - 31.08.2021
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PosterWalla, Dianna. (2021) Knowledge of verbal morphosyntax in the multilingual EFL classroom in Norway. Young Linguists' Meeting in Poznan 23.04.2021 - 25.04.2021
2019
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LectureLorenz, Eliane; Walla, Dianna. (2019) Workshop: Acquisition of English in the multilingual classroom. Workshop at local school , Trondheim 26.11.2019 - 26.11.2019
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LectureWalla, Dianna. (2019) Language similarities and differences: teaching vocabulary from a multilingual perspective. Workshop at local school 22.10.2019 -