Dianna Walla
About
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.
Publications
2024
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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.
Bloomsbury Academic
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2023
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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
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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.
(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
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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.
Bloomsbury Academic
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
Media
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 TESOL International Convention 2023 , Portland 2023-03-21 - 2023-03-24
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Academic lectureWalla, 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
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LectureWalla, Dianna Adele. (2023) Picturebooks in the Multilingual Classroom. NTNU Guest lecture , Trondheim 2023-10-19 - 2023-10-19
2022
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LectureWalla, Dianna; Lorenz, Eliane. (2022) Metalinguistic awareness. Workshop at local school 2022-06-09 -
2021
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LectureTorgersen, Eivind Nessa; Walla, Dianna. (2021) Formative assessment. Workshop 2021-08-31 - 2021-08-31
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PosterWalla, 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
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LectureLorenz, Eliane; Walla, Dianna. (2019) Workshop: Acquisition of English in the multilingual classroom. Workshop at local school , Trondheim 2019-11-26 - 2019-11-26
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LectureWalla, Dianna. (2019) Language similarities and differences: teaching vocabulary from a multilingual perspective. Workshop at local school 2019-10-22 -