Dianna Adele Walla
About
I am currently an advisor at the NTNU University Library project Veikart til fremtidens universitetsbibliotek (Roadmap to the Future University Library). The project deals with changes and development of the university library's service catalog and physical structure, which is impacted by the NTNU Unified Campus project. I work primarily with the Roadmap project's communication and documentation. I have previously worked as a research librarian in the library's Section for Teaching and Learning Support.
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 board and the conference group. I lead the working group for digital humanities terminology in Norwegian, which is working on a Norwegian version of TaDiRAH to be published in Termportalen.
Areas of research/interest:
Digital humanities, critical AI literacies, translation of academic language/Norwegian academic terminology, multilingualism, language acquisition, English as a second/third language, English for specific purposes.
Publications
2025
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Walla, Dianna Adele;
Lorenz, Eliane.
(2025)
Metalinguistic Awareness and Multilingualism: A Case Study of Young English Learners.
Academic chapter
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
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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
Master 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
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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
Student thesis or dissertation
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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
Master thesis
Outreach
2025
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Other presentation
2023
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Conference 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
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Lecture
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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
2022
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Lecture
2021
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Lecture
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Conference posterWalla, Dianna. (2021) Knowledge of verbal morphosyntax in the multilingual EFL classroom in Norway. Young Linguists' Meeting in Poznan
2019
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LectureLorenz, Eliane; Walla, Dianna. (2019) Workshop: Acquisition of English in the multilingual classroom. Workshop at local school
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LectureWalla, Dianna. (2019) Language similarities and differences: teaching vocabulary from a multilingual perspective. Workshop at local school