Biographical Profile
Interest Background
Professional Preparation
Positions & Appointments
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
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Tasseva-Kurktchieva, Mila Petrova
Research Associate Professor
The relation between comprehension and production in L2 Acquisition; The syntax and semantics of Bulgarian DP; Acquisition of the syntax-semantics interface
Biographical Profile
- College
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Department
- Linguistics Program
- Tenure Status
- Non-Tenure Track
Interest Background
- Do you include students in your research?
- Graduates
- Interest Keywords
- theoretical linguistics; second language acquisition; syntax; psycholinguistics; applications of theoretical second language acquisition to foreign language epdagogy
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Behavioral Sciences
- Personal Focus Areas
- second language acquisition of syntax, semantics, morphology and their interfaces;, syntax of Slavic languages
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
| Dates | Institution | Location | Degree | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | University of South Carolina | Columbia, South Carolina | PhD | Linguistics |
| 1988 | Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridsky | Sofia, Bulgaria | BA/MA | Bulgarian Philology |
Positions & Appointments
| Dates | Description | Institution/Entity |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 - 1992 | Visiting Assistant Professor | Department Of Bulgarian as a Foreign Language, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridsky |
| 1992 - 1995 | Tutor of Bulgarian as a Second Language | |
| 05/1995 - 08/1999 | Lead Language Instructor | US Peace Corps Bulgaria |
| 08/2000 - 05/2001 | Teaching Assistant | English Department, University of South Carolina |
| 09/2001 - 07/2012 | IT Manager | English Department, University of South Carolina |
| 2004 | Instructor | Linguistics Program, University of South Carolina |
| 08/2012 | Research Associate Professor | Linguistics Program, University of South Carolina |
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
| Dates | Type | Description | Foundation/Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Award | Dean's Award for Academic Excellence | College of Liberal Arts, University of South Carolina |
| 2005 | Award | Carol Myers-Scotton Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Linguistics Program | University of South Carolina |
| 2005 | Award | Dean's Award for Excellence in Graduate Studies, The Graduate School | University of South Carolina |
| 2007 | Award | Bruce Pearson Award for Outstanding Research | Linguistics Program, University of South Carolina |
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