My teaching experience at Simon Fraser University (SFU) began with tutorials for LING 200 Introduction to Linguistics course. These were a good starting point to engage with students from diverse cultural backgrounds and Canadian academic culture, and to learn more about the teaching craft. Because I believe that to teach is to learn.
Naturally, I wanted to learn more, so in 2017 I held my first instructor position at SFU. Since then I’ve taught various courses at both SFU and University of British Columbia (UBC). Now, at Trinity College in Dublin, I am a sessional lecturer in Sociolinguistics (2nd year undergraduate students) and Describing English Grammar (MA students).
Sessional Lecturer
2023 Autumn (Michaelmas term)
Describing English Grammar
Trinity College, Dublin | 51 students
2023 Autumn (Michaelmas term)
Sociolinguistics
Trinity College, Dublin | 73 students
2022 Summer (2)
LING 101: Languages of the World
UBC Vancouver | 140 students (online)
2022 Summer
LING 309W: Sociolinguistics Writing-intensive
SFU Burnaby | 24 students (blended)
2021 Summer (2)
LING 101: Languages of the World
UBC Vancouver | 150 students (online)
2020 Winter (2)
LING 319: Historical Linguistics
UBC Vancouver | 40 students (online — blended)
2020 Winter (1) — substituting (Nov 17th – Dec 15th)
LING 530: Theories and Analysis in Social Phonetics
UBC Vancouver | 9 graduate students (online — blended)
2020 Winter (1) — substituting (Nov 17th – Dec 15th)
LING 447: Explorations of Phon with People
UBC Vancouver | 25 students (online — blended)
2020 Summer (1)
LING 101: Languages of the World
UBC Vancouver | 154 students (online — synchronous)
2020 Winter (2)
LING 319: Historical Linguistics
UBC Vancouver | 34 students (online — synchronous)
2020 Spring
LING 200: Introduction to Sentence Analysis
SFU Burnaby | 80 students
2020 Spring
LING 319: Historical Linguistics
UBC | 40 students
2019 Summer
LING 480: Special Topics — Medical Communication
SFU Burnaby | 26 students
2019 Spring
LING 100: Introduction to Language and Linguistics
UBC | 178 students
2018 Summer
LING 480: Special Topics — Medical Communication
SFU Burnaby | 23 students
2018 Spring
LING 200: Introduction to Sentence Analysis
(two sections)
SFU Burnaby | 84 students
SFU Vancouver | 10 students
2017 Summer
LING 160: Language, Culture, and Society
SFU Burnaby | 65 students
2017 Spring
LING 100: Communication and Language
SFU Surrey | 84 students
Teaching Assistant
2015 Spring
LING 200: Introduction to English Grammar
SFU Surrey | Instructor: Ivelina Tchizmarova
2014 Spring
LING 200: Description of English Grammar
SFU Burnaby | Instructor: Dr. Maite Taboada
2014 Fall
LING 220: Introduction to Linguistics
SFU Burnaby | Instructor: Dr. Anne Rimrott
2 Tutorials, 20 students each
2013 Spring
LING 220: Introduction to Linguistics
SFU Burnaby | Instructor: Dr. Anne Rimrott
2 Tutorials, 20 students each
2013 Fall
LING 220: Introduction to Linguistics
SFU Burnaby | Instructor: Dr. Anne Rimrott
2 Tutorials, 20 students each
2012 Fall
LING 200: Description of English Grammar
SFU Vancouver | Instructor: Dr. Anne Rimrott
2 Tutorials, 20 students each
2011 Spring
LING 220: Introduction to Linguistics
SFU Burnaby | Instructor: Dr. Trude Heift
4 Tutorials, 20 students each
2010 Spring
LING 220: Introduction to Linguistics
SFU Burnaby | Instructor: Dr. Dean Mellow
2 Tutorials, 20 students each
2010 Summer
LING 220: Introduction to Linguistics
SFU Burnaby | Instructor: Dr. Panayiotis Pappas
2 Tutorials, 20 students each
2009 Summer
LING 220: Introduction to Linguistics
SFU Burnaby | Instructor: Dr. Cliff Burgess
2 Tutorials, 20 students each
2009 Fall
LING 220: Introduction to Linguistics
SFU Burnaby | Instructor: Dr. Trude Heift
2 Tutorials, 20 students each
Tutor Marker
2015 Spring
LING 100: Language and Communication
SFU Surrey | Instructor: Dr. Debopam Das
2013 Summer
LING 110: The Wonder of Words
SFU Burnaby | Instructor: Dr. Cliff Burgess
2013 Summer
LING 221: Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology
SFU Burnaby | Instructor: Dr. Marion Caldecott
2013 Spring
LING 100: Language and Communication
SFU Burnaby | Instructor: Dr. Anne Rimrott
2010 Fall
LING 222: Introduction to Syntax (occasional substitution for lecturing)
SFU Burnaby | Instructor: Dr. Rada Trnavac
2010 Fall
LING 100: Language and Communication
SFU Burnaby | Instructor: Dr. Cliff Burgess
2009 Summer
LING 362: English as a Second Language — Theory
SFU Burnaby | Instructor: Dr. Suzanne Hilgendorf
2009 Summer
LING 100: Language and Communication
SFU Burnaby | Instructor: Dr. Yurie Pankratz
2009 Spring
LING 220: Introduction to Syntax
SFU Burnaby | Instructor: Emrah Görgülü
2009 Spring
LING 100: Language and Communication
SFU BUrnaby | Instructor: Dr. Yue Wang
2008 Spring
LING 350: First Language Acquisition
SFU Burnaby | Instructor: Dr. Jane Fee
2008 Fall
LING 100: Language and Communication
SFU Burnaby | Instructor: Cliff Burgess
2007 Fall
LING 260: Language, Culture, and Society
SFU Burnaby | Instructor: Dr. Panayiotis Pappas
2007 Fall
LING 130: Practical Phonetics
SFU Burnaby | Instructor: Dr. Juan Sosa
Private Tutor
2022 December — 2023 June
Bulgarian for specific purposes (medicine)
Self-designed course on communication between doctor and patient in Bulgarian hospitals. Online.
Testimonials
I just wanted to thank you again for engaging me in Linguistics at SFU. We only met up once a week, but your passion and patience as an educator was enough to make me want to keep studying in the Ling department. At that point in my education, I had been unsure what I wanted to study. … This course made me immediately change my mind, and I have you to thank for that. You pushed us to be better students, and I found myself enjoying learning, which was something that I’d lost during my first year and a half at SFU. Thank you so much for being a part of my educational path, and helping me discover my passion for Linguistics.
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CARLY GURALIUK, 2nd year BA student, Linguistics major
MY ROLE: TA assistant for LING 220 Introduction to Linguistics, Spring 2016
Thank you so much for a great semester, and I am delighted to have been able to take this course. I have a great interest in counselling in medical settings, but I didn’t, and still don’t really, know where and how to start going about it. … This course is probably the closest I will get to nourishing my interest, at least during my undergraduate degree. My enthusiasm and interest may not have been too apparent, but I can confidently say that this has been one of my favourite courses, if not the most.
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KEVIN KONG, 3rd year BA student, major in Linguistics, minor in Psychology
MY ROLE: Instructor for LING 480 Medical Communication, Summer 2018
Emma Mileva’s course helped me understand how power dynamics expressed through language in medical discourse can affect health outcomes. This course would be particularly applicable for undergrads who are considering a career in the medical field, or anyone who wants to give their doctor a few tips on effective communication.
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SUSANNA FIRLEY, 4th year BA student, major in Linguistics, minor in Psychology
MY ROLE: Instructor for LING 480 Medical Communication, Summer 2019