On a new Teachers’ Lounge Podcast, it’s the 2nd and final part of our conversation with Northern Illinois University Distinguished Teaching Professor, Dr. Gulsat Aygen. Dr. Aygen is a world-renowned Linguistics teacher, author, and translator.
She has had an absolutely remarkable life from growing up in Turkey, spending time as a political prisoner in the 1980s, coming to the United States to study at Harvard, and now teaching at NIU.
In the last episode, we talked about the ultimate goal of education.
This time around, we talk about her experience learning English as a student in Istanbul, how she got interested in linguistics in the first place, & the journey that led her to Northern Illinois University.
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SHOW NOTES
Educator in this episode:
Gulsat Aygen
Stories in this episode:
DeKalb School District breaks ground on new school and unveils name
Student teachers rarely get paid. New plans in the Illinois General Assembly hope to change that.
Music: Our show's theme music is from the northern Illinois-based band "Kindoves" and their songs "Popn," "Origins" and "Quiche." You can find more of their music on their Soundcloud page. You can also listen to the episode of WNIJ's Sessions from Studio A where they were featured.
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