Ekaterina Arshavskaya
Second Language Teaching
Professor

Educational Background
PhD in Applied Linguistics, Pennsylvania State University
MA in Applied Linguistics, Montclair State University
Biography
I am a full professor of Second Language Teaching at Utah State University. While at USU, I taught English as a Second Language, Russian-English medical interpretation, and a number of courses for the Master of Science in Second Language Teaching (MS in SLT) program. My research and teaching interests include intercultural learning, multilingual literature, computer-assisted language learning, critical pedagogy, and L2 teacher education. I have received several departmental awards, including Teacher of the Year and Graduate Student Faculty Mentor of the Year. I was honored to receive the Fulbright Global Scholar award for the 2025-2026 academic year. I have published in System, TESOL Journal, and Teaching Education journals.
LING 6900 Culture Teaching and Learning: Theory and Practice
IELI 2420 Writing from Academic Sources
LANG 7010 Academic Writing for Graduate Students
IELI 7920 International Teaching Assistants’ Training Workshop
Arshavskaya, E. (2020). Multilingual literature in writing classes: Bringing out students’ authentic voices. Modern Journal of Studies in English Language Teaching and Literature, 2(2), 15-30.
Arshavskaya, E. (2020). Language teachers’ intercultural learning: A sociocultural perspective. InSight: A Journal of Scholarly Teaching, 15, 67–82.
Arshavskaya, E. (2019). Teachers’ stories about teaching: Collaborative dialogues as Open Educational Resources. Journal on Empowering Teaching Excellence, 3(1), Article 3. doi: https://doi.org/10.26077/k1s8-jn09