Contact Information
Biography
Willie grew up in Kumasi, a city in Ghana. He completed a Bachelor's Degree in French with a minor in Political Studies from KNUST and his Master's in French Linguistics/SLA from the University of Arizona. He is passionate about exploring the daily language use of African immigrants in the US context. He is also interested in finding answers to how we can teach foreign languages to prepare students in today's digitized world. He's equally done research on the Impact of Social Media on the lives of students in Benin, Africa. Wille is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in French Linguistics.
Research Interests
French Sociolinguistics
Language Contact, Maintenance and Shift
Language attitudes
Heritage Speakers
Multilingualism
Digital Technology
Education
M.A. in French (Linguistics/SLA), University of Arizona
B.A in French with minor in Political Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Study abroad - Bénin, 2015
Grants
FRIT Professional Development Scholarship 2022
Minn Fellowship 2022
Departmental Summer Fellowship 2021
Research Assistantship 2021
Awards and Honors
K.A. Looney Junior Award for Excellence in Teaching French, 2022
List of teachers ranked as excellent, Fall 2020 and Fall 2021
French Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Arizona, 2019.
Courses Taught
FR 101: Elementary French I
FR 102: Elementary French II
FR 103: Intermediate French I
FR 104: Intermediate French II
IFLIP (Intensive Foreign Language Instruction Program)