Meet Our Assistant Instructors
Pete Glanville
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Cory Jorgensen
Education: BM in Music, Utah State University. MA in Classics, UT Austin.
Research Interests: Arabic Language, Culture and Literature, Greek Culture and Literature.
Courses Taught: ARA 506/507, LAT 506/507
Courses You Will Be Teaching: ARA 506/507
Personal Description: Cory received his Bachelor’s degree in Music from Utah State University, located in his native town of Logan, Utah. Thereafter, he moved to Texas to complete a Master’s Degree in Classics. He is currently working toward a PhD in Arabic using his knowledge of Greek to study the influence of Greek culture and literature on Arabic. Cory lives in Austin with his wife and two children, ages 9 and 2.
Summer Loomis
Education: BA in Political Science with French minor, Oberlin College. Cambridge Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults, Capital Language Academy, Wellington, New Zealand. MA in Foreign Language Pedagogy with a focus on Arabic, University of Washington, Seattle.
Research Interests: Language assessment and program evaluation, Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language and language ideology.
Courses Taught: ARA 506/507, ARA 512K/ARA 512L
Courses You Will Be Teaching: ARA 506/507
Personal Description: Summer is currently working towards her PhD in Arabic and plans to focus on the assessment of oral language and advanced Arabic learners. She loves to cook and eat, and enjoys living in Austin with her husband.
Our Flagship Program
The Arabic Flagship Program actively recruits talented undergraduate students who choose Arabic as an integral component of their future careers, and who are committed to achieving superior proficiency in Arabic. After graduating from the program, typical career profiles if our students range from Arabic language teachers to government analysts, and engineers and trade lawyers.
