šš² & š«š©āš« āLove Languagingā Available Now! & Announcing My New Roleā¦
Hello all,
I hope your summer is going wonderfully!
āLOVE LANGUAGINGā šš² UPDATE
At the end of May, I had the chance to present my dissertation at CALICO 2025, sharing how multilingual couples use digital toolsāš²š texting, memes, emojisāto support each otherās language learning.
This research is ongoing, with a follow-up study already in the works (ā¦more š romance, more š¤ partnership, more š language exchangeāØ), but in the meantimeā¦
My dissertation is now available on ProQuest (Publication No. 31935251)!
I have also embedded a PDF copy of the full dissertation paper on my āLove Languagingā page (which used to be called āDissertationā šā ).
Donāt be alarmed by the page countāthe long (loooooong) document is jam-packed withā¦
25+ screenshots of 1:1 text messages, shared and submitted by the participating couples, with translations,
25+ tables, charts, figures, and diagrams,
(bonus!) a divisive-yet-memorable Rosetta Stone advertisement from the 2010s,
a nod to Duolingoās (beloved?) (cruel?) 2023 April Foolās Day Prank about its āfakeā reality TV show, āLove Language,ā
and more ššš²
Source: Merouani, S. M. (2017, August 26). He was a hardworking farm boy. She was an Italian supermodel. Think Out Of The Box. Retrieved January 7, 2025, from https://bit.ly/he-was-a-hardworking-farm-boy
I look forward to sharing more āLOVE LANGUAGINGā updates (šš) later this year!
And speaking of updates, Iām excited to finally share the news about my next step after graduating with my doctoral degreeā¦
š« CAREER UPDATE
Iāve officially joined the Georgetown University faculty as Director of the Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Program in Cognitive Science and Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Linguistics!
This new role brings together what I care most about in my professional practice and pedagogy: student advising and mentorship, interdisciplinary collaboration, digital communication, teaching, event coordination, and supporting studentsā experiential learning.
After earning my Ph.D. in Linguistics here at Georgetown this May, Iām honored to continue contributing to this community and helping undergraduate students explore how we study the mindāhow we learn, communicate, perceive, and create language and meaning (š especially in a time increasingly shaped by AI).
As Director, Iām looking forward to building on the work of dedicated leaders before me and to expanding the programās reachācontinuing to develop pathways for students to explore the intersections of interdisciplinary empirical research and real-world application. On that note, Iām excited and grateful to be teaching LING 3930: Research-based Undergraduate Linguistics Experience (RULE) again this fall, and I look forward to welcoming a new cohort of Mentees and Mentors into the program!
Iām especially eager to meet students who are curious about cognition, language, psychology, culture, AI, research, career development, and everything in between. (š If thatās youāHi! Please donāt hesitate to reach out! Iād love to hear what youāre thinking about and help you find a way to explore it.)
Looking forward to the year ahead!
Gratefully,
Kris Cook, M.Ed., M.S., Ph.D.
Director of the Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Program in Cognitive Science
Assistant Teaching Professor
Instructor & Program Coordinator of Research-based Undergraduate Linguistics Experience (RULE)
Department of Linguistics, Georgetown University
