Sam Showalter

Sociology: Language Education, Sociolinguistics, Nationalism, Migrant Students and Families

Sam is a first-year MA student in sociology with a background in language learning and language teaching. He has experience teaching English as a Second Language in central Kentucky middle schools and English as a Foreign Language in Normandy, France. His research interests include: the intersection of English as a Second Language and Special Education instruction, nationalism, accessibility of language education, transnational migrant families, ethnolinguistic identities of migrant students, critical pedagogy, and French sociolinguistics.

Education

MA Sociology, George Mason University (2026)

BA French, Transylvania University (2023)

BA Sociology-Anthropology, Transylvania University (2023)