Hala Jawlakh has a Master鈥檚 degree in Linguistics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and has completed the Microprogramme en enseignement postsecondaire at the University of Montreal. She is an experienced language teacher who has taught at 缅北强奸, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Damascus University. Before teaching Arabic, Hala used to teach English and sociolinguistics. 听She is interested in language bias and teaching adults and enjoys finding new ways to keep her students motivated.