Carol Rounds

Carol Rounds is a Senior Lecturer in Hungarian at Columbia University's Department of Italian. She has been affiliated with Columbia since 1979 and specializes in Hungarian pedagogy and Uralic linguistics. Her research explores linguistic relationships among Finnish, Komi, and Hungarian, particularly focusing on definiteness in syntax. She holds a BA in Linguistics (1984), MA (1986), and PhD in Uralic Studies (1992).

Her publications include seminal works like Hungarian: An Essential Grammar and Colloquial Hungarian, both widely used in language education. In 2010, she received the Pro Cultura Hungarica Award for advancing Hungarian language and culture abroad.

Teaching focuses on Hungarian language instruction, including elementary, intermediate, and advanced courses. Courses recently taught include UN1101 (Elementary Hungarian I), UN2101 (Intermediate Hungarian I), and UN3341 (Advanced Readings in Hungarian).

• Education:
  • BA in Linguistics (1984)
  • MA in Uralic Studies (1986)
  • PhD in Uralic Studies (1992)
• Research Highlights:
  • Authored/co-authored major Hungarian language textbooks
  • Explored accusative marking systems in Finno-Ugric languages

Her publications reflect a sustained engagement with language pedagogy and comparative Uralic linguistics, bridging theoretical research with practical language instruction materials.