Elisabeth Elliott

Elisabeth Elliott is a Professor of Instruction at Northwestern University, affiliated with the Department of Slavic and the Department of Linguistics. She holds a Ph.D. in Slavic Linguistics from the University of Toronto. Her primary role involves teaching language and linguistics courses across both departments. She coordinates Slavic languages and leads innovative digital humanities projects, such as the 'Flipped Яussian' curriculum and the Russian Intercultural Dictionary. Her research focuses on Slavic linguistics, pedagogy, and the intersection of language with identity and nationalism.

• Institution: Northwestern University
• Departments: Slavic Department (primary), Linguistics (affiliate)
• Roles: Professor of Instruction, Coordinator of Slavic Languages

Her research interests include the structure of Slavic languages, Balkan Sprachbund phenomena, semantics of tense and aspect, and sociolinguistic aspects of language and identity. Current projects involve digital tools for language education, including collaborative dictionaries and curriculum development. She has taught courses ranging from elementary Russian to advanced seminars on language pedagogy and semantics.

Recent scholarly work spans methodologies for teaching Russian verbs of motion, cross-cultural communication barriers in language learning, and sociolinguistic myths about the Russian language. She collaborates with institutions like the Multimedia Learning Center (MMLC) and external scholars such as Fernando Rubio on educational technology initiatives.