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Reeli Torn-Leesik is a Lecturer in English Language and Linguistics at the University of Tartu, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Institute of Foreign Languages and Cultures. She has maintained a continuous academic career at the University of Tartu since 2002, progressing from assistant lecturer to her current position as lecturer.
Dr. Torn-Leesik earned her Doctorate in 2016 from the University of Tartu with a dissertation titled "An Investigation of Voice Constructions in Estonian." She also holds an MPhil in English and Applied Linguistics from the University of Cambridge (2002, with distinction) and an MA in English Language and Literature from the University of Tartu (2002, cum laude).
Her research focuses on linguistics, particularly morphosyntax and language acquisition. She has published extensively on Estonian grammar, voice constructions, language learning, and bilingualism. Her recent work includes studies on part-of-speech tagging of Estonian learner English, linking adverbials in Estonian school-leavers' English essays, and cross-linguistic investigations of passive voice acquisition. Her scholarly contributions span multiple disciplines within linguistics, with particular emphasis on the intersection of theoretical syntax, language acquisition, and applied linguistics.
Her scientific achievements include the OSI Chevening Cambridge Scholarship for the Baltic States and Ukraine, which supported her MPhil studies at Cambridge, and a scholarship for participation in the course "The Teaching of Cambridge Exam Preparation Courses; Aspects of British Culture."
Throughout her career, Dr. Torn-Leesik has been actively involved in academic administration, including membership in the Council of the Department of Germanic and Romance Languages and Literature since 2004, and participation in English language and literature admissions committees. She has organized conferences and workshops, including an international workshop "Meanings beyond words" held at the European Centre of Modern Languages in Graz, Austria. Dr. Torn-Leesik is a longstanding member of the Estonian Centre for British Studies (since 1997).
