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Rajiv Ranjan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Linguistics, Languages, Cultures at Michigan State University (MSU). Holding a Ph.D. in Language Acquisition from the University of Iowa, he specializes in a generative approach to second language acquisition (SLA). His research also covers socio-cultural approaches to SLA, language pedagogy, and the morpho-syntax of languages. He has authored and co-authored several open educational resource (OER) textbooks, including 'Basic Hindi,' 'Basic Urdu,' and additional curricula concerning Hindi-Urdu, Persian, and Tamil. With extensive teaching experience, he has mentored Fulbright Language Teaching Assistants and taught graduate courses such as 'FLT 860 Foreign/Second Language Acquisition' at MSU. His teaching also includes immersion programs with the South Asia Summer Language Institute and contributions to study abroad initiatives in collaboration with the American Institute of Indian Studies in India. Ranjan has received several professional awards, including the Fulbright-Hays Group Project Abroad Program honor and grants to enhance language teaching through OER initiatives. He actively engages in curriculum development projects in partnership with educational bodies and is committed to advancing language education in diverse cultural contexts.
Michigan State University • East Lansing, MI
Teaches graduate courses and mentors students in language acquisition and pedagogy.
Department of Psychology