Caleb Brown E-Mail: brownc11@ohio.edu Phone: 740-593-4428 Department: 740-593-4575 Fax: 740-593-4577 Office: Room 107 Gordy Hall Mailing Address: OPIE 155 Gordy Hall Ohio University Athens, OH 45701 USA

Education

University of Iowa
M.A. in Linguistics
Focus areas in TESL and Generative Language Acquisition Research
Spring 2010

University of Iowa
B.A. in Linguistics
Spring 2009

Tampereen Yliopisto (University of Tampere), Finland
International Student Exchange Program (ISEP)
Fall Semester 2007

Albert-Ludwigs-Universitaet, Freiburg, Germany
Academic Year in Freiburg (AYF)
2006-2007

Area(s) of Professional Interest

My linguistics experience involved using generative theories of
language (minimalist syntax, OT phonology, etc) to look at language
acquisition, make inferences about the architecture of our minds and
the communication and learning systems within them, and indirectly
inform related fields of psychology, neurology, etc. I'm also pretty
sure (although I'm young and lots of powerful professors would
probably disagree) that the same systems of learning/acquisition,
pattern recognition, etc. are active in language as well as other
varied activities like playing music, walking, and using a computer.
I am currently teaching pre-academic English-language courses, and I
find that applied linguistics is a nice change from abstract theory.

Et cetera

Aside from being an English teacher, I like to play music, grow food,
and walk around in the woods. I am interested in organic sustainable
agriculture, and especially in (re)integrating small-scale food
production into the landscape and our daily lives. This can be
achieved easily (no care!) by replacing foreign ornamentals in your
landscaping with native food-bearing plants, like blackberry and
gooseberry bushes, hazelnut shrubs, black walnuts, paw paws, or buckeyes.