UIUC's Elif Varlik (Linguistics PhD student) and  Eda Yildirimer (MATESOL student)  were featured in an interview with the TESOL International Association recently.

The two discuss teaching and research through MATESOL's ESL practicum course, how they learned through community and alongside other teachers, as well as how those experiences shape their roles as language educators. 

You can read the full interview here.

March 16, 2026