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Robert Troyer

Department Head, Professor of Linguistics, English Studies Department

89123 | troyerr@wou.edu
BELL 301

Why I chose WOU

At WOU since

09/16/2007

Hobbies

Fun fact

Aside from being a linguist, I'm a PCIA certified rock climbing instructor and I occasionally teach Intro to Rock Climbing classes and weekend lead-climbing workshops for the WOU Health and Wellness Center. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hometown

Amity, Oregon

Favorite book/movie

Office Hours

Mon	Tues	Weds	Thurs	Fri
12:30-1:30pm	12:30-2:00pm	12:30-1:30pm	zoom 10:00-11:30
Zoom: https://wou-edu.zoom.us/j/82559101014

Classes Taught

Course	Title	Location	Days	Times
LING 314	LANGUAGE STDY ELEM/MID TEACHRS	BELL 110A	-M-W---	1000-1150
WR 302	EDITING AND STYLE FOR WRITERS	BELL 336	-M-W---	1400-1550
LING 490	HISTORY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE	--- ---	-------	-

Areas of responsibility

Professor of Linguistics

Institutional Reveiw Board Member

Research

Linguistic Landscape Resources

Education

Ph.D. in Linguistics: English as an International Langauge Program, 2007, Chulalongkorn University Bangkok

MAT in Seconday Education, 1999, Western Oregon University, Monmouth

BS in Interdisciplinary Studies, 1994, Western Oregon State College, Monmouth

Professional experience

Awards and honors

Professional memberships

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Western Oregon University in Monmouth, OR is located within the traditional homelands of the Luckiamute Band of Kalapuya. Following the Willamette Valley Treaty of 1855 (Kalapuya etc. Treaty), Kalapuya people were forcibly removed to reservations in Western Oregon. Today, living descendants of these people are a part of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians.

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