Teaching
Why I like teaching
I like teaching because I like to inspire.
Inspire to think about language.
Inspire to think.
Inspire to be inspired.
Teaching is not restricted to the class-room.
Teaching happens with every interaction. If we let ourselves be inspired by the thoughts of others we can learn.
Current teaching
My current position is a research position. I teach 1 course each year.
2022: Semantics and Pragmatics
2021: Comparative linguistics
2020: Semantics and Pragmatics
2019: Comparative linguistics
Teaching at UBC
At UBC I taught a variety of undergradaute and graduate courses including:
Introduction to linguistics
Syntax
Field-methods
Morphology
Acquisition of syntax
...
I have taught courses following the “flipped classroom model”. This initiative was in response to a need for a change in teaching methods, given the changing student population as well as the change in the kind of information that is available to students.
In this context I have produced a series of videos to accompany my Introduction to linguisitcs course.
Publication
Burton, S. and M. Wiltschko. (2019) Flipping LING 100: A Case Study in Flipping a Large Undergraduate Class. In: J. Golding, K. Kern, K. Rawn (eds.) Strategies for Teaching Large Classes Effectively in Higher Education. Cognella Publishing). 105-120. [pre-publication version]