Aarika Leigh Alura

Aarika Alura has a B.A. in English with a concentration in Creative Writing and an M.A. in English with a concentration in TESOL. She has taught subjects such as English Composition, Rhetoric & Writing, Oral Communication and many more both in the U.S. and overseas. She has a deep love for English as both a language and as an art form, citing its rich ability to not only communicate, but share story and personal perspective. She brings that passion into the classroom and hopes to convey this to her students; many of whom are from all over the world and from such diverse backgrounds. Her research interests include the integration of technology and collaborative learning, especially for international students in the classroom. And her creative goals include writing and illustrating work of her own one day.