Ben is an MA student in the Language Literacy and Culture specialization. As a linguist in industry, Ben has worked at Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Capital One before coming to Berkeley. For over ten years, they have also worked as a linguistic consultant with the Houma Language Project, an indigenous and women-led effort to reclaim the indigenous Houma language of Louisiana.
Ben's research interest is the relationship between motivation and autonomy in language learning, particularly for indigenous languages using language technology. They are working to develop a language-learning app based on subject domains.
Specializations and Interests
Indigenous language revitalization; language learning motivation; language learning technologies
