About
Emma Avagyan's research interest centers on comparative sociolinguistic study of revitalization of modern Hebrew and vernacular Armenian in the 19th century through Eliezer Ben Yehuda and Khachatur Abovyan, two prominent individuals who were respective spearheads in shaping different national linguistic identities. Emma looks closely at language change and the tensions that arise between the usage of classical and vernacular languages in modern nation states.
Emma is also interested in teaching Hebrew as a foreign language. She has worked as a Hebrew teacher at the Yerevan Brusov State University of Language and Social Sciences (2019-2021).
Research interests:
- Modern Hebrew Language and Linguistics
- Modern Armenian and Linguistics
- Language Pedagogy
- Comparative Sociolinguistics
- Teaching Hebrew as a Foreign Language
