About this episode
Joan Barker discusses her diverse career in linguistics and experiences abroad.
“My linguistics work has allowed me to experience humanity on different levels” Joan Barker received a Master’s in Linguistics at Central Connecticut State University and spent much of her career abroad, holding positions in Africa and the Middle East. She’s worked as technical consultant, writer, instructor, and trainer, contracting with the Department of Defense to design and implement language courses. She’s currently employed here in the States as a public safety officer. Joan Barker on LinkedIn Joan Barker’s freelance journalism Topics include: – Peace Corps – TESOL – technical writing – cross-cultural communication – government contracting – language instruction If you’d like to support this show, we’ve got a Patreon!The post Episode #86: Joan Barker first appeared on Linguistics Careercast.
People in this episode
Guest: Joan Barker
Topics covered
- cross-cultural communication
- language instruction
- technical writing
- government contracting
- peace corps
- TESOL
Keywords
- linguistics
- public safety officer
- freelance journalism
- language courses
- Africa
- Middle East
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Central Connecticut State University, Department of Defense, Peace Corps, TESOL
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