A person with short hair and large sunglasses wears a sleeveless leopard-print top with lace details. They are standing outdoors in front of a scenic backdrop of blue water and a distant shoreline under a clear sky.

Maria (Masha) Mikolchak

Visiting Professor

Visiting Professor
Biography

I grew up and lived in five different countries in Europe and came to the US as an adult. I am fluent in 5 languages, rusty in one and keep learning. Over the years, every pet I had understood at least two languages, since it’s the reality for anyone living in my family. My four kids are fluent in at least three languages.

Education
  • B. A. in International Relations, University MGIMO, Moscow, Russia
  • Graduate Certificate in Women’s Studies, University of South Carolina
  • Ph. D. in Comparative Literature, University of South Carolina
Academic Research

19th Century Novel  (French, German, Russian), language pedagogy and linguistics (French, German, Russian), most recently also Russian-Ukrainian language interaction, English Grammar and Composition and ESL

I grew up and lived in five different countries in Europe and came to the US as an adult. I am fluent in 5 languages, rusty in one and keep learning. Over the years, every pet I had understood at least two languages, since it’s the reality for anyone living in my family. My four kids are fluent in at least three languages.