Dr. Curtis Ford (Ph.D. Slavic Linguistics, UNC-Chapel Hill) teaches all levels of Russian language as well as courses in Russian linguistics and sociolinguistics. His scholarly interests include the links between language standardization and national and cultural identities in Central Europe and elsewhere. Dr. Ford works hands-on to create innovative tools for language learners; his Sona Vocabulary Assistant (for Windows and OS X) is distributed free of charge to USC Russian students, and he recently released Glagoly, a reference app on Russian verbs, in the iTunes App Store. In his spare time he also enjoys dabbling in Irish Gaelic.

Teaching Interests
Russian Language instruction at all levels
Linguistics
Language and National/Cultural Identity

Research Interests
Sociolinguistics
Language Standardization
Language Contact
Language Birth and Death
Technology in Foreign Language Instruction

Selected Publications
Ford, Curtis. 2002. "Language Planning in Bosnia-Herzegovina: The 1998 Bihac Symposium," Slavic and East European Journal 46.2.
Sona Vocabulary Assistant, an interactive teaching tool for OS X and WIndows http://www.sonasoftware.com/vocab

Glagoly, a reference guide to Russian verbs for iPhone/iPod touch, http://www.sonasoftware.com/glagoly