Robert Ryan
Adjunct Associate Professor Emeritus
FRENCH STUDIES
University of Waterloo
Canada
Biography
Professor Ryan is a linguist whose field of specialization is the Acadian speech of Atlantic Canada. He has published two books on the phonology and the verb morphology of Nova Scotian Acadian dialect. He is presently one of the two principal researchers in an extensive socio-linguistic study of the Acadian speech of Prince Edward Island. He also has a long-standing interest in the pedagogy of second language and considerable experience in the training of teachers in French.
Research Interest
French Language, Literature and arts.
Publications
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Ryan RM, Connell JP, Plant RW. Emotions in nondirected text learning. Learning and Individual Differences. 1990 Dec 31;2(1):1-7.
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Ryan RM, Ryan RM. Keats: The religious sense. Princeton: Princeton University Press; 1976 Dec.
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Ryan RE. Shamanism and the psychology of CG Jung: The great circle.
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Kaplan R, Kaplan S, Ryan R. With people in mind: Design and management of everyday nature. Island Press; 1998 Mar 1.
