Dr. Dilia Hasanova is an applied linguist with a PhD in English and MS in Education from Purdue University, IN, USA. Dilia has extensive experience in teaching academic writing and research at various institutions in Canada and abroad. Her research interests are broad, ranging from sociolinguistics, multilingualism, language use, and language variation to ethnographies of speaking and second language acquisition. Dilia’s research efforts are dedicated to applying a range of linguistic, educational, and teaching theories in an effort to understand complex and interconnected sociolinguistic and educational problems. She is particularly interested in examining the factors that affect people’s linguistic behaviour. Dilia’s research articles and book chapters have appeared in international referred journals such as TESOL Quarterly, World Englishes, and English Today.