Background
Paulston, Christina Bratt was born on December 30, 1932 in Stockholm, Sweden. Daughter of Lennart and Elsa Bratt. came to the United States, 1951.
Paulston, Christina Bratt was born on December 30, 1932 in Stockholm, Sweden. Daughter of Lennart and Elsa Bratt. came to the United States, 1951.
Bachelor of Arts, Carleton College, 1953; Master of Arts in English and Comparative Literature, University of Minnesota, 1955; Doctor of Education, Columbia University, 1966.
Teacher, Clara City and Pine Island High Schools, Minnesota, 1955-1960; teacher, American School of Tangier, Morocco, 1960-1962; teacher, Katrineholm Allmanna Laroverk, Katrineholm, Sweden, 1962-1963; teacher, East Asian Library, Columbia University, New York City, 1963-1964; assistant instructor, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1964-1966; instructor, U. Punjab, Chandigarh, India, summer 1966; instructor, Pontificia Universidad Catolica Del Peru, Lima, 1966-1967; consultant, Instituto Linguistico de Verano, Lima, 1967-1968; assistant professor linguistics, U. Pittsburgh, 1969-1975; professor, U. Pittsburgh, since 1975; assistant director English Language Institute, U. Pittsburgh, 1969-1970; director English Language Institute, U. Pittsburgh, 1970-1997; acting director Language Acquistion Institute, U. Pittsburgh, fall 1971; acting department chairman general linguistics, U. Pittsburgh, 1974-1975; chairman, U. Pittsburgh, 1975-1989. Appointed international advisor in sociolinguistics to Summer Institute of Linguistics, 1997.
Member Association Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Langs. (2d vice president, convention, chairman 1972, Executive Committee 1972-1975, research committee 1973-1975, 78-80, Chairman.1973-1975, 1st vice president 1975, president 1976), Linguistics Society American (committee linguistics public interest 1973-1977), International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language, American Council on Teaching of Foreign Langs., Modern Language Association (Executive Committee language and society 1975-1976), Center Applied Linguistics (trustee 1976-1981, Executive Committee 1980, publications committee 1981, research committee 1981), Eastern Competitive Trailriding Association.
Married Rolland G. Paulston, July 26, 1963 (deceased January 2006). Children: Christopher-Rolland, Ian Rollandsson.