Maria Kouti, Ph.D.

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Dr. Maria Kouti is a Language Assessment Specialist specializing in language proficiency evaluation and assessment development.

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With a solid background in Spanish and Modern Greek, Dr. Kouti excels in administering and analyzing assessments for multiple languages, including English, Spanish, and Modern Greek. In addition, she remains dedicated to language education as a visiting faculty member at Hellenic College Holy Cross in Massachusetts, where she teaches Modern Greek.

Previously, Dr. Kouti was a Professor of Linguistics and Spanish at St. Ambrose University, where she taught courses such as Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics, Spanish Second Language Acquisition, Medical Spanish, and Advanced Spanish Grammar. Her career in academia included roles at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, where she taught Spanish dialectology, Modern Greek language, and Modern Greek culture and literature.

Dr. Kouti has presented and published at state, national, and international levels, contributing to the fields of linguistics and language assessment. Her transition into the assessment industry reflects her commitment to advancing language proficiency evaluation and her passion for fostering effective communication across languages.