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Michael Sayle

Global Professor, Law
Michael Sayle
mssayle@arizona.edu

Michael Sayle came to us through his work with the Microcampus Program in Qingdao, China. He was recruited in 2016 by the College of Law through the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences to teach and oversee the administration of English 106, 107, & 108 to our BA Law students in Qingdao. He was the first faculty member on the ground at our China microcampuses, and after four years of building a successful English program in Qingdao, he returned to Tucson to pursue a JD at the same College he had come to love. Throughout his legal education, he continued to work for Global Programs, and upon graduation, took on advisory duties for the General and International Trade and Business Law LL.M. programs. He has taught and worked with international students for more than 20 years. Law, Linguistics, and Pedagogy are his academic loves.

Education

  • J.D. University of Arizona - 2023
    • Senior Articles Editor for the Arizona Law Journal of Emerging Technologies
  • Ph.D. University of Arizona - 2018
    • Second Language Acquisition and Teaching
    • Dissertation: The Interaction of Metonymy and Non-Canonical Objects in Mandarin
  • M.A. University of Arizona - 2011
    • English Language and Linguistics
  • B.A. Harding University-  2003
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