| Professional Title |
Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics
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| Professional Role |
Graduate Program Director
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| School or Place of Work |
Missouri State University
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| Approx. Percentage of Heritage Spanish Students at Your Institution |
4%
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| How Has Spanish Played a Role in Your Personal and Professional Life? |
Learning Spanish contributed to my personal and professional growth. My first language is Portuguese, so I feel a deep connection with the Spanish language and Hispanic culture in the Americas. I did some research on Spanish as a heritage language as a graduate student and I fell in love with it. We are now trying to create a 2-course heritage program at Missouri State, even though we have a low percentage of Hispanics in the area, I hope this will have a positive impact in our community.
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| How Long Have You Been Teaching? |
In the US, about 7 years
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| More About Me |
I’m from Brazil and I completed my PhD at Georgetown University in D.C. I’ve been a big fan of COERLL and other resources created by the University of Texas at Austin for many years.
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