Maria Carreira

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Full Name

Maria Carreira

Professional Title

Professor

Professional Role

Co-director of the National Heritage Language Resource Center at UCLA

School or Place of Work

California State University, Long Beach and UCLA

What Level Do You Teach?

Post-secondary

Approx. Percentage of Heritage Spanish Students at Your Institution

25%

How Has Spanish Played a Role in Your Personal and Professional Life?

It is central to everything I do, from teaching, to research, to service.

How Long Have You Been Teaching?

30 years

More About Me

I live in Los Angeles CA (actually, Manhattan Beach). I have four kids – in college and two in high school. I have written several Spanish textbooks.

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