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As a PhD student in Spanish Linguistics at the Pennsylvania State University, I have been conducting research on Spanish students' improvement in pronunciation in the classroom. This research is part of a general interest of mine to add emphasis to pronunciation in second language (L2) curricula. Acheiving this, however, requires investigating native speakers' perceptions of foreign accented speech and teaching methodologies that effectively direct students' attention to appropriate aspects of their second langauge pronunciation. These two areas, specifically, comprise my current research agenda.

During my time at Penn State, I have also taught a variety of Spanish language class offered at the introductory and intermediate levels. These include first and second year Spanish language courses, as well as courses on conversation and grammar at the intermediate level. Additionally, I have taught Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics in Spanish and a third semester French language course.

In addition to teaching introductory and intermediate language courses in Spanish and French, my other teaching and linguistic interests include phonetics and phonology, foreign accentedness, second language acquisition, the acquisition of an L1 and L2 phonology, phonological variation and change, and the history of the Spanish language.

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