Languages and Applied Linguistics
2018-19 General Catalog
218 Cowell College
(831) 459-2054
http://language.ucsc.edu
Program Statement | Languages Course Descriptions | Applied Linguistics Course Descriptions
Faculty and Professional Interests
Applied Linguistics
Zsuzsanna Abrams
Applied linguistics, language pedagogy, second language acquisition, intercultural communication, discourse analysis, computer-mediated communication
Mark Amengual
Bilingualism, acoustic phonetics, psycholinguistics, second language acquisition, Spanish and Romance linguistics
Bryan Donaldson
Syntax, information structure, discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, variation; second-language French, medieval French, medieval Occitan
Donald P. Miller
Syntax, information structure, discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, variation; second-language French, medieval French, medieval Occitan
Shigeko Okamoto
Sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, pragmatics, language and gender, foreign language pedagogy, Japanese linguistics
Eve Zyzik
Second language acquisition, heritage languages, Spanish linguistics, cognitive and usage-based theory, language pedagogy, content-based instruction
Academic English
Donald P. Miller
Syntax, information structure, discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, variation; second-language French, medieval French, medieval Occitan
Chinese
David Keenan
Chinese language, fiction, and history
Ting Ting Wu
Sociolinguistics, Chinese novels, learning styles and teaching methodology for non-heritage speakers
French
Renée Cailloux
French culture and society, French literature (19th and 20th centuries), French fantastic literature (19th and 20th centuries), French fantastic literature (19th century), business French, Francophonie, stylistics
Bryan Donaldson
Syntax, information structure, discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, variation; second-language French, medieval French, medieval Occitan
Greta Hutchison
Foreign language pedagogy, second language acquisition, 20th-century French history and civilization, medieval French literature, 19th-century literature and art
German
Zsuzsanna Abrams
Applied linguistics, language pedagogy, second language acquisition, intercultural communication, discourse analysis, computer-mediated communication
Italian
Giulia Centineo
Italian culture and civilization; history of Italian language; Italian linguistics, syntax, and semantics; language pedagogy; Italian cinema; dubbing; Italian migrations
Tonia Prencipe
Technology and foreign language pedagogy; modern Italian culture, history, literature, and cinema; creative writing; promotion of Italian language and culture of K-12
Japanese
Mariko Bohn
Sociolinguistics, language and gender, bilingualism, modern Japanese literature, language pedagogy
Sakae Fujita
Foreign language education, drama in education
Shigeko Okamoto
Sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, pragmatics, language and gender, foreign language pedagogy, Japanese linguistics
Portuguese
Ana Maria Seara
Portuguese language; literature, film, and music of Brazil and the Portuguese-speaking world; acquisition and teaching of foreign, second, and heritage languages
Spanish and Spanish for Spanish Speakers
Mark Amengual
Bilingualism, acoustic phonetics, psycholinguistics, second language acquisition, Spanish and Romance linguistics
Byron Barahona
Language acquisition and teaching methodology, Latin American literature and culture
María Victoria González-Pagani
Language teaching methodology; Spanish syntax; computer-assisted foreign language learning; Latin American cultural studies, especially women’s contributions
Marta Navarro
Spanish language pedagogy for heritage speakers and non-native speakers; theatre; Mexican popular culture
Ariel A. Pérez
Language acquisition and teaching methodology, computer-assisted language learning, teaching language for proficiency, oral proficiency assessment; Latin American current affairs
Eve Zyzik
Second language acquisition, heritage languages, Spanish linguistics, cognitive and usage-based theory, language pedagogy, content-based instruction
Revised: 07/15/18
