Irma Alarcón

Irma Alarcón is a native of Chile, and received her PhD in Hispanic Linguistics from Indiana University, Bloomington. She teaches courses in psycholinguistics and TESOL linguistics, as well as Spanish grammar for both English-speaking learners and heritage speakers (early bilinguals). Her primary research focuses on theoretical issues concerning the role of linguistic variables, such as noun gender and morphology, on the acquisition of Spanish gender agreement. Her most recent work has analyzed heritage Spanish speakers, and offers both theoretical implications concerning differences between first and second language acquisition and pedagogical insights into the burgeoning field of teaching Spanish to Latinos in the U.S.

• SPA 111: Elementary Spanish I
• SPA 113: Intensive Elementary Spanish
• SPA 153: Intermediate Spanish
• SPA 199: Internship in Spanish Language (Salamanca program)
• SPA 309: Grammar and Composition
• SPA 309L: Grammar and Composition for Heritage Speakers of Spanish
• SPA 301: Intensive Spanish (Salamanca program)
• SPA 320: Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics
• SPA 373: Language and Society
• SPA 379: Special Topics in Hispanic Linguistics
• LIN/ANT 150: Introduction to Linguistics
• LIN 330: Introduction to Psycholinguistics and Language Acquisition
• LIN/EDU 337: TESOL Linguistics
• TIS 734: U.S. Heritage Speakers (Graduate course)

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