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Welcome to the Spanish Heritage Language LAB at the University of Florida!!
The SHL Lab is an interdisciplinary research group dedicated to exploring questions related to Spanish as a heritage language (and its speakers) through different approaches and methods. Some of our current research projects include:
The SHL lab, located on the first floor of Dauer Hall, is heavily invested in the academic and professional development of students of all stages. Undergraduates and graduate students alike are integral to the work that we do.
Meet the current members of the Lab:
If you have additional questions, feel free to contact me directly, dpascual@ufl.edu
The SHL Lab is an interdisciplinary research group dedicated to exploring questions related to Spanish as a heritage language (and its speakers) through different approaches and methods. Some of our current research projects include:
- Epiphenomenal effects of SHL teaching/learning
- Heritage language anxiety
- The relationship between SHL teaching/learning and identity development in the context of the US
- Spanish heritage language acquisition
- Best practices in SHL teaching
The SHL lab, located on the first floor of Dauer Hall, is heavily invested in the academic and professional development of students of all stages. Undergraduates and graduate students alike are integral to the work that we do.
Meet the current members of the Lab:
- Alejandro Acero Ayuda is a second year M.A. student of Hispanic Linguistics in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies at the University of Florida. He holds a B.A. in Philosophy, M.A. in Advanced Studies in Philosophy and M.A. in Education from the University of Zaragoza, Spain. His current research interests include Second Language Acquisition, Bilingualism, Heritage Speakers, Sociolinguistics, Technology and Education, Endangered Languages and Language Revitalization.
- Crispin A. Beyogle is a second-year M.A. student of Hispanic Linguistics in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies at the University of Florida. He holds a B.A. in French and Spanish, from the University of Ghana, Legon. His current research interests include Second Language Acquisition, Bilingualism, Heritage Speakers, Sociolinguistics, and Generative syntax.
- Marina Cuartero is a second-year PhD student of Hispanic Linguistics in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies at the University of Florida. She holds a B.A. in Languages and Translation from the University of Alcalá, Spanish and an M.A. in Spanish from Auburn University, Alabama. Her current research interests include heritage language acquisition, language contact, language variation, endangered languages, language revitalization and bilingualism.
- María Domínguez is a third year undergraduate student double majoring in Spanish and Linguistics. She plans on going to graduate school to study Hispanic Linguistics. Her research interests include bilingualism, Spanish as a Heritage Language, raciolinguistics, and sociolinguistics.
- Emma Donnelly is a third year BA student of Spanish and History at the University of Florida. She plans to minor in Latin American Studies and Anthropology. Her current research interests include sociolinguistics and Spanish bilingualism and education in the US.
- Leire Echevarría is a third year PhD student of Hispanic Linguistics at the University of Florida. She holds a B.A. in Modern Languages from Universidad de Deusto in Spain and a M.A. in Hispanic Linguistics, from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her research interests include Bilingualism, Sociolinguistics and Heritage Languages.
- Paola Guerrero (Lab manager) is a fourth-year doctoral student in Hispanic Linguistics. She earned her BA in Languages from Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México and her Master’s Degree in Hispanics Linguistics from Texas Tech University. Her research interests include Dialectology, Bilingualism, Cultural and Identity Studies, Sociolinguistics and Heritage Languages.
- Daniela Nuñez de Alvarez Stransky is a first year PhD student of Hispanic Linguistics. Her academic interests include formal and applied approaches to heritage language acquisition, teaching, and learning.
- Cheyenne Stonick is a fourth-year undergraduate student studying Foreign Languages and Literatures with the Russian department at the University of Florida. She is also pursuing minors in Spanish and English. Her general academic interests include World Literatures and Second Language Acquisition.
- Noah Verboon is a second year M.A. student of Hispanic Linguistics in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese studies at the University of Florida. He holds a B.A. in Foreign Language and Literature from the University of Nebraska-Omaha. His current interests include second language acquisition, heritage speakers, Spanish as a heritage language, and sociolinguistics.
If you have additional questions, feel free to contact me directly, dpascual@ufl.edu