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About Ángel Ruiz Blanco

Dr. Ángel Ruiz Blanco received his Ph.D. in Spanish linguistics with an emphasis in second language acquisition and his master's degree in Spanish linguistics from the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of California, Davis. Additionally, he is a licensed foreign attorney and remains active to practice law in Spain. Dr. Ruiz Blanco received his law degree with an emphasis in public law from the University of Seville, Spain. In addition, he has completed the official examiner certification for all levels of the Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera (DELE), level A1 escolar + A2/B1 escolar, A1-A2, B1-B2 and C1-C2 levels. This certificate issued by the Spanish Instituto Cervantes on behalf of the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science makes him an official examiner for the DELE exams.

In the public sector, before attaining his doctorate, he researched, drafted, developed, and coordinated bilingual programs that opened the door of the American legal system to the Hispanic community in Contra Costa County (California). Furthermore, he taught legal Spanish to the Superior Court of California for five years and to the Contra Costa County Bar Association (CCCBA).

Currently, at San José State University (SJSU), Dr. Ángel Ruiz Blanco serves as an Assistant Professor for Translation and Interpretation in the Department of Word Languages. Before coming to SJSU, Dr. Ruiz Blanco taught at the University of California, San Diego, Boston College, University of Arkansas, Whitman College, and the University of California, Davis. In Spanish applied linguistics, Dr. Ruiz Blanco's research and teaching foci are translation and interpretation studies, language for specific purposes, Spanish for heritage speakers, second language acquisition, and service learning. One of his current professional goals is developing Spanish for the professions programs with an integrated service-learning component.

Positions

Present Assistant Professor, San Jose State University ‐ World Languages and Literatures
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Research Interests

Grants

2022 Service-Learning Curriculum Development Grant
Center for Community Learning & Leadership, San José State University
2019 Building North-South Mobility in the Americas through Team- based Programs in Service Learning: A Proposal to Expand Exchange and Education Cooperation between the University of Arkansas (UA) and the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Puebla (UPAEP)
Mary Street Jenkins Foundation Innovation Fund, University of Arkansas
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Professional Service and Affiliations

2022 - 2024 World Language Council Representative, Department of World Languages and Literatures, San José State University
Member, American Translators Association
Member, Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Sevilla (Spanish Bar Association, Seville, Spain)
Member, Modern Languages Association
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Honors and Awards

  • Service Learning Travel Grant Award, granted by the Service Learning Office, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, October 2018

Courses

Education

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2017 Ph.D., Spanish Linguistics with emphasis on Second Language Acquisition, University of California, Davis
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2014 M.A., Spanish Linguistics, University of California, Davis
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2003 L.L.B., University of Seville
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