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About María Eugenia De Luna Villalón, PhD.

María Eugenia De Luna holds a PhD. in Hispanic Studies from The University of Western Ontario (2011), an MA in Applied Linguistics (2007), and a BA in Communication Sciences (1990) from Universidad de las Américas Puebla (UDLAP). Dr. de Luna is an experienced Spanish as a Foreign Language scholar who has worked at universities in Canada, Hong Kong, and the United States. Alongside teaching and researching, Dr. de Luna is also actively involved in community service learning and access to university for international and non-traditional learners.
    
Currently, Dr. De Luna is conducting research on how language impacts the social participation of Mexican Temporary Agricultural Workers in the Fraser Valley region through a sociolinguistic and social justice approach. Additionally, she is committed to exploring and creating progressive student-centred learning opportunities that extend beyond the classroom to learning and teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language.

Positions

2017 - Present Assistant Lecturer of Spanish, The University of Hong Kong
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2016 - 2017 Lecturer of Spanish, University of Waterloo
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2012 - 2017 Assistant Professor, Wilfrid Laurier University
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2011 - 2012 Assistant Professor, Alvernia University
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Research Interests

Spanish as a Second/Foreign Language, Sociolinguistics, and Study of Spanish in context

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Honors and Awards

  • Instructional Development Travel Grant (2013 & 2014)
  • Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Doctoral Fellowship 2010-2011
  • Ontario Graduate Scholarship 2010-2011
  • Ontario Graduate Scholarship 2009-2010
  • Graduate Thesis Research Award 2010
  • Alumni Graduate Award 2010
  • Graduate Thesis Research Award 2009
  • Lynne-Lionel Scott Fellowship in Canadian Studies 2009

Courses


Education

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2007 - 2011 PhD., Hispanic Studies, Western University
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2004 - 2006 MA, Applied Linguistics, Universidad de las Américas Puebla
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2000 - 2001 Diplomado, Business Administration, Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey
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1984 - 1990 BA, Communication Sciences, Universidad de las Américas Puebla
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Contact Information

Spanish Programme
School of Languages and Cultures
Faculty of Arts
The University of Hong Kong

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Dissertation (1)

Academic Publishing (1)

Contributions to Books (1)

Recent Works (10)

Articles (12)