Dr. Lucía Rubio

Biography

Lucía Rubio hails from Spain and holds a Master’s degree in Spanish Language Pedagogy from the University of Utah, alongside degrees in Sociology from the State University of New York and Education from the University of Oviedo, Spain. Her career reflects a deep commitment to language education with a focus on articulation between secondary and post-secondary levels. Before joining Yale University, Lucía taught at the University of Utah for two decades, where she primarily worked with advanced heritage learners. She was the Spanish Secondary Coordinator for the widely acclaimed Dual Language Immersion Program in Utah, where she played a crucial role in the development and delivery of professional learning opportunities for secondary language teachers, focusing on coaching and curriculum development. Lucía is deeply involved in language assessment and is a certified oral and written proficiency tester (OPI/WPT) for the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, serving as an examiner for the Instituto Cervantes. Additionally, she serves as a reader for the College Board's Spanish Advanced Placement exam. Lucía has published several articles on language education and is a co-author of the Spanish textbook 'Tercer Milenio', published by Kendall-Hunt in 2009.

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