Dr. Noelia Sánchez Walker

Biography

Noelia Sánchez-Walker received her Ph.D. in Spanish Linguistics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research focuses on Spanish-English bilingualism in the United States, particularly on factors affecting the acquisition and development of Spanish heritage language. These factors include age, time of acquisition, context of acquisition, and years exposed to Spanish as a foreign language, as well as institutional classroom ideologies. Originally from San Juan, Puerto Rico, she completed her bachelor's degree in Biology at the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus. She also obtained a Master's degree in English/French Spanish translation, which included a year at Université Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint Denis in France. In addition to her academic pursuits, she has taught Spanish at Yale University and has prior teaching experience at Springfield College in Massachusetts and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, as well as a role at the Center for Linguistic Competences at UPR-RP and a private language school. She has also worked as a translator and proofreader in major cities including Boston, Los Angeles, and New York City.

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