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Raquel Mattson-Prieto received her Ph.D. in Spanish from Temple University in 2019, concentrating on Hispanic Linguistics. Her dissertation involved a classroom ethnography that explored the experiences of Spanish heritage speakers enrolled in university Spanish language courses, focusing on investment and motivation in studying the home language within a formal setting. Her research interests include Language Acquisition, Social Theories of Language Learning (such as identity and stance), Language Ideologies, and Pedagogies for mixed language instruction classes that enroll both heritage speakers and language learners. Dr. Mattson-Prieto has more than 12 years of language teaching experience in Spanish and English in both Spain and the U.S. university systems. Additionally, she volunteers as a Spanish-English interpreter and translator for Participatory Defense hubs in Philadelphia, PA.
Princeton University • Princeton, NJ
Teach Spanish and Portuguese language courses with a focus on heritage speakers.
GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.