Irene Zurita-Moreno
Irene Zurita-Moreno

Visiting Professor of Spanish

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Dr. Zurita-Moreno is a visiting professor of Spanish in the Department of Anthropology and World Languages. She teaches Spanish as a second language, as well as different courses related to linguistics and culture. Her research focuses on the Hispanic heritage speakers, sociolinguistic variations of Spanish, and language in contact. She has participated in several conferences where she has presented some of her recent research.

天天影视 Dr. Zurita-Moreno
    • Ph.D. Hispanic Studies, University of Florida, 2022
    • M.A. Hispanic Studies, Auburn University, 2018
    • B.S. Hispanic Studies, University of Alcal谩, 2016
    • Introductory Spanish
    • Spanish Phonetics
    • Second Language Acquisition
    • Sociolinguistics
    • Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners
    • Sociolinguistics
    • Hispanic heritage speakers
    • Spanish variations
    • Spanish uses and stereotypes
    • Bilingual speakers' cross-language interactions
    • Zurita Moreno, I. (2006) 鈥楽entimientos compartidos鈥, in L贸pez Rodriguez, M. (ed.) Flores Nuevas.
    • Zurita Moreno, I. (2005) 鈥楽in rostro鈥, in L贸pez Rodriguez, M. (ed.) Amor Olvidado.
    • XXXIV Congreso Internacional de Literatura y Estudios Hisp谩nicos (CILH), October 2023, "Verb Bias interaction in bilingual speakers."
    • Kentucky Foreign Language Conference (KFLC), April 2022, "Cross-language interactions in bilingual verb bias in Spanish Heritage Speakers."
    • Three Minute Thesis UF (3MT), October 2021, "Cross-language interactions in bilingual verb bias in Spanish Heritage Speakers."
    • Hispanic Linguistic Symposium (HLS), October 2021, "Improving second language learning and creating a sense of community using Microsoft Teams."
    • Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference (MIFLC), October 2019, "Use of Imperfect and Preterite in Spanish Heritage Speakers of Southern Arizona."
    • 28th Annual Graduate and Professional Symposium on Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literature, Language and Culture, April 2018, "Tense-Aspect-Mood in the Spanish of Southern Arizona."
    • Foreign Language Across the Curricula (FLAC) Award, Spring 2022.
    • Study Abroad at Valencia Spanish Program, Summer 2022.
    • II Certamen de Poes铆a 鈥淐iudad del Aire,鈥 Summer 2007.