A member of the Spanish Undergraduate Program, Ms. Ana Peña-Oliva, joined the University of Texas at Brownsville in 1999 as a part-time instructor, and is currently a Lecturer II of Hispanic Linguistics with the Department of Writing and Language Studies at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. She serves as a Degree Specialist for the Spanish Undergraduate Program (Writing and Language Studies and Literatures and Cultural Studies) and is a member of the BA Spanish Steering Committee. As a member of the BA Spanish Steering Committee, she assists both departments in multiple capacities: course scheduling, curriculum, advising, assessment (SACSCOC and CAEP), student recruiting, language placement, etc.
Areas of Expertise:
- Spanish as a Heritage Language
- Language Contact
- The Teaching of Spanish as a Heritage Language
- Language Acquisition
Education:
- She is currently a PhD candidate (ABD status) with the University of Houston, majoring in Hispanic Linguistics with an expected graduation of May 2018. Dissertation: Grammatical differences between Hispanic Transborder and Heritage Language Learners: A longitudinal Study
Degrees:
- MA, Spanish, The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, 1995
- BBA, Marketing, The University of Texas - Pan American, 1987
- AA, General Studies, Texas Southmost College, 1984
Senior Lecturer
Department of Writing & Language Studies
Email:
ana.pena@utrgv.edu
Phone: (956) 882-8884
