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Mariana Achugar
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Assistant Professor of Hispanic
Studies and Second Language Acquisition
Director of Graduate Studies |
| Ph.D. |
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University of California, Davis |
| Department Member
Since: 2003 |
Personal
Statement
My current research interests include the development of academic language
in bilingual contexts. My area of specialization is Spanish as a heritage
language and English as a second language in the U.S. I am particularly
interested in describing the lexico-grammatical and discursive features
that signal membership in an academic community using the Systemic Functional
Linguistics framework. In addition, I am exploring the process by which
members of an academic community move from being newcomers to full participants
in it, particularly focusing on the role language plays in this learning
process. This work is connected to the design of materials for the development
of critical language awareness.
The other strand of my research is socio-political discourse analysis.
I have done critical discourse analysis of recent historical events such
as the 1970s military dictatorships in the Southern Cone and the events
of Sept. 11th as seen from Latin America. These discourse analyses investigate
the construction of group identity and responsibility in military texts
and newspaper editorials.
Recent Publications
- Achugar, Mariana (2004) "The events and actors of September 11,
2001 as seen from Uruguay: analysis of daily newspaper editorials."
Special issue of Discourse & Society edited by Jim Martin and John
Edwards.
Vol. 15(2-3):291-320.
- Schleppegrell, M.J., M. Achugar & T.Ote˙za (2004) "The grammar of
history: enhancing content-based instruction through a functional
focus on language." TESOL Quarterly Vol. 38, No.1, Spring. Pp.67-93.
- Schleppegrell, M.J. & M. Achugar (2003) "Grammar as a way into reading
history." TESOL Journal, Vol. 12, No. 2, Summer.
- Achugar, Mariana (2003) "Academic registers in Spanish in the U.S.:
a study of oral texts produced by bilingual speakers in a university
graduate program." In Ana Roca & M.C. Colombi (eds.) Mi lengua: Spanish
as a Heritage Language in the United States, Research and Practice.
Washington D.C.: Georgetown University Press.
For
More Information
Mariana Achugar
Department of Modern Languages
Carnegie Mellon University
Baker Hall 160
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Office: BH 371
Phone: (412) 268-1895
Fax: (412) 268-1328
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