Presentations
“Saber español sí sirve”: Academic Validation of Spanish as a Heritage Language
Patricia Bayona pbayona@noctrl.edu
Dr. Bayona is an Assistant Professor of Spanish, with research interests in Applied Linguistics, Foreign Language Teaching, and TESOL at North Central College, Naperville, IL. Originally from Colombia, Professor Bayona has a PhD and Master’s degrees in Spanish Linguistics and the Acquisition of Spanish as a Third Language respectively, from the University of Western Ontario, Canada. As an alumnus of La Universidad de Los Andes, in Colombia, her 30+ years of teaching experience covers English, Spanish, and French settings in Canada, the United States, and Colombia. Professor Bayona's research portfolio includes scholarly research in the acquisition of Spanish by adults in the U.S. and in Canada, as well as academic research in the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Sociolinguistics of Spanish, and Spanish Linguistics. At North Central she coordinates the Elementary Spanish courses, teaches most of the TESOL Minor, and courses in Spanish, Linguistics, and teacher education.
Patricia Bayona pbayona@noctrl.edu
Dr. Bayona is an Assistant Professor of Spanish, with research interests in Applied Linguistics, Foreign Language Teaching, and TESOL at North Central College, Naperville, IL. Originally from Colombia, Professor Bayona has a PhD and Master’s degrees in Spanish Linguistics and the Acquisition of Spanish as a Third Language respectively, from the University of Western Ontario, Canada. As an alumnus of La Universidad de Los Andes, in Colombia, her 30+ years of teaching experience covers English, Spanish, and French settings in Canada, the United States, and Colombia. Professor Bayona's research portfolio includes scholarly research in the acquisition of Spanish by adults in the U.S. and in Canada, as well as academic research in the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Sociolinguistics of Spanish, and Spanish Linguistics. At North Central she coordinates the Elementary Spanish courses, teaches most of the TESOL Minor, and courses in Spanish, Linguistics, and teacher education.
