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Monica De La Fuentes Iglesias

[Monica De La Fuente Iglesias]

Assistant Professor, Modern Languages
Last Updated: October 25, 2020
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Research Interests

Research Interests
Sociolinguistics
Spanish Language Contact
Bilingualism
Phonology and Phonetics
Second Language Acquisition
Sociophonetic Production and Perception
Language Attitudes
Language Variation and Change

Teaching Interests

Teaching Interests
Sociolinguistics
Spanish Language Contact
Translation and Interpreting
Phonology and Phonetics
Applied Linguistics
Acquisition of Spanish as a First and Second Language
Language and Identity

Biography

Biography

Dr. De la Fuente Iglesias is an Assistant Professor of Spanish and Translation at the University of Texas at Arlington. She received her Ph.D. and M.A. in Hispanic Linguistics from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. She holds a B.A. (Licenciatura) in Translation and Interpreting from the University of Vigo, Spain. She has worked as a freelance translator, and she is also a Sworn Translator and Interpreter by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union, and Cooperation.

Licensure and Certifications

Licensure and Certifications

    • 2013 Sworn Translator and Interpreter, Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation

Appointments

Appointments

    • 2020 to Present Assistant Professor
      Modern Languages, University of Texas at Arlington (Arlington, TX, United States)
      Introduction to Translation (Spanish-English), Interpreting in Legal Settings.
    • 2014 to 2020 Graduate Instructor
      Spanish and Portuguese Studies, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (Minneapolis, MN, United States)
      Second semester Spanish, Intermediate-Low Spanish, Intermediate-High Spanish, Spanish Composition and Communication, Introduction to the Study of Hispanic Linguistics, Beginning Portuguese, Intermediate Portuguese.
    • Jan 2019 to May 2019 Spanish Writing Consultant
      Spanish and Portuguese Studies, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (Minneapolis, MN, United States)
      Individual meetings with undergraduate Spanish majors and minors to refine their academic writing skills.
    • 2013 to 2014 Language and Culture Assistant
      French and Spanish, Yateley School (Yateley, United Kingdom)

Awards and Honors

    • May  2020 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies, University of Minnesota
    • Dec  2018 CARLA Fellow sponsored by Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA)

Publications


      In Process
      • Journal Article
        L1 phonetic permeability and phonetic path towards a potential merger: The case of Galician mid vowels in bilingual production
        [De la Fuente Iglesias, Monica, Perez Castillejo, Susana]. Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism. Accepted.
      • Journal Article
        Spanish mid vowels as sociolinguistic variables in Galicia
        [De la Fuente Iglesias, Monica, Perez Castillejo, Susana]. Spanish in Context. 17(3), Accepted.

      2020
      • Journal Article
        Phonetic interactions in the bilingual production of Galician and Spanish /e/ and /o/
        [De la Fuente Iglesias, Monica, Perez Castillejo, Susana]. International Journal of Bilingualism. 24(2), 305-318. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1367006919826868

      2018
      • Edition
        Second Language Teaching and Learning: Diversity and Advocacy Proceedings of the 2017 Annual Second Language Acquisition Graduate Student Symposium
        [De la Fuente Iglesias, Monica, Ju, Zhongkui, Larson, Erik, Mathieu, Corinne, Strawbridge, Arthur]. Minneapolis, MN: "Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA)".

Presentations

    • April  2020
      De La Fuente Iglesias, Monica (Author & Presenter), "El significado social de una variante derivada del contacto: un test de matched-guise en el castellano de Galicia", 10th International Workshop on Spanish Sociolinguistics, Atlanta, GA (cancelled due to COVID-19). (April , 2020).
    • February  2020
      De La Fuente Iglesias, Monica (Author & Presenter), "Spanish sociophonetic perception in language contact: The case of mid vowels in Galicia, Spain", Linguistics Colloquium, Institute of Linguistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. (February , 2020).
    • November  2019
      De La Fuente Iglesias, Monica (Author & Presenter), "Percepción social de las vocales medias en el castellano de Galicia", 7th Lusophone and Hispanic Linguistics Symposium, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI. (November , 2019).
    • November  2019
      De La Fuente Iglesias, Monica, Perez Castillejo, Susana, "Permeabilidad fonética de la L1: Indicios de reorganización del espacio acústico de las vocales medias gallegas", 7th Lusophone and Hispanic Linguistics Symposium, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI. (November , 2019).
    • September  2019
      De La Fuente Iglesias, Monica (Author & Presenter), "Cross-linguistic influences and segmental production accuracy by Spanish L2 learners", 37th Second Language Research Forum, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. (September , 2019).
    • April  2019
      De La Fuente Iglesias, Monica (Author & Presenter), "Contacto lingüístico en una comunidad bilingüe español-gallego: factores que afectan la variación vocálica", 27th Conference on Spanish in the United States/11th Spanish in Contact with Other Languages, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH. (April , 2019).
    • March  2019
      De La Fuente Iglesias, Monica (Author & Presenter), "Effects of cognate status on the acquisition of Spanish stops by college students", Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. (March , 2019).
    • April  2018
      De La Fuente Iglesias, Monica, Perez Castillejo, Susana, "Variación de las vocales medias en gallego y castellano en Galicia", 9th International Workshop on Spanish Sociolinguistics, Queens College, New York City, NY. (April , 2018).
    • March  2018
      De La Fuente Iglesias, Monica (Author & Presenter), "Framing language policy of education in Galicia", American Association for Applied Linguistics 2018 Conference, Chicago, IL. (March , 2018).
    • February  2018
      De La Fuente Iglesias, Monica (Author & Presenter), "Análisis de la riqueza léxica de la producción oral de aprendices avanzados de español como L2", Evolving Perspectives on Advancedness: A Symposium on Second Language Spanish, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. (February , 2018).
    • October  2017
      De La Fuente Iglesias, Monica (Author & Presenter), "Efecto de la condición de cognado en las espirantes sonoras en español como L2", Hispanic Linguistics Symposium, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX. (October , 2017).
    • September  2017
      De La Fuente Iglesias, Monica, Perez Castillejo, Susana, "Vocales medias en el español de Galicia: relación entre producción acústica y perfil bilingüe del hablante", 6th Lusophone and Hispanic Linguistics Symposium, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI. (September , 2017).
    • April  2017
      De La Fuente Iglesias, Monica (Author & Presenter), "Examining the influence of verbal aspect and adverbs in the present progressive of L2 Spanish", 4th Annual Conference in Hispanic and Lusophone Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. (April , 2017).
    • April  2017
      De La Fuente Iglesias, Monica (Author & Presenter), "Un análisis de los cumplidos en hablantes de herencia de español", Hispanic Linguistics: Pragmatics undergraduate course, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN. (April , 2017).
    • April  2017
      De La Fuente Iglesias, Monica (Author & Presenter), "Un estudio sociofonético de las vocales medias en el español hablado en Galicia", 26th Conference on Spanish in the United States/10th Spanish in Contact with Other Languages, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT. (April , 2017).
    • March  2017
      De La Fuente Iglesias, Monica (Author & Presenter), "How do L1 English learners of Spanish interpret the present progressive in Spanish? ", American Association for Applied Linguistics 2017 Conference, Portland, OR. (March , 2017).
    • September  2016
      De La Fuente Iglesias, Monica (Author & Presenter), "Compliment responses among Spanish heritage speakers", 35th Second Language Research Forum, Columbia University, New York City, NY. (September , 2016).
    • June  2016
      De La Fuente Iglesias, Monica (Author & Presenter), "Contact-induced change in the verbal forms of Galician Spanish: A socio-pragmatic analysis of informal conversation", Sociolinguistics Symposium 21, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain. (June , 2016).
    • March  2016
      De La Fuente Iglesias, Monica (Author & Presenter), "¿Fui, fuera, he ido o había ido?: Variación en la expresión del pasado en el español hablado en Galicia", 3rd Annual Conference in Hispanic and Lusophone Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. (March , 2016).
    • November  2015
      De La Fuente Iglesias, Monica (Author & Presenter), "“¿Aquelaches? Aquelei”: una perspectiva diacrónica y dialógica del verbo aquelar", 4th Lusophone and Hispanic Linguistics Symposium, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI. (November , 2015).
    • September  2015
      De La Fuente Iglesias, Monica (Author & Presenter), "Producción de /p, t, k/ en palabras cognadas y no cognadas de aprendices de español como segunda lengua", 44th Linguistic Association of the Southwest Conference (LASSO), ASU Colleges, Lake Havasu, AZ. (September , 2015).

Courses

      • SPAN 4344-001 INTERPRETING IN LEGAL SETTINGS
        (Course Id: 112381)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2020 Download Syllabus
      • SPAN 3340-001 INTRODUCTION TO TRANSLATION
        (Course Id: 110771)
        Fall - Regular Academic Session - 2020 Download Syllabus

Service to the Profession

    • 2018 to  2019
      Senator (College of Liberal Arts)
      Student Senate, University of Minnesota
    • 2017 to  2019
      Committee Member
      Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) Executive Committee, University of Minnesota
    • 2017 to  2019
      Grant Reviewer
      Council of Graduate Students, University of Minnesota
    • 2017 to  2018
      Conference Organizer
      5th Annual Conference in Hispanic and Lusophone Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics, University of Minnesota
    • 2015 to  2018
      Chairperson
      Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Linguistics Association, University of Minnesota
    • 2016 to  2017
      Conference Organizer
      2017 SLA Student Symposium

Service to the Community

Service to the Community

    • Past to  2020
      Volunteer Legal Interpreter and Translator
      Center for New Americans, Law School, University of Minnesota