Víctor A. Valdivia Ruiz
Víctor A. Valdivia Ruiz
Assistant Professor of Spanish, Director of Spanish Language
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Víctor A. Valdivia Ruiz
Office Phone:
202-994-6965
Columbian College of Arts & Sciences
801 22nd Street, NW, 521
Washington DC 20052
Professor Víctor Valdivia received his Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University of New Mexico in 2016. His research focuses on the interplay between language use and grammar, particularly in contexts of language and dialect contact. Before coming to GWU, he taught Spanish and Hispanic Linguistics at the University of New Mexico, and at the University of Guadalajara in Mexico.
Research interests
Spanish as a heritage language
Language and dialect contact
Hispanic Sociolinguistics
Functional Syntax
Discourse analysis
- Bilingualism in the Spanish-speaking World
- Advanced Spanish for Heritage Learners
- Advanced Spanish I y II
- Intermediate Spanish I y II
- Elementary Spanish
PhD, University of New Mexico
MA, Universidad de Guadalajara
BA, Universidad de Guadalajara