Gloria Yolima Giraldo

Graduate Lecturer

Spanish: Second Language Acquisition, ESL, Syntax, and Pragmatics.

I have been interested in languages and their intricacies from a very young age. After earning a bilingual degree in Business Administration in Medellín, Colombia, I decided to pursue a career in education and became an English teacher. Five years later, I began my first master’s program in Linguistics at George Mason University, where I discovered my passion for second language acquisition, bilingualism, and multilingualism. Over the past 20 years, I have worked with English and Spanish language learners in elementary, middle, and college settings. Currently, I teach at APS and GMU, where I am also pursuing a Ph.D. in Linguistics.

I believe that life is an endless learning journey, and I cherish every moment spent with my students and peers. I have a strong passion for teaching, and I am convinced that the future of education lies in bilingualism.

Current Research

Authentic Use of Language L2 Spanish Students.

Courses Taught

SPAN 101, SPAN 102, SPAN 110, SPAN 201.

Education

Ph.D. Linguistics: Ongoing GMU

MA. Spanish Language and Culture, Salamanca University, Spain.

MA. Foreign Languages Spanish/Bilingual/Multicultural Education. GMU.

MA. English -Linguistics, & Teaching English as a Second Lang. GMU