Course Coordinator Advanced Intermediate Spanish (SPAN 2020)

New Cabell Hall 464
Office Hours: Tuesday / Thursday 2-3PM By Appt. 

Biography

David Flórez-Murillo is originally from Colombia. He earned his B.A. in English Language from Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, where he specialized in teaching English as a foreign language and qualitative research methods. For his undergraduate research project, he examined the integration of cultural content into the college-level EFL curriculum.

After seven years of teaching at various Colombian universities, David moved to the United States to pursue an M.A. in Linguistics at West Virginia University. His graduate research focused on Hispanic linguistics, including intonational contrasts among Colombian Spanish varieties, the role of prosodic cues in shaping social perceptions, and the rare phenomenon of /n/ neutralization to [m] in Spanish. While at WVU, he also taught Spanish for two years before joining the faculty at the University of Virginia.

David currently serves as Course Coordinator for Advanced Intermediate Spanish (SPAN 2020) and has chaired in the past the organizing committee for the Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese Film Festival (discontinued). He is also part of the department’s initiative to develop a Spanish Open Educational Resource (OER) after receiving a VIVA grant from the State of Virginia. His teaching and research continue to reflect his interest in the intersections of language, culture, social justice, and pedagogy.

Education

M.A. in Linguistics. West Virginia University, USA 

B.A. in English Language. Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, Colombia

Research Interests

• Accessibility
• Hispanic Linguistics
• Phonology
• Dialectology
• Prosody
• First Language Acquisition
• Second Language Acquisition
• Culture in the Foreign Language Curriculum
• Contemplative pedagogy in higher education

Teaching

• University of Virginia (USA)
  • SPAN-1060 (Accelerated Elementary  Spanish)
  • SPAN-2010 (Intermediate Spanish)
  • SPAN-2020 (Advanced Intermediate Spanish)
• West Virginia University (USA)
  • SPAN-101 (Elementary Spanish I)
  • SPAN-204 (Intermediate Spanish II)
• SENA – Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje (Colombia)
  • English for Specific Purposes in: Nursing, Accounting, Business, Children’s Pedagogy
• Universidad Eafit (Colombia)
  • English as a Foreign Language: Basic through Advanced Courses
  • Academic Writing
• Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira (Colombia)
  • English as a Foreign Language: Basic through Advanced Courses
• Universidad Libre (Colombia)
  • English for Specific Purposes in: Nursing, Accounting, Economics, Microbiology, Civil Engineering  

Selected Presentations

“Incorporating Contemplative Practices in College Language Courses: A Common Approach with Different Pathways” presented at the Contemplative Practices in Higher Education 2020 Conference. Roanoke, VA. March 2020

“Social Perception Variation in two accent variables in Colombia: Paisa Accent in Medellin and Pereira” presented at The Ohio State University Congress on Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics. Columbus, OH. March 2017

“Social Perception Variation in two accent variables in Colombia: Paisa Accent in Medellin and Pereira” presented at the Romance Languages and Literatures 6th Annual Conference, Intersections: Collage of Urban Networks, University at Buffalo. Buffalo, NY. April 2017