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Biography

David Flórez-Murillo is originally from Colombia. He earned his B.A. in English Language from Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, where he trained in teaching English as a foreign language and qualitative research methods. For his B.A. research project, David conducted a study on implementing cultural content in the college-level EFL curriculum.

After seven years of lecturing at various universities in Colombia, David moved to the United States to pursue an M.A. in Formal Linguistics at West Virginia University. As part of his graduate work, he researched several aspects of Hispanic linguistics, including contrasts in intonational patterns among Spanish varieties in Colombia, social perceptions triggered by prosodic cues, and the neutralization of the /n/ segment to [m]—a rare and under-documented phenomenon in the Hispanic world. David also taught Spanish at West Virginia University for two years before joining the faculty at UVA.

Recently, David chaired the organizing committee for the Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese Film Festival, which used to take place each spring, and he currently serves as Course Coordinator for Spanish Advanced Intermediate (SPAN 2020).

Education

M.A. in Linguistics. West Virginia University, USA (2017)

B.A. in English Language. Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, Colombia (2012)

Research Interests

• 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 these programs:
    • Nursing
    • Accounting
    • Business
    • Children 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 these programs:
    • 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