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Personal bio
Alice “Ali” holds a Ph.D. in education with a focus on language, literacy, and culture from UC Berkeley. She received her B.A. in Spanish and linguistics and M.A. in Romance linguistics and literature from UCLA. Dr. Miano studies literacy as an ideological practice, especially among societally marginalized groups. Her current work focuses on respect and recognition for the literate practices and parental school efforts of Mexican immigrant mothers. Related research interests include Spanish native language literacy in the U.S., adult literacy, bilingualism, biliteracy, and second language teaching and learning. Within the field of second language learning, Dr. Miano’s current work focuses on heritage and non-native students’ acquisition of presentational (academic and professional) language in Spanish. Currently teaching
SPANLANG 99SL: Community Engaged with Habla
(Autumn, Winter, Spring)
SPANLANG 11SL: Second-Year Spanish: Emphasis on Service Learning, First Quarter (Autumn, Winter, Spring) CHILATST 1SI: English Language Learner Coaching and Curriculum Development (Autumn, Winter) SPANLANG 101: The Structure of Spanish (Winter) SPANLANG 10SC: Spanish Immersion: Community Stories (Summer) |