Alice A Miano

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.

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