Romance Languages and Literatures
Yohana Gil Berrio
Assistant Professor of the Practice of Hispanic Studies
Coordinator, Upper-level Spanish Language Program
Yohana Gil Berrio
Ph.D.
Contact
Lyons Hall 304E
Telephone: 617-552-0540
Email: yohana.gilberrio@bc.edu
Education
- B.A., Temple University
- M.A., Temple University
- Ph.D., Temple University
Research Interests
Spanish in the U.S., Second Language Acquisition, Heritage Language Learning and Pedagogy, Second Language Pedagogy, Task-Based Language Teaching, The Impact of Formal Instruction on Language Acquisition, Applied Linguistics, Bilingualism, Spanish for the Professions
RECENT PAPERS & CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Gil Berrio, Y. & Mattson-Prieto, R. ““I make too many grammar mistakes”: Hablantes de herencia y el impacto de la enseñanza homogénea.” 8th National Symposium on Spanish as a Heritage Language (NSSHL8). The Institute for Language Education in Transcultural Context (ILETC). Virtual Convention, May 13-15, 2021.
Mattson-Prieto, R. & Gil Berrio, Y. ““That didn’t make sense to me”: HL-L2 interaction in mixed Spanish classes.” American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL). Virtual Convention, March 20-23, 2021.
Gil Berrio, Y. & Mattson-Prieto, R. “Closing the instructional gap in Spanish classes that enroll heritage and L2 learners.” 52nd Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA). Virtual Convention, March 11-14, 2021.
Gil Berrio, Y. “Promoting vocabulary learning in classrooms enrolling L2 and heritage language learners.” 51st Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA). Boston, Massachusetts, March 5-8, 2020.
Gil Berrio, Y. “Patrones de interacción en clases mixtas.” 51st Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA). Boston, Massachusetts, March 5-8, 2020.
Gil Berrio, Y. “El desarrollo de tareas escritas en clases mixtas.” 7th National Symposium on Spanish as a Heritage Language (NSSHL7). The University of New Mexico, February 27-29, 2020.
Gil Berrio, Y. “Hablantes de herencia en cursos de español como L2: Consideraciones para el entrenamiento de instructores.” 101st The American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP). San Diego, California, July 8-11, 2019.
Gil Berrio, Y. “La construcción de identidades en la prensa estadounidense digital.” Innovations and Epistemological Challenges in Applied Linguistics: 18th Triennial AILA World Congress. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 23-28, 2017.
Toth, P., & Gil Berrio, Y. “Social and instructional determinants of language-related episodes in a Spanish L2 classroom.” Innovations and Epistemological Challenges in Applied Linguistics: 18th Triennial AILA World Congress. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 23-28, 2017.
Gil Berrio, Y. “Learning outcomes of L2-heritage Spanish learner interaction.” 4th Annual Language, Linguistics and Life Conference, Temple University, April 14, 2017.
Toth, P., Moranski, K., & Gil Berrio, Y. “The impact of pragmatics-related episodes on language-related episodes in L2 Spanish peer interaction.” American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL). Portland, Oregon, March 18-21, 2017.
Gil Berrio, Y. “El impacto del contexto social e instruccional durante la interacción.” Congreso de Español como Segunda Lengua. Universidad de Costa Rica & El Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica; Cartago, Costa Rica, March 8-10, 2017.
Toth, P., Moranski, K., & Gil Berrio. “The social and instructional context of language-related episodes in a high school L2 Spanish classroom.” Hispanic Linguistics Symposium (HLS). Georgetown University, October 7-9, 2016.
Toth, P., Moranski, K., & Gil Berrio, Y. “Social and instructional determinants of peer interaction among adolescent L2 Spanish learners. The 35th Second Language Research Forum (SLRF). Teachers College, Columbia University, September 22-25, 2016.
Gil Berrio, Y. “Examining U.S. news media discourses on the Michael Brown case: The Representation of social actors in bilingual online newspapers.” The American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL). Orlando, Florida, April 9-12, 2016.
Toth, P., Moranski, K. & Gil Berrio, Y. “The individual and social impact of meta-analytic talk on L2 Spanish accuracy and use.” The American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL). Toronto, Canada, March 21-24, 2015.
Gil Berrio, Y. “Personal pronoun and gender in three Colombian cities.” The Ninth Annual Global Temple Conference. Temple University, November 12, 2014.