Gabriela Vokic
Associate Professor of Linguistics
World Languages and Literatures
| Office Location |
Clements 420 |
| Phone |
214-768-3107 |
Education
Ph.D., Purdue University
About
Dr. Gabriela Vokic is an Associate Professor of Linguistics in the Department of World Languages and Literatures. She earned her Ph.D. from Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN), specializing in phonetics, laboratory phonology, and second language acquisition.
Her most recent research focuses on topics in language contact and bilingualism, such as the acquisition of phonological systems by bilingual speakers and pedagogical approaches in heritage language instruction. She has presented her work at numerous academic conferences and has published in esteemed scholarly journals both in the U.S. and internationally.
Dr. Vokic’s contributions to teaching and education at SMU have been recognized with several prestigious awards, including the Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor Award (2016), the Phi Beta Kappa Golden Apple Professor Award (2014), the Rotunda Outstanding Professor Award (2010), and the HOPE Award (2007).
Research Interests
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Phonetics
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Laboratory Phonology
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Second Language Acquisition and Pedagogy
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Spanish as a Heritage Language in the US (Acquisition and Pedagogy)
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Language Contact
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Bilingualism
Courses Taught
WL 3308: How Language Works - Introduction to Language and Linguistics
SPAN 4343: Spanish as a Second Language: Principles of Second-Language Acquisition and Teaching
SPAN 4342: Variation in the Spanish-speaking World
SPAN 4341: Vocal Voyages: Exploring the World Through Speech Sounds
SPAN 4301: Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics
SPAN 3359: Advanced Spanish for Heritage Speakers
SPAN 3357: (Corrective) Spanish Phonetics
