Ernesto Fundora

Ernesto Fundora is an Assistant Professor of Spanish in the Department of Foreign Language Faculty at UJ, serving as founding director of the Virtual Immersion Program (VIP) and current director of the Foreign Languages Program.

His educational background includes:

• Ph.D. in Romance Studies from the University of Miami

Fundora specializes in Spanish linguistic evolution and Latin American/Caribbean literary cultures, with particular focus on historical language transformation as demonstrated in his signature course "Spanish Across Time: Origins and Evolution of a Global Language." His research integrates technology-enhanced pedagogy through virtual immersion methodologies.

He leads institutional language initiatives including the Virtual Immersion Program and Foreign Languages Program, developing innovative approaches to language acquisition and cultural engagement.