Diana Semmes

Diana Semmes is a Lecturer in the Department of Modern Languages at the University of Mississippi, College of Liberal Arts, where she has been teaching Spanish since 2007. She holds a B.A. and M.A. in Spanish from the same institution and is dedicated to language education at the undergraduate level.

Education:

• B.A. in Spanish, University of Mississippi (2005)
• M.A. in Spanish, University of Mississippi (2007)

Her research interests focus on second language acquisition and bilingual development in children, informed by her personal early exposure to Spanish culture through her grandmother's mission work in Mexico. She also explores broader topics in linguistics and pedagogical approaches to teaching Spanish as a second language.

Ms. Semmes teaches a range of core Spanish language courses including Elementary and Intermediate Spanish (Span 101, 102, 201, 202) as well as intensive sequences (Span 111, 211), emphasizing foundational proficiency and cultural understanding.

No scientific awards have been listed in the provided text.

She advises and mentors undergraduate students in Spanish language studies, though no graduate students or formal advisees are mentioned. There is no mention of research grants or funded projects.

She is affiliated with the Department of Modern Languages, which is part of the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Mississippi's Oxford campus. Her office is located in Bond Hall, Room 110E.