Eider Etxebarria

Eider Etxebarria is an Assistant Professor of Instruction in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Northwestern University. She holds a Ph.D. in Spanish Linguistics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, specializing in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching Education (SLATE) and Translation. Her research focuses on bilingual language development in children, endangered/minoritized languages, and community-based linguistic practices. She coordinates Spanish 101 (Elementary Spanish) and teaches foundational language courses.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Spanish Linguistics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (20XX)

Research Highlights:

Her NSF-funded work examines parental and educational strategies to preserve endangered languages through bilingual child development. She also translates Basque cultural texts, including Basque for English Speakers (2021), to promote linguistic heritage.

Teaching & Experience:

• Teaching roles at University of Deusto (Spain) and University of Illinois
• Course coordinator for Spanish 101 at Northwestern

Grants:

National Science Foundation grants supporting her research on bilingualism

Professional Mission:

Focuses on practical communicative strategies to integrate Spanish into students' personal and professional lives while advocating for linguistic diversity preservation.