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Dr. Michele Back is an Associate Professor of World Languages Education at the University of Connecticut’s Neag School of Education. She specializes in Spanish, Quechua varieties, and Portuguese instruction, focusing on teacher development, global citizenship, and multilingual pedagogies. Her research explores intersections of race, discourse, identity construction, and translanguaging in educational contexts.
Her expertise includes designing curricula that integrate cultural excavation and intercultural awareness, particularly through study abroad programs. She has published extensively in leading journals like the Modern Language Journal and TESOL Quarterly, and co-authored key texts such as Racialization and Language: Interdisciplinary Perspectives from Perú and Racismo y lenguaje.
Dr. Back teaches courses including EDCI 5890 (Educational Linguistics) and EDCI 4205W (Methods of World Language Instruction). She emphasizes translanguaging strategies to support emergent bilingual learners and promotes collective responsibility in multilingual school environments. Her work bridges theoretical discourse analysis with practical classroom applications, particularly in rural and emergency education contexts.
Her recent research highlights challenges faced by world language educators during the pandemic, including disparities in student teaching experiences. She advocates for equitable access to language education through innovative pedagogies and community engagement.
