Victor Garre Leon

Victor Garre Leon is an Assistant Professor of Spanish in the Department of Spanish, Latin American, and Latinx Studies at Lawrence University. His research focuses on Pragmatics and Second Language Acquisition, particularly in interactional competence and sociopragmatics. He also explores heritage and second language pedagogy and bilingualism in the Spanish-speaking world.

• Education:
• Ph.D. and M.A. in Hispanic Linguistics, University of Texas at Austin
• M.A. in Teaching Spanish as a Second Language, Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo & Instituto Cervantes, Spain
• M.A. in Spanish and Latin American Literature, West Virginia University
• B.A. in English Language and Literature, Universidad de Murcia, Spain

His teaching includes courses such as Introductory Spanish for Heritage Speakers, Intermediate Spanish for Heritage Speakers, Introduction to Spanish Linguistics, Spanish in the United States, and Bilingualism in the Spanish-speaking world. His work has been published in journals like Applied Pragmatics, Lingua, and the Journal of Politeness Research.