Research Interests
My work focuses on student learning outcomes in, as well as critical analysis of the following: foreign language community service learning, social entrepreneurship, social media and languages for specific purposes. I also create curricular materials that reflect current research. In order to engage with language educators and learners worldwide, I am active on social media (http://about.me/aabbott).
Additional Campus Affiliations
Associate Professor, Spanish and Portuguese
Director of Undergraduate Studies, Spanish and Portuguese
Associate Professor, Center for Global Studies
Associate Professor, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Recent Publications
Abbott, A. R., & Lear, D. (2018). Aprendizaje-servicio y aprendizaje comunitario. In The Routledge Handbook of Spanish Language Teaching: Metodologías, contextos y recursos para la enseñanza del español L2 Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315646169
Abbott, A. R. (2018). Seemingly simple: numbers and the language gaps students bring to community organizations. Cuadernos de ALDEEU, 33, 143-157.
Abbott, A. R., & Martínez, G. (2018). Spanish for the Professions and Community Service Learning. In K. Potowski (Ed.), The Routledge Handbook of Spanish as a Heritage Language (Routledge Spanish Language Handbooks). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315735139-25
Abbott, A. (2017). Civic engagement and community service learning: Connecting students’ experiences to policy and advocacy. In Creating Experiential Learning Opportunities for Language Learners: Acting Locally while Thinking Globally (pp. 33-52). Channel View Publications.
Abbott, A. (2017). Engaged humanities and the future of Spanish programs. Hispania, 100(5), 33-34. https://doi.org/10.1353/hpn.2018.0013