Mariana Stone
Area(s) of Expertise: Spanish, Second Language Acquisition, Pedagogy, Translation and Interpretation
Overview
Dr. Stone is originally from La Pampa, Argentina. She got her undergraduate degree from the Universidad Nacional de La Pampa with a focus in Educational Sciences. She later enrolled at the University of Florida to study Linguistics where she received her MA. She started working at UNG in 2001 as Language Lab Director where she got to work with great students over 15 years. After obtaining her doctorate from Georgia State University, she was hired as Assistant Professor for the Department of Spanish. She truly enjoys teaching and she promises that the day she does not enjoy it anymore she will make sure to quit.
Courses Taught
- Introduction to Spanish Linguistics
- Acquisition of Spanish as a Second Language
- Translation Theory and Practice
- Introduction to Interpreting
- Commercial Spanish
- Spanish Conversation
- Medical Spanish
- Advanced Language Skills
- Translation Capstone
Research Interest
Her main area of research interest is and has always been language learning. Ever since working as an English Teacher in Argentina she became fascinated by what happens or does not happen (haha) in the mind of the language learner. She specifically focuses on autonomous language learning experiences and their effect on motivation to learn the language and proficiency in the language.