Carmen L King de Ramirez
- Associate Professor, Spanish and Portuguese
- Member of the Graduate Faculty
- Associate Professor, Second Language Acquisition / Teaching - GIDP
Contact
Biography
Dr. Carmen King de Ramirez is an Assistant Professor of Spanish at the University of Arizona and the Director of the online Spanish program. Dr. King-Ramírez has a Masters degree in Sociolinguistics and received her Ph.D. in Spanish Literature and Culture. She has extensive experience in curriculum development and teacher training. Dr. King-Ramírez actively researches in the fields of World Languages for Specific Purposes (WLSP), online learning, and international education. Her publications include the co-edited volume "Teaching Transferable Skills for the 21st Century: World Languages for Specific Purposes" and the forthcoming book, "Online Assessment for World Language Teachers". She has also has many publications in academic journals.
Degrees
- Ph.D. Spanish
- Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States
- La relación entre ama y sirvienta en las obras del Siglo de Oro.
- M.A. Spanish
- Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, United States
- El cambio de códigos lingüísticos en jóvenes de dos ciudades de los Estados Unidos.
- B.A. Spanish
- Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States
- N/A
Work Experience
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (2015 - Ongoing)
- Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona (2011 - 2015)
- Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona (2008 - 2011)
- Great Hearts Academies (2006 - 2008)
Awards
- Experiential Learning Design Faculty Fellowship
- University of Arizona, Summer 2025
- Outstanding Scholarly Article- Honorable Mention
- AATSP-Hispania, Spring 2017 (Award Finalist)
Licensure & Certification
- National Health Care Interpreter, Commission on Certification for Health Care Interpreters (CCHI) (2012)
- Spanish Health Care Interpreter, Cyracom Language Services (2011)
- Online Course Design-Peer Reviewer, Quality Matters (2015)
Interests
Teaching
Spanish for Health Care, Interpretation, Spanish in US Communities, Spanish for Professional Purposes, Culture, Online Teaching Methods
Research
Spanish in/for the Community, Communication in Transborder NGOs, Online Pedagogy, Service Learning/Internships
Courses
No activities entered.
Scholarly Contributions
Books
- King Ramirez, C. L. (2024).
El español para fines específicos en América Latina: Tendencias pedagógicas e investigativas
. Routledge. - King de Ramirez, C. L., Lafford, B., & Wermers, J. (2020). Online World Language Instruction: A 4-Step Guide to Reiterative Assessment and Professional Development Practices. Georgetown University Press.
- King de Ramirez, C. L., & Lafford, B. (2018). Transferable Skills Acquired through World Languages for Specific Purposes: Preparing Students & Instructors for the 21st Century Workplace. Sabio Books.
Chapters
- King de Ramirez, C. L. (2021). Academic and Professional Development of Language for Specific Purposes Faculty. In Handbook of Spanish for Specific Purposes. Routledge.
- Martínez, G., & King de Ramirez, C. L. (2022). La enseñanza del español para fines específicos.. In Métodos de enseñanza(p. 30). Wiley.
- Lafford, B., King de Ramirez, C. L., & Wermers, J. (2018). Issues and Challenges in the Assessment of Online Foreign Language Instructors.. In Assessment in Online Education. Equinox Publishing.
- King de Ramirez, C. L. (2017). Heritage Learners in Domestic Spanish-Language Internships. In Language for Specific Purposes: Trends in Language for Specific Purposes Research and Curriculum Development(p. 232). Georgetown University Press.
- King de Ramirez, C., & Lafford, B. (2017). Mentors’ Perspectives on Professional Internships: Rewards, Challenges and Future Directions. In Creating experiential learning opportunities for language learners: Acting locally while thinking globally(p. 296). Multilingual Matters.
- de Ramírez, C. K. (2017). Preparing students for the workplace: Heritage learners' experiences in professional community internships. In Languages for Specific Purposes. Georgetown University Press.
Journals/Publications
- King de Ramirez, C. L. (2022). Virtual Exchange in Latin America: Profile of Participating Faculty and Staff. Journal of Virtual Exchange, 25.
- King de Ramirez, C. L. (2024). Un modelo educativo para la formación del estudiante transfronterizo.. Frontera Norte.
- King de Ramirez, C. L. (2020). Considering the Influences of Academic Culture in Collaborative Online International Learning. Foreign Language Annals, 53, 438-457. doi:10.1111/flan.12485
- King de Ramirez, C. L. (2019). Global Citizenship Education Through Collaborative Online International Learning in the Borderlands: A Case of the Arizona–Sonora Megaregión. Journal of Studies in International Education, 1-17.
- King de Ramirez, C. L. (2018). Tenture-Track Faculty Determine the Success of Online Graduate Education.. Hispania, 100.5, 153-155.
- King de Ramirez, C. L., & Martinez, G. (2018). Silencing Bilingual Nurses: Health Care Providers Perspectives' on Language Standardization. Heritage Language Journal, 15(3), 297-318.
- King de Ramirez, C. L. (2017). Creating socialization and intercultural citizenship among binational volunteers: Mexican volunteers’ perspectives on an immersion training model. Language and Intercultural Communication, 1-18.
- King de Ramirez, C. L. (2016). Creating Latin@ Campus Communities through Spanish Language Radio. Heritage Language Journal.
- King de Ramirez, C. L. (2015). Strategy & Action: Assessing Student Based Culture Workshops within the Professions. Foreign Language Annals, 56-67.
- King de Ramirez, C. L., & Lafford, B. (2015). Teaching Cultural Intelligence in the LSP Classroom. Cuadernos ALDEEU International Journal, 57-82.
Reviews
- King de Ramirez, C. L. (2015. Liderar con Inteligencia Cultural(pp 27-28).
