Year of MA/PhD:

Marcus Valadares is a Ph.D. candidate in Spanish and Portuguese Literature and Cultural Studies at Texas Tech University. He also holds a Ph.D. in Linguistics from the Federal University of Minas Gerais and an M.A. in Social Communication from the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, both in Brazil. He is currently a Lecturer in Spanish and Portuguese at Rice University. He teaches from basic language courses to advanced classes in Applied Linguistics, Literature, and Cultural Studies within the contemporary Luso-Hispanic world.

Interests; thesis topic/title:

My research interests revolve around issues of identity, culture, and space in Latino and Latin American cinema and popular culture, as well as topics in second language acquisition, bilingualism, bilingual education, language ideologies, multiliteracies, and educational technology.

Academic Background (previous studies):

Ph.D., Linguistics, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
MA, Social Communication, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais