Expertise
Global and multicultural education; foreign and second language pedagogies; qualitative methodologies; and teaching abroad programs.
Research Interests
Modern Latin America; foreign and second language education; adult literacy; global, cultural, and Andean studies.
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Global Education and Social Studies - The Ohio State University, College of Education and Human Ecology
- Areas: Foreign, second and multilingual language education. Qualitative research methodologies.
- Master of Arts (M.A.), Foreign, Second and Multilingual Language Education - The Ohio State University, College of Education and Human Ecology, 2002.
- Areas: Language Acquisition and Literacies.
- Graduate studies on Latin America - Ohio University – Department of Latin American Studies
- Area: Development studies.
- Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), and Licenciatura, Translation, Interpreting and Linguistics – Spanish, English and French - Universidad Ricardo Palma, Lima-Peru
Biosketch
Originally from Lima, Peru, Beatriz has coordinated community-based initiatives aimed at empowering Hispanic populations, including book clubs and civic engagement efforts.
Selected Publications
- Alvarado, B. (2022). El componente cultural en el aprendizaje de lenguas extranjeras: La quinta habilidad lingüística. / The cultural component in foreign language learning: The fifth language skill. Verbum et Lingua, 9(18), pp. 50-60.
- Alvarado, B. (2021). Las Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación en el aprendizaje de idiomas y culturas extranjeras: Lo que nos viene enseñando el Covid-19. / Information and communications technologies in foreign languages and cultures learning: Lessons learned from Covid-19. Revista Internacional de Humanidades, 8 (2), pp. 55-62.
- Alvarado, B. (2006). Our World Disney Learning Book. Disney Enterprises Inc/ Pixar Animation. Section – South America. ISBN - 0786809361.
Selected Intellectual Property
- Alvarado, B. (2016). Between the Sun and the Moon: Andean and Amazonian Myths and Legends / Entre el Sol y la Luna: Mitos y leyendas de los Andes y la Amazonia. Bloomington: Penguin Random House –AuthorHouse. ISBN-10: 1504925041 / ISBN-13: 978-1504925044.
- Alvarado, B. (2010). Gender dynamics in the classroom: Guidelines for an inclusive education - Dinámicas de género en el aula: Pautas para la inclusión en el ámbito educativo. Education Without Borders (Spain) & AECID-Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation. National Library - ISBN: 2010-06638.
Selected Contracts, Fellowships, Grants and Sponsored Research
- The Civic Engagement Center Grant at Framingham State University – 2022. Podcast development project.
- United States Agency for International Development – 2014. Education Analysis Report in the Amazonian region.
- Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation – Southern Peru – 2010. Education, adult literacy, and multiculturalism.
- Tinker Field Research Grants for Latin America, Spain, Portugal, and Antarctica. 2006. Rural education in the Andean region of north-central Peru.
Research Currently in Progress
- Historias cortas de viaje: A textbook designed for intermediate to advanced Spanish learners. Currently in progress.