Matias Nicolas de Paula

Matías de Paula holds a B.A. in TESOL and an M.A. in Linguistics. Originally from Oberá, Argentina, he taught ESL in K-12 and to adults for 10 years before coming to the US to get his M.A. in Linguistics. In the US he has taught a wide variety of language related courses in multiple higher education institutions, including Spanish as a Second Language, Spanish for Heritage Speakers, English as a Second Language, Advanced Grammar and Composition, Teaching Methods, Introduction to Linguistics, Translation Studies, and Bilingualism.
 
During his M.A. he conducted research in Misiones Mbyá phonology and made the first formal phonological description of this variety of the language.
 
His current interests include language acquisition in adults; different ways of facilitating Comprehensible Input (CI) to learners; developing online courses, particularly asynchronous content; language assessment, particularly following ACTFL guidelines and the CEFR framework.
 
He creates and publishes pedagogical materials in TeachersPayTeachers.com. He enjoys teaching with stories, which he includes in his language courses. This includes short stories using TPRS style lessons, and longer stories using readers of multiple levels.

B.A.: Instituto Carlos Linneo Obera, Argentina, 2006 (Education and TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages))

M.A.: West Virginia University Morgantown, WV, 2016 (Linguistics)

2005 -2008 High School Teacher (EFL), Escuela Normal Superior Número 4, Obera, Argentina

2008 -2014 High School Teacher (EFL) and Department Coordinator, Bachillerato Orientado Provincial Número 3, Campo Viera, Argentina

2008 -2009 Fulbright Language Assistant (Spanish), Pfeiffer University, Misenheimer, NC

2014 -2016 Teaching Assistant (Spanish), West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

2016 -2017 Adjunct Instructor (Spanish), Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX

2017 -2021 Instructor and Teacher Trainer (ESL), San Diego State University (American Language Institute), San Diego, CA

2018 -2020 Corporate Training: Language Instructor (Spanish), San Diego Padres, San Diego, CA

2021 -2024 Instructor (Spanish), Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX

2021 -2024 Full Time Track Lecturer (Linguistics and Spanish), University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

2004 -2005 High School Teacher (EFL), Instituto Carlos Linneo, Obera, Argentina

2010 -2014 School Head and Instructor (EFL), dp School of English, Obera, Argentina

2025 -To Present Instructor Educator (Spanish), University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

2018 -2021 Adjunct Instructor and Level Coordinator (Spanish), University of San Diego, San Diego, CA

2008 -2009 Fulbright Scholarship Foreign Language Teacher Assistantship Status:Recipient Level:International Type:Recognition

2011 Cambridge University Best Practice in State Education Scholarship Cambridge ESOL for 45th IATEFL Status:Recipient Level:International Type:Recognition

2015 Elkins Research Award West Virginia University Status:Recipient Level:University Type:Monetary

Basic Spanish I

Spanish Composition and Conversation I

Introduction to Translation Studies

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