Liana Ewald is Senior Lecturer in Spanish. She has taught beginning through advanced Spanish language courses, as well as advanced courses in Hispanic literatures and cultures. Prior to coming to MIT, she was an Associate Professor at San Diego State University.

In recent years, Ewald’s pedagogical interests have centered on second-language studies, with a particular interest in the integration of content and language at all levels of the curriculum. She has dedicated much of her career to the study of modern Spanish literature and culture. Ewald has published her research in journals such as Second Language Research and Practice, Hispanic Review, Revista de Estudios Hispánicos, Bulletin of Spanish Studies, Revista Canadiense de Estudios Hispánicos, and Bulletin of Hispanic Studies. She is the co-editor of the forthcoming Modern Language Association volumeApproaches to Teaching the Works of Benito Pérez Galdós.

Education:
PhD Boston University
MA Middlebury College
BA University of Massachusetts Amherst