Raquel Prieta

Raquel Prieta
Assistant Professor of Foreign Language Education

373 O'Dowd Hall
(248) 370-2153
[email protected]

DEGREE: Ph.D. in Hispanic Linguistics, Florida State University; M.A. in Spanish, Florida State University; Teaching Certificate and B.A. in English Philology, Deusto University.

RESEARCH INTERESTS: The role of input in second language acquisition, sentence processing in bilinguals, language instruction methodology standards and best practices, and the development of materials to promote second language acquisition. 

Dr. Prieta obtained her Ph.D. in Hispanic Linguistics from Florida State University in 2016. She joined Oakland University the same year, where she is an Assistant Professor of Foreign Language Education. Professor Prieta has a dual appointment and works as the liaison between the Modern Languages and Literatures Department and the School of Education. She is also the Coordinator of K-12 world language program, and a K-12 advisor.

Dr. Prieta is passionate about teaching. She is a teacher preparator, and teaches Foreign Language Teaching Methods courses for both elementary and secondary levels in the School of Education, as well as courses in grammar, translation, and linguistics in the Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures. Although she loves all her classes, she particularly enjoys teaching Spanish basic courses and seeing the learners grow with the language.

Dr. Prieta is an advocate for language learning and teaching, and truly believes it is our responsibility as language teachers, and specially hers as a teacher preparator, to advocate for standards that will result in higher quality programs in the state of Michigan and in the country. That is why she has participated and represented Michigan in the JNCL-NCLIS’s Language Advocacy Days in Washington, DC.

In her research. Dr. Prieta specializes in second language acquisition and teaching methods. Her research interests are intrinsically linked to her teaching and her role as a teacher preparator. Dr. Prieta believes that being exposed to quality target input is the best way for students to learn the language. She has presented her research in national and international conferences and is currently working on different publications. She is currently interested in the e-teaching world, particularly in how to effectively maintain a communicative language teaching approach that promotes acquisition in online teaching.

In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, trying new restaurants, and traveling.