Personal profile
About
Rebecca Pozzi (Ph.D., University of California, Davis) is an Associate Professor of Spanish Language and Linguistics at California State University, Monterey Bay, where she coordinates Lower Division Spanish, including the Heritage Language Program, and teaches courses in Spanish language, linguistics, and applied linguistics. Her research focuses on second and heritage language development, sociolinguistics, study abroad, and language pedagogy. Her publications include articles in journals such as Studies in Second Language Acquisition and Hispania as well as chapters in edited volumes from Routledge and Multilingual Matters.
External positions
President, Northern California Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese
2024 → 2025
Disciplines
- Spanish Linguistics
- Language and Literacy Education
- Applied Linguistics
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Acquiring sociolinguistic competence: A comparison of subject pronoun expression in L2 and L3 Spanish.
Escalante, C., Pozzi, R., Bayley, R., Li, X. & Zhang, X., Jun 2025, Research at the Intersection of Second Language Acquisition and Sociolinguistics: Studies in Honor of Kimberly L. Geeslin. Solon, M., Kanwit, M. & Gudmestad, A. (eds.). p. 118 144 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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El contexto social en la enseñanza de español
Quan, T., Escalante, C. & Pozzi, R., Apr 2025, La enseñanza del español: Manual para la formación de profesores. Sanz, C., Serafini, E. & Taboada, I. (eds.). John Wiley & SonsResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Fitting in with Porteños: Case Studies of Dialectal Feature Production, Investment, and Identity During Study Abroad
Pozzi, R., Escalante, C., Lucas, B., Pacheco-Ramos, M., Pichon, X. & Quan, T., Mar 2025, In: Languages.Research output: Contribution to journal › Special issue › peer-review
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Mi lengua, mi identidad: Formación para docentes en programas de estudios en el extranjero sobre hablantes de herencia [My language, my identity: Teacher training for study abroad programs about heritage speakers]
Pozzi, R., Escalante, C. & Quan, T., Oct 22 2025, In: Journal of Spanish Language Teaching.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Special Issue of Languages: Second Language Acquisition and Sociolinguistic Studies
Pozzi, R. (Editor) & Escalante, C. (Editor), 2025, (In preparation)Research output: Other contribution