Melinda White
Teaching Assistant, Spanish; Program Director, World Language Education; PhD Candidate
Literacy and Language Education,
Curriculum and Instruction
About
Education
- Purdue University, BA Spanish Education
- Purdue University, MA Spanish Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition
Professional Affiliations/Memberships
- Indiana Foreign Language Teachers’ Association, Current Vice President (IFLTA)
- American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP)
- American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
Research & Publications
Selected Publications
- White, M. (2025). [Review of the book Celebrate Onam with me, by Shoumi Sen]. First Opinion, Second Response, 16(1).
- White, M. (2023). Translanguaging: A culturally responsive pedagogy. INTESOL Journal, 20(1). https://journals.iupui.edu/index.php/intesol/article/view/27600/25373
Advisor
Courses Typically Taught
- SPAN 101
- SPAN 102
- SPAN 201
- SPAN 202
- LC 475
- EDCI 427
- EDCI 498
Research Area / Dissertation Topic
Second Language Acquisition