Rachel Shively
Professor
Lang Literatures & Cultures

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STV Stevenson Hall 218
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Current Courses
370.001Topics In Spanish Pedagogy
213.002Written Communication In Spanish
Teaching Interests & Areas
Applied linguistics, Spanish linguistics, technology and language learning, Spanish language and culture, discourse analysis
Research Interests & Areas
Spanish, second language acquisition, study abroad, pragmatics, discourse analysis
Ph.D. Hispanic Linguistics
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
M.A. Hispanic Linguistics
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
M.Ed. Adult Education
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
B.A. Anthropology
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
ACTFL-MLJ Paul Pimsler Award for Research in Foreign Language Education
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages and the Modern Language Journal
2011
Book, Authored
Shively, R. L. (2018). Learning and using conversational humor in a second language during study abroad. Berlin: De Gruyter.
Book, Chapter
Bell, N. D., Shardakova, M., & Shively, R. L. (2021). The DCT as an assessment method for L2 humor production. In C. Félix-Brasdefer & R. L. Shively (Eds.), New directions in second language pragmatics. Berlin: De Gruyter.
Shively, R. L. (2021). Assessing L2 pragmatic competence. In C. Félix-Brasdefer & R. L. Shively (Eds.), New directions in second language pragmatics. Berlin: De Gruyter.
Shively, R. L. (2021). Researching Spanish heritage language pragmatics in study abroad. In R. Pozzi, T. Quan, & C. Escalante (Eds.), Heritage speakers of Spanish and study abroad. New York: Routledge.
Shively, R. L. (2020). Pragmatics instruction and assessment in study abroad research. In D. Koike & C. Félix-Brasdefer (Eds.), Handbook of Spanish pragmatics (pp. 501-514). New York: Routledge.
Pérez Vidal, C., & Shively, R. L. (2019). L2 pragmatic development in study abroad settings. In N. Taguchi (Ed.), Handbook of SLA and pragmatics (pp. 355-371). New York: Routledge.
Book, Edited
Félix-Brasdefer, C., & Shively, R. L. (Eds.). (2021). New directions in second language pragmatics. Berlin: De Gruyter.
Journal Article
Shively, R. L., Acevedo, J., Cano, R., & Etxeberria-Ortega, I. (2022). Teaching humorous irony to L2 and heritage speakers of Spanish. Language Teaching Research, 26, 279-302.
Shively, R. L., & Mir, M. (2019). “Put a little bit of humor into it”: Teachers’ humor in the beginning-level Spanish classroom. Applied Pragmatics, 1, 93-118.
Shively, R. L. (2017). Development of assessments in L2 Spanish in study abroad. Journal of Spanish Language Teaching, 3, 157-170.
Shively, R. L. (2016). An activity theoretical approach to social interaction in study abroad. L2 Journal, 8, 51-75.
Shively, R. L. (2016). Development of assessments in L2 Spanish in study abroad. Journal of Spanish Language Teaching, 3, 157-170.
Presentations
Teacher language proficiency and communicative language teaching. ISU Teaching Learning Symposium. (2011)