Rachel Shively
Professor
Lang Literatures & Cultures
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STV Stevenson Hall 218
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- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Research
Current Courses
SPA 214.003 Oral Communication In Spanish
SPA 213.003 Written Communication In Spanish
LAN 321.001 Integrating Technology Into The World Language Classroom
LAN 421.001 Integrating Technology Into The World Language Classroom
SPA 215.001 Introduction To Spanish Linguistics
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. (2025). Spanish-language pragmatics: A guide for teachers. Routledge.
Shively, R. L. (2018). Learning and using conversational humor in a second language during study abroad. Berlin: De Gruyter.
Shively, R. L. (2018). Learning and using conversational humor in a second language during study abroad. De Gruyter.
Book, Chapter
Shively, R. L. (2023). Pragmatic development in study-abroad contexts. In C. A. Chapelle, N. Taguchi, & D. Kadar (Eds.), The encyclopedia of applied linguistics (pragmatics). Wiley-Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781405198431.wbeal0928.pub2
Shively, R. L. (2023). Research design in qualitative approaches. In C. Sanz & C. Pérez-Vidal (Eds.), Methods in study abroad research: Past, present and future (pp. 59-83). Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
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.
Book, Edited
Félix-Brasdefer, C., & Shively, R. L. (Eds.). (2021). New directions in second language pragmatics. Berlin: De Gruyter.
Journal Article
Fernández, J., & Shively, R. L. (2025). Methodologies in Spanish-language study abroad. Journal of Spanish Language Teaching. 12(2). https://doi.org/10.1080/23247797.2025.2569895
Shively, R. L. (2025). Pragmatic development in study abroad: Recent advances and new directions. In M. González-Lloret, J. M. Sykes, & J. K. Yoshioka (Eds.), Pragmatics & Language Learning (Vol. 15, pp. 1-18). National Foreign Language Resource Center, University of Hawai’i. https://hdl.handle.net/10125/75348
Strawbridge, T., Fernández, J., & Shively, R. (2025). Studying abroad in Spanish-speaking contexts. Journal of Spanish Language Teaching, 12(2). https://doi.org/10.1080/23247797.2025.2569850
Shively, R. L. (2024). “That was a good one”: Talking about irony in study abroad. Language Learning, 74(S2), 207-235.
Kang, H.-S., & Shively, R. (2023). Researching language-focused study abroad through an equity lens: A research agenda. Language Teaching, 57(3), 377-398.
Presentations
Shively, R. L., & Fernández, J. (2025). Methodologies in Spanish-language study abroad. Presentation at the Hispanic Linguistics Forum (Tucson, AZ, November 13-15, 2025).
Shively, R. L. (2024). Getting serious about joking around: Key insights from L2 humor research. Plenary presentation at Pragmatics and Language Learning (Indiana University – Bloomington, October 31 – November 2, 2024).
Shively, R. L. (2024). Pragmatic development in study abroad: Insights from research. Plenary presentation at Georgetown University Round Table (Georgetown University, March 1-3, 2024).
Shively, R. L. (2024). Pragmatics data gathering in study abroad: Talking about irony. Presentation at the American Association of Applied Linguistics Conference (Houston, TX, March 16-19, 2024).
Pragmatic development in study abroad: Recent advances and new directions. Pragmatics and Language Learning. (2022)
Taking humor seriously: Current advances in L2 humor research. European Second Language Association 31. (2022)
Teaching irony to L2 and heritage speakers of Spanish. American Association of Applied Linguistics Conference. (2022)
Shively, R. L. (2021). Academia: Cuarentena y crisis / Quarentena e crise. Plenary presentation at the 13th Graduate Portuguese and Hispanic Symposium (GRAPHSY; Georgetown University, February 19, 2021).
“Put a little bit of humor into it”: Teachers’ humor in the beginning-level Spanish classroom. American Association of Applied Linguistics conference. (2020)
Shively, R. L. (2019). Teaching and assessing second language humor during study abroad. Plenary presentation at the Conference of the International Society for Humor Studies (Austin, TX, June 24-28, 2019).