Joan Munné, Senior Lecturer of Romance Studies

His areas of interest include: Second language acquisition, second Language instruction and assessment, language-learning technologies, teacher training, Spanish variation, language in contact and bilingualism, Spanish in the USA, Spanish for Heritage Speakers, cultural studies, service-Learning pedagogy, etc. His present research focuses on testing, vocabulary acquisition, the influence of technology in the process of writing for language learners in the 21rst century, and also the perceptions and impact of peer-feedback in second language teaching and learning.

Contact Info:

Office Location:	Duke University, 2122 Campus Dr., Durham, NC 27708
Email Address:
Web Pages:	https://romancestudies.duke.edu/undergraduate/languages/spanish https://nuestrahistorianuestravoz.squarespace.com/

Teaching (Fall 2025):

• SPANISH 101.01, ELEMENTARY SPANISH 1 Synopsis

  Languages 207, MTuTh 10:05 AM-11:20 AM

• SPANISH 320S.01, EL PODER DE LAS PALABRAS Synopsis

  Languages 114B, TuTh 11:45 AM-01:00 PM

  (also cross-listed as LINGUIST 320S.01)

Education:

M.A.	University of Barcelona (Spain)	1997
MA		2001

Specialties:

Spanish
Linguistics and Theories of Pedagogy
Latino Studies

Research Interests:

His areas of interest include: Second language acquisition, second Language instruction and assessment, language-learning technologies, teacher training, Spanish variation, language in contact and bilingualism, Spanish in the USA, Spanish for Heritage Speakers, cultural studies, service-Learning pedagogy, etc. His present research focuses on testing, vocabulary acquisition, the influence of technology in the process of writing for language learners in the 21rst century, and also the perceptions and impact of peer-feedback in second language teaching and learning.

Keywords:

Heritage language speakers • Language acquisition • Linguistics • Second language acquisition • Spanish language • Spanish language materials • Spanish language--Vocabulary

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

1. Merschel, L; Munné, J, Zooming in on Machine Translation Use in L2 Online Classes: Reflecting on the Future of L2 Writing (June, 2022), The FLTMag
2. Merschel, L; Munné, J, Perceptions and Practices of Machine Translation Among 6th-12th Grade World Language Teachers, L2 Journal, vol. 14 no. 1 (January, 2022), California Digital Library (CDL) [doi]
3. Merschel, L; Munné, J; Paredes, L, Aula en Acción 2: Annotated Instructor's Edition (2022)
4. Munné, J; Simmermeyer, M, La traducción como comunidad de práctica en la enseñanza del español L2: colaboración, creatividad y pensamiento crítico, in Redefinir la enseñanza-aprendizaje del español LE/L2, edited by Guirao, P (November, 2021), Ediciones Octaedro, ISBN 9788418819810  [abs]
5. Merschel, L; Munné, J; Paredes, L, Mapas: Annotated Teacher's Edition, vol. 1-4 (2021), Difusión and Klett World Languages, ISBN 9788418625350