Education
Ph.D., Spanish Linguistics, State University of New York at Buffalo, 2011
B.A., English Studies, University of Alicante, Spain
Francisco (Paco) Martínez-Ibarra, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
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Areas of Expertise
• Sociolinguistics
• Bilingualism
• Linguistic Attitudes
• Dialectology and Language Contact
• Language Policy and Planning
• Second Language Acquisition
• Phonology
• Research Methodology
• Linguistic Landscaping
Biography
Francisco Martínez-Ibarra joined the Department of Languages, Literatures & Cultures at Towson University in 2012 as an Assistant Professor of Spanish. He received his B.A. in English Studies from the University of Alicante, Spain. While studying for his B.A., he completed a semester at the Manchester Metropolitan University in Manchester, United Kingdom. In 2006 he was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to teach Spanish as a Foreign Language Teaching Assistant at the University of Evansville in Evansville, Indiana. He earned his Ph.D. in Spanish Linguistics from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 2011.
Dr. Martinez-Ibarra currently teaches Spanish language courses at all levels as well as upper-level courses on Spanish linguistics. He currently serves as the Spanish Program Coordinator and the Director of the Minor in Linguistics. Since joining Towson University, he has coordinated the Department’s compliance with the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) assessment to maintain standards for certification credentials. Also, he serves as the departmental liaison to the College of Education, and the Teacher Education Executive Board.
Selected Publications
Martínez Ibarra, Francisco. (2024). Spanish on Bulletin Boards in Baltimore Public Libraries. International Journal of the Linguistic Association of the Southwest: Vol. 43: No. 1, Article 5. Available at: https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/ijlasw/vol43/iss1/5
Martínez Ibarra, Francisco. (2021). An analysis of how business owners use Valencian and Spanish in the linguistic landscape. In Patricia Gubitosi and Michelle Ramos Pellicia (Eds.), Linguistic landscapes in the Spanish-speaking world. Issues in Hispanic and Lusophone linguistics. John Benjamins.
Martínez Ibarra, Francisco. (2016). Spanish and Valencian in contact: A study on the linguistic landscape of Elche. In Sandro Sessarego and Fernando Tejedo-Herrero (Eds.), Spanish Language and Sociolinguistic Analysis. Issues in Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics. John Benjamins.
Martínez Ibarra, Francisco (2013). Why would I speak Valencian? Language use and attitudes south of Valencia. International Journal of the Linguistic Association of the Southwest. 32 (1), 67-99.