Biography
Commonly Taught Courses
Dr. Alvord teaches a variety of courses in Hispanic Linguistics and the Spanish language, including:
Spanish 629R “Seminar on the Second Language Acquisition of Spanish Phonology”
Spanish 626 “Spanish Phonology”
Spanish and Portuguese 493 “Capstone”
Spanish 425 “Spanish and English Structure”
Spanish 329 “Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics”
Spanish 326 “Spanish Phonetics and Pronunciation”
Spanish 321 “Third Year Reading, Grammar, Culture, Composition”
Biography
Scott M. Alvord is an Associate Professor of Hispanic Linguistics in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Brigham Young University. He received his PhD in Hispanic Linguistics from the University of Minnesota in 2006. His research interests include Spanish phonetics and phonology, bilingualism, Spanish in the United States, and second language acquisition. Lately he has been serving as the Associate Chair and internship coordinator of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese.
Degrees
Ph.D. in Hispanic Linguistics, 2006
University of Minnesota
Master of Arts in Hispanic Linguistics, 2003
University of Minnesota
Bachelor of Arts in Spanish, 1998
Weber State University
Research Interests
Dr. Alvord's main research interests are in Spanish phonetics and phonology, especially in bilingual environments (including Spanish as a second language). He has published work on Spanish in contact with Quechua in Perú, Miami Cuban Spanish, as well as the second language acquisition of Spanish phonology.Teaching Interests
Dr. Alvord teaches a variety of courses in Hispanic Linguistics and the Spanish language, including:Spanish 629R “Seminar on the Second Language Acquisition of Spanish Phonology”
Spanish 626 “Spanish Phonology”
Spanish 329 “Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics”
Spanish 326 “Spanish Phonetics and Pronunciation”
Education
- PhD, Hispanic Linguistics , University of Minnesota (2006)
Honors and Awards
- Douglas R. Stewart Teaching and Learning Faculty Fellowship, Brigham Young University (2019 - 2021)
Administrative Assignments
- Department of Spanish and Portuguese: Department Chair (2023 - Present)
- Department of Spanish and Portuguese: Department Chair (2020 - 2021)