Cristina Sanz

Cristina Sanz is an expert on bilingualism and second language acquisition. She has published several books and over 60 book chapters, articles, and reviews in venues such as the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, Language Learning, Applied Psycholinguistics, the Modern Language Journal, and the Handbook of Hispanic Linguistics. Her volume Mind and Context in Adult Second Language Acquisition received the 2006 MLA's Mildenberger Prize. Sanz is interested in the interaction between pedagogical...See more

Cristina Sanz is an expert on bilingualism and second language acquisition. She has published several books and over 60 book chapters, articles, and reviews in venues such as the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, Language Learning, Applied Psycholinguistics, the Modern Language Journal, and the Handbook of Hispanic Linguistics. Her volume Mind and Context in Adult Second Language Acquisition received the 2006 MLA's Mildenberger Prize. Sanz is interested in the interaction between pedagogical context, including study abroad, and individual differences (aging, experience, motivation, and cognitive capacity). Sanz directs the Georgetown-at-Barcelona Summer Program and the Intensive and School of Foreign Service Spanish Programs. She has educated Spanish teachers in the United States, Spain, and the Philippines. See less