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Ander Beristain, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Spanish and Linguistics
Languages, Literatures, and Cultures


Courses Taught

EDI 5820: Field Experience I: World Languages; SPAN 5042: Assessment and Language Learner Contexts; SPAN 5041: Best Teaching Practices and Cultural Diversity in the Classroom; SPAN 4980: Linguistics Research Experience; SPAN 4030: Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics; SPAN 3100: Spanish Pronunciation

Education

Ph.D., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2022
M.A., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2018
B.A., Universidad del País Vasco/ Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU), 2016

Practice Areas

Professor Beristain's professional website.

Research Interests

  • Phonetics and Phonology
  • Aerodynamics of speech
  • Second and Heritage Language Acquisition
  • Basque Linguistics

Honors and Awards

  • Morris Halle Memorial Award for Faculty Excellence in Phonology, Linguistic Society of America (2025)
  • Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching | Office of the Provost, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. (2021)
  • Liberal Arts & Sciences Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching | College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. (2021)
  • Liberal Arts & Sciences Impact Award | College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. (2021)