Education
- The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH鈥� PhD in Foreign and Second Language Education and Acquisition
- University of Dayton Dayton, Ohio鈥� Masters of Science in Education and Allied Professions
- Instituto Joaqu铆n V. Gonzalez, Bs. As., Argentina 鈥� English language teacher
- Teacher Training College in Special Education, Bs. As., Argentina 鈥� Special Education teacher.
Courses Taught
- SN 101-104
- TE 609
Publications
- Fraga-Canadas, C (June 2011). Building Communities of Practice for Foreign Language Teachers. Modern Language Journal 95, (2), 296-300
- Fraga-Canadas, C. (Fall 2010). Beyond the classroom: Maintaining and improving teachers鈥� language proficiency. Foreign Language Annals, 43 (3), 395-421.
- Fraga-Canadas, C. (2005). Embracing our students鈥� family language: Implications for the classroom. Ohio Journal of English Language Arts 45 (2), 14-21.
- Fraga, C. (2002). A case Study of Patterns of Language Use by One Bilingual Student in Various Contexts. Unpublished Master鈥檚 thesis. The University of Dayton, Ohio. Nominated for the Mid-West Association of distinguished Master鈥檚 thesis award 2002.
Book Translation
- Salvando Miles de Almas: Gu铆a para Discernir la Vocaci贸n al Sacerdocio Diocesano (Spanish Edition, 2011) by Fr. Brett A Brannen. Salvando Miles de Almas is the Spanish edition of To Save a Thousand Souls: A Guide to Discerning a Vocation to Diocesan Priesthood. While retaining all the wisdom and insight of the original, Salvando Miles de Almas has been lightly revised by experts especially for Spanish-speakers in the U.S. and Latin America. 380 pages
Presentations
- II Encuentro Pr谩ctico de Espa帽ol L2 en Duke University (2025) Poster Presentation: Pasito a Pasito: Transforming students鈥� learning experiences through community engaged teaching.
- Collaboration between Native and Non-native Language Teachers: 5 Case Studies. (ACTFL conference, 2011)
- Beyond the Classroom: Maintaining and Improving Teachers鈥� Language Proficiency. Linthicum, MD (2010)
Areas of Specialization
- Second Language Acquisition
- Spanish Linguistics
- Foreign Language Pedagogy
- Teacher Education
Research Interests
- Community Engaged Teaching and Language Learning
- Language for Specific Purposes
- Translingualism and Faith
- Language Pedagogy and Heritage language maintenance
- AI and Language Learning
Service Activities and Membership in Academic Societies
- Member of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
- Honorable Member of La Sociedad Nacional Honoraria
- Reviewer for the Mid-Western Educational Research Association Journal (MWERA)
- Reviewer for Foreign Language Annals.
- Reviewer Hispania
Honors and Awards
- 2024 Student鈥檚 Choice Award. Loyola University, MD.
The A.F.F.I.R.M. Award is an acknowledgement for faculty increasing relationships as mentors with students. Words pronounced by SGA student representative: 鈥淭his professor鈥檚 dedication goes above and beyond. She is involved with her students inside and outside of her classroom. She works closely with campus ministry and worked hard to get Spanish masses on our campus. She even sings in those masses and encourages her students to attend the mass. She goes above and beyond to create a space for Latinx and Spanish speaking students on our campus.鈥� - 2025 Teaching Faculty Summer Grant (4,000 $). Loyola University, MD.
My research looks at challenges that Spanish Heritage Speakers face to maintain their language and to pass it on to the next generation. This is a qualitative case study with interviews and observations of one heritage Spanish speaker and her family.