Dr. King Ramírez is an Associate Professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. Her research focuses on intercultural communication in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands, international education in Latin America, and Spanish for Specific Purposes. She has 20 years of experience in international education and program direction with a specialization in Mexico and Costa Rica. She has spear-headed international research teams and academic collaborations throughout Latin America. Her innovative binational education initiatives garnered her recognition as a Mellon-Fronteridades Faculty Fellow (2021) and a Fulbright Scholar (2022).
Dr. King Ramírez forms part of the College of Humanities graduate faculty. She teaches applied linguistics courses that focus on course design and teaching methods in the areas of online language learning and Spanish for professional purposes. She served as the founding director of the University of Arizona Online Spanish Program (2015-2023) and assistant director of the Arizona State University Spanish for the Professions Program (2011-2015).
Dr. King Ramírez has authored several books and academic articles in her areas of expertise. She currently serves on the editorial board for Red Latinoamericana COIL and Global Business Languages Journal and is a founding member of Red de Español en América Latina (REDEAL).
Select Publications (full list available: www.carmenkingramirez.com)
-King Ramírez, C. (2024). El español para fines específicos en Latinoamérica. Routledge.
-King Ramírez, C., Lafford, B. & Wermers, J. (2021). Online World Language Instruction: Training and Evaluation. Georgetown University Press.
-King Ramírez, C & Lafford, B. (2018). Transferable Skills for the 21st Century: Preparing Students for the Workplace through World Languages for Specific Purposes. Sabio Books.
King-Ramírez, C. (2020). The implications of academic culture in collaborative online international learning (COIL): Differences between Mexican and U.S. Students’ Perspectives. Foreign Language Annals.
-King de Ramírez, C. (2019). Global Citizenship Education Through Collaborative Online International Learning in the Borderlands: A Case of the Arizona–Sonora Megaregion. Journal of Studies in International Education. 1-18.
-King de Ramírez, C. (2017). The Importance of Socialization among International Volunteers: A Case of Border NGOs. Intercultural Communication Journal. 1-17.
-King de Ramírez, C. (2017). Spanish for the professions: Heritage learners’ experiences in community internships. In M. Long (Ed), Languages for Specific Purposes: Trends in Curriculum Development. (pp. 55-72). Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press.
-King de Ramírez, C. & Lafford, B. (2017). Mentors’ Perspectives on Professional Internships: Rewards, Challenges and Future Directions. In M. Bloom & C. Gascoigne (Eds), Creating experiential learning opportunities for language learners. (pp. 135-159). Bristol, United Kingdom: Multilingual Matters.
Selected Awards
- U.S.- Mexico Fulbright Scholar (2022)
- Mellon-Fronteridades Faculty Fellowship program (2021)
- Arizona-Sonora Interuniversity Research Collaboration Seed Grant. (2019)
- Consortium on North American Higher Education Collaboration (Conahec) Faculty Exchange (2018)