Sophia Minnillo

Sophia Minnillo

Education

  • M.A. in Linguistics, University of California, Davis, 2022
  • B.A. in Linguistics, Emory University, 2020
  • B.A. in French Studies, Emory University, 2020

About

I am a fifth-year Ph.D. Candidate in Linguistics. My research is focused on language and literacy education and multilingualism. My current projects investigate language and intercultural learning during immersive study abroad, the writing experiences of international graduate students, and the role of AI in language and writing education.

Research Focus

Second Language Acquisition, Second Language Writing, Multilingualism, Applied Linguistics, Learner Corpus Research

Publications

  • Sánchez-Gutiérrez, C., Minnillo, S., Fernández-Mira, P. & Hernández, A. (2024). Prompt response variation in learner corpus research: Implications for data interpretation. Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, 3(3). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmal.2024.100134
  • Minnillo, S., Sánchez-Gutiérrez, C., Ruiz-Alonso-Bartol, A., Morgan, E. & González Gómez, C. (2024). Predictors of accuracy in L2 Spanish preterit-imperfect production. International Journal of Learner Corpus Research, 10(2). https://doi.org/10.1075/ijlcr.23009.min
  • Carando, A., Minnillo, S., Fernández-Mira, P., Davidson, S., Sagae, K., & Sánchez-Gutiérrez, C. (2023). Writing Development in Spanish as a Second and Heritage Language: A Corpus Study on Complexity. Journal of Spanish Language Teaching, 10(1), 59-71.
    https://doi.org/10.1080/23247797.2023.2201989
  • Minnillo, S., Sánchez-Gutiérrez, C., Carando, A., Davidson, S., Fernández-Mira, P., & Sagae, K. (2022). Preterit-Imperfect Acquisition in L2 Spanish Writing: Moving Beyond Lexical Aspect. Research in Corpus Linguistics, 10(1), 156-184. https://doi.org/10.32714/ricl.10.01.08

Teaching

UC Davis Associate Instructor

  • UWP 7M: Practices in College Reading and Writing for Multilingual Writers (Entry-
    Level Writing)
  • UWP 1: Introduction to Academic Literacies (First-year composition)

ESL Instructor

  • ESL Academic Writing in STEM (international undergraduate & graduate students)
  • ESL College Essay Writing (international high school & college students)
  • ESL Application Essay Writing (international high school students)
  • ESL U.S. Society & Culture (international undergraduate students)