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)