Biography
Patrick H. Smith is Professor of Bilingual/Biliteracy Education and ESL at Texas State University, where he coordinates the undergraduate and graduate programs in Bilingual Education.
Professor Smith's research focuses on the literacies of Mexican-origin, (im)migrant, and Spanish/English emergent bilingual learners. His work has appeared in journals in the U.S. and Latin America, including Reading Research Quarterly, International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, Southwest Journal of Linguistics, The Reading Teacher, Journal of Adult and Adolescent Literacy, Bilingual Research Journal, Lectura y Vida, and Estudios de Lingüística Aplicada.
Professor Smith is the co-author (with Christopher J. Hall and Rachel Wicaksono) of Mapping Applied Linguistics: A Guide for Students and Practitioners (Routledge/Taylor & Francis, 2017). http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415559133/
Professor Smith's research focuses on the literacies of Mexican-origin, (im)migrant, and Spanish/English emergent bilingual learners. His work has appeared in journals in the U.S. and Latin America, including Reading Research Quarterly, International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, Southwest Journal of Linguistics, The Reading Teacher, Journal of Adult and Adolescent Literacy, Bilingual Research Journal, Lectura y Vida, and Estudios de Lingüística Aplicada.
Professor Smith is the co-author (with Christopher J. Hall and Rachel Wicaksono) of Mapping Applied Linguistics: A Guide for Students and Practitioners (Routledge/Taylor & Francis, 2017). http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415559133/
Research Interests
Professor Smith's research focuses on language and literacy learning and education in multilingual schools and communities. Drawing on linguistics, history, anthropology, sociology, and language planning, his work has contributed to scholarly knowledge and practical applications in the areas of (1) dual language or two-way immersion education; (2) school and community literacies in Central Mexico; (3) Mesoamerican indigenous literacies and contemporary literacies in Mexico; (4) transnational and immigrant literacies in the U.S.; and (5) the language and literacy practices of Texas border colonia communities.
Teaching Interests
Professor Smith teaches courses in educational linguistics, second language literacy, bilingual education foundations, and Bilingual/ESL methods. His doctoral courses address topics in Biliteracy/Multilingual Literacies; Biliteracy and Human Capital; and Introduction to Language.