Karla Del Carpio

Ph.D., Secondary Education, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Spanish-Indigenous Bilingual Education in Chenalhó, Chiapas in Southeast Mexico

Certificate in French Language and Culture, European Summer Exchange Program, Catholic University of Lille, France

MA, Applied Linguistics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Social Factors, Language Preservation and Attitudes Towards Spanish and Tzotzil in San Pedro Chenalhó in the State of Chiapas, Southeast Mexico

BA with honors, Teaching of English as Second Language (ESL) and Second Language Acquisition (SLA), Autonomous University of Chiapas, Mexico

2024-Present, Professor in the Department of World Languages and Cultures at the College of Humanities and Social Sciences

2020-2024, Associate Professor in the Department of World Languages and Cultures at the College of Humanities and Social Sciences

2019-2020, Associate Professor of Teaching English as Second Language, Research and Service, Hispanic Studies Department, University of Northern Colorado, Tenure Track and Graduate Faculty

Teaching Demonstration Photos: Spanish for Bilingual Education II- Fall 2017

2014-2019, Assistant Professor of Teaching English as Second Language, Research and Service, Hispanic Studies Department, University of Northern Colorado, Tenure Track and Graduate Faculty

2006-2014, Instructor of Spanish, World Languages and Cultures and Cultural Studies Department, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Teaching Spanish, Research and Editorial Assistant for the International Research in Children’s Literature (IRCL) Journal

2005-2006, Instructor of ESL, Department of English and French, Technical Institute of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México

2002-2006, Instructor of ESL, Department of ESL, Lincoln Institute-English School, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México

2000-2005, Instructor of English and Italian, Department of Languages, Eurocenter School of Languages, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México

2005, Instructor of Italian, Department of Languages, Autonomous University of Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México

2003, Instructor of ESL, Language Institute, Global English Language Institute, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México

Bilingual Bicultural Education: Spanish-Indigenous Bilingual Education

Preservation of Minority Languages

Second Language Teaching and Acquisition

Del Carpio Ovando, K. (2023). Educación intercultural bilingüe: El pueblo tsotsil en Chiapas, México. Journal Synergies – Educational dialogues for social change(15), 83-94. https://www.2013-2021sinergiased.org/index.php/revista 
Journal article: Sinergias Publication(2023)-1.pdf

Del Carpio Ovando, K. (2023). Tsotsil students and subtractive bilingual education in Chiapas, Mexico. South Florida Journal of Development, 4(3), 192-200.. DOI: 10.46932/sfjdv4n3-

Del Carpio Ovando, K. (2023). The situation of Indigenous students. International Multilingual Journal of Contemporary Research, 10(1), 1-6. http://imjcr.com/vol-10-no-1-december-2022-current-issue-imjcr. DOI: 10.15640/imjcr.v10a1
Journal article: Publication (May 2023)-1.pdf

Del Carpio Ovando, K. (2023). Motivating language learners through a variety of activities. Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teachers (CCFLT)(January Issue). https://www.ccflt.org/post/motivating-language-learners-through-a-variety-of-activities

Del Carpio Ovando, K. (2023). In United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (Ed.), Chiapas, Mexico and the indigenous language Tsotsil. Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO): International Year of Indigenous Languages. https://en.iyil2019.org/

Del Carpio Ovando, K. (2023). In Guanajuato Newspaper (Ed.), The need to respect and promote cultural and linguistic diversity. Celaya, Guanajuato: Migrantes Noticias. https://migrantenoticias.com/sobre-la-necesidad-de-respetar-y-promover-la-diversidad-linguistica-y-cultural/

Del Carpio Ovando, K. (2022). El docente, el alumno y la educación con sonrisa. International Multilingual Journal of Contemporary Research, 9(2), 30-35. http://imjcr.com/. DOI: DOI: 10.15640/imjcr.v9n2a4

Del Carpio Ovando, K. (2022). In Faculty of Languages, Autonomous University of Chiapas (Ed.), Interlinguistic methodological perspectives: Tsotsil and Neapolitan (Perspectivas metodológicas interlingüísticas: Tsotsil y Napolitano) (vol. 1, pp. pp. 23-31). Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas: Faculty of Languages, Autonomous University of Chiapas. file:///C:/Users/karla/Downloads/LIBRO%20INVESTIGACI%C3%93N%20HUMAN%C3%8DSTICA%20PRIMERAS%20PUREBAS%20(3).pdf

Del Carpio Ovando, K. (2022). In Faculty of Languages, Autonomous University of Chiapas (Ed.), Derechos lingüísticos, culturales y de género: El caso del napolitano y del tsotsil (vol. 1, pp. pp. 283-288). Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas: Faculty of Languages, Autonomous University of Chiapas. file:///C:/Users/karla/Downloads/LIBRO%20INVESTIGACI%C3%93N%20HUMAN%C3%8DSTICA%20PRIMERAS%20PUREBAS%20(3).pdf

Del Carpio Ovando, K. (2022). In “Gabinete de Comunicación y Logística Internacional S.A. de C.V.” y con el Registro Federal de Contribuyentes: GCL2112213D2. (Ed.), A woman from Chiapas with a backpack full of dreams/Una chiapaneca con una mochila llena de sueños”. Guanajuato, Guanajuato: Immigrants Newspaper. https://migrantenoticias.com/

Del Carpio Ovando, K. (2021). Peace education as an instrument to validate linguistic and cultural human rights. International Multilingual Journal of Contemporary Research, 9(1), 1-8. http://imjcr.com/. DOI: 10.15640/imjcr.v9n1a1 
Journal article: Karla Del Carpios Publication (June 2021)-1.pdf

Del Carpio Ovando, K. (2021). La importancia de la multidisciplinariedad para preservar y difundir las lenguas tsotsil y napolitana. Revista Radicales, 1(1), 35-42. https://ojs.lenguasradicales.cl/index.php/LenguasRadicales01
Vista de La importancia de la multidisciplinariedad para preservar y difundir las lenguas tsotsil y napolitana-1.html

Del Carpio Ovando, K. (2021). Human Rights Violations: The Neapolitan and Tsotsil Linguistic Communities. Idiomática: Revista Universitaria de Lenguas (Idiomatica: University Journal of Languages), 2(4), Online publication. https://idiomatica.enallt.unam.mx/index.php?journal=idiomatica&page=about&op=editorialPolicies#focusAndScope 
Journal article: Publication-9.docx

Del Carpio Ovando, K. (2021). Education an excellent opportunity to respect, maintain and promote indigenous children’s cultural and linguistic richness. Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 12(3 (May 2021)), 325-332.. DOI: https://jltr.academypublication.com/index.php/jltr/article/view/878
Journal article: jltr1203 (publication) May 2021-1.pdf

Del Carpio Ovando, K. (2021). In United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (Ed.), 2021 IMLD Report Fostering Multilingualism: Fostering multilingualism for inclusion in education and society (pp. 1-6). Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO):Section of Education for Inclusion and Gender Equality. file:///C:/Users/karla/Downloads/376982eng.pdf

Del Carpio Ovando, K. (2021). In UNESCO (Ed.), 2021 International Mother Language Day; The Neapolitan and Tsotsil Languages (pp. 1-8). Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). https://en.iyil2019.org/?post_type=resources&p=35066&preview=true.
2021 International Mother Language Day-2.pdf

Del Carpio Ovando, K. (2020). In UNESCO (Ed.), Preserving and Promoting Minority Languages: The Neapolitan and Tsotsil Linguistic Communities. Paris: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Del Carpio Ovando, K. (2020). In Academia Journals and IEU University (Ed.), The impact of COVID-19 on linguistic minority communities in Mexico and Italy (5th ed.,vol. 12, pp. 971-976). San Antonio Texas: Academia Journals. http://www.academiajournals.com/puebla-aj

Del Carpio Ovando, K. (2020). In RIED and CLACSO (Ed.), “Los niños tsotsiles son agentes activos de preservación lingüística y cultural”. Bogota: Red Iberoamericana de Estudios del Desarrollo (RIED) y el Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales (CLACSO). https://riedesarrollo.org/wp content/uploads/2020/04/Memorias
V-Foro-Bienal.pdf

Del Carpio Ovando, K. (2020). El sistema educativo como instrumento para revitalizar​ ​lenguas. International Multilingual Journal of Contemporary Research, 8(2), 1-6.​ ​http://aripd.org/browse/multi_language. DOI: DOI: 10.15640/imjcr.v8n2a1​ ​Journal article: Publication (December 2020)-1.pdf

Del Carpio Ovando, K. (2020). Otra educación y escuela son posibles: El caso de los​ ​niños tsotsiles. Revista de Educación de Puerto Rico (REduca), University of Puerto​ ​Rico, 3(1), 1-19. https://revistas.upr.edu/index.php/index​ ​Full Text: Acceptance confirmation email (Feb 12 2020)-1.docx

Del Carpio Ovando, K. (2020). Let’s create a harmonious and peaceful world through​ ​quality bilingual education! Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 11(2), 139-144.​ ​http://www.academypublication.com/jltr/. DOI:​ ​http://dx.doi.org/10.17507/jltr.1102.01​ ​

Del Carpio, K. “El docente reflexivo y el alumno como oportunidad de aprendizaje”, International Multilingual Journal of Contemporary Research, 7 (1), American Research Institute for Policy Development, Texas A&M University – Kingsville, United States (article published on July 31st, 2019).

Del Carpio, K. “Lenguas minorizadas y el sistema educativo: El caso del español y el gallego”,
Revista Internacional de Ciencias Sociales Interdisciplinares, 7 (2), pp. 71-85, ISSN: 2474-6029 (versión impresa), ISSN: 2254-7207 (versión electrónica); Common Ground Research Networks, University of Illinois Research Park, Champaign, Estados Unidos (article published on May 22, 2019).

Del Carpio, K. “La educación y la escuela: Herramientas de esperanza”, Revista Nacional e Internacional de Educación Inclusiva, 11 (2), pp. 41-50, ISSN: 1889-4208.; e-ISSN 1989-4643, University of Almería, Spain (published in December 2018).

Del Carpio, K. “La sociedad actual y la educación como derecho humano”, Revista Eletrônica de Educação (REVEDUC), 12 (3), pp. 929- 941, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Del Carpio, K. “Reflexionando sobre el aprendizaje de la lengua en los niños y los desafíos en el sistema educativo”, International Multilingual Journal of Contemporary Research, 6 (1), pp. 1-11, ISSN: 2372-4846 (Print), 2372-4854 (Online), American Research Institute for Policy Development. Madison, Wiscosin, United States (published in June 2018)

Del Carpio, K. “Los niños tsotsiles y la escuela “bilingüe” en los Altos de Chiapas, México” (Tsotsil children and the bilingual school in the Highlands of Chiapas, Mexico), Proceeding of the 2nd International Conference on Indigenous Peoples in Latin America, 19th-21st centuries: Advancements, perspectives and challenges, September 20-24, 2016, Santa Rosa (La Pampa) Argentina; pp. 261-272, ISBN: 978-950-863-331-6, proceeding published in May of 2018:
http://www.unlpam.edu.ar/cultura-y-extension/edunlpam/catalogo/actas-de-eventos-academicos/los-pueblos-indigenas-de-america-latina-cipial

Del Carpio, K. “Los niños del pueblo originario en el sureste mexicano y la educación intercultural bilingüe (Indigenous children in southern Mexico and intercultural bilingual education)”, Revista Cadernos Cenpec- Pesquisa e Acao educacional, 7 (1), pp. 132-155, Center for Studies and Research in Education, Culture and Community Action, Sao Paulo, Brasil (Manuscript accepted on May 10th, 2017 and published in May of 2018)

Del Carpio, K. & Vargas, L. Maia Tsotsil Translation. Martin Codax’ cantigas in 55 minorized languages. Department of Galician and Latin Philology, University of Vigo, Galicia, Spain

Del Carpio, K. “Mexican indigenous children and elementary bilingual education”, International Journal of Scientific Research, 6 (4) (April 2017): 608-610, Gujarat, India

Del Carpio, K. “La realidad del pueblo hablante del Bats’ik’op en Chiapas: La lengua, la cultura y la escuela (The reality of the speakers of Bats’ik’op in Chiapas: Language, culture and school)”, libro colectivo interinstitucional: Didáctica de lenguas: Transversalidad y transdiciplina, pp.76-88, Colección de Libros Académicos, Editorial El Taller del Poeta, Pontevedra, España, ISBN: 978-84-946004-4-9 (book chapter)

Del Carpio, K. “La sociedad y la escuela deshumanizadas: El pueblo hablante del Bats’ik’op (Society and dehumanized school: The speakers of Bats’ik’op)”, Revista Educativa Devenir, Cuerpo Académico Educación y Desarrollo Humano, 31 (9) (July-December, 2016): 183-195, Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas, Mexico

Del Carpio, K. “Los pueblos indígenas y la educación intercultural bilingüe (Indigenous peoples and intercultural bilingual education)”, Revista Correo del Maestro: Revista para Profesores de Educación Básica, 251 (April 2017): 33-43, Estado de México, México

Awarded the Emergent Researcher Scholarship in November 2023 to present at the Twenty-second International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities at the Sapienza University of Rome in Rome, Italy on June 26 – 28, 2024.

Awarded the Emergent Researcher Scholarship in November 2022 to present at the 21st International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities organized by the Faculty of Letters of the Sobornne University in Paris, France, June  2023.

Selected to be part of the project titled “Second campaign to eradicate racism in Higher Education in Latin America, UNESCO” organized by UNESCO Higher Education and Indigenous and Afrodescendant Peoples in Latin America, August 2021

Awarded the 2020-2021 Humanities and Social Sciences Diversity in the Classroom Award given by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences Diversity Advisory Board of the University of Northern Colorado, April 11th, 2021, Greeley, Colorado, United States

Awarded the 2020 Humanities and Social Sciences Excellence in Teaching Award of the University of Northern Colorado, April 5th, 2020, Greeley, Colorado, United States

Awarded the Residence Life Faculty/Staff of the Month by the National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH), National Association of College and University Residence Halls, March 2016, United States

Awarded the 2015-2016 Faculty Reassignment Award in Research, February 12, 2015, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado, United States

The prestigious “Mexican Youth National Award for Academic Achievements 2013 (Premio Nacional de la Juventud 2013, Distinción I Logro Académico)” awarded by the Mexican Institute of the Youth (Instituto Mexicano de la Juventud (IMJUVE)). The Award was given by the President of Mexico himself in the National Palace on November 20, 2013 in Mexico City, Mexico.

Strengthening the Indigenous Culture Award, Government of the State of Chiapas and the Secretariat of the Youth, November 30, 2013, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico

Outstanding Chiapaneca Award provided by the Governor of the State of Chiapas Manuel Velasco Coello to congratulate Karla Del Carpio for having received the Mexican Youth National Award 2013, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico

Mexico’s National Youth Competition “Letter to my Parents” Award. First place in category B. Mexican Institute of the Youth (Instituto Mexicano de la Juventud (IMJUVE)), August 10, 2012, Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico.

Individual Education Abroad Award, May-June 2012, International, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

The City Lumber 75th Anniversary International Graduate Student Award, March 14, 2012, Graduate Students’ Association, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Zita and John Rosen Graduate Student Teaching Award, March 10, 2011, Graduate Students’ Association, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

CONACYT (National Commission on Science and Technology in Mexico) Award, January 2011, 2011-2012, Mexico