Daniel Guarin

Daniel Guarin is a PhD candidate in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Temple University. Born and raised in Colombia, Daniel earned his BA in Modern Languages from the University of Quindio, an M.A. in Applied Linguistics from the Pontifical Xaverian University, and a Graduate Certificate in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language from the University of Salamanca.

Before joining Temple, Guarin served as a Language Associate at Bates College (Maine, USA) and as an Adjunct Professor at ECCI and Los Libertadores University, both located in Bogota, Colombia; where he taught courses in linguistics, communication, and translation studies.

At Temple University, Daniel has instructed various Spanish courses ranging from 1001 to 1003, as well as General Education courses such as "Latin America through Literature and Films" and "Language in Society".

His primary research interests encompass Spanish in the US, Linguistic Landscape Studies, Latin American (pop) cultures, and Language in Society.