Joseph R. Weyers
Professor of Spanish
Co-director, Global Scholars Program
Phone: 843.953.6782
E-mail: weyersj@cofc.edu
Personal Website: http://blogs.cofc.edu/weyersj/
Dr. Weyers joined the College of Charleston in 1995. His research and teaching emphasizes Spanish sociolinguistics and Latin American cultures. His area of expertise is Forms of Address in Spanish, emphasizing linguistic situations in which tú and vos are in competition. He has published extensively on address forms in Uruguay and Colombia, along with other language contact situations like those of Paraguay and Peru. Dr. Weyers is a certified OPI tester (Spanish). He co-directs the College of Charleston's Global Scholars program.
Education
The University of New Mexico, Ph.D. in Romance Linguistics, 1995
The University of New Mexico, M.A. in Latin American Studies, 1991
Allegheny College, B.A. in Spanish & Latin American Studies, 1987
Research Interests
Hispanic sociolinguistics, particularly Forms of Address in Spanish; Linguistic Landscape in the Spanish-speaking world; teaching methodology; and oral proficiency.Courses Taught
SPAN 314 Spanish Conversation
SPAN 333: México lindo y querido
SPAN 344 Advanced Grammar & Lexicon
SPAN 350 Intensive Conversation & Composition
SPAN 381 Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics
SPAN 382 Speaking Strategies
SPAN 448 Spanish Sociolinguistics
SPAN 450 Spanish in the US
SPAN 491 Special Topic: El español de Colombia
SPAN 495 UNESCO World Heritage in the Spanish-speaking World
Honors and Awards
2014 ExCel Outstanding Faculty Member in LCWA
2011 Honorary Member, Sigma Delta Pi
2008 Global Scholar
Publications
Selected recent publications:
Weyers, Joseph R. Forthcoming. "Vos and tú in the linguistic landscape: Attitudes toward their use in Medellín, Colombia". Spanish in Context.
Weyers, Joseph R. Forthcoming. "Linguistic attitudes among Antioquian (Colombia) teachers: Vos and its role in education". Hispania.
Weyers, Joseph R. Forthcoming. "El caso excepcional del guaraní paraguayo". CuéntELE (Universidad EAFIT, Medellín, Colombia).
Weyers, Joseph R. 2018. "Quechua in the linguistic landscape of Cusco, Peru: Showcasing culture and boosting pride". Southern Journal of Linguistics 42.2: 60-76.
Weyers, Joseph R. 2017. "Beer, hot dogs, and politics: The vocative function of Medellín's voseo". Bulletin of Hispanic Studies 95.5: 475-489.
Weyers, Joseph R. 2016. "Medellín Cuenta con vos: The changing role of voseo in written communication". Comunicación (Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia) 35: 67-81
Weyers, Joseph R. 2016. "Making the case for increased prestige of the vernacular: Medellín's voseo". In Forms of address in the Spanish-speaking world, ed. by María Irene Moyna & Susana Rivera. New York: John Benjamins, p. 287-302.
Weyers, Joseph R. 2016. "The tuteo of Rocha, Uruguay: Is it as stable as it seems?" In Spanish-language and sociolinguistic analysis, ed. by Sandro Sessarego & Fernando Tejedo. New York: John Benjamins, p. 305-321.