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Dr. Joe LeTexier, Professor of TESOL/Linguistics
Dr. Joseph LeTexier
Professor of TESOL/Linguistics
Professor of TESOL/Linguistics

Joe LeTexier joined the CIU faculty in 1996. Prior to that, he was involved in cross-cultural ministry working primarily in Zaragoza, Spain.
Dr. LeTexier is fluent in Spanish and has conducted extensive linguistic research into the Spanish language.ÌýÌýHeÌýloves to see his students become excited about applying linguistic theory to the second language classroom.ÌýÌýLeTexierÌýalso enjoys spending time with students outside of the classroom over a meal or just a cup of coffee.ÌýÌýAs a professor of TESOL and linguistics, heÌýdesires to facilitate the growth of his students, not only as educators, but also as effective cross-cultural workers.
Joe has been married to Susana, a native of Spain, since 1994,Ìýand together they have four children, Lucas, Marcus, Hannah, and Paul.ÌýÌýAs a family, they enjoy playing musical instruments, watching movies, and visiting with family and friends.ÌýÌýJoe and his family attend Sandhills Community Church in ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ where they have been active in various ministries, especially the worship team and the children’s ministry.

Education

  • PhD, University of South Carolina
  • MDiv, ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ
  • MA, ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ
  • BA, Crown College

Selected Publications

  • The Interaction of Individual Working Memory Capacity with Cognitive Linguistics-based and Translation-based Instructional Treatments during the Acquisition of Polysemous L2 Spanish Spatial Prepositions, ProQuest, 2019.

Awards and Honors

  • University of South Carolina Graduate Student Research Award, 2015.

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