Dr. Susan Hildebrandt
Professor of Applied Linguistics and Spanish
Office
STV Stevenson Hall 239
Office Hours
Fall 2025: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:00-9:30 a.m. and by appointment
Office Phone
Email
- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Selected Research
Current Courses
SPA 111.001 Basic Spanish Skills
SPA 111.002 Basic Spanish Skills
SPA 112.009 Beginning Spanish
SPA 112.010 Beginning Spanish
LAN 143.001 Unity And Diversity In Language
LAN 143.002 Unity And Diversity In Language
Research Interests & Areas
Inclusive teaching practices, neuroeducation, affective filter
Ph D Teaching & Learning, Foreign Language and ESL Education
The University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
MA Teaching & Learning, Foreign Language and ESL Education
The University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
BS Curriculum and Instruction, Spanish Education
The University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, Wisconsin
Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (NECTFL) Stephen A. Freeman Award
Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (NECTFL)
2020
Chizmar-Ostrosky Scholarship of Teaching and Learning University Award
Illinois State University
2019
Hispania Outstanding Scholarly Publication Award
American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese
2018
ACTFL / The Modern Language Journal Emma Marie Birkmaier Dissertation award
ACTFL / The Modern Language Journal
2008
Grants and Contracts
Teaching Innovations Grant
Susan Hildebrandt, Laura Edwards, James Joseph Pancrazio
Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology. May 2019 - 2019
Teaching-Learning Innovations Grant
Laura Edwards, Susan Hildebrandt
CTLT. June 2015
A mutually beneficial example of service learning: Collaboration between preservice language teachers and a local community center
Susan Hildebrandt
Scholarship on Teaching & Learning Civic Engagement/Service Learning Grant. - 2011
CTLT Teaching Development Travel Grant
Susan Hildebrandt
ACTFL conference. - 2012
CTLT Teaching-Learning Development Grant
Susan Hildebrandt, Nancy Ferrill
- 2011
Center for Teaching and Learning Teaching Development Travel Grant
Susan Hildebrandt
Teacher Development Special Interest Group business meeting.. - 2011
Scholarship on Teaching & Learning travel grant
Susan Hildebrandt
International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning meeting. - October 2012
Scholarship on Teaching & Learning travel grant
Susan Hildebrandt
ACTFL. - 2011
Book Review
Review of the book: Teacher evaluation in second language education
Susan A. Hildebrandt
(2015), 99, 800-801, The Modern Language Journal
Book, Authored
Researching edTPA promises and problems: Perspectives from English as an additional language, English language arts, and world language teacher education.
Susan Hildebrandt & P Swanson
(2018), Information Age Publishing
Understanding the world language edTPA: Research-based policy and practice
Susan Hildebrandt & P Swanson
(2016), Information Age Publishing
Book, Chapter
Pedagogical content knowledge and language awareness as evidenced in the World Language edTPA
Susan Hildebrandt & A. C. Hlas
(2018), pp. 143-161, Researching edTPA promises and problems: Perspectives from English as an additional language, English language arts, and world language teacher education, Information Age Publishing
edTPA history, promises, and problems
P. Swanson & Susan A. Hildebrandt
(2018), pp. 1-19, Researching edTPA promises and problems: Perspectives from English as an additional language, English language arts, and world language teacher education, Information Age Publishing
Second language learning as perceived by students with disabilities
S Scott, Susan Hildebrandt, & W Edwards
(2013), Individual Differences, L2 Development & Language Program Administration: From Theory to Application, American Association of University Supervisors and Coordinators.
Increasing inclusion and lowering student anxiety in the postsecondary foreign language classroom
Susan Hildebrandt
86-99, Designing student-centered classrooms for equity and inclusion across disciplines, University of Cincinnati Press
Journal Article
Universal Design for Instruction: Inclusive teaching practices for the world language classroom
Susan A Hildebrandt
ACTFL, 15 (1), 31-35, (2020)
Re-examining teacher candidate performance on World Language edTPA as a consequential assessment
Susan Hildebrandt & P Swanson
84, 15-33, (2019)
The control, content, and consequences of edTPA: World language teacher educators’ perceptions
Susan Hildebrandt & P Swanson
52, 670-686, (2019)
Bringing the teacher shortage in world language education into focus
E. Kearney, Susan A. Hildebrandt, & P. Swanson
The Language Educator, 13 (3), 23-28, (2018)
Consequential world language edTPA: Outcomes, successes, and challenges
Susan Hildebrandt
6, (2018)
Communicative learning outcomes and world language edTPA: Characteristics of high-scoring portfolios
P. Swanson & Susan A. Hildebrandt
Hispania, 100, 331-347, (2017)
Student teachers and CALL: Personal and pedagogical uses and beliefs
A. C. Hlas, K. Conroy, & Susan A. Hildebrandt
CALICO Journal, 34, 336-354, (2017)
Mutually beneficial service learning: Language teacher candidates in a local community center
Susan Hildebrandt
Dimension 2014, (111-123), (2014)
World language teacher candidate performance on edTPA: An exploratory study
Susan A. Hildebrandt & P. Swanson
Foreign Language Annals, 47, 576-591, (2014)
Interpreting highly qualified: Views of world language teacher education from three states
Susan Hildebrandt, A Hlas, & K Conroy
NECTFL Review, 72, 15-44, (2013)
Foreign language teacher motivations for professionalization
Susan Hildebrandt & M Eom
Journal of Language Teaching and Learning, 1, 39-53, (2011)
Teacher professionalization: Motivational factors and the influence of age
Susan Hildebrandt & Minhee Eom
Teaching and Teacher Education, 27, 416-423, (2011)
Demonstrations of pedagogical content knowledge: Spanish liberal arts and Spanish education majors’ writing
A. C. Hlas & Susan A. Hildebrandt
L2 Journal, 2, 1-22, (2010)
Spanish teachers’ resource use while attempting National Board certification
Susan A. Hildebrandt
Hispania, 91, 59-72, (2008)
Other
Universal Design for Instruction: A post-secondary lens (No. 7)
Susan Hildebrandt
(2022)
Technical Report
Foreign language learning as perceived by college students with disabilities: Barriers to learning and positive experiences
S Scott, Susan Hildebrandt, & W Edwards
(2011)
Student perceptions related to the National Standards for Foreign Language Learning
Susan Hildebrandt, S Scott, & W Edwards
(2011)
Presentations
The Faculty Success Program: Learning to thrive as an academic.
Theresa Adelman- Mullally, Susan Hildebrandt, Eric Godoy, Beth L. MacDonald
The Center for Integrated Professional Development Teaching-Learning Symposium, Normal IL, April, 2024
Getting to know the Oral Proficiency Interview: Translating it to Student-Ease
Susan Hildebrandt, Laura Edwards, James Joseph Pancrazio
Teaching and Learning Symposium - Intentional Technologies: Reclaiming Our Spaces, Normal, IL, January, 2020
edTPA 101 for world language teacher candidates
Susan Hildebrandt
Annual Meeting of the Illinois Council of Teachers of Foreign Languages (ICTFL), Naperville, IL, October 26, 2019
How to edTPA
Susan Hildebrandt
Annual Meeting of the Illinois Council of Teachers of Foreign Languages (ICTFL), Naperville, IL, October 26, 2018
Comprehensible input and target language usage in the world language classroom: Proficiency-oriented strategies
Susan Hildebrandt
Tri-Conference, McHenry, IL, August 31, 2018
Learn with NADSFL – University and district collaborations: Successes and challenges
Susan Hildebrandt, G Lundgaard, M Curran, J Eddy
Annual meeting of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Philadelphia, PA, November, 2012
The language of disabilities: Start-up strategies for inclusive classrooms
Susan Hildebrandt, S Scott, W Edwards
Annual meeting of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Philadelphia, PA, November, 2012
Implementing the Teacher Performance Assessment (TPA).
Susan Hildebrandt, N Ferrill
Annual meeting of the Illinois Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Tinley Park, IL, October, 2012
Meeting language teacher education accreditation challenges
Susan Hildebrandt, D Vinci-Minogue
Annual meeting of the Illinois Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Tinley Park, IL, October, 2012
Service learning outcomes of an American world language teacher education course
Susan Hildebrandt, I Brown
International Society on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, October, 2012
American educational policy and funding
Susan Hildebrandt
Urban Needs In Teacher Education (UNITE) student group, Normal, IL, February 29, 2012
Inclusive teaching and assessment practices
Susan Hildebrandt
Chicago Pipeline for new Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, IL, February 18, 2012
A mutually beneficial example of service learning: Collaboration between preservice language teachers and a local community center
Susan Hildebrandt, I Brown
CTLT Annual University-Wide Symposium on Teaching and Learning, Normal, IL., January, 2012
Redesigning language education to meet the needs of urban educators
Susan Hildebrandt
CTLT Annual University-Wide Symposium on Teaching and Learning, Normal, IL, January, 2012
Experiences of First Year Faculty
Susan Hildebrandt
CTLT’s New Faculty Orientation, Online, August 16, 2010
What do inclusive inclusive foreign language classrooms look like?
Susan Hildebrandt
LLC Department Seminar talk, Online, February 24, 2010
Inclusive Assessment
Susan Hildebrandt
Longwood University, Online, January 28, 2010