Laura Levi Altstaedter

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Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies
Associate Department Chair and Director of Undergraduate Studies
Coordinator of Foreign Language Educator Preparation Program
Co-Director of Summer in Buenos Aires Program
Associate Director, ECU’s Quality Enhancement Program
252-328-4128 (phone)
252-328-6233 (fax)
levialtstaedterl@ecu.edu
Bate 3320 (office)
Dept. Foreign Languages & Literatures
East Carolina University Mailstop #556
Greenville, NC 27858-4353

Background

  • PhD Curriculum and Instruction, Second Language Education, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • MA History, Latin American Studies, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • MA Curriculum and Instruction, Wake Forest University
  • Traductorado Público en Idioma Inglés, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Areas of Interest

  • Second language pedagogy
  • Motivation and engagement
  • High impact practices in L2 contexts
  • International Virtual Exchange and study abroad

Selected Professional Service

Member of the National Audit Team (2016-present), American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)/Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).

Member of the ACTFL Teacher Preparation Standards Revision Task Force (2018-present), American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)/Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).

Co-organizer, Spanish Linguistics in North Carolina/ Spanish Linguistics in the Southeast Annual Conference (2025).

Selected Honors, Recognitions and Awards

  • 2025 Achievement in International Teaching Award (ECU)
  • 2025 Board of Governors Excellence in Teaching Award (ECU)
  • 2023 Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures Research Award (ECU)
  • 2022 Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures Service Award (ECU)
  • 2021 Engagement and Outreach Scholars Academy Scholar (ECU)
  • 2019 Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures Distinguished Teaching Award – Tenured Faculty (ECU)
  • 2019 Thomas Harriott College of Arts and Sciences Scholar-Teacher Award (ECU)
  • 2018 Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures Distinguished Teaching Award – Tenure-Track Faculty (ECU)
  • 2016 Board of Governors Distinguished Professor for Teaching Award (ECU)
  • 2016 Robert L. Jones Award for Outstanding Teaching (ECU)

Selected Grants (funded)

Levi Altstaedter, L; Medina, A.; Jensen, B. & Papalas, M. (2022) InterAmerican Development Bank and Argentinean Ministry of Education Funded Project: Pedagogical and content training for teachers of foreign languages (PI).

Martínez, P. & Levi Altstaedter, L. (2022-2028) East Carolina University’s Quality Enhancement Plan: Go Intercultural! Collaborate, Communicate, Celebrate (Co-PI).

Cuthrell, K.; Levi Altstaedter, L.; Blanchard, S.; Crumb, L.; McKissick, B.; Quinn, R.; Reardon, M.; & Swain, A. (2022) North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Grant: Assessing the implementation and impact of school extension programs on student re-engagement and learning recovery through qualitative research(Investigator).

Selected Publications

Levi Altstaedter, L. & Johnson, L. (2025). Fostering learner engagement in study abroad contexts: The Digital Buenos Aires mapping project. Innovation in Language Teaching and Learning, 1-11.

Levi Altstaedter, L. (2024). El uso de Photovoice en el aula de lenguas extranjeras para promover la autorreflexión y el desarrollo de la comunicación oral. Argentinean Journal of Applied Linguistics, 12(1), 57-63.

Levi Altstaedter, L. (2023). International virtual exchange experiences in L2 teaching and learning: Bringing the world to the classroom. The Language Educator, Winter 2023, 18-22.

Jensen, B. & Levi Altstaedter, L. (2021). Flipped learning and critical thinking in L2 instruction.  Journal on Excellence in College Teaching 32(2), 53-76.

Levi Altstaedter, L. & Falasca, M. (2019). Percepciones de los alumnos acerca de las evaluaciones integrales de desempeño: Hacia un modelo de evaluación eficaz enfocado en las destrezas comunicativas. Letras, 79(1), 28-43.</p?

Levi Altstaedter, L. (2018). Developing a Spanish for Health Professions course: A preliminary mixed methods study. In Nerenz, A. et al (Eds.), 50 years of Foreign Language Annals: A retrospective. Content-infused learning: Making connections to other disciplines and professions. (selected for a reprint in this special collection from original published in 2017). https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1111/(ISSN)1944-9720.content-infused-learning

Levi Altstaedter, L. (2018). Investigating the impact of peer feedback in foreign language writing. Innovation in Language Teaching and Learning, 12(2), 137–151.

Levi Altstaedter, L. & Krosl, M. (2018). Perceptions of Integrated Performance Assessments among beginning Spanish college students: A preliminary study. Journal of Foreign Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, 5(2), 99-114.

Levi Altstaedter, L. (2017). Developing a Spanish for Health Professions course: A preliminary mixed methods study. Foreign Language Annals, 50(1), 38-56.

Levi Altstaedter, L.; Smith, J. & Fogarty, L. (2016). Co-Teaching: Towards a new model for teacher preparation in Foreign Language Teacher Education. Hispania, 99(4), 635-649.

Levi Altstaedter, L. & Falasca, M. (2015). Exploring foreign language pre-service teacher beliefs: An international exchange experience. Global Partners in Education Journal, 5(1), 38-50.

Levi Altstaedter, L. & Doolittle, P. (2014). Students’ perceptions of peer feedback. Argentinean Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2(2), 59-76.

Levi Altstaedter, L. (2011). La escritura como proceso en español como lengua extranjera: opiniones de los alumnos. Signos ELE, 5, 1-15.

Falasca, M., & Levi Altstaedter, L. (2011). Using WebQuests to enhance intercultural competence in the foreign language classroom: A survey study. NECTFL Review, 67, 15-30.