Aldo Berríos Castillo

I have extensive experience teaching Mapudungun at the university level, alongside a strong background in general and theoretical linguistics. My higher education teaching spans core subjects such as Historical Phonology and Cross-linguistic Variation at the University of Edinburgh, as well as dedicated courses in Mapuche Language and Culture at the Universidad de Concepción.

My academic activities closely bridge linguistic theory with community practice. This includes delivering international guest lectures on language documentation and learner dictionaries, as well as leading hands-on lexicographic training for language revitalization practitioners.

Teaching

2026 – Tutor for Linguistics and English Language 2D: Cross-linguistic Variation; Limits and Theories
2025 – Course lecturer for Historical Phonology (Honours & MSc)
2025 – Tutor for Linguistics and English Language 2A: Linguistic Theory and the Structure of English
2024 – Tutor for Linguistics and English Language 2D: Cross-linguistic Variation; Limits and Theories

Guest lectures

Berríos, A. (2026, March 25). Guest Lecturer for Language Endangerment and Revitalisation (Honours & MSc), taught by Dr Amalia Skilton, to give a lecture entitled “The role of people vs. documents in revitalisation How can revitalisation practitioners use language documentation?”
Berríos, A. (2023, November 27). N’emülkawe: A learner’s dictionary for Mapudungun. Invited speaker at the lecture Minority Languages II, taught by Dr Maria Mazzoli, University of Groningen (NL). Slides PDF
Berríos, A. (2023, November 6). Invited speaker at the lecture Structure of a Language : Mapudungun, taught by Dr Ben Molineaux, University of Edinburgh (UK). Slides PDF

Lexicographic training

Within the project, Mapudungun Nemülkawe, an innitiative to create a dictionary for Mapudungun students, I carried out a lexicographic training for members of the association Fiw Fiw ñi Dungun, during September and October 2024.

A copy of the presentations slides can by downloaded here: Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3

Teaching Mapudungun at the University level

2022 & 2023 — Cultura y Lengua Mapuche (Mapuche Language and Culture) (Código 940408) at the Anthhopology School, Universidad de Concepción
2023 — Introducción a la lengua y cultura mapuche (Introduction to Mapuche language and culture)(Código 731575), at the Departamento de Castellano, Facultad de Humanidades y Arte, Universidad de Concepción.