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Summer
Institutes for Spanish Teachers..
Last year's Summer Institute for
Spanish Teachers attracted thirteen participants from several states who
spent three weeks in Valencia, Spain, where they attended graduate courses,
lived with Spanish families, and visited sites of historical and cultural
significance. Next summer's Institute will take participants to Valencia
again. Previous Institutes have taken place in Mérida,
Venezuela.
Universidad de Salamanca (Spain)
1978-79 MA, Spanish
University of West Florida
1974-75 BA Cum Laude, Spanish
Universidad de Madrid
1973-74 Diploma de Estudios Hispánicos
Radford College, NVCC
1969-73
Professional License: Virginia
Postgraduate Professional License (1979-1995 and 2011-2016)
Academic Employment:
Longwood University. 1992-present.
Courses I Teach Regularly:
Spanish
102, Spanish 201,
Spanish 202
Spanish
320 Advanced Spanish
Spanish 330 Civilization and Culture
of Spain
Spanish 342 Survey of Spanish Literature
II
Spanish 401 Advanced Grammar and
Composition
Spanish 402 Advanced Conversation
and Phonetics
Spanish
414 Hispanic Literary Movements (Spain 2000)
Spanish
415 Hispanic Authors (Galdós)
Spanish
461/530 Senior Seminar (Spain Today)
Spanish,
French, German 400/500 Approaches to Teaching Languages
Spanish,
French, German 482 Directed Teaching ("Student Teaching")
Spanish 501 Advanced Grammar/The
Teaching of Grammar
Spanish 521 The Teaching of Literature
/ EDUC 530 Teaching Reading in the Content Area
Spanish 530 Contemporary Spain
Awards:
Foreign Language Association of Virginia Award for Excellence in Foreign Language Teaching, Post-Secondary, presented at the joint FLAVA/ACTFL conference in Washington, D.C., November 17, 2001.
Publications:
“Short Cuts: A Model for Using the Shortest of Short Stories to Teach Second Language Reading Skills.” NECTFL Review 53 (Fall 2003): 37-52.
"Hispanic Literacy Project at Longwood University." Boletín de Virginia: The Official Newsletter of the Virginia Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (March 2002): 4.
“’El ángel’ o ‘la diabla’: Cuestiones discursivas en Fortunata y Jacinta.” Actas del IX Congreso de la Asociación Española de Semiótica. Valencia, Spain, 2001.
"La Pitusa y la Delfina: The Role of Epithets in Fortunata y Jacinta." Revista de Estudios Hispánicos 22 (1995): 59-74.
"El zoom cinematográfico y lo
grotesco en 'El cuento de un veterano' de Rivas." Cincinnati Romance
Review 10 (1991): 55-65.
Presentations:
“Uniting
Disciplines: Longwood University's General Education Summer Abroad as a
Model for Meaningful Content-Focused Language Use and Cultural Sensitization.”
Co-presenter. Cultures and Languages Across the Curriculum.
Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA).
Minneapolis, MN, March 9, 2012.
"Learning in INclusive Classrooms (Part I): Characteristics and Perceptions of L2 Learners with Disabilities." Co-presenter. Foreign Language Association of Virginia Annual Conference, Richmond, VA, October 9, 2010.
"Learning in INclusive Classrooms (Part II): Identifying barriers and Designing Strategies for L2 Learners with Disabilities." Co-presenter. Foreign Language Association of Virginia Annual Conference, Richmond, VA, October 9, 2010.
"State of the State: Teacher Education Programs." Panelist. Foreign Language Association of Virginia Annual Conference, Richmond, VA, October 9, 2010.
“Working with Disability Services; Learning in Inclusive Classrooms.” Co-presenter. Foreign Language Association of Virginia Annual Conference, Richmond, VA, October 10, 2009.
“Developing and Administering Quality Short-Term Programs Abroad.” Co-presenter. Full-day workshop, NAFSA: Association of International Educators, Region VIII Conference. Baltimore, MD, November 7, 2007.
"Using Minicuentos to Teach Literary Reading Skills." Half-day workshop. Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. New York City, April 15-18, 2004.
"¡La Literatura es para Todos!" Foreign Language Association of Virginia Annual Conference, Richmond, VA, October 24-25, 2003.
"La España Medieval: El Camino de Santiago." Foreign Language Association of Virginia Annual Conference, Richmond, VA, October 24-25, 2003.
Departmental Responsibilities:
Coordinator for Modern Languages Graduate programs
Coordinator for Modern Language and ESL Teacher Preparation and Licensure
Education Committee (1999-2005; 2009-2012)
Promotion and Tenure Committee (2001-2002)
Modern Language Curriculum Committee (1992-2005; 2012-2013)
Chair, Modern Language Curriculum Committee (1996-1999; 2002-2003)
Various search committees
Ad
Hoc By-laws committee
Scholarship and Awards Committee (1995-1996)
Sponsor, Modern
Language Club (1992-1999, 2002-2004)
Sponsor, Sigma
Delta Pi National Hispanic Honor Society (1992-1997)
Chair, Social
Committee, many years
Other
Departmental Responsibilities:
Summer study abroad programs for students in intermediate Spanish classes (2004-2013).
Summer Education Practicum in Spain for Liberal Studies Majors (2004-2013).
Web page maintenance for the Longwood University Modern Language program (1997-2008)
Summer modern
language placement tests to incoming freshmen and transfer students.
Advisor for many
Spanish majors, ESL majors, and teaching licensure students.
General Education proposals for Modern Language courses; creation of web pages for posting the matrices, syllabi and proposals for Goals 3, 9 and 10.
Spanish for Kids program, an after-school class for elementary children
in Prince Edward County, with Spanish majors assisting, 1993-1997.
Conduct field
trips for language students to Washington, Richmond or Charlottesville.
College
Responsibilities:
College of
Liberal Arts and Sciences Curriculum Committee, 1996-98
University
Responsibilities:
Graduate Committee
(1995-2005; 2009-2013); Graduate Petitions Committee (1998-2005)
Representative for Dept. of English and Modern Languages to the Faculty Senate (1995-2004 and 2010-2013)
Chair (1997-1998 and 2010-2011) and member (1996-97 and 2010-2013) Senate Promotion and Tenure Committee
2001-2002: Elected
Deputy Chair of the Faculty Senate; as Deputy Chair, I was invited to be
part of the platform group to represent the faculty at the Governor's
signing of the Longwood University legislation.
Member of
President's Faculty Advisory Committee 2001-2002
Faculty
Representative to the Board of Visitors' Academic and Student Affairs
Committee 2001-2002
Faculty
Development and Research Committee 2001-2002
Editor, SACS
Committee on Organization, Administration and Corporate Entities (2000-2001)
President, AAUP
Longwood Chapter (1996-97)
Member-at-Large,
Virginia Conference AAUP (1997-99)
President, Women's
Faculty Caucus (1996-97)
Senate Finance
Committee (1995-96)
Committee on
Absence Policy (Subcommittee of EPC) (1995-96)
Member,
Disciplinary Board (several years)
Member, Committee
on Evaulating Orientation Standards (1995-96)
Secretary,
Longwood Assembly (precursor to the Faculty Senate) (1993-95)
State
Responsibilities:
Webmaster for Virginia Chapter of American Association of Teachers of
Spanish and Portuguese, 2001-2010.
Development and maintenance of the Virginia Chapter webpage,
http://www.aatspva.org/
Chair,
Committee on Teacher Preparation, Foreign Language Association of Virginia,
2001-2006
Director of and trainer for the Longwood College-Nottoway County Regional
Migrant Education Program, in which Longwood students tutored English,
math, reading and writing to 28 migrant students in Nottoway County.
Spring and Summer 1999.
Coordinator
and Trainer for the Va. Dept. of Forestry's institute for 35 firefighters
from Spain, providing training for students to interpret and assist
instructors from the Dept. of Forestry, Blackstone, May 2001.
Coordination and training for college students to tutor Spanish or ESL to
local middle and high schools, January-June, 2001.
Host and local coordinator for the McGraw-Hill Satellite Teleconference on
Topics in Second Language Acquisition, for local college and high school
teachers. Teachers from
Hampden-Sydney, Prince Edward and Fuqua Schools attended.
October 28, 1998.
Member, AAUP State
Conference Executive Committee (1998-99)
National/International Responsibilities:
Member of the AASCU Graduation Rate
Outcomes Study, Part II:
Latino/Hispanic Student Success Study; I wrote the Longwood self-study
report and contributed to the
national report; I participated in the
Latino/Hispanic Student Success Campus Study Visit at the University of
Central Florida (February 27-March 1, 2007).
Director, Summer Institute for Spanish Teachers, Valencia, Spain and
Mérida, Venezuela. I created
this program and have directed and taught in the program each year from
1994-2007, overseeing all academic and administrative aspects.
More than 170 participants from all over the U.S. have attended.
I am planning the next Institute for summer of 2011.
Director, Spanish Immersion Weekend for the United Methodist
Volunteers in Mission, Blackstone, VA (May 5-7, 2000) and Atlanta, GA (March
2005). I provided teachers,
training, activities for 60 participants from all over the U.S. in each
session.
Member, Editorial
Board: La Carabela:
Revista de literatura española
(Refereed literary journal, Gijón, Spain), 2000-2002.
Awards and Commendations:
Excellence in Foreign Language Teaching, Post-Secondary
award, presented by the Foreign
Language Association of Virginia at the joint ACTLF/FLAVA convention
in Washington, D.C., November 17, 2001.
"Chi Commendation," "In
recognition of your contributions within the college community," Longwood
College, April 25, 2002.
Service to the Language Teaching Profession and the Community: