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.

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 South America.  I  have been planning and directing the program since 1994, accompanying the group and teaching in the program each year.  Previous Institutes have taken place in Mérida, Venezuela.

Workshop Presentation.
I presented a half-day workshop on "Using Minicuentos to Teach Literary Reading Skills" at the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages in New York on April 17, 2004.  

Hispanic Literacy Project.
I supervised a project with six interns (three Spanish students and three Art students) to produce a bilingual edition of a collection of Hispanic children's stories.  We interviewed native speakers of Spanish and recorded them as they recounted stories they remember from their childhood.  We  transformed the stories into brightly illustrated children's books, written for children from three to seven years of age. We have distributed 30 of the children's books and 3 of the "Big Books" to the Escuela Misión elementary school in Cortázar, México, and plan to donate others to our local schools or agencies, to further literacy in both languages.  This project was funded through the Fund for Student Research, Internships, and Public History of the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Longwood University.

Inservice Workshops for Language Teachers.
I present workshops for language teachers in public or private schools.  My areas of specialty include the development of reading skills in foreign languages, the teaching of literature, contextualizing instruction for all levels of language learning, using authentic materials for listening and reading skills development, and teaching with the National Standards for Foreign Language Learning.

Most recent publications.
My article “Short Cuts:  A Model for Using the Shortest of Short Stories to Teach Second Language Reading Skills,” has  been published in the Fall 2003 edition of the NECTFL Review,  A Refereed Journal Published by the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.  The ideas in this article are based on a presentation I made at the NEMLA conference in Hartford, Connecticut, in April of 2001.

I am compiling a textbook for teaching the reading of literature to beginning and intermediate Spanish students.  The book teach reading strategies and will contain short stories and poetry by classic and modern authors, along with pre-reading orientation activities, reading and post-reading activities, as well as lessons teaching students about literary and figurative language.

I am in the process of creating a manual for the teaching of literature in Spanish to high school and college students (“Now I get it!”  Teaching Students to Understand What They Read:  A Guide for Foreign Language Teachers. 

My recent article  “’El ángel’ o ‘la diabla’:  Cuestiones discursivas en Fortunata y Jacinta,”  will be published in the Actas del IX Congreso de la Asociación Española de Semiótica (2001).

I will be preparing another article for submission shortly, on the subject of developing language proficiency during study abroad programs.  Previous publications are listed below.

I have served on the Editorial Board for the literary journal La Carabela, Gijón, Spain.

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 Teaching Certificate (1979-1995)

Academic Employment:
Longwood University. 1992-present.

• Professor of Spanish, Department of English and Modern Languages
• K-12 Teacher Education Supervisor in Modern Languages (1995-present)
• Graduate Program Coordinator in Modern Languages (1994-present)
• Director Summer Institute for Spanish Teachers (1993-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

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.

• "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. 
  
• "Foreign Language Methods Professors Share Current Trends and Practices."  Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.  Washington, DC, April 10-13, 2003. 
  
• "Preparing Teachers for the Global Community:  Methodology Courses and Foreign Language Supervision." Foreign Language Association of Virginia Annual Conference, Richmond, VA, October 25-26, 2002. 
  
• “Short Cuts:  Using the Shortest of Short Stories to Teach Second Language Reading Skills.”  North East Modern Language Association 2001 Convention, Hartford, Connecticut, March 30-April 1, 2001.

• “The Development of Foreign Language Proficiency Through Study Abroad.”  North East Modern Language Association 2001 Convention, Hartford, Connecticut, March 30-April 1, 2001.

• “’El ángel’ o ‘la diabla’:  Cuestiones discursivas en Fortunata y Jacinta.”  IX Congreso de la Asociación Española de Semiótica, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain, November 30-December 2, 2000.

• "Communication:  Using the ACTFL Proficiency Scale and the National Standards to Develop Activities and Assessments for the Skills of Speaking and Writing."  Hopewell Public Schools Staff Development Workshop.  August 26, 1999.

• "Bring Literature to Life!  Incorporating Second Language Reading Theory into Teaching Literature."  Foreign Language Association of Virginia, Fairfax, November 7, 1998.

• "Effective Teaching in the Foreign Language Classroom."  Hopewell Public Schools Staff Development Workshop.  November 3, 1998.

• "Virginia Teachers in Mérida, Venezuela."  Foreign Language Association of Va., Richmond, October, 1994; November 1995, 1996 and 1997.

• "Like Water for Chocolate:  The Role of Food and Fire."  Women's History Film Series, Longwood University, 4/96.

• "Strategies for Teaching Literature."  Foreign Language Association of Virginia, Richmond, November 10, 1995.

• "La Guerra Civil Española:  Perspectiva Mundial."  Serie Tertulia:  La Guerra Civil Española, October 26, 1995, Longwood University.

• "Skits are Out; 'Strategic Interaction' is In."  Foreign Language Association of Virginia, Richmond, October, 1993.

• "Why Johnnie Can't Read and What to Do About It:  Second Reading Strategies."  Foreign Language Association of Virginia, Richmond, October, 1992.

• "«Hombres necios»:  Second Language Reading theory and Its Practical Implementation in the Classroom."

• Bridging Theory and Practice in the Foreign Language Classroom, Loyola College, October, 1991.

• "El zoom cinematográfico y lo grotesco en «El cuento de un veterano» de Rivas."  Cincinnati Conference on Romance Languages and Literatures, University of Cincinnati, May, 1990.

• "Dare We Suggest Instructional Objectives at the Post-Secondary Level?" co-presenter, Virginia State Foreign Language Conference, Richmond, October, 1989.

• University Committees and Service:

2003-2004:
· Graduate Committee; Graduate Petitions Committee
· Professional Educators Council
· Field Experiences Committee (PEC)
· NCATE Committee on Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Dispositions
· NCATE Committee on Field Placements
· College of Arts and Sciences Teacher Preparation Committee

2002-2003:
· Graduate Committee; Graduate Petitions Committee
· Professional Educators Council
· Field Experiences Committee (PEC)
· College of Arts and Sciences Teacher Preparation Committee

2001-2002:
· Representative for Dept. of English, Philosophy and Modern Languages to the Faculty Senate
· Elected Deputy Chair of the Faculty Senate
· President's Faculty Advisory Committee
· Faculty Representative to the Board of Visitors' Academic and Student Affairs Committee
· Graduate Committee; Graduate Petitions Committee
· Faculty Development and Research Committee

 2000-2001
· Editor, SACS Committee on Organization, Administration and Corporate Entities.
· Graduate Committee; Graduate Petitions Committee

Previous years:
· President, AAUP Longwood Chapter
· Member-at-Large, Virginia Conference AAUP
· President, Women's Faculty Caucus
· Chair, Senate Promotion and Tenure Committee
· Senate Finance Committee
· Secretary, Longwood Assembly
· Disciplinary Board

Department Committees:
· Promotion and Tenure Committee (2001-2002; 2003-2004)
· Modern Language Curriculum Committee (1992-2004)
· Teacher Preparation Committee (1999-2003)
· Sponsor, Modern Language Club (1992-1999; 2002-2004)

• Summer Institute for Spanish Teachers.  1994-2004.  Development and direction of two- and three-week institutes in Mérida, Venezuela, and Valencia, Spain.  Over the years, more than 140 Spanish teachers from Virginia and other states have participated. 
• Webmaster for AATSP-Virginia Chapter.  Development and maintenance of the Virginia Chapter webpage, http://www.longwood.edu/aatsp_va/
• Member of Editorial Board, La Carabela:  Revista de Literatura Española, Gijón, Spain. (2000-2003)
• Director and Series Editor for Hispanic Literacy Project.  Supervision of interns producing bilingual children's books for disadvantaged schools in Cortázar, México, and for local agencies in the Longwood University area.
• Coordination and training for college students to tutor Spanish or ESL to local middle and high schools, January-June, 2001.
• Coordination for students to interpret and assist instructors from the Dept. of Forestry at an institute on firefighting for 35 firefighters from Spain in May 2001.
• Development, recruitment and direction of a Spanish Immersion Weekend for the United Methodist Volunteers in Mission, Blackstone, VA.   May 5-7, 2000.
• Development, training and direction of the Longwood University-Nottoway County Regional Migrant Education Program to provide tutoring in English, math, reading and writing to 28 migrant students.  April-June 1999.
      Working with officials at the Nottoway County School Board office, I helped to create a
program in which Longwood University students tutored migrant students in English, math, reading and writing; the program was funded through a Title II Migrant Grant.  Ms. Gladys Hurte and Mr. Jack Stamper of the Nottoway County School Board were instrumental in  developing the program, and in gathering and assessing materials.  My involvement consisted of  recruiting students at Longwood to tutor, researching the area of migrant education, producing training materials for the tutors and holding training sessions for them, assisting in evaluation of the students to be tutored and the development of curriculum plans for each student, scheduling of sessions, and evaluations.  Tutoring involved five Longwood tutors and 28 migrant children.  Internship credit was available to the tutors.  We would like to continue this program if grant funds become available in Nottoway.
• Host and local coordinator for McGraw-Hill Satellite Teleconference on Topics in Second Language Acquisition, for local college and high school teachers.  October 28, 1998.
• Development and direction of the Spanish for Kids program, an after-school class for elementary children in Prince Edward County, with Spanish majors assisting.
• Wesley Foundation Board of Directors; Wesley Foundation Scholarship Committee. (1995-2003)
• Appalachia Service Project, July 31-August 8, 2000 (Bulls Gap, Tennessee).
• Appalachia Service Project, July 29-August 5, 2001 (McDowell County, West Virginia).
• United Methodist Church Missions Committee; various mission trips to Franklin, VA, to repair homes damaged by flood.
• Cuba Mission Trip, United Methodist Volunteers in Mission, May 9-30, 1999.
• México Mission Trip, United Methodist Volunteers in Mission, August 10-18, 2002.

American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP)
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
Foreign Language Association of Virginia (FLAVA
North East Modern Language Association (NEMLA)
Asociación Internacional de Galdosistas (AIG)
Asociación Española de Semiótica (AES)