2016- Present
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In Spring 2013 and Fall 2014, I was given the opportunity of creating and developing all courses of the Spanish department's Heritage Language Track (Spanish 139: Spanish for Native Speakers I, and Spanish 201: Spanish for Native Speakers II). In these courses, I was able to combine my research on bilingual language development and my love for teaching to facilitate a tailor-made supportive learning environment that addressed the needs of this multicultural and heterogeneous population.
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2010-2012
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
In 2010 I joined the MA program of Hispanic Linguistics at the University of Massachusetts- Amherst. There, I became a Teaching Associate for the Spanish 101 and Spanish 120 courses (first and second semester classes). My previous experiences at Amherst College helped me incorporating more interaction and contextualized practices in much bigger and diverse classrooms. On my second year, I was appointed Assistant Director of the Salamanca Summer Abroad program, which connected with my work as a Teaching Associate in advanced classes (Spanish 311: Advanced culture and composition). By the end of that year, I had taught in four different settings: private classes, corporate sessions, a Liberal Arts college and a large state university.
2009-2010
Amherst College
In August 2009 I was hired as a Spanish Language Assistant at Amherst College (Massachusetts). This new experience allowed me to work in the setting of a small Liberal Arts Institution with a strong language program featuring motivated students and faculty. At the department, I was in charge of organizing extracurricular events (movie nights, cultural gatherings featuring different Spanish-speaking countries, tertulias...) so students could practice their Spanish outside the classroom in a natural and relaxed context. I was also in charge of teaching three different sections of Spanish courses, ranging from Beginners to upper-intermediate courses (Spanish 1: first semester, Spanish 3: intermediate; and Spanish 6: conversation), and I assisted two faculty members with their Spanish composition courses and Spanish for Heritage Speakers.
2008-2009
Spanish for the professions
I started combining my academic work (Spanish Philology, BA) with teaching Spanish in more specialized environments from very early on. From 2008-2009 I worked as a freelance Spanish instructor at Kraft Inc., where I was in charge of teaching Spanish for Marketing and Business managers. My duties included the development and implementation of specialized materials for teaching Spanish in the workplace. The materials I created (available upon request) involved group discussions fostering language awareness and analysis tasks; simulations of marketing meetings and business calls; analysis of advertisements, and many other materials tailored to their professional needs.
2008
ELE training @ International house
I started my pedagogical training in Barcelona (Spain) in 2008, where I got certified in the "Spanish teacher training course" offered by the International House Barcelona. This first experience gave me a solid background on classroom management as well as the ability to coordinate and teach foreign language classes at all levels and with students from different nationalities.
Syllabus RU-Camden
Undergraduate courses:
1. 50:940:121
Intermediate Spanish 1
2. 50:940:203
Span. composition & conv.
3. 50:940:204
Advanced Span. composition & conversation
4. 50:940:250
From Reggeaton to Flamenco
5. 50:940:291//50:940:251
Speaking Latino: Span in US
Graduate courses:
6. 56:940:522
Spanish Grammar and Linguistics II
7.56:940:540
Bilingualism in the US
8. 56:940:515
Spanish SLA
Intermediate Spanish 1
2. 50:940:203
Span. composition & conv.
3. 50:940:204
Advanced Span. composition & conversation
4. 50:940:250
From Reggeaton to Flamenco
5. 50:940:291//50:940:251
Speaking Latino: Span in US
Graduate courses:
6. 56:940:522
Spanish Grammar and Linguistics II
7.56:940:540
Bilingualism in the US
8. 56:940:515
Spanish SLA
Other sample materials:
L2 learners
Class_plan_Span132 | |
File Size: | 113 kb |
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Class_PWP_Span101 | |
File Size: | 1218 kb |
File Type: | ppt |
HL learners
Syllabus_Span201 | |
File Size: | 1267 kb |
File Type: |
Poster Span201 lectures | |
File Size: | 170 kb |
File Type: |
Class Plan Span139 | |
File Size: | 72 kb |
File Type: | docx |
Class_PWP_Span139 | |
File Size: | 4291 kb |
File Type: | pptx |
Graduate classes
Example of a reaction paper ("Práctica") from my Bilingualism class:
práctica_4.docx | |
File Size: | 165 kb |
File Type: | docx |
Other classes