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Alberto Miras-Fernndez
Curriculum Vitae

Spanish Graduate Teaching Assistant

Department of Literature and Languages
Texas A&M University-Commerce
Alberto.Fernandez@tamuc.edu
Hall of Languages 131

Education
M.A. in English (Fall 2015 to present), Texas A&M University-Commerce,
Commerce TX Specialization in TESOL
M.A. in Spanish (May 2016), Texas A&M University-Commerce, Commerce TX
Specialization in Pedagogy of Spanish Language
M.A. in Forensic Psychology (May 2010), University Granada. Granada (Spain)
B.A. in Psychology, (March 2009), University Jaume I. Castellon (Spain)

Professional Teaching Experience

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Texas A&M University-Commerce
o SPA 132- Elementary Spanish II (Spring 2016, Summer II 2015)
o SPA 131- Elementary Spanish I (Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer I 2015)
o SPA 232- Intermediate Spanish II (Spring 2015)
o SPA 231- Intermediate Spanish I (Spring 2015)
o Spanish Tutor- Elementary, Intermediate, and Advance Spanish and
Spanish as a Heritage Language (Spring 2013, Summer I 2013, Summer II
2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014)

Professional Full-time Research

Graduate Research Assistant, Texas A&M University-Commerce
o Spanish Tutorias Research. Advisor: Dr. Inmaculada Lyons (Fall 2013,
Spring 2014)

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Conference Presentations
Adjectives placement in Oral Discourse of Heritage Speakers of Spanish in
North Texas. Poster presentation at the 7th Annual DFW Metroplex Linguistics
Conference, Denton, TX. (November 2015)

Hegemonic Masculinity and the Representation of the Macho in Almodovars

Qu he hecho yo para merecer esto? [What Have I Done to Deserve This.] Paper
presentation at the Popular Culture Association and American Culture Association
(PCA/ACA), New Orleans, LA. (April 2015)

Masculinities and Generational Change in Almodvar: Qu he hecho yo para

merecer esto? Paper presentation at the South Central Modern Language
Association (SCMLA), Austin, TX. (October 2014)

Mejorando las tutoras de espaol: Un estudio longitudinal. Poster

presentation at the Graduate Assistant Research (GAR) Symposium, Commerce,
TX. (April 2014)

Service
Vice-president of Spanish and English Graduate Advancement and
Development (SEGAD) at Texas A & M University-Commerce, Commerce, Tx
(Fall 2015 to present)
Spanish Proofreader for EuroAmerican Journal of Applied Linguistics and
Languages (E-JournALL) (Fall 2013 to present)
Profes! Grant Graduate Assistant at Texas A & M University-Commerce, Commerce, Tx
(Sprint 2016)

Member of SBOD, Student Boards Of Director by SODEXO at Texas A & M

University-Commerce, Commerce, Tx (Spring 2016)
Volunteer for the Professional Development Day at Texas A & M UniversityCommerce, Dallas, Tx (Fall 2015)
Co-coordinator of the Spanish Tertulias at Texas A & M University-Commerce,
Commerce, Tx (Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014)
Presenter and Volunteer for Spanish Film Showcase at Texas A & M UniversityCommerce, Commerce, Tx (Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014,
Spring 2015, Fall 2015)
Judge for the NetOl Competition at Texas A & M University-Commerce,
Commerce, Tx (Spring 2013, Spring 2014 Spring 2015)
Volunteer for the Hispanic Outreach at Texas A & M University-Commerce,
Commerce, Tx (Spring 2014 Fall 2015)

Scholarships
Profes! Shcolarship (Spring 2016)

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Greater Dallas Hispanic (Fall 2014, Spring 2015)

Professional Affiliations

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

Modern Language Association
South Central Modern Language Association
The Journal of Popular Culture and the Journal of American Culture

Languages
Spanish (native), English, Catalan, Italian (in descending order of proficiency)