PROFESSOR OF SPANISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

1234 Westhill Rd. Los Angeles, CA 90001 310.123.1234 professor@university.edu

o Highly effective and creative Educator with a demonstrated passion for teaching within a multicultural context at the university level o 16 years of confirmed excellence in the promotion of language and cultural diversity to both students and faculty o Native Spanish speaker, offering expertise in both Latin American and Peninsular Spanish language and culture o Academic specialization included Medieval to 21st Century Literature o Extraordinary degree of cultural awareness through extensive international travel
Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

MARIA R.

EDUCATION
Ph.D. - Spanish (Hispanic Linguistics). University of Southern California, 2000. Dissertation: "Learning Pronunciation in a Study Abroad Program" M.A. - Linguistics. San Diego State University, 1989. Masters Thesis: Oral Traditions in Latin American Language and Culture Spanish Language, Culture and Literature. University of Madrid. 1987. B.A. - Spanish/International Relations. University of Southern California, 1986.

LANGUAGES Spanish - Native Speaker English - Fluent in speaking, reading and writing Italian - Fluent in speaking, reading and writing Portuguese - Fluent in speaking

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor of Spanish Department of Foreign Languages University of North Carolina Wilmington 2007-Present Assistant Professor of Spanish Department of Foreign Languages University of North Carolina Wilmington 2002-2007 Study Abroad Director (Fall Semester) University of North Carolina, Charlotte Study Abroad Program in Santander, Spain 2005 Lecturer of Spanish Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of Southern California 2001-2002 Assistant Lecturer of Spanish Department of Spanish and Portuguese University of Southern California 1995-2000

COURSES TAUGHT
Seminar in Hispanic Studies: Applied Spanish Linguistics Seminar in Hispanic Studies: Spanish Dialectology Topics in Spanish Civilization: The Spanish Inquisition Hispanic Linguistics Phonetics in Spanish Advanced Spanish Grammar Conversation and Composition Intermediate Spanish II Intermediate Spanish I

PUBLICATIONS
Book Reviews Invited review. The Art of Teaching Spanish: Second Language Acquisition from Base to Application, by Rafaello Salizar and Bertha A. Lozato (eds.). Hispania 90 (2006): 510-512. Invited review. Age in Teaching and Acquisition, by Christina Adalente, Rubn Deltrn, Dolores Jimnez, and Silvano Lpez (eds.). Hispania 90 (2006): 281-283. The Acquisition of Spanish: Development in Adult Acquisition, by Lea Montova. Hispania 88 (2004): 501-503. Analyzing Linguistic Variables: Statistical Methods, by Juan Patillo. Linguist List 12.861 (2003). Sounds in Spanish: Interpretation and Application, by Roberto Huerta. Linguist List 12.2024 (2001).

PUBLICATIONS
Journal Articles "Spanish Revisited." MIFLC Review 11 (2002): 144-152. Published spring 2006.

1234 Westhill Rd. Vancouver, B.C. CANADA E6A 5W1 598.123.1234 professor@university.edu

"Study Abroad Learners' Acquisition of Spanish Dialect." MIFLC Review 10 (2000): 67-81. Published summer 2005. "Pronunciation of Spanish among Teachers of Spanish as a Second Language." Hispania 83 (2000): 130-140.

SCHOLARLY WORK IN PROGRESS

Research project: "The Effects of Formal Instruction Versus Immersion on the Acquisition of Spanish as a Second Language Pronunciation." Data to be collected fall of 2012. Research project: "The Effects of Acoustic Training on the Acquisition of Spanish as a Second Language Pronunciation." Experiment to be conducted spring of 2013. CONFERENCE PAPERS AND PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS "S y No: Spanish Behaviors in Spain." Paper presented at the International Foreign Language Conference, University of Washington, Seattle, October 1, 2009. "The Effects of Film Subtitles on Beginning Spanish Learners." Paper presented at the International Foreign Language Conference, James Madison University, October 12, 2007. "Pronunciation of Spanish b." Paper read at the International Foreign Language Conference, College of North Carolina, 2005. "Exacting the Spanish X.'" Paper presented at the Conference on Laboratory Approaches to Spanish Phonology, University of Minnesota, 2002. "Spanish International Communication." Presentation made to the North Carolina Foreign Language Collaborative, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 2002. "Learning Silent Consonants in Spanish Learned Abroad." Paper read at the International Foreign Language Conference, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 2001. "Pronunciation among Teachers of Spanish as a Second Language." Paper presented at the 16th National Conference on Spanish in the United States, Washington International University, 1999.

MARIA R.

ADDITIONAL RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

o o Spent one year conducting cultural research and volunteer work in Chile (2000-2001) Continuing Education coursework in: Strategies for Teaching Difficult Students, Techniques for Strengthening Instruction, The Foreign Language Classroom, English as a Second Language, Modifying Instruction for ELL Students.

COMMUNITY AND INTERNATIONAL INVOLVEMENT

Provide guidance to recent immigrants to USA who experience challenges to community resources due to language/cultural barriers Served on the board for Fundacion Iniciative Desaroyo Educacion Aruba (I.D.E.A.), Aruba. Developed curriculum, training materials and facilitated training sessions for immigrant Students in Aruba. Volunteered as a Cultural Advisor, Event Manager and an Interpretor for a renown scientist in Mexico and Argentina. Offered outreach services within the community and facilitated the cultural assimilation of new Latin ESL students, providing community relations, mentorship and support to parents.

HONORS AND AWARDS

Summer Research Initiative Grant. University of North Carolina Wilmington, 2008. Center for Teaching Excellence Pedagogy Development Initiative. University of North Carolina Wilmington, 2006. Summer Research Initiative Grant. University of North Carolina Wilmington, 2004. United States Department of Education Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship. University of Southern California, 2000-2001. Casa Hispanica Scholarship. University of Southern California,1997.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese International Foreign Language Collaborative Foreign Language Association of North Carolina International Foreign Language Conference