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