Master's and Ph.D. in Spanish
Offline teaching experience: 8
Online teaching experience: 8
I am from Colombia, South America. I was born in Medellín, a beautiful city in the state of Antioquia. I lived there for 20 years and then I moved to Barranquilla (a Colombian city) and lived there for another 13 years. I learned a lot of the Caribbean culture living in Barranquilla. I lived in my country for a total of 33 years and in 2012 I moved to the USA to do my Master's and Ph.D. studies in Spanish and Literature in Spanish. I enjoy engaging in conversations since they allow me to share my knowledge and gain different perspectives on a myriad of topics. I have taught fully online, hybrid, and in-person courses on Spanish language (from elementary to advanced conversation and composition as well as Spanish for the Professions) for 8 years for Florida International University and Arizona State University. Below are the courses taught by me: SPN 1130 Spanish I: Spring 2014 (1 hybrid section); Fall 2013(1 hybrid section). SPA 102 Elementary Spanish: Fall 2015 (1 online section). SPA 201 Intermediate Spanish: Fall 2014 (2 hybrid sections); Spring 2015 (1 hybrid and 1 online section); Summer 2015 (1 online section); Fall 2018 (2 hybrid sections). SPA 202 Intermediate Spanish: Spring 2018 (1 hybrid section). SPA 313 Spanish Conversation and Composition: Fall 2015 (1 hybrid section); Spring 2016 (1 hybrid section). SPA 314 Advanced Spanish Conversation and Composition: Fall 2016 (2 hybrid sections); Spring 2019 (2 hybrid sections); Summer 2019 (1 online section). SPN 3301 Advanced Composition in Spanish: Spring 2020 (2 online sections). SPN 3422 Advanced Spanish Grammar: Spring 2020 (2 online section). SPN 3444 Spanish for Business in Latin American: Spring 2020 (1 online section). SP 403 Latin American Literature Through the 18th Century: Fall 2019 (1 online section). SPA 412 Advanced Conversation and Composition: Summer 2016 (1 in-person section with the ASU’s Study Abroad Program in León, Spain); Spring 2017 (1 online and 1 hybrid section); Fall 2017 (1 hybrid section); Fall 2019 ( 2 hybrid sections). SPA 414 Spanish for Sustainability: Spring 2018 (1 online section); Summer 2018 (1 online section). SP 420 Special Topics: Latin American Documentary Filmmaking: Fall 2019 (1 online section). SPA 428 Spanish American Literature (1888 up to today): Spring 2016 (1 online section). SPA 429 Writing Mexico: Major Texts: Fall 2017 (1 online section). PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Developed a pilot course (SPA 414 - Spanish for Sustainability) using the platform Beagle and my knowledge and professional experience as an Engineer. Arizona State University, Spring 2018. Supervised an Honors contract for SPA 414 - Spanish for Sustainability (the mentee is a student from Barrett, ASU’s Honors College). Master Class for Teaching Online. ASU Online. Arizona State University. February 5th, 2017. Assistant. Study Abroad Program in León, Spain. School of International Letters and Cultures. Arizona State University. June 27 – July 23, 2016. Preparing Future Faculty. Arizona State University. April 29, 2016. Workshop “How to Boost Student Engagement in Your Online Course.” ASU Online. Arizona State University. August 11th, 2015. Conference: “6th Annual K-12 Language for Business, Technologies and Tools for a New Language for Business.” Center for International Business Education & Research. Florida International University. February 8th, 2014. Workshop: “Competence Strengthening under a Quality Assurance System in Higher Education.” Ministerio de Educación Nacional de Colombia. June 5th, 2012. Course on payroll. Combarranquilla. April 2009. Seminar: “Purchasing Management.” Combarranquilla. November 18, 2008. Workshop: “Information Systems Programming Methodology.” SENA. August 2007. Workshop: “Foreign Languages: Teaching with Technology.” Houghton Mifflin Company in association with ACTFL and IALLT. March 5-6, 2004. Symposium: “Modern Teaching Techniques.” McGraw-Hill World Languages. February 10-11, 2004. Workshop: “Writing Narrative.” Centro Cultural Cayena. Universidad del Norte. November 2002.
