Other activities include mentor for Undergraduate Teaching Assistants, mentor for Undergraduate Research Apprenticeships, advisor for Business, Cultures, and Language program
Summer 1989 University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland
Lecturer, Maryland Intensive Foreign Language Proficiency Institute
Designed and coordinated methodology component of Institute. Taught graduate course, Methodology of Foreign Language Teaching.
1983 - 1986 The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
Lecturer and Research Associate for Computer-assisted Instruction (CAI) for Foreign Languages
Specialty: Computer-assisted instruction, instructional computing, TA supervision, curriculum development
Developed and taught graduate workshop, "Computers and Language Teaching," which included computer literacy, theoretical overview of CAI, CAI and language methodology, and introduction to programming for foreign languages and ESL.
Developed and taught graduate course, "Introduction to Computers for Language Education and the Humanities."
Developed and taught undergraduate course, "Spanish for Medical Personnel."
Developed and supervised CAI software and overall CAI system for Spanish, French and German.
Developed curriculum for Spanish language courses.
Supervised teaching assistants for beginning and intermediate level courses.
Spring 1984 The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
Lecturer, School of Education
Specialty: Instructional computing
Developed and taught graduate course, "Use of General Purpose Language in Instructional Computing," including unit on instructional design.
1981 - 1983 & The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
1977 - 1979 & Instructor and CAI Materials Developer and
1974 - 1976 Graduate Teaching Assistant of Spanish
Specialty: Computer-assisted instruction, Spanish
instruction
Developed CAI materials for languages.
Taught Spanish courses on the beginning and intermediate levels. Full responsibility for teaching and grading; worked in language laboratory.
1985 - 1986 Trinity College, Washington, DC
Instructor of Spanish
Specialty: Spanish instruction; computer-assisted
instruction
Taught beginning and intermediate Spanish in weekend college to adult students.
Developed CAI for beginning and intermediate Spanish.
1979 - 1982 Strayer College, Washington, DC
Instructor of English as a Second Language (ESL)
Specialty: English as a Second Language instruction; academic English for Computer Science; computer-assisted instruction
Taught ESL classes in reading, writing, and aural/oral skills to students of all levels of proficiency; taught course in English for Special Purposes, "Computer Concepts for the ESL Student;" taught class in TOEFL preparation.
Initiated and co-developed CAI programs for all levels of instruction; coordinated CAI use in curriculum; developed syllabi and materials.
OTHER TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
1976 American Language Academy
The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
Instructor of English as a Second Language
Taught ESL grammar, reading, writing, aural/oral skills, term paper skills and freshman composition to foreign undergraduate and graduate students.
1976 U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Graduate School, Washington,
DC
Instructor of Spanish
Developed and taught course, "Reading for Comprehension and Translation," for students with little or no knowledge of Spanish.
1975 Spanish Education Development Center, Washington, DC
Instructor of English as a Second Language
Taught ESL skills to adult learners.
SCHOLARSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
BOOKS AND EDITED VOLUMES:
Lavine, R. Z. Ed. Beyond the Boundaries: Changing Contexts in Language Learning. New York: McGraw Hill, 2001.
Lavine, R. Z. & Fechter, S. A Laboratory Manual and Tapescript to Accompany EN DIRECTO! Spanish In Action: A Beginning Course. New York: Random House, 1988.
Lavine, R. Z. & Fechter, S. On Line: English for Computer Science. New York: McGraw-Hill International Book Company, 1986.
REFEREED CHAPTERS:
"Student Voices in the Classroom: Changing the Teaching/Learning Paradigm Using a Student Management Team." Ed. Margaret Ann Kassen. In Language Learners of Tomorrow: Process and Promise. New York: National Textbook Company, 1999: 99-123.
Telling Their Stories: Language Learners Use Diaries and Recollective. Ed. Rebecca Oxford. In Language Learning Strategies Around the World: Cross-Cultural Perspectives. University of Hawaii Press, 1996: 19-34. (Co-authored with R. Oxford, M.E. Hollaway, G. Felkins, and A. Saleh)
"Style Wars: Teacher-Student Style Conflicts in the Language Classroom." Challenges in the 1990s for College Foreign Language Programs. Ed. Sally Sieloff Magnan. Boston: Heinle & Heinle, 1990: 1-25. (Co-authored with R. Oxford and M. Ehrman)
"Our Multicultural Global Village: Foreign Languages, Simulations and Network Gaming." Communication and Simulation: From Two Fields to One Theme. Eds. David Crookall and Danny Saunders. Clevedon, England: Multilingual Matters, Ltd., 1989: 91-106. (Co-authored with D. Crookall, R. Oxford, and D. Saunders)
ARTICLES IN REFEREED JOURNALS:
"Clashing Metaphors about Classroom Teachers: Toward a Systematic Typology for the Language Teaching Field." System 26, (1998): 3-1. (Co-authored with R. Oxford, S. Tomlinson, A. Barcelos, C. Harrington, A. Saleh, and A. Longhini)
"Rediscovering the Audio Language Lab: Learning Through Communicative Tasks." Hispania 75.5 (December 1992): 1360-67.
"Teacher-Student 'Style Wars' in the Language Classroom: Research Insights and Suggestions." ADFL Bulletin 23.2 (Winter 1992): 38-45. (Co-authored with R. Oxford)
"Strategy Training for Language Learners: Six Situational Case Studies and a Training Model." Foreign Language Annals 23.3 (May 1990): 197-216. (Co-authored with R. Oxford, D. Crookall, A. Cohen, M. Nyikos, and W. Sutter)
"Language Learning Strategies, the Communicative Approach, and their Classroom Implications." Foreign Language Annals 22.1 (February 1989): 29-39. (Co‑authored with R. Oxford and D. Crookall)
REVIEWS:
"Speak Easy." Hispania 75.5 (December 1992): 1372-73.
"Hola Venezuela! Voces de una nueva generación." Hispania 75.3 (September 1992): 762-63.
David Crookall and Rebecca Oxford. Simulation, Gaming, and Language Learning. New York: Newbury House, 1990. Simulation & Gaming 22.3 (September 1991): 395-96.
"Entre Amigos." Hispania 74.2 (May 1991): 473-74.
"Spanish Commercials I and Spanish Commercials II." Hispania 74.1 (March 1991): 223‑24.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS:
“Students with Learning Disabilities at Gettysburg College: Report of Outside Review.”
http://www.gettysburg.edu/college_life/acad/LD/FinalOutsideReviewLD.htm (Co-authored with L.
Ciner & T. Cabal-Krastel)
"Computer-assisted Language Learning for English for Specific Purposes: Integrating Technology and Subject Matter." Teaching English Internationally Newsletter, Vol. 6, No. 1, September 1985. (Co-authored with S. Fechter)
"Computer-assisted Instruction for the Teaching of Foreign Languages: Grammar and Beyond." Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Computers and the Humanities. Eds. Sarah K. Burton and Douglas D. Short. Computer Science Press, 1983. 344-45. (Co-authored with S. Fechter)
"Skill Specific CAI Techniques." ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) ED 226569, 1983. (Co-authored with S. Fechter)
"Computer-assisted Instruction in the ESL Curriculum." ERIC ED 214391, 1982. (Co-authored with S. Fechter)
"Humanizing Computer-assisted Instruction." Micro, March 1981.
REFERRED PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS:
Service Learning in the Spanish Major: Connecting Academics and the Latino Community. (Co-presenter). Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. New York, NY, April 2001.
Technology and FL Pedagogy: Facilitating FL Success for Students with LDs. (Co-Presenter). American Association for Applied Linguistics AAAL. St. Louis, MO, February, 2001.
Yes to Success! Foreign Languages for Students with Learning Disabilities. (Co-Presenter).
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Boston, MA, November, 2000.
Collaboration and Language Learning in Technology-Rich Environments (Co-presenter). Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Washington, DC, April 2000.
Taking Inventory: Reflections on the Past, Present, and Future of Business Language. Eastern Michigan University Conference Languages for World Business. Phoenix, AZ, April, 2000.
What's Going On On-Line? Three Perspectives on Web-Based Instruction. (Co-presenter). American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Dallas, TX, November, 1999.
Multiple Intelligences and Technology-Enhanced Learning. (Co-presenter). American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Dallas, TX, November, 1999.
Understanding US-Mexico Business Cultures. Monterrey Institute of Technology, Mexico City, Mexico, October 1999.
Collaborative Activities for Language Learning in Technology-Rich Environments. International Association for Language Learning. College Park, MD, June, 1999.
Using a Student Management Team. Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. New York, NY, April 1999.
Heritage Language Learners: Research Foundations and Curricular Implications. (Co-presenter). Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. New York, NY, April 1999.
Task-Based Activities for the Business Language Classroom. Eastern Michigan University Conference Languages for World Business. San Diego, CA, March, 1999.
Collaborative Activities in Technology-Rich Environments. (So-presenter). American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Chicago, IL, November, 1998.
Foreign Language Learning & Issues for Students with Learning Disabilities, Nation’s Capital Area Disability Support Services Coalition 1998 Spring Conference, Gallaudet Univ., May 1998
Learning From Learners: Classroom Assessment Techniques for Foreign Language Teachers. Greater Washington Area of Teachers of Foreign Languages, Washington, DC, April 1997.
Learning Disabled Students in the Language Classroom. American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Philadelphia, PA, November 1996.
Playing at Business: Simulations and Cross-Cultural Communication in Business Language Classes. Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. New York, NY, April 1995. (With J. Hinshaw)
Developing and Using Teaching Portfolios. Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. New York, NY, April 1995. (With C. Kinginger, S. McGuinnis, G. Strauch, and C. Martin)
Playing at Business: Simulations and Cross-cultural Communication. Eastern Michigan University Conference on Languages for World Business. Ypsilanti, MI, April 1994 (With D. Bass)
Communicative Activities to Bring the Lab Back to Life. Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages. Baltimore, MD, March 1994 (With L. Lanier, and P. Castro)
Style Wars in Language Learning and Teaching: Resolving the Conflicts. American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Chicago, IL, November 1992. (With R. Oxford, S. Fechter, and M. Ehrman)
Building a Cultural Identity in the Classroom. The Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. New York, NY, April 1992. (With S. Fechter and R. Oxford)
Using Language Learning Diaries: The View from the Foreign Language Classroom. Presentation in absentia at the annual meeting of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages. Vancouver, British Columbia, March 1992. (With R. Oxford)
Style Wars: Real Examples of Teacher-Student Style Conflicts in the Language Classroom and What Can Be Done to Resolve These Conflicts. American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Washington, DC, November 1991. (With R. Oxford, M. Ehrman, K. Ables, and S. Fechter)
Harnessing Technology to Promote Cultural Awareness. American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Washington, DC, November 1991. (With C. Groff Aldridge, M. Hage, C. Russell and J. Downey-Vanover)
Technology: Toys or Tools for Language Teaching? National Association of Foreign Student Advisors. Baltimore, MD, November 1991. (With C. Groff Aldridge, L. Sahin, S. Salus and P. Verdaguer)
Strategies That Work: ESL Bridges to the Foreign Language Classroom. Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. New York, NY, April 1991. (With R. Oxford and S. Fechter)
Teacher-Student Conflict: It's a Matter of Style. Paper presented in absentia at the annual meeting of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages. New York, NY, March 1991. (With R. Oxford)
Dealing with Teacher-Student Style Conflicts: Suggestions for the Language Classroom. Modern Language Association. Chicago, IL, December 1990.
Addressing Affective Issues in the Second or Foreign Language Classroom. Modern Language Association. Chicago, IL, December 1990. (With R. Oxford)
Lab as Play: Using Task-Based Activities in the Language Lab. American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Nashville, TN, November 1990. (With C. Groff Aldridge and J. Downey‑Vanover)
Addressing the Affective Domain: Practical Classroom Techniques. Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. New York, NY, April 1990. (With R. Oxford)
Alternative Approaches to Teaching Culture. George Washington University Colloquium on Foreign Language Teaching. Washington, DC, April 1990.
Simulation and the Teaching of Culture. George Washington University Colloquium on Foreign Language Teaching. Washington, DC, April 1990.
Training the Ear: Developing Listening Comprehension in a Foreign Language. George Washington University Colloquium on Foreign Language Teaching. Washington, DC, March 1989. Invited to repeat workshop in November 1989. (With S. Fechter)
Learning Strategy Training: Cross-cultural Comparisons and a Model. Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages. San Antonio, TX, March 1989. (With R. Oxford, A. Cohen, D. Crookall, and W. Sutter)
CALL (Computer-assisted Language Learning): Educating the Language Professional. Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium. Monterrey, CA, April 1987, and Annapolis, MD, May 1986. (With S. Fechter)
Getting On Line. Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages. Miami, FL, April 1987. (With S. Fechter)
The Foreign Language Software of Your Choice. Greater Washington Area Teachers of Foreign Languages. Washington, DC, October 1986. (With S. Fechter)
CALL Software Selection: Setting Your Standards. Greater Washington Area Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages. Washington, DC, October 1986.
The Ins and Outs of Software Evaluation. Greater Washington Area Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and Maryland Foreign Language Association Joint Fall Conference. College Park, MD, September 1985. (With S. Fechter)
Selecting and Evaluating CALL Materials for Languages and ESL. Greater Washington Area Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages. College Park, MD, October 1985.
Beginning CALI (Computer-assisted Language Instruction). CALICO, Baltimore, MD, January 1985. (With S. Fechter)
ESP (English for Special Purposes) for Computer Science: Integrating Subject Matter and Technology. Greater Washington Area Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages. McLean, VA, September 1984.
Computer-assisted Language Learning for ESP: Integrating Technology and Subject Matter. Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages. Houston, TX, March 1984. (With S. Fechter)
Computer-assisted Instruction in the Content-Specific Language Course. Georgetown University Round Table. Washington, DC, March 1984.
CALL Software Development and Evaluation: Setting Your Technical Standards. CALICO. Baltimore, MD, January 1984. (With S. Fechter)
Exploring CAI and Evaluating Software. Greater Washington Area Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages. Washington, DC, October 1983. (With S. Fechter)
Computer-assisted Instruction for ESL: Grammar and Beyond. Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages. Toronto, Canada, March 1983. (With S. Fechter)
Computer-assisted Instruction for the Teaching of Languages: Grammar and Beyond. International Conference on Computers and the Humanities. Raleigh, NC, 1983. (With S. Fechter)
Skill Specific CAI Techniques. Greater Washington Area Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages. George Mason University. Fairfax, VA, October 1982. (With S. Fechter)
Computer-assisted Instruction in the ESL Curriculum. Greater Washington Area Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages. University of Maryland, Baltimore Campus, October 1981. (With S. Fechter)
The Literary End of Courtly Love in Spain. Mid-Atlantic Conference on Patristic, Medieval, and Renaissance Studies. Villanova, PA, October 1977.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS:
Heritage Learning in Spanish at the University of Maryland. (Co-presenter) George Mason University,
VA, April, 2001.
Innovación en el Aprendizaje-Enseñanza Seminario Calidad e Innovación en el Sistema Universitario. Universidad de Concepción, Chile, January, 2001.
Task-Based Curricula. York College. York, PA. October, 2000.
Technology and Language Learning: A Virtual Report Card. Washington University, St. Louis, MI. March, 2000.
Promoting Interaction in Technology-Enhanced Environments. Washington University, St. Louis, MI. March, 2000.
Technology and Language Learning: Looking Toward the Future. National Foreign Language Center. Washington, D.C., March 2000.
Ideal Partners: Technology and Language Education. American Association of Community Colleges, McAllen, VA, December, 1999.
Ideal Partners: Technology and the Humanities. National Endowment for the Humanities Seminars in San Antonio, TX; Milwaukee WI; and Seattle, WA. June-July, 1999.
Assessment in the Business Spanish Language Classroom. Florida International University, Miami, FL, February 1999.
Más allá de las palabras: Understanding US-Mexico Negotiation. Monterrey Institute of Technology, Mexico City, Mexico, October 1998.
Changing the Teaching-Learning Paradigm. Ecuador, June 1998. One week of varied workshops for Ecuadorian university professors from 24 universities in Guayaquil and Quito. With James Greenberg.
Evaluation of Business Spanish. Annual CIBER Conference on Language for Business and Economics, Los Angeles, CA, February 1998.
Collaborative Technologies in Foreign Language Learning. Technological Tools for Arts and Humanities Faculty Symposium, UMCP, January 1998.
Transforming the Business Spanish Curriculum. Transforming Knowledge for a Changing World Internationalizing Gender, AEngendering@ the International Conference, UMCP, October 1997.
Understanding US and Mexican Cultures. Monterrey Institute of Technology, Mexico, September 1997.
Teaching for the 21st Century. Ecuador, July 1997. One week of varied workshops for Ecuadorian university professors from 24 universities in Guayaquil and Quito. With James Greenberg.
Tasks and Technology in the Business Spanish Curriculum. National Foreign Language Center, Washington, DC, May 1997.
Teaching Spanish for Native Speakers. Embassy of Spain, Washington, DC, March 1997.
Collaborative Technologies of Campus Teaching Theaters. Teaching Technology Symposium, UMCP, March 1997.
Learning Disabilities in Foreign Language Teaching. Student Teacher Candidate Symposium, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Philadelphia, November 1996.
Learning Disabilities and Second Language Learning. American University TESOL Summer Institute, Washington, DC, June 1996.
Evaluation of Business Spanish: Preliminary Steps Toward Creating a Standardized Exam. Eastern Michigan University Conference on Languages and Communication for World Business and the Professions, April 1996.
Integrating Latin America in the Community College Curriculum. American Association of Community Colleges, Washington, DC, March 1996.
Teaching Portfolios. Washington Area Consortium Project on Teaching Portfolios, UMCP, February 1996.
The Challenge of Assessment for Business Language Proficiency. Annual CIBER Conference on Language for Business and Economics, Los Angeles, CA, February 1996.
Teaching Portfolios. Washington Area Consortium and the Center for Teaching Excellence, UMCP, February 1996.
Using Teaching Portfolios. Workshop presented at Loyola College, Baltimore, MD, March 1995.
Workshop in Teaching Excellence. Workshop for Ecuadorian College Teachers, Ecuador, June 1995.
The Immersion Classroom and Learning Disabilities. Workshop presented at Advocates for Language Learning Immersion Symposium. College Park, MD, October 1994.
Enhancing the Classroom With Technology. Workshop for Jacksonville, Florida, language teachers. Jacksonville, FL, October 1993.
Harnessing Technology to Accommodate Learner Styles and Strategies. Presentation for Workshop Multi-Media Applications in Foreign Language Teaching, for D.C. Public Schools. College Park, MD, January 1992.
Learning Strategies in the Foreign Language Classroom. Workshop for The Catholic University of America. Washington, DC, January 1992.
Style Wars and Style Marriages. Presentation at the annual ADFL Seminar for Administrators of Foreign Language Programs. Atlanta, GA, June 1992.
Enhancing Learning: Strategies for the Language Class. Workshop presented at York College, York, PA, January 1992.
Rediscovering Learning: Strategies for the Foreign Language Classroom. "Bridging Theory and Practice in the Foreign Language Classroom," sponsored by Loyola College and MFLA. Baltimore, MD, October 1991.
Innovative Use of Video in the Language Classroom. Summer Institute for Soviet Teachers of English, ACCELS (American Council for Collaboration in Education and Language Study). College Park, MD, July 1991.
Classroom Teachers' Perspectives on Cross-cultural Diversity. Panelist. College of Arts and Humanities, TA Training Forum. University of Maryland at College Park (UMCP), College Park, MD. April 1991.
Affective Techniques in the Foreign Language Classroom. Academic Alliance. College Park, MD, December 1990, and at the National FLES (Foreign Languages in the Elementary School) Institute. Baltimore, MD, July 1990.
Learning Strategies and Language Teaching. Department of Curriculum and Instruction, UMCP, College Park, MD, November 1990.
Using Video in the Language Classroom. ACCELS. College Park, MD, July 1990.
Computers in Language Learning. Workshop presented at the MEI (Maryland English Institute) Summer Hungarian Program, College Park, MD, July 1990.
Language Learning Strategies. Paper presented for the Department of French and Italian, UMCP, College Park, MD, February 1990.
Learning Strategies in the Foreign Language Classroom. Department of Curriculum and Instruction, UMCP, College Park, MD, September 1989.
Computers and Language Learning. Workshop presented at the National FLES Institute. Baltimore, MD, July 1989.
Computers in Language Learning. Workshop Hungarian Summer Institute at MEI. College Park, MD, July 1989.
CAI in the Language Classroom. Paper presented for the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, UMCP, College Park, MD, April 1989.
Evaluating Software for Languages. Paper presented for the Department of French and Italian, UMCP, College Park, MD, April 1988. Repeated for the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, UMCP, November 1988.
Computer-assisted Language Learning. Workshop presented at MEI. College Park, MD, October 1988.
Computers and Language Pedagogy. Summer Institute for Soviet Teachers of English. College Park, MD, July 1988.
Computers and Language Learning. Montgomery County Public Schools. Rockville, MD, January 1988.
Jews and "Conversos" in the Spanish "Comedia". Symposium in Honor of Americo Castro. The Catholic University of America. Washington, DC, April 1985.
Selecting and Evaluating Software for Foreign Languages and ESL. Bowie State College and the National Association for Computer Literacy and Training. Bowie, MD, November 1984. (With S. Fechter)
Computer-assisted Instruction: Pedagogical Guidelines. Bowie State College, Teacher Training Workshop. Bowie, MD, November 1984. (With S. Fechter)
Bits and Bytes: CAI / CALL for ESL. Keynote address at the annual meeting of Minnesota TESOL. St. Paul, MN, October 1984.
Evaluating Software for Languages. Paper / demonstration at the annual meeting of Minnesota TESOL. St. Paul, MN, October 1984.
Selecting and Evaluating CAI for Languages. Paper / demonstration at the mini-convention of the Archdiocese of Washington. Laurel, MD, October 1984.
Computers and Language Teaching. Paper / demonstration at the School for Advanced Studies at the Johns Hopkins University. Washington, DC, 1984.
Computer-assisted Instruction for Language Teaching. Workshop presented for the Public Schools of the District of Columbia. Washington, DC, July 1983. (With S. Fechter)
CAI - From Workshop to Implementation. Paper / demonstration at the National Security Agency's Cryptologic School Symposium, ET and High Technology. Fort Meade, MD, January 1983.
GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND AWARDS:
AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
2000 Fellowship, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities,
University of Maryland.
2000 University of Maryland Award for Innovation in Teaching with Technology.
1996 Faculty Disability Achievement Award, President's Commission on Diability Issues.
1996 Faculty Study Group, Curriculum Transformation Project, UMCP, 1 class release time.
1995-Present Proposals accepted to teach in IBM Teaching Theater.
1993 Fellowship to participate in Faculty Development Seminar in International Business, Columbia, SC.
1992 Teaching Award. Center for Teaching Excellence program "Celebrating Teachers." (Chosen as Outstanding Teacher by a top graduating senior.)
1990-1991 Lilly Foundation. Lilly Fellowship for the Improvement of Undergraduate Education. One-third released time in fall and spring semester. $3,000.
GRANTS
2001 Curriculum module. Exploring the US-Mexico Border. Latin American
Studies Center. University of Maryland. $4,000
2001 Curriculum module. Quechua. Latin American Studies Center. University
of Maryland. $4,000
2000 Heritage Language Development. (Project REACH: Recursos para Enseñanza y el Aprendizaje de las Culturas Hispanas) National Foreign Language Center and University of Maryland. $20,000 per year for 3 years.
2000 Improvement of Instruction in Undergraduate Education Grant, Center for Teaching Excellence. A Mini-Center for the Teaching and Learning of Foreign Languages. Approximately $16,000. (Co-recipient)
2000 Improvement of Instruction in Undergraduate Education Grant, Center for Teaching Excellence. Incorporating Service Learning into the Spanish Major. $6,000.
2000 Improvement of Instruction in Undergraduate Education Grant, Center for
Teaching Excellence. Improving TA Training in the Department
of Spanish and Portuguese Part II: New Evaluation Protocols.
With M. Lacorte & T. Cabal-Krastel. $2,000.
2000 Improvement of Instruction in Undergraduate Education Grant, Center for Teaching Excellence. Improving TA Training in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. With M. Lacorte & T. Cabal-Krastel. $6,000.
1999 Improvement of Instruction in Undergraduate Education Grant, Center for Teaching Excellence, April, 1999. With Phyllis Peres.
1998 National Spanish Business Exam (Part of a team headed by San Diego State University. Grant from the US Dept. of Education. Total grant is for $250,000/year for 3 years.
1997 Materials Grant, Curriculum Transformation Project. $1,000 ($500 Matching Funds provided by Non-Print Media, Hornbake Libarary).
1997 Improvement of Instruction in Undergraduate Education Grant, Center for Teaching Excellence, May, 1996. Approximately $6,000 including matching funds from the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, College of Arts and Humanities, and Non-Print Media, Hornbake Library.
1996 University of MD System Faculty Development Grant, College of Arts and Humanities, Counseling Center, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, $2,800. Workshop in Learning Disabilities and Language Learning.
1995 Improvement of Instruction Funds in Undergraduate Education Grant, Center for Teaching Excellence, College of Arts and Humanities, Gender and Power in the Language Classroom, Co-recipient.
1995 Center for the Study of Western Hemispheric Trade of University of Texas and Texas A&M University, Latin American Studies Center University of Maryland, Center for International Business Education and Research. Funding for project Task Force for the Evaluation of Business Spanish, $10,000.
1994 Funding to participate Teaching Portfolio Project, UMCP.
1994 Funding from University of Maryland System for conference ASetting Up a Business Language Program. Co-recipient with D. Bass.
1994 Funding from CIBER (Center for International Business and Research) to develop course in Spanish conversation.
1993 Instructional Improvement Award for Enhancing Teaching, University of Maryland College Park. Funding for project "New Directions in TA Education: A Training Model for TAs in Foreign Languages."
1993 Funding from Army Research Institute for the development of a Spanish military language tutor (with Department of Linguistics).
1993 DRIF money, University of Maryland at College Park. Funding for "Contemporary Voices of Our Latino Communities."
1992, 1993 DRIF money, University of Maryland at College Park. Funding for "Foreign Language Dialogues."
1991 Improvement of Instruction Funds, University of Maryland College Park. $5,800. Co-recipient.
1990-1991 Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Maryland College Park. Fellow at Center for Teaching Excellence.
1988 Maryland State Board of Higher Education. $23,900 for Maryland Intensive Foreign Language Institute for French and Spanish Teachers. Co‑director.
1988 Fulcrum III Award for MacIntosh Computer Equipment for project, "The University of Maryland Computer-Based Language Immersion Project." Co-recipient.
EDITORIAL AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
1998-present Vice-President and Conference Chair of Greater Washington Area Teachers of Foreign Languages.
1997 Member of the Advisory Board for a publication sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, Manual for Spanish and Portuguese for the Professions: Language for Special Purposes, Business Spanish. DC Heath, 1997.
1996 Served on promotion and review committees for The Catholic University of America and Thunderbird University.