SUNY Adirondack Community College
Spanish Instructor (Fall 2018 to date)
Spanish 101
Introductory Spanish Language and Culture
Spanish 102
Second-semester Spanish Language and Culture
Spanish 206
Intermediate Spanish Conversation
Capital Region Language Center
Spanish Instructor (March 2017 – February 2018)
Small group course providing an introduction to Beginning Spanish with intensive work on interpersonal communication and interpreting and producing language in written and oral forms. Students explore diverse facets of Latin American identity through the interpretation of various forms of visual media. Students learn to speak and write in the past, present, and future, make descriptions, ask questions, make comparisons, accept and refuse invitations, give advice, and express hypothetical situations, emotions, and opinions.
French Instructor (March 2017 – February 2018)
Advanced conversation French course that reinforced the practice of oral communication in French through contemporary cultural materials from the Francophone world.
Rice University
Introduction to the Francophone World (Fall 2011)
This class was a third year course in French that met twice a week and entailed discussion sessions with students, most of which were majoring in French Studies. The class was a survey of French cultures outside of Europe and focused on historical, artistic, and philosophical components, paying close attention to the evolution of the concept of “Francophonie” since World War II.
Humanities 102 Civilization and Power: Readings from Machiavelli to Martin Luther King (Spring 2010)
This class was a interdisciplinary freshman seminar in the humanities that met three times a week; there were 19 students in the section. The course focused on a selection of great works in history, philosophy and art, where we explored through discussions and group activities what great thinkers and artists have felt and thought and how they have expressed this in fiction, philosophy and paint. Questions like the nature of man, the values we assign to reason and sentiment, and the ways in which we have come to understand “good” and “evil” were explored.
French 102 Elementary French Language and Culture II (Fall 2011)
The course was designed to develop the students’ linguistic abilities to understand, speak, read and write basic communicative exchanges in French using a communicative and immersive approach. The class met three times a week when pair activities, interactive games and role playing provided a platform to have spontaneous exchanges in French.
Houston Grand Opera
French Teacher (August 2010 – June 2011)
I taught the HGO’s studio artists individualized French language classes with an emphasis on interpersonal communication and the interpretation and production of language in written and oral forms. Giving great priority to pronunciation, we met three times a week to work on grammar and vocabulary activities one-on-one. In addition, we met as a group once a week to conduct discussions in French about cultural topics and expand communication skills.
University of Houston
French Instructor
French 1501 & 1502 (Spring 2001)
A basic beginning semester course for students with no previous study of French. Emphasis on speaking, writing, reading, and listening within the context of Francophone cultures.
Mentoring Experience
Literature Masterclasses in the Humanities (Fall 2011 and Spring 2012)
The goal of the class was to mentor undergraduate students to encourage research and scholarly development. Regular meetings with mentees throughout the year provided a space to discuss course theoretical materials, to edit students writing, and to prepare them to participate in each Masterclass seminar. We had 7 guest lecturers throughout the year with a final symposium where students presented their work.
