| C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E | ||
| Updated July 2023 | ||
| Thomas J. Mathews, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Spanish Department of World Language & Culture |
Weber
State University 1395 Edvalson St. Dept. 1403 Ogden, UT 84408 tmathews@weber.edu |
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| EDUCATION | ||
| Ph.D. Linguistics. University of Delaware. Newark, Delaware. May, 1992. | ||
| M.A. Spanish. Middlebury College. Middlebury, Vermont. August 1984. | ||
| B.A. Spanish Education. Weber State College. Ogden, Utah. May 1981. | ||
| Graduated from Bevery Hills High School. Beverly Hills, California. June 1974. | ||
| PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS / EMPLOYMENT | ||
| 1996-2023 (retired) |
Weber State University.
Ogden, Utah. Professor of Spanish, 2005 Chair, School of Performing Arts, 2022-2023 Chair, Dept. of Foreign Languages, 2007-2010 Associate Professor of Spanish, 1998 Assistant Professor of Spanish, 1996 |
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| 1991-1996 | Brigham Young University.
Provo, Utah Assistant Professor of Spanish · Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese |
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| 1990-1991 | University of Utah. Salt
Lake City, Utah Assistant Instructor of Spanish · Dept. of Languages & Literature |
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| 1989-1990 | Illinois State University.
Normal, Illinois Lecturer of Spanish · Dept. of Foreign Languages |
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| 1985-1989 | University of Delaware.
Newark, Delaware Instructor · Dept of Foreign Languages, 1988 Teaching Assisstant · Dept. of Linguistics, 1985 |
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| 1984-1985 | University of Utah. Salt
Lake City, Utah Teaching Fellow · Dept. of Languages & Literature |
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| 1981-1982 | Wahlquest Junior High School.
Weber County, Utah Spanish Teacher · also taught Art and Typing |
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| OTHER TEACHING EXPERIENCE | ||
| 2019-2020 | Weber High School.
Bridge Program. I co-taught an upper division year-long Spanish course (SPAN 3116 Pop Culture: Film Media and Entertainment) with Melanie Malan. |
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| 2008-2017 | Southern Oregon University. Summer Language
Institute (M.A. Program). Guanajuato, Mexico. I have taught graduate courses on methods, teaching culture and teaching grammar for proficiency, and second language acquisition theory. |
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| 2007-2008 | National foreign langauge standards workshop: A Utah perspective. (With Cheryl M. Hansen). Sponsored by the Utah State Office of Education. | |
| 1998-1999 | Teaching with standards: Using the State and National Standards in foreign languages classrooms. (With Jeff Stokes). A three credit-hour in-service summer workshop for foreign language teachers sponsored by the Utah State Office of Education. | |
| 1997-1999 | University of Southern Mississippi. (M.A. Program). Morelia, Mexico: I taught graduate courses in Spanish linguistics and pedagogy. | |
| SCHOLARLY WORK | ||
| Publications | ||
| 2013 | A complete guide to written accent marks in Spanish: with exercises. Orgle Press: San Francisco. (98 pages). ISBN: 978-1491261408 | |
| 2007 | Are teachers really fossilized? A look at the grammatical competence of foreign language teachers. Connections: A journal for foreign language educators, 1, 49-60. | |
| 2004 | Ongoing Assessment of a University Foreign Language Program. (With Cheryl M. Hansen). Foreign Language Annals, 37, 4, 630-640. | |
| 2003 | Study Guide for Paula by Isabel Allende. Salt Lake City, UT: Human Pursuits. | |
| 2000 | The acquisition of sexist morphology by native and non-native speakers of Spanish. Journal of the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters, 77, 178-184. | |
| 1998 | Review of Nance, K. A., & Rivera, I. J. Aprendizaje: Técnicas de composición. In Hispania, 81, 115. | |
| 1996 | A case for increasing negative affect in foreign language classes. Language Learning Journal, 13, 38-41. | |
| 1995 | Avoiding sexist language in composition: Complementary solutions in Spanish and English. Mid-Atlantic Journal of Foreign Language Pedagogy, Spring 1995, 72-82. | |
| 1993 | Review of Labarca, A. & Hendrickson, J. M. Nuevas dimensiones. (2nd ed.). In Hispania, 76, 94-95. | |
| 1992 | Development of a foreign language placement test using item response scoring on a multiple-choice cloze test. University of Delaware: Doctoral Dissertation. University Microfilm International. 267 pages. | |
| 1992 | Using Strategic Interaction in L2 writing. (With Roberta Church Jacquet). Hispania, 75, 171-176. | |
| 1992 | Review of Hatch, E. & Lazaraton, A. The research Manual: Design and statistics for applied linguistics. New York: Newbury House. In Language Learning, 42, 429-432. | |
| 1988 | The multiple-choice cloze test as a placement examination: A critical analysis. Delaware Papers in Linguistics, 1, 38-52. | |
| 1988 | A non-linear account of resyllabification: Two phenomena in Puerto Rican Spanish. The Penn Review of Linguistics, 12, 147-160. | |
| · Also presented at the Twelfth Annual Pen Linguistics Colloquium, February, 1988. | ||
| Presentations & Workshops | ||
| 2022 | Two imperfections in Spanish orthography: A suggestion for the Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española. Presented at the Southwest Conference on Language Teaching, Reno, NV, March 24-26, 2022. | |
| 2022 | The Role of Foreign Language Proficiency in the Liberal Arts & Humanities. Presented at the Utah Foreign Language Association, Salt Lake City, UT. February 12, 2022. | |
| 2021 | Inclusive teaching: Responding to difficult moments in the classroom. (With Melina Alexander & Aubrey Jones). Presented at the Foreign Language Department Faculty Retreat, Ogden, UT. August 25, 2021 | |
| 2020 | Using strategic role-play to improve interpersonal communication. (With Isabel Asensio). Presented at the Annual Conference of the Utah Foreign Language Association, Orem, UT. February 14, 2020. | |
| 2020 | The end of the proficiency movement: Will history repeat itself? Presented at the Annual Conference of the Utah Foreign Language Association, Orem, UT. February 14, 2020. | |
| 2019 | Inclusive teaching: Responding to difficulty moments in the classroom. (With Melina Alexander, Teacher Education, & Adrienne Andrews, WSU Assistant Vice President for Diversity). Workshop conducted at the Weber State University New Faculty Retreat, Midway, UT. August 15-16, 2019. | |
| 2019 | Prosodic phonology: Practice and play with Spanish rhythm and intonation. Presented at the Southwest Conference on Language Teaching, Fort Worth, TX. March 29-30, 2019. | |
| · Also presented at the Annual Conference of the Utah Foreign Language Association, Ogden, UT. February 14, 2019. | ||
| 2019 | Two imperfections in Spanish orthography: A suggestion for the Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española. Presented at the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, Ogden, UT. March 23, 2019. | |
| 2018 | What do I do? Responding to difficult moments in the classroom. (With Melina Alexander, Teacher Education, & Teresa Holt Martinez, Center for Community Engaged Learning). Workshop conducted at the Weber State University New Faculty Retreat, Midway, UT. August 16-17, 2018 | |
| 2018 | The differentiated classroom/Feedback & Error Correction. Three-hour workshop for all Dual Immersion, Secondary Continuation and Bridge Instructors at the Annual Utah Dual Language Immersion Institute. University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. August 8, 2018. | |
| 2018 | Un enfoque en la forma: ideas para enseñar la gramática y corregir errores. (With John Trimble). Presentation to Bridge instructors sponsored by the Utah State Office of Education and the L2TReC at the University of Utah, Layton High School. March 27, 2018 | |
| 2018 | Juggling Classes. (With Jared Nebeker, Syracuse High School, & Melanie Malan, Weber High School). Presented at the Southwest Conference on Language Teaching, Santa Fe, NM. February 22-24, 2018. | |
| 2018 | The case for literature. Presented at the Annual Conference of the Utah Foreign Language Association, Ogden, UT; February 15, 2018. | |
| 2017 | Classroom routine: What works and why. Presented at the Southwest Conference on Language Teaching, Oklahoma City, OK; March 3-4, 2017. | |
| 2017 | The first five minutes: A fresh look at the warm-up. Presented at the Utah Foreign Language Association, Orem, UT. February 9, 2017. | |
| 2016 | Standards, proficiency and assessment. (With John Trimble). Invited to present a workshop with the Dual Language Immersion (K-6) and Spanish faculty (7-9) at North Davis Preparatory Academy, Layton, UT; August 16, 2016. | |
| 2016 | Poor sandhi, bad timing and a lazy habit: On improving Spanish pronunciation in native-speakers of English. Presented as BEST OF UTAH at the Annual Meeting of the Southwest Conference on Language Teaching, Honolulu, HI; March 3-5, 2016. | |
| · First presented at the Annual Meeting of the Utah Foreign Language Association, Ogden, UT; February, 19, 2015. | ||
| 2016 | Develop oral proficiency with scenarios: Strategic Interaction revised. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Utah Foreign Language Association, Orem, UT; February 18, 2016. | |
| 2015 | Three bad habits: Improve Spanish pronunciation in native English speakers. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, San Diego, CA; November 20-23, 2015. | |
| 2015 | Using scenarios to build oral proficiency: Strategic Interaction revisited. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southwest Conference on Language Teaching, Denver, CO; February 27-28, 2015. | |
| 2014 | La adquisición de idiomas: hay esperanza para los adultos. Invited presentation at the 25th Annual Language Conference of the 300th Military Intelligence Brigade (Linguist), Draper, UT; March 8, 2014. | |
| 2013 | Language Acquisition and Assessment for Bilingual Education. Invited to present a workshop for elementary and middle school teachers at Ogden Preparatory Academy, October 4, 2013. | |
| 2013 | The challenges in Chinese immersion programs: Drawing Strength from the Surrounding Community. Invited panel participant at the Western Conference of the Association of Asian Studies, Ogden, UT; September 28, 2013. | |
| 2013 | Simple statistics for teachers: A tool kit for action research. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southwest Conference on Language Teaching, Henderson, NV; April 4-6, 2013. | |
| · Also presented at the Annual Meeting of the Utah Foreign Language Association, Ogden, UT; November 8, 2012. | ||
| 2013 | Language Teaching and Language Acquisition. Invited to present a workshop with the faculty at North Davis Preparatory Academy, Layton, UT; August 13, 2013. | |
| 2012 | This is a test: Let's make our assessments match our goals for proficiency. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southwest Conference on Language Teaching, Phoenix, AZ; April 12-14, 2012. | |
| · Also presented at the Annual Meeting of the Utah Foreign Language Association, Orem, UT; November 3, 2011. | ||
| 2011 | A new classroom grammar for world languages, or OMG! How are we supposed to stay in the target language 90% of the time! Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southwest Conference of Language Teachers, Fort Worth; TX. April 7-9, 2011. | |
| · Also presented at the Annual Meeting of the Utah Foreign Language Association, Orem, UT; November 11, 2010. | ||
| 2011 | A queer analysis of García Lorca's La casa de Bernarda Alba. Presented at the Décimo Congreso Internacional de Literatura Hispánica, San Juan, PR; March 2-5, 2011. | |
| · Also presented at the Annual Meeting of the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters, Utah State University, Logan, UT. April 12, 2002. | ||
| · Awarded "BEST PAPER" in the Letters division, November 2002. | ||
| 2009 | The Future of Language. Participated as a panelist in the series Critical Conversations: Diverse Voices Explore the Humanities in the 21st Century, Weber State University, Ogden, UT; November 11, 2009. | |
| 2009 | Free student audio blogs in beginning Spanish classes. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southwest Conference on Language Teaching, Norman, OK. April 2-4; 2009. | |
| 2008 | National foreign language standards workshop: A Utah perspective. (With Cheryl M. Hansen) Sponsored by the Utah State Office of Education, Salt Lake City, UT; June 9-13, 2008. | |
| · Also taught June 11-15, 2007. | ||
| 2007 | Confessions of a grammar junky or How the standards keep me normal. Invited keynote speaker at the annual in-service meeting for world language teachers in the Alpine School District, Orem, UT; October 15, 2007. | |
| 2007 | Three problematic grammatical structures among Spanish teachers. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southwest Conference on Language Teaching, Las Vegas, NV; April 12-14, 2007. | |
| 2006 | Spanish intonation & rhythm: A guide to practice and teaching. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Utah Foreign Language Association, Orem, UT; November 2, 2006. | |
| · Also presented at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Southwest Conference on Language Teaching, Irvine, TX; April 7-9, 2005. | ||
| 2006 | Second language acquisition: Methods, ideas and a bit of history. Part one of a two part workshop for the foreign language teachers at the Ogden Preparatory Academy, Ogden, UT; September 28, 2006. | |
| · Part two: Theory, method and technique: What we should do in class. A workshop for the foreign language teachers at the Ogden Preparatory Academy. Ogden, UT; October 26, 2006. | ||
| 2005 | Teaching poetry in Spanish: The workshop model. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association, Coeur d'Alene, ID; October 21, 2005. | |
| 2004 | Problems in the traditional phonetic representation of several phonemes in Spanish. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association, Boulder, CO; September 30-October 2, 2004. | |
| · Also presented at the Annual Meeting of the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT; April16, 2004. | ||
| 2002 | Ongoing assessment of a university foreign language program. (With Cheryl M. Hansen). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Salt Lake City, UT; November 22-24, 2002. | |
| · Also presented at the Annual Meeting of the Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association, Scottsdale, AZ; October 10-12, 2002. | ||
| 2002 | Implementing the standards in foreign language classes. (With Tony Spanos, Alicia Giralt, and Cheryl M. Hansen). Two day workshop for the Foreign Language Teaching in the Murray School District, Murray, UT; January 31 and February 12, 2002. | |
| 2001 | Three problematic grammatical structures among Utah Spanish teachers: What do we know and when do we know it? Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association, Vancouver, BC; October 11-13, 2001. | |
| · Also presented at the Annual Meeting of the Utah Foreign Language Association, Provo, UT; October 25, 2001. | ||
| 2001 | Scenarios for interactive group participation: Using "Strategic Interaction" to enhance proficiency. Presented at the Central States Conference on Language Teaching, Indianapolis, IN; April 26-28, 2001. | |
| · Based on peer evaluations, this paper was selected as "Best of SWCOLT" when it was first presented at the 17th Annual Meeting of the Southwest Conference on Language Teaching, Salt Lake City, UT; March 16-18, 2000. | ||
| · Also presented at the Annual Meeting of the Rocky Mountain Modern Languages Association, Santa Fe, NM; October 14-16, 1999. | ||
| 2000 | Two studies of sexist morphology in Spanish. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association, Boise, ID; October 12-14, 2000. | |
| 2000 | The acquisition of sexist morphology by native and non-native speakers of Spanish. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters, Cedar City, UT; April 14, 2000. | |
| · Formerly presented at the 15th Annual Meeting of the Southwest Conference on Language Teaching, Phoenix, AZ; April 23-25, 1998. | ||
| 1999 | The Spanish subjunctive made easy: A guide for teachers. Presented at the 16th Annual Meeting of the Southwest Conference on Language Teaching, Reno, NV; April 8-10, 1999. | |
| 1999 | American Sign Language in Utah schools: Is it really a foreign language? Presented at the 16th Annual Meeting of the Southwest Conference on Language Teaching, Reno, NV; April 8-10, 1999. | |
| · Also presented (with Joan D. Patterson) at the Annual Meeting of the Utah Foreign Language Association, Ogden, UT; November 11, 1998. | ||
| 1996 | Using dramatic methods in the classroom: Strategic Interaction used for proficiency. Presented to the Golden Spike Empire Language Alliance, Kaysville, UT; November 20, 1996. | |
| 1995 | Modifying the Jazz Chant technique for use in Spanish classes. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, San Diego, CA; August 7-11, 1995. | |
| · Also presented at the Annual Meeting of the Utah Foreign Language Association, Salt Lake City, UT; October 5, 1995. | ||
| 1995 | Using "Strategic Interaction" to improve oral proficiency. Presented as BEST OF UTAH at the Joint Meeting of the Central States Conference on Language Teaching, Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teachers, Southwest Conference on Language Teaching, and the Northwest Council for Foreign Languages, Denver, CO; March 30-April 2, 1995. | |
| · Previously presented at the Annual Meeting of the Utah Foreign Language Association, Salt Lake City, UT; October 7, 1994. | ||
| 1994 | Identifying false beginners: Using item response theory in placement testing. Presented at the Research Special Interest Group of the Annual Meeting of the American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Atlanta; GA, November 19, 1994. | |
| 1994 | Two syllable final phenomena in Puerto Rican Spanish: A non-linear analysis. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Rocky Mountain Modern Languages Association, Colorado Springs, CO; October 27-19, 1994. | |
| 1994 | Cooperative learning using written strategic interaction and computers. (With Roberta Church Jacquet). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, Philadelphia, PA; August 7-11, 1994. | |
| 1994 | Avoiding sexist language in writing: Complementary solutions in Spanish and English. Presented at the Deseret Language and Linguistics Symposium, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT; March 3-4, 1994. | |
| 1992 | Raising the affective filter: A case for increased negative affect in foreign language classes. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Rocky Mountain Modern Languages Association, Ogden, UT; October 15-17, 1992. | |
| 1990 | Strategic Interaction: A method for teaching foreign languages. Presented at the Spring Workshop for Language Teachers, Illinois State University, Normal, IL; April 7, 1990. | |
| 1989 | Written Strategic Interaction between foreign language learners. (With Roberta Church Jacquet). Presented at the Second Annual First State Conference on Teaching in Higher Education, Delaware State College, Dover, DE. | |
| 1988 | A non-linear account of resyllabification: Two phenomena in Puerto Rican Spanish. Presented at the Twelfth Annual Pen Linguistics Colloquium. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. | |
| 1987 | Language play and adult language learning. (With James P. Lantolf, Gina Kelsey and Diane Howard). Presented at the Second International Symposium on Applied Psycholinguistics, Kassel, Germany. | |
| Non-Academic Publications & Presentations | ||
| 2017 | Invited speaker, with Ogden City Council Member Marcia White, at WSU Pride Rally on “Inclusion on Campus”. Ogden, UT; October 11, 2017. | |
| 2016 | Invited Speaker at WSU Pride Rally on “How has Weber State Changed?” Ogden, UT; October 11, 2016. | |
| 2014 | Constitution day address: Debating same sex marriage and the Constitution. Invited to participate on stage with William Duncan (Southerland Institute) and Clifford Rosky (Director, Equality Utah); moderated by Doug Gibson (Opinion Editor, Standard Examiner). Part of the American Democracy Project, co-sponsored by the Olene Walker Institute. Ogden, UT; September 18, 2014. | |
| 2012 | LGBTQ: Changing the conversation – A town hall discussion. (With Michelle Paustenbaugh, Susan Hafen and Jennifer Mitchell). Panel presentation and discussion. WSU Diversity Conference, Oct. 2012. | |
| 2002 | What my mission did for me: Professionally, spiritually and ¿sexually? Presented by invitation at the Affirmation Annual Mission Reunion, Wasatch Chapter. Salt Lake City, UT, October 4, 2002. | |
| 2002 | My gay agenda: Get up, feed the cat, go to work.... Visiting lecturer in Political Science 4070: Sex Roles and the Law at Weber State University (taught by Sandra Powel). March 12, 2002. | |
| 2000 | The thrice-tied knot: The story of a late bloomer. Awarded second place prize ($500) in the Affirmation Non-Fiction Writing Contest, held in conjunction with the 23rd Annual Affirmation Conference, Washington, D.C, October 7-9, 2000. | |
| 1998 | Comments on the ethics of same-sex marriage. Presentation at the Utah Chapter meeting of PFLAG--Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, Salt Lake City, UT, October 21, 1998. | |
| 1998 | The pursuit of happiness: What do gay Mormons do after they come out? Presented at the 1998 Sunstone Symposium, Salt Lake City, UT, July 29-August 1, 1998. | |
| 1998 | Coming out in Utah: A personal story. Presented to the Delta Lambda Sappho Union, Weber State University, April 20, 1998. | |
| 1998 | Gay marriage: Do our perceptions on human rights require revision? (With Jane Marquart, J.D.) Presented at the WSU Honors Issues Forum, April 9, 1998. | |
| 1997 | The pursuit of happiness: What's there to do after we come out? Presented in conjunction with National Coming Out Day at a meeting co-sponsored by Wasatch Affirmation and the Weber State Delta Lambda Sappho Union. Weber State University, Ogden, UT, October 12, 1997. | |
| 1997 | An ethics for same-sex marriage. Presented at the 20th Annual Affirmation Conference, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, August 21-24, 1997. | |
| 1996 | Christian sexual ethics and same-sex marriage: What can we learn from each other? Presented at the 1996 Sunstone Symposium, Salt Lake City, UT, August 14-17, 1996. | |
| 1996 | Man of slack faith so long: Coming out at BYU. Presented at the semi-annual Affirmation Returned Missionary Reunion, Salt Lake City, UT, April 6, 1996. | |
| · Also presented at the annual Family Fellowship Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, May 4, 1996. | ||
| GRANTS & AWARDS | ||
| 2023 | Profesor Emeritus of Spanish. Weber State University (with retirement) | |
| 2023 | Aldous Dixon Award. Recipients have demonstrated careers of excellence and have gone above and beyond the call of duty to support students. ($2000) | |
| 2023 | Socio de la Orden de José Martí. Spanish National Honor Society. Nominated by the WSU Chapter. | |
| 2023 | Outstanding Weber Service · Teaching and Learning Forum. Weber State University. ($500) | |
| 2021 | Certificate of Proficiency in Spanish. Weber State University. | |
| 2021 | Lifetime Achievement Award. Granted by the Utah Foreign Language Association in recognition of dedicated service to the profession, students and the multilingual world. | |
| 2017 | UFLA: Pat Buckner Collaborative Grant. Funds to subsidize an investigation into credit given for introductory Spanish classes at WSU, SLCC, UVU and the University of Utah. ($1,000) | |
| 2016 | AHA! Faculty Award: Given annually to an exceptional faculty member by the College of Arts and Humanities Advisory Council. | |
| 2016 | Best of Utah. Costs paid to present my UFLA Session (2014) at the SWCOLT Annual Conference in Hawaii ($1,800). | |
| 2015 | Hemingway Collaborative Grant, WSU: Increased development of the WSU Linguistics Minor. With Aaron Ashley, Mark LeTourneau, Rosmary Conover, David Byrd, Timothy Conrad and Susan McKay ($3,690). | |
| 2011 | Hemingway Collaborative Grant, WSU: Trial and norming of 'STAMP' as a test for foreign language credit. With Erika Daines, Cheryl Hansen, Lisa Lay and Melissa Pittman ($1,062) | |
| 2009 | Hemingway Vitality Grant, WSU: to participate in China Bridge Delegation sponsored by the College Board and Hanban/Confucius Institute. With Cheryl M. Hansen ($900) | |
| 2003 | Utah Foreign Language Association Vitality Award: for travel to Spain while on sabbatical leave ($1,000) | |
| 2002 | Best Paper in Letters, Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters ($250) | |
| 2000 | Diversity Instructional Support Task Force, WSU: with Eva Szalay, grant for the ($1,500) | |
| 1998 | Hemingway Faculty Vitality Award, WSU: to purchase Rosetta Stone Language Library CD-ROM software and implement in Spanish and German classes. With Tony Spanos, Bob Belka, Erica Daines and Jeff Stokes | |
| 1995 | College of Humanities Summer Research Grant, BYU: ($2,962) | |
| 1994 | College of Humanities Summer Research Grant, BYU: ($2,873) | |
| 1989 | General University Research Program Grant, UD: for test development related to my dissertation. With Angela Labarca ($1,200) | |
| PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES | ||
| Service to Professional Organizations | ||
| 2014-2020 | Utah State Board of Education · Dual Language Immersion Bridge Project-Curriculum Committee. WSU representative on the committee | |
| 2009-2020 | Registration Chair for the Annual Meetings of the Utah Foreign Language Association | |
| 2008-2019 | Executive Secretary/Treasurer for the Utah Foreign Language Association. Member of the Executive Board | |
| 2007-2019 | Chair of the UFLA Proficiency Certification Committee | |
| 1996-2019 | Webmaster for the Utah Foreign Language Association | |
| 2008-2010 | President of the
Southwest Conference on Language Teaching. Elected Member of the Board
of Directors 2003-2010. · Program Chair, 2007-2008 · President/Chair of the Board, 2008-2009 · Past President, 2009-2010 |
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| 2006-2009 | Member of the editorial board of Connections: A Journal for Language Teachers, SWCOLT: Berkeley, CA. | |
| 2005-2006 | President of the Utah Foreign Language Association (Past President 2006-07) | |
| 2003-2010 | Webmaster for the Southwest Conference on Language Teaching | |
| 2000 | Registration Committee Chair for the annual meeting of the Southwest Conference on Language Teaching, Salt Lake City (March) | |
| 2000-2001 | President of the Foreign Language Pedagogy Section of the Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association | |
| 1999-2001 | Editor of the Utah Foreign Language Association Newsletter (three issues annually) | |
| 1999-2005 | Member of the Peer Review Committee for the Fulbright Scholar Exchange Program | |
| 1997-1998 | President of the Utah Foreign Language Association (President Elect 1996-97; Past President 1998-99) | |
| 1996-1999 | Board member of the Golden Spike Empire Language Alliance | |
| 1996 | Program Chair for the Annual Conference of the Deseret Language and Linguistics Society, Brigham Young University | |
| 1995-1996 | President of the Utah Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (President Elect 1994-95) | |
| 1991-1995 | Utah Foreign Language Association executive board member, represented Brigham Young University | |
| 1994 | Registration Committee Chair for the annual meeting of the Southwest Conference on Language Teaching, Salt Lake City (April) | |
| 1994 | President of the Foreign Language Pedagogy Section of the Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association (October) | |
| Teaching Related Activities | ||
| 2005-2021 | College of Education Teacher Education Admission Interviews: I helped design and reformat the interview process and participate in the student interviews twice each year. | |
| 2020 | Attended AP World Language and Cultures Symposium. Sponsored by the College Board. September 17 and 26, 2020. | |
| 2015 | Attended the 2nd WSU LGBT Retreat, Ogden, UT, April 10-11, 2015. | |
| 2014 | The Matthew Shepard Scholarship Committee, with the FS-GSA, Equality Weber, and WSU Center for Diversity and Unity, hosted Utah Premier of "Matt Shepard is a Friend of Mine", April 7, 2014. | |
| 2014 | Attended the 1st WSU LGBT Retreat. Ogden, UT, February 20-21, 2014. | |
| 2013-2014 | Dual Language Immersion Advisory Board member (Utah) | |
| 2011-2015 | Linguistics Minor Advisory Committee member | |
| 2010-2014 | University Council for Teacher Education: Content Assessment Group | |
| 2010 | Member of the Spanish Content Advisory Committee for the National Evaluation Series: made benchmark assessments of the teacher certification testing program. Saint Louis, MO, July 21, 2010. | |
| 2010 | Participated in statewide review of benchmarks for the Praxis II Exam for foreign language students. May 7, 2010. | |
| 2009 | China Bridge Delegation sponsored by the College Board and Hanban/Confucius Institute: With Cheryl M. Hansen and about 35 other Utah language teachers and administrators, I went to China to visit educational institutions and get to see and begin understand Chinese culture. December 2 - 10, 2009. | |
| 2009 | Attended Weber State "Safe Zone" training. | |
| 2004 | Attended a one-month training course for teachers of Spanish for Business at the Cámara de Comercio e Industria de Madrid. | |
| 2001 | English 4420--Phonology and Syntax for ESL Teachers. I taught two sections of this course as part of the Bilingual Endorsement program for the Granite School District. | |
| 2001 | Education 4250--Second Language Acquisition. I taught this course part of the Bilingual Endorsement program for the Granite School District. | |
| 2000 | Women's studies 4900E/ForLang 3320--I taught this cross-listed course on Language and Power with Eva Szalay. | |
| 1998-2000 | Honors 2920--Five times I taught a writing course based on the bi-weekly Honors Issues Forum 1997 | |
| 1997 | Completed Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) Training with ACTFL. Phoenix, AZ) | |
| 1993 | Directed BYU Study Abroad Program in Concepción, Chile. Winter semester (January-April) | |
| 1986-1987 | Director of Spanish Immersion Summer Camps for High School Students in Delaware. | |
| Community Activities | ||
| 2015-2022 | Ogden City Language Certification. I coordinated language proficiency interviews for Ogden City Employees. | |
| 2017-2020 | GLSEN Northern Utah Chapter, treasurer and founding board member 2015-2017. | |
| 2015-2017 | Ogden OUTReach Resource Centers, board member | |
| COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS | ||
| National, Regional, State Committees & Organizations | ||
| 2017 | ACTFL Research and Assessment Committee: Reviewer | |
| 2008-2012 | Governor's World Languages Council | |
| 1998-1999 | Participated in the Regents' Task Force on General Education as a representative of the WSU College of Arts and Humanities | |
| University Committees | ||
| 2021-2023 | Dual Enrollment Subcommittee of the Student Success Steering Committee (SSSC) | |
| 2020-2022 | University Committee on Assessment, Chair · Faculty Senate Committee | |
| 2019 | WSU 21st Annual Diversity Conference Planning Committee—I was also on the Workshop & Presentation Subcommittee | |
| 2017-2019 | Faculty Board of Review, Chair · Faculty Senate Committee | |
| 2013-2022 | Faculty/Staff Gay Straight Alliance · President 2014-2022 |
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| 2012-2017 | University Committee: Equality Weber—LGBTQ Resource Group | |
| 2014-2017 | Constitutional Review, Apportionment, and Organization · Faculty Senate Committee | |
| 2012-2016 | Linguistics Minor Advisory Committee | |
| 1999-2016 | Matthew Shepard Scholarship Committee · Chair 2007-2016 |
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| 2013-2014 | Search Committee for the Special Assistant to the President for Diversity, Chair | |
| 2011-2014 | WSU Faculty Senate member representing the College of Arts & Humanities | |
| 2010-2011 | Women's Studies Program, Five Year Review Committee | |
| 2004-2009 | University Council for Teacher Education | |
| 2003-2011 | University Medical Benefits Advisory Committee | |
| 2002-2005 | University Committee on Assessment | |
| 1998-2001 | Instructional Support Task Force of the University Diversity Committee | |
| College Committees | ||
| 2022-2023 | College of Health Professions, Rank Tenure and Promotion Evaluation Committee | |
| 2021-2022 | Department of Communication Rank, Tenure and Promotion Committee | |
| 2020-2021 | Rank Tenure and Promotion Mentor, Assistant to the Dean | |
| 2018-2019 | Arts and Humanities Rank, Tenure and Promotion | |
| 2016-2018 | Arts and Humanities Diversity Task Team | |
| 2016-2017 | Arts and Humanities Rank, Tenure and Promotion, Chair | |
| 2015-2016 | Department of Communication Rank, Tenure and Promotion Committee | |
| 2014-2015 | Arts and Humanities Rank, Tenure and Promotion | |
| 2010-2015 | Master of Education Advisory Council for the College of Education | |
| 2006-2007 | Department of Communication Rank, Tenure and Promotion Committee | |
| 2009-2010 | Arts and Humanities Creative/Strategic Planning Committee | |
| 2004-2005 | Arts and Humanities Committee on Course Evaluation | |
| 2001-2007 | Arts and Humanities Committee on Teaching | |
| 1997-2001 | Arts and Humanities Hearing Officer | |
| Depatmental Committees | ||
| 2021-2022 | Department Rank, Tenure and Promotion Committee, Chair | |
| 2017-2023 | Department Curriculum Committee | |
| 2001-2017 | Department of Foreign Languages Assessment Committee, Chair | |
| 2005-2016 | Department Committee on Rank, Tenure and Promotion | |
| 1996-1997 | Teaching and Learning Task Force of the University Diversity Committee | |
| 1995-1996 | Department Executive Committee: Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Brigham Young University | |
| 1991-1996 | Majors and Minors Committee: Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Brigham Young University | |
| 1991-1994 | University Medical Pre-professional Advisement Committee, Brigham Young University | |
| Supervising, Advising & Evaluating | ||
| 2022-2023 | Chair, School of Performing Arts | |
| 2021-2023 | Advise Spanish Minors (A-L) | |
| 2019-2023 | Dual Language Immersion Endorsement Advisor | |
| 2012-2023 | Coordinator of European Studies minor program. Advise all students in the program and oversee the teaching of FL 3320 each spring semester. | |
| 2006-2023 | Supervised and coordinated assignments and lisason with Concurrent Enrollment courses in World Languages | |
| 2010-2016 | Spanish Section Coordinator, Dept. of Foreign Languages. | |
| 2000-2016 | Coordinator of Assessment of all Foreign Language Majors at Weber State and direct French, German and Spanish 4990 each semester. | |
| 2007-2010 | Chair, Department of Foreign Languages | |
| 2006-2021 | Advise all Spanish Teaching Majors and Minors | |
| 2006-2010 | Department Supervisor for Adjunct Faculty | |
| 2004-2009 | Faculty Advisor WSU Student Gay Straight Alliance | |
| 2000-2006 | Participated in evaluation of high school students in Concurrent Enrollment classes | |
| 1997-2006 | Coordinator of Latin American Studies program. Advised all students in the program. | |
| 2000 | Judge for the Deseret News/KSL Sterling Scholar | |
| 1997-1999 | Foreign Language Instructional Materials and Textbook Advisory Committee for the Utah State Office of Education | |
| 1991-1996 | Supervisor of 300-level Spanish grammar and composition sequence: Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Brigham Young University | |
| 1995, 1999 | Consultant to the Utah State Office of Education: Read and evaluated foreign language education grant proposals for 1995 and 1999 | |
| 1990 | Consultant to the Illinois State Board of Education, Fifth-year review of Teacher Education program at MacMurray College, Jacksonville, IL (May) | |
| 1989-1990 | Coordinator of Saturday Morning Workshops for Foreign Language Teachers, Illinois State University (4 per year) | |
| 1989-1990 | Supervisor over Student Teachers in Foreign Languages, Illinois State University | |
| 1989-1990 | Supervisor of Graduate Student Teaching Assistants in Spanish, Illinois State University | |
| 1985-1987 | Coordinator of Language Lab for first-year Spanish Classes at the University of Delaware | |
| COURSES TAUGHT | ||
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Lower-division Courses |
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First Year Spanish |
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Second Year Spanish |
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Third Year Spanish |
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English as a Second Language II & III |
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Spanish Choir |
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Popular Culture · UTAH BRIDGE COURSE |
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Upper-division Courses |
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Advanced Grammar |
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Grammar and Composition |
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Advanced Conversation |
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Advanced Communication |
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Introduction to Literature |
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Literature: 20th Century Short Story |
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Literature: 20th Century Theater |
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Poetry Workshop |
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Survery of Hispanic-American Literature |
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Contemporary Culture through Conversation |
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Culture and Civilization of Spain |
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European Culture & Community |
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European Langauge & Society |
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European Studies (Social Linguistics Section) |
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Languages and Cultures of Europe |
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Language and Power |
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Phonetics and Phonology |
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English Phonology and Syntax |
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Spanish for Business |
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Advanced Methodology for Teaching L2 |
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Foreign Language Acquisition |
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Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages |
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Media and Technology in the Language Classroom |
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Second Language Acquisition for ESL |
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Directed Readings |
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Honors Issues Forum Class |
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Graduate Courses |
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Teaching Culture |
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Teaching for Proficiency |
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Teaching Grammar for Proficiency |
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The Spanish Verb |
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Communicative Grammar |
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Introduction to Applied Linguistics |
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Second Language Acquisition |
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Sociolinguistics and Culture |
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Innovative Methods for Teaching For. Langs. |
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Motivation and Affect in L2 Learners |
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Research Methods in Language Pedagogy |
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Utah Standards for FL |
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| PPROFESSIONAL & ACADEMIC ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS* | ||
| National | ||
| American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) | ||
| American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP) | ||
| Regional | ||
| Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association (RMMLA) | ||
| Southwest Conference on Language Teaching (SWCOLT) | ||
| State & Local | ||
| Utah Foreign Language Association (UFLA) | ||
| Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters (UASAL) | ||
| * All memberships ended or lapsed in 2023. | ||