Description of Teaching Responsibilities
Below are descriptions of my relevant teaching roles and responsibilities during the last five years. All experiences I taught as awhile at Yale University, Albertus Magnus College, and the Putney Student Travel high school program.
Instructor of Record
Introduction to Latin American Studies II, Yale UniversitySurvey Course of Literature and Political Movements in the Spanish-Speaking World from 1800 to the Present. A required lecture for all Yale undergraduates majoring in Latin American Studies. I adapted a common departmental syllabus by adjusting the course readings, and created all classroom materials, activities, and assessments. |
Spring 201822 students
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The Latin American Short Story, Albertus Magnus CollegeI served as an adjunct instructor at Albertus Magnus College and taught this survey course of Latin American short stories. I designed the syllabus, selected the readings, and created all classroom materials, assessments, and activities. This was an optional course for majors and minors in Spanish. |
Spring 20186 students |
Intermediate Spanish II, Yale UniversityUndergraduate class, introducing students to reading full novels and discussing literary, historical, and philosophical questions. Conducted entirely in Spanish. Course has a common syllabus for all instructors. I created all classroom materials as well as activities and graded all student work. |
Spring 201510 Students
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Intermediate Spanish I, Yale UniversityUndergraduate class aiming at refining students’ language skills through the study of short stories, films, and plays. Conducted entirely in Spanish. Course has a common syllabus for all instructors. I created all classroom materials as well as activities and graded all student work. |
Fall 201410 Students
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Elementary Spanish II, Yale UniversityUndergraduate class developing all four language skills and introducing students to the cultural features of diverse Spanish-speaking communities, through songs, movie clips, and poems. Conducted entirely in Spanish. Course has a common syllabus for all instructors. I created all classroom materials as well as activities and graded all student work. |
Spring 201416 Students
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Elementary Spanish I, Yale UniversityUndergraduate class introducing listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Spanish. Emphasis on communicative skills. Conducted entirely in Spanish. Course has a common syllabus for all instructors. I created all classroom materials as well as activities and graded all student work. |
Fall 201314 Students
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Teaching Assistant
Introduction to Latin American Studies II, Yale UniversitySurvey Course of Literature and Political Movements in the Spanish-Speaking World from 1800 to the Present. A required lecture for all Yale undergraduates majoring in Latin American Studies. I developed a syllabus of topics and complementary readings for my discussion section and was responsible for creating all classroom materials, activities, and assessments. |
Spring 201625 students
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Study Abroad Program Leader and Instructor
Language Learning Argentina, Putney Student TravelCoordinated and led a four-week language immersion and service work trip through Buenos Aires and the interior of Argentina for 16 high schoolers from the US. I was responsible for arranging accommodations, food, travel, and activities for the participants as well as planning language instruction opportunities and managing a program budget. |
Summer 201716 Students
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