March 31, 2011

Silvia Rodríguez-Sabater

Department of Hispanic Studies College of Charleston

(843) 953-5882 rodriguezsabaters@cofc.edu

Education Doctor of Philosophy. Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. 1994-2001. Major: Hispanic Linguistics. Concentrations: Second Language Acquisition, Sociolinguistics, and Curriculum and Instruction. Dissertation: The Perception of Requests in Spanish by Instructed Learners of Spanish in the Second- and Foreign- Language Contexts: a Longitudinal Study of Acquisitional Patterns. Master of Arts. University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa. 1989-1991. Major: Applied Linguistics and Spanish. Thesis: Foreigner Talk and Teacher Talk: Same or Different? Licenciatura (Bachelor of Arts Degree). Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. 1982-1987. Major: English Language and Literature. Teaching Certificate: Secondary Education. Other Educational Experiences Medical Interpreting Training. National Center for Interpretation testing, Research and Policy at the University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona. July 11-16, 2005. Passed Medical Interpreter Competency Exam (MICE) in July 2005. American Council Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Oral Proficiency Interview Training. Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont. July 10-13, 2003. Graduate Diploma in Legal Translation. Escola d’Administració Pública de la Generalitat de Catalunya and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. 1988-1990. Concentrations: Spanish, English, and Catalan legal translation. Teaching Experience College of Charleston, Charleston, SC: Assistant Professor (Fall 2000-Spring 2006); Associate Professor (Fall 2006-present). Courses taught: Hispanic Studies: SPAN 101: Elementary Spanish I. SPAN 102: Elementary Spanish II. SPAN 150: Intensive Elementary Spanish. SPAN 201: Intermediate Spanish.

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SPAN 202: Intermediate Spanish II SPAN 250: Intensive Intermediate Spanish. SPAN 313: Spanish Composition. SPAN 323: Civilization and Culture of Spain II. SPAN 344: Advanced Grammar and Lexicon. SPAN 381: Introduction to Spanish Linguistics. SPAN 400: Service Learning. SPAN 448: Spanish Sociolinguistics. SPAN 496: Directed Reading (Hispanics and secondary education- Student: Amy Farley) SPAN 498: Independent Study (Service Learning in Costa Rica: Vida Joven –Student: Elisabeth Ellis; Education issues of Hispanic children in Charleston, SC- Student: Crystal Dowd). SPAN 499/LING 499: Bachelor’s Essay (Hispanics on Johns Island-Student: Amanda Grove; Teaching Spanish and English as an L2-Student: Stephanie Madison; The use of the diminutive in Mexican popular magazines for female teens-Student: Shivani Jani). SPAN 101-C, 102-C, 201-C, and 202-C: Supervision, curriculum development, and training of speaking peer-taught program. Honors: HONS 391: Bilingualism Issues: The bilingual community and the bilingual self. HONS 499: Bachelor’s Essay (Teaching Spanish in High School- Student: Mary Cameron Smith). Graduate Courses (M.Ed in Language and Language Education, and M.A. in Bilingual Legal Interpreting): LALE 601: Applied Linguistics. LALE 603: Second Language Acquisition. LALE 690: Pragmatics and Second Language Learning. SPAN 590/INTR 510: Language and Culture. Curriculum Development: SPAN 400: Service Learning: Hispanics in the U.S. SPAN 448: Spanish Sociolinguistics. LALE 601: Applied Linguistics. LALE 603: Second Language Acquisition. LALE 690: Pragmatics and Second Language Learning. Basic Language Program Coordination (May 2009-present):

o Curriculum development, assessment design and coordination: SPAN 101: Beginning Spanish I SPAN 102: Beginning Spanish II SPAN 201: Beginning Spanish III SPAN 190: Elementary Spanish I SPAN 200: Elementary Spanish II SPAN 202: Intermediate Spanish

o Supervision of 20+ faculty members, 80 sections and 2000+ students each semester;

o Orientation workshops; o Training of new faculty; o Classroom visits, reports and post observation conferences; o Book orders; o Faculty development workshops; o Organization of technology development workshops for Quia and MySpanishLab;

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o Conflict resolution mediator between students and faculty; o Basic Language Program page designer; o Coordination of common final exams; o Meeting with publishers for new materials; o Pilot (Spring 2010) and implementation (Fall 2010) new materials and technology

in SPAN 202 o Work with Custom editor in the creation of the SPAN 202 textbook Atando Cabos

for CofC o Creation of exams for Atando cabos (with Prof. Claudia Moran)

Indiana University, Bloomington, IN: Assistant Instructor (1994-1999); Lecturer and course supervisor (1999-2000). Courses taught: SPN 100: Elementary Spanish I. SPN 150: Elementary Spanish II. SPN 200: Second-Year Spanish I. SPN 250: Second-Year Spanish II. Wahlert High School, Dubuque, IA: Instructor (1992-1994). Courses taught: Spanish I, Spanish II, Spanish III, Spanish IV. Clarke College, Dubuque, IA: Adjunct Professor (1993). Courses taught: SPAN 112: Advanced Composition and Grammar. Mare de Deu del Carme, Terrasa, Spain: Instructor (1991-1992). Courses taught: English I, English II, English III, English IV. University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA: Teaching Assistant (1989-1991). Courses taught: 780.001: Elementary Spanish I. 780.002: Elementary Spanish II. 780.011: Intermediate Spanish. Publications Refereed Articles: Rodríguez-Sabater, S. and Weyers, J. R. (2010). Ning applications in teaching and administration. Academic Exchange Quarterly, 14 (4), pp. 86-91. Martínez-Gibson, E., Rodriguez-Sabater, S., Toris, C., and Weyers, J. (2010). A study of ser and estar in second language learners of Spanish. Southern Journal of Linguistics, 34 (1), pp. 49-74. Rodríguez-Sabater, S. (2005). Utilizing undergraduate peer teaching assistants in a speaking program in Spanish as an L2. Foreign Language Annals, 38 (4), pp. 533-543. Rodríguez, S. (2003). Programa de conversación a nivel elemental: metas, métodos y maestro-estudiantes [Elementary conversation program: goals, methods, and peer teachers]. Actas selectas del octavo congreso de didáctica del español (pp. 1-7). Rodríguez, S. (2001). Actividades para la enseñanza de pragmática en español como L2: el caso de los actos de habla [Activities for the teaching of Pragmatics in Spanish as an L2]. Actas selectas del sexto congreso de didáctica del español (pp. 1-12).

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Book chapter in edited volume (invited and refereed): Rodríguez-Sabater, S. (2008).“En una playa de Acapulco, les pregunté a unos mexicanos “¿me decís dónde puedo comprar un zumo?” “Por qué se habrán reído?” in Ewald, J. and Edstrom, A. M (pp. 61-70). El español a través de la lingüística: preguntas y respuestas. Somerville, MA: Cascadilla Press. Book Reviews: Rodríguez-Sabater, S. (under review). Review of Schauer, G. A. (2009). Interlanguage Pragmatic Development. The Study Abroad Context. London and New York: Continuum International Publishing Group. The Modern Language Journal. (Invited). Rodríguez, S. (2004). Review of Reagan, T. G. and Osborn, T. (2002). The foreign language educator in society: toward a critical pedagogy. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Earlbaum Associates, Inc. Critical Inquiry in Language Studies (vol. 1, no. 3, 2004). Rodríguez, S. (2001). Review of Turell, M. Teresa (Ed.). (2001). Multilingualism in Spain: Sociolinguistic and psycholinguistic aspects of linguistic minority groups. Clevedon, United Kingdom: Multilingual Matters. This review appeared in the Linguist network on April 16, 2001. Translation: Rodríguez-Sabater, S., Martínez-Gibson and C. Pope. (2005). Translation into Spanish of the OPTION Observing patient involvement scale by G. Elwyn, A. Edwards, M. Wensing, and R. Grol. Work in progress: Cambio de código en la prensa en castellano de Barcelona [codeswitching in the Spanish press in Barcelona] Service learning and the development of intercultural competence in the L2 classroom. Conference Presentations and Workshops Presentations: Service learning and intercultural competence in the L2 classroom. 2nd International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural Communication. Tucson, Arizona. January 29-31, 2010. Cambio de código en la prensa en castellano de Barcelona [Code switching in the Spanish press of Barcelona]. 2nd Biennial Meeting of the International Association for the Study of Spanish in Society. Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. March 27-29, 2008. Code switching in the Spanish press of Barcelona. Linguistics Series. College of Charleston, South Carolina. March 20, 2008. An overview of Linguistics for Medical Interpreting. The National Medical Interpreter Project for Children’s Hospitals. Web Conference. January 10-12, 2007. With A. Grove. Strangers in a foreign land: Hispanics in South Carolina. National Association of Hispanic and Latino Studies. Houston, TX. February 14-19, 2005.

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With E. Martínez-Gibson. To be or to be: the acquisition of ser and estar in second language learners of Spanish. 120th Modern Language Association Convention. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 26-30, 2004. Visual learning in L2 in the interpretive and presentational modes: the use of graphic organizers. The South Carolina Foreign Language Teachers’ Association. Columbia, South Carolina. February 21, 2004. The use of technology in foreign language program supervision. Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference. Charleston, South Carolina. October 9-11, 2003. Programa de conversación a nivel elemental: metas, métodos y maestro-estudiantes [Elementary conversation program: goals, methods, and peer teachers]. Octavo Congreso de Didáctica del Español. Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, Indiana. September 27, 2003. Students teaching students: a peer teaching program in Spanish as an L2. The International Society for Language Studies 2003 Conference. St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. April 30-May 2, 2003. Actividades para la enseñanza de pragmática en español como L2: el caso de los actos de habla [Activities for the teaching of Pragmatics in Spanish as an L2: the case of speech acts]. Sexto Congreso de Didáctica del Español. Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indiana. September 22, 2001. “They’re more direct here”: instances of pragmatic awareness and definitions of pragmatic concepts by L2 learners of Spanish in the study abroad context. The 54th Kentucky Foreign Language Conference. University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky. April 19-21, 2001. Writing in L2 Spanish: input comes first. Philological Association of the Carolinas. College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina. March 1-3, 2001. Language learning environment and the pragmatic acquisition of requests in Spanish as a L2. Fourth Hispanic Linguistic Symposium. Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. November 17-19, 2000. The acquisition of requests in the foreign- and second-language contexts. Second Language Research Forum. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis- St. Paul, Minnesota. September 23-26, 1999. El estudio de la pragmática de interlengua: cuestiones y metodologías [The study of interlanguage pragmatics: questions and methodologies]. Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain. May 28, 1999. The perception of appropriate requests in Spanish by native speakers of Spanish. The 52nd Kentucky Foreign Language Conference. University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky. April 22-24, 1999. With C. Muench and J. Yoon. Beyond a reasonable doubt: replicating and revising interlanguage pragmatics tasks. 12th Annual International Conference on Pragmatics and Language Learning. University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois. February 26-28, 1998.

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Lexical aspect and the acquisition of preterite and imperfect in Spanish as a foreign language. 1997 Colloquium on the Acquisition of Spanish and Portuguese. McGill University, Montreal, Canada. October 2-4, 1997. “Could you please send me the assignment?” Students’ requests to assistant instructors. 11th Annual International Conference on Pragmatics and Language Learning. University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois. April 17-19, 1997. Workshops given: Invited to participate in the daylong workshop on high impact practices and student learning as an expert on Service Learning. College of Charleston, South Carolina. May 14, 2010. Hispanics in the U.S. and service learning. Panel speaker in the Faculty Development Session on Civic Engagement. College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina. January 27, 2010. MySpanishLab introductory online workbook and course management system (with Jerry Spiller and/or Laura Plotts). Department of Hispanic Studies. College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina. January 8, February 18, March 2, 2010. Reading, writing, and lesson plans workshop. Department of Hispanic Studies. College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina. January 8, 2010. Oral presentation/interview workshops. Department of Hispanic Studies. College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina. October 18-19, 2009; November 9-10, 2010; March 16-17, 2010. Orientation workshops for the Spanish Basic Language Program. Department of Hispanic Studies. College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina. August 27-28, 2009; August 19-20, 2010. Guest speaker on the topic of Pragmatics in INTR 510: Language and Culture. College of Charleston, South Carolina. March 26, 2009. Trained colleague in Service Learning methodology. July-December 2008. The communicative approach and input processing. Department of Hispanic Studies. College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina. August 22, 2005, August 15, 2007, August 21, 2008. Oral proficiency guidelines applied to teaching of Spanish as an L2. Department of Hispanic Studies. College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina. January 11, 2005. Input processing. Department of Hispanic Studies. College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina. August 23, 2004. Workshops for the 2002 Lowcountry Institute for Language Teachers. Division of Languages/School of Education. College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina. July 15-26, 2002. Testing and grading in the communicative Spanish classroom. Department of Hispanic Studies, College of Charleston, South Carolina. October 4, 2001.

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Composition in the elementary Spanish foreign language classroom. Department of Hispanic Studies, College of Charleston, South Carolina. January 23, 2001. Teaching grammar in the communicative foreign language classroom. Department of Hispanic Studies, College of Charleston, South Carolina. September 19, 2000; August 17, 2001, August 19, 2002. Professional Activities Membership in Professional Organizations:

• American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL) since 1999. • American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP) since 1999. • American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) since 1999. • International Society for Language Studies (ISLS) since 2002. • Modern Language Association (MLA) since 1997. • National Association of Hispanic and Latino Studies (NAHLS) since 2004. • Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) since 1999-2005. • South Carolina Foreign Language Teachers’ Association (SCFLTA) since 2000. • The Linguist Network since 1994.

Honors and Recognitions:

• Global Scholar. College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina. September 8, 2009- present.

• Nominated for the Multicultural ExCEL Award “Faculty of the Year” (March 14, 2008).

• Recipient of the Certificate of Appreciation in Recognition of Initiatives Promoting Undergraduate Research in the Department of Hispanic Studies. Academic Affairs and School of Humanities and Social Sciences. College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina. January 14, 2002.

• Listed in the Directory of American Scholars. American Council of Learned Societies. November 2001.

• Twice Recipient of the TERA Teaching Excellence Awards. Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. 1998 and 1999.

• Twice rated outstanding instructor. Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. Fall 1998 and Spring 1999.

• Nomination for the Student Choice Award. Academic Affairs, Student Alumni Association, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. 1999.

• Sigma Delta Pi National Spanish Honor Society member since 1990. • Amity Institute Scholar. Amity Institute, Del Mar, California. August 1987 - June

1988. Grants for Research or Curriculum Development: Period Title Grantor Amount Funding 2010 R&D School LCWA $200 YES 2010 R&D Pearson $1500 YES 2010 R&D Hispanic Studies $1000 YES 2009 R&D School LCWA $1500 YES 2008 R&D School of Langs. $1000 YES 2007 R&D Hispanic Studies/ $1200 YES

School of Langs.

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2007 R&D College of Chas. $2056 YES 2005 R&D School of Hum $2300 YES & Soc. Sciences 2005 R&D Duke Endowment $20,000 YES 2005 R&D Division $1000 YES 2004 RUI NSF $166,932 NO 2004 SUR Undergrad. Studies $5000 NO 2003 R&D Int’l Business $2000 YES 2003 R&D Division $1500 YES 2002 Curriculum Honors $500 YES 2002 R&D Division $1000 YES 2001 Teaching CETL $1400 NO 2001 R&D Division $100 YES 2001 Teaching CETL $650 YES 2001 Research School of Hum $2500 YES & Soc. Sciences Director of Bachelor’s Essays and Independent Studies:

• Crystal Dowd’s Independent Study (with Service Learning Component) on Educational issues of Hispanic children in Charleston. January-May, 2010.

• Shivani Jani Bachelor’s Essay on the use and functions of the diminutive in Mexican pop magazines for female teens. August 2008-May 2009.

• Amy Farley’s Independent Study on Hispanic students in South Carolina and secondary education. January-June, 2006.

• Stephanie Madison’s Bachelor’s Essay on teaching and learning approaches in Spanish and English as a second language. January-December 2005.

• Amanda Grove’s Bachelor’s Essay entitled Strangers in a foreign land: Hispanics in South Carolina. December 2003-2004.

• Mary Cameron Stark’s Bachelor’s Essay entitled La importancia de la comunicación en la clase de español de lengua segunda: actividades y materiales para el aula [The importance of communication in the Spanish as a second language class: activities and materials for the classroom]. October 2000 - December 2001.

M.Ed. Comprehensive Exams/Portfolios/Theses:

• Hannah Salters (M.Ed. Portfolio) November 2010. • Glorimar Blanco (M.Ed. Portfolio) April 2010. • Yasiris Torres (M.Ed. Portfolio) November 2009. • Amira Pérez Potter (M.Ed. Portfolio) November 2009. • Marisol Castro (M.Ed Porfolio) December 2008. • Laura Childers (M.Ed Comprehensive Exam) December 2008. • Nicole Clements (M.Ed Portfolio) April 2008. • Marisol Castro (M.Ed Thesis Proposal) January-May, 2008. • Mandy Hoskins (M.Ed Portfolio) November 2007. • Elizabeth McCarthy (M.Ed Portfolio) November 2006. • Mary Connors (M.Ed Comprehensive Exam) September-October 2006. • Anna Michelle Rucker (M.Ed. Portfolio) August 2006. • Katie Beckham (M.Ed. Portfolio) November 2005. • Thomas Stawley (M.Ed Comprehensive Exam) May 2005.

Ph.D. Dissertation Consultant: • Amy VonCannon’s Ph.D. dissertation at the University of Iowa. April 2003-May

2004.

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• Mar G. Colón Plana’s Ph.D. dissertation Estudio de la pragmática de interlenguaje en la enseñanza virtual del inglés [The study of interlanguage pragmatics in the teaching of English on-line] at Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain. May 1999- May 2001.

Other Professional Activities:

Technology Workshops attended: • OAKS informational session. Teaching, Learning and Technology. College of

Charleston, August 17, 2010. • Instructional Strategies for Blended and on-line Learning. College of Charleston,

South Carolina. March 2, 2010. • Podcasting: Enhancing the experience of the Spanish course. Web Seminar. Wiley

Faculty Network. October 29, 2009. • MySpanishLab training. WebEx and on-site. College of Charleston, South Carolina,

October, 16, November 12, December 8, December 10, 2009, and April 27, 2010. • Quia online manual workshop. College of Charleston, South Carolina. April 9,

2009. • Wimba Voice tools workshop. College of Charleston, South Carolina. February 6,

2008. • Pre-ACTFL conference Teaching with Technology workshop in San Antonio, TX

(November 2007)

Linguistics/Teaching workshops attended: • Teaching Spanish writing as a process by Kim Potowski. Webinar organized by

Wiley Faculty Network. March 31, 2011. • Foreign language classroom assessment in support of teaching and learning by

Matt Poehner. Webinar organized by the Language Acquisition Resource Center (LARC) at San Diego State University and Center for Advanced Language Proficiency Education and Research (CALPER) at Penn State University. February 10, 2011.

• Annual 2010 ACTFL Convention. Boston, MA, November 19-21, 2010. • ACTFL Writing Proficiency Guidelines Familiarization workshop. Boston, MA.

November 18, 2010. • Achieving Intercultural Competence through Community Service Learning by Anne

Abbott. Pearson Speaking about World Languages Webinar. November 5, 2010. • Pearson Course redesign workshop. San Diego, California, September 24-25,

2010. • Una mirada al futuro: visualizing the future of Spanish education. Wiley Faculty

Network. Miami, Florida. November 5-7, 2009. • Linguistic landscape in Spain: English-Spanish mixing in signs and advertising by

E. Martínez-Gibson. Linguistics series. College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina. April 27, 2009.

• Teaching grammatical accuracy in L2 composition. Web seminar. Wiley Faculty Network. April 23, 2009.

• Oral Proficiency Interview Computer (OPIc) workshop. College of Charleston, South Carolina. October 7, 2008.

• Intercultural Competence Workshop. University of Arizona. Tucson, AZ. October 10-11, 2008.

• School of Languages, Cultures and World Affairs Retreat. August 2008. • Language Education in Multicultural Settings. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

Barcelona, Spain. January 2007.

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Other workshops attended: • Safe Zone workshop. Multicultural Student programs and Services. College of

Charleston, South Carolina. February 2, 2010. • IRB Training. Office of Research and Grant Administration. College of Charleston,

South Carolina. January, 2009.

Other: • SPAN 101 and SPAN 102 common final exam advisor. November-December 2005;

Fall 2007. • M.Ed. Comprehensive Exam/Portfolio Committee member. May 2005-present. • Advisory Oral Proficiency Interviews for Spanish majors with teaching

concentration. Department of Hispanic Studies, College of Charleston, South Carolina. August 2003-present.

• Classroom observations. Department of Hispanic Studies, College of Charleston, South Carolina. Spring 2003-2006; April-December 2008.

• Conducted Final Exam review session for SPAN 101 Elementary Spanish I. Foreign Language Tutoring Lab. College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina. November 30, 2001.

• Participated in the program S488 Spanish for teachers. Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. Fall 1994 and 1998.

Professional Skills Linguistics Skills:

• Strong knowledge of sociolinguistics areas such as cross-cultural pragmatics, intercultural communication, language in context, and bilingualism issues.

• Strong knowledge of applied linguistics areas such as second language acquisition, second language instruction, and curriculum development, including Service Learning methodology.

• Strong knowledge of Spanish Linguistics (phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax, and discourse)

• Knowledge of applied Spanish to the medical field. • Interpretation skills in the medical and community fields.

Language Skills:

• Spanish and Catalan: native speaker. • English: near native speaker. • French: Intermediate Mid. • Other languages studied: Italian and German.

Communication Skills: • Strong oral and written abilities in Spanish, English, and Catalan. • Strong interpersonal communication skills, especially teaching, supervising,

coordinating, and advising. • Able to quickly develop rapport with students and colleagues. • Strong knowledge of and practice in problem solving strategies. • Effective facilitator of the planning process and implementation skills. • Able to work well as a leader and/or member of a team.

Organizational Skills:

• Very strong organizational skills. • High level of enthusiasm and energy. • Skilled in personal goal setting.

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• Computer, Internet, and web 2.0 skills.

Service College of Charleston:

Faculty College Committees:

• Committee on Graduate and Continuing Education. May 2009-present. Elected Chair in May 2010 (also attend the Graduate Council and the Senate).

• Honors Program/Aiken Fellows/NCHC Review Committee. April 2008-May 2009. • Senator. August 2005-December 2006. • Recycling Committee. August 2004-May 2006. • Assessment of Institutional Effectiveness Committee. August 2001-May 2002; May

2002-August 2004 (chair). • The Graduate Council. August 2003-May 2005; August 2010-present.

College Advising:

• Advisor for the Global Scholars Program. Spring 2010-present. • Service learning faculty advisor. May 2007-December 2007. • Honors Advising. 2001-present.

Other College Committees:

• Conrad Festa Humanitarian Award Committee. March 2009. • Service learning director search. May-October 2008. • LCWA Task Force. May-October 2007. • Ad-hoc Committee on grading scales: August-December 2006. • “Why students leave” Task Force. September 2003-2004. • Rotary Scholars Language Interviews. College of Charleston, Charleston, South

Carolina. August 9, 2003. • Freshmen Retention Committee. January-April 2002. • Interdisciplinary Linguistics Minor. 2001-present. • Fullbright Selection Committee. October 2000. • Office of Admissions and Adult Student Services Open House Departmental

Representative. September 30, 2000. School of Languages, Cultures and World Affairs (former Division of Languages):

Curriculum issues: • Task force on Proficiency at the Elementary and Intermediate levels (Chair).

February-May 2010. • Faculty participant in the review process for the Bilingual Legal Interpreting

Program. March 22, 2010. • Leader of the session on Proficiency at the Elementary and Intermediate Levels.

School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs retreat. August 2009. • Co-led session at the School of Languages, Cultures and World Affairs retreat.

August 2008. • National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) Committee.

February 2003- August 2004. • Associate Director for the 2002 Lowcountry Institute for Language Teachers.

February, 2002-April 2003. M.Ed. issues:

• M.Ed. in Languages Advisor and Steering Committee. 2001-present.

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• M.Ed. in Languages and Language Education representative for December commencement. December 2009.

• Multimedia Center Task Force. August 2007-March 2008. • M.Ed. Comprehensive Exam/Portfolio Committee member. May 2005-present.

Other:

• Language Fair Committee. October 2001-February 2002. • Technology Committee. September 2001-August 2004.

Department of Hispanic Studies: Faculty Searches:

• Chair of Search Committee for three positions and MLA interviews, 2010-2011. • Member of Search Committee for Chair of Hispanic Studies, 2009-2010. • Member of Search and hiring Committee and MLA interviews, 2006-2007. • Member of Search and hiring Committee, 2005-2006. • Member of Search and hiring Committee and MLA interviews, 2004-2005.

Curriculum:

• Basic Language Program Coordinator. May 2009-present. • Common Final Proctor. May and December, 2009. • SPAN 275/344 curriculum committee. Spring 2009. • Revision of the Spanish major. March 2008-Feb 2009. • SPAN 202 textbook Committee. April-May 2008 (member); and October-

December 2009 (chair). • High beginners Curriculum Committee (chair). September-December 2006. • Medical Interpreting Curriculum Committee. 2005-2006. • SPAN 101 and SPAN 102 Common Final Committee (chair). November-December

2005. Student issues:

• Sigma Delta Pi committee member. Fall 2009. • Departmental Awards Committee. March-April 2008. • Chrestomathy co-editor. Spring 2006. • Student Awards Committee. August 2003-May 2004; March-April 2008. • Advising of majors. August 2000-present.

Departmental issues:

• By-laws committee (chair). Fall 2007-April 2008. • Ad-hoc Workload Committee. September-December 2006. • Departmental Representative for December Commencement 2006. • Participation in Hispanic Heritage Month. September-October 2005, 2006.

Local Community: Consultant:

• Consultant for the Foreign language Department at the Charleston Charter School of Math and Science. Charleston, South Carolina. January 2009.

• Expert on Second Language Acquisition for the television program Success by six on Channel 2. April 2006. Interpreter/Latino Community:

• Volunteer Interpreter at Harvest Free Medical Clinic. North Charleston, South Carolina. Spring 2009-present.

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• Member of Charleston HOPE. Charleston, South Carolina. October 2008-May 2009.

• Interpreter for parent-teacher conferences at Midland Park Elementary School, North Charleston, South Carolina. Fall 2005.

• Health Outreach Language Access (HOLA) group. August 2004-May 2006. K-12 involvement:

• Participant in the Professional Shadowing Project from James Island Charter High School. January 27, 2010.

• Associate Director for the Lowcountry Institute for Language Teachers. February 2002-April 2003.

• Judge for the Poetry Declamation Contest of the Charleston County School District. November 17, 2001.

Linguistics/Academic Community: Reviewer for tenure and promotion cases:

o University of Ohio (2007) o Montclair State University (2007)

Consulting:

o Linguistics trainer for the National Medical Interpreter Project for Children’s Hospitals. September 2006-January 2007.

o Consultant for the College of New Jersey’s Spanish Conversation Program. April 2006.

Journal Reviewer:

o Critical Inquiry in Language Studies. July 2009, July 2010, October 2010, January-February, 2011.

o Foreign Language Annals, Fall 2007. o Pragmatics and Language Learning, Fall 2005. o Language Learning, Spring 2003. o Proceedings of the 4th Hispanic Linguistic Symposium, Spring 2001.

Textbook reviewer:

o Voces (McGraw-Hill). July 2009. o Puentes (Heinle/Cengage learning). April 2009. o Introducción a la Lingüística Hispánica (J. I. Hualde, A. Olarrea, A. M.

Escobar). August 2007. o ¿Sabías que ...? (3rd ed), November 2001.

Session moderator: o Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference. Charleston, South

Carolina. October 9-11, 2003.