Spanish Teacher with 20 years of experience. Teach in New Paltz and the area.

Methodology

My teaching method is the Socratic one and it is based upon the particular needs and skills of students. I plan my classes according to my students' needs and abilities. I also include in the material cultural aspects of the target language video, food tasting, music, and readings.

Background

I am from Mexico and hold a PhD in Spanish from Texas Tech University. I have extensive experience in teaching Spanish in different colleges in both the USA and Mexico. I have experience teaching Spanish to non-traditional students.

Rates

Transportation Fee : $5

Rate for online lessons : $30/h

Rate for 5 hours of lessons : $140

Rate for 10 hours of lessons : $170

Details

Every class should be payed before the class start. It is responsibility of the student to cancel the lesson within 24 hours of anticipation, otherwise class should be paid fully, including costs of transportation. This is the same policy for lesson by Webcam. The rates are the same for both modalities, face-to-face or by Webcam.

Lessons offered by Maria

Individual

The lessons will be held

at her home

at your home

webcam

Taught subjects

Spanish
Oral expression - Spanish
Vocabulary - Spanish
Oral comprehension - Spanish
Writing expression - Spanish
Accent reduction-Spanish

Levels

All Levels

Maria's resume

EDUCATION
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PhD. Spanish Texas Tech University May 2008
MA. Spanish University of Texas at El Paso December 1999
BA. Sociology Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, México December 1993

TEACHING
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Assistant Professor (Term-limited)
United State Military Academy, Dept. of Foreign Languages, West Point, NY.
August 2017 to the present

Course Directed and Taught
• Standard Spanish I
• Spanish-American Literature
• Spanish-American Culture and Civilization
• Independent Study on Spanish-American Cinema
Course Taught
• Standard Spanish II
Related Teaching Experience
• Developed syllabi for Spanish-American Literature and Spanish-American Culture and Civilization.
• Developed a portfolio (series of activities to do outside class time) for Standard Spanish.
• Led a three-week summer language and culture immersion in Mexico for four ca-dets/students (2018).

Instructor
SUNY at New Paltz, Dept. of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, New Paltz, NY.
August 2011 to December 2013

Courses Taught
• Elementary and Intermediate Spanish Language courses in classrooms of up to 27 stu-dents
• Advanced Composition and Culture and Civilization of Latin America in classrooms of up to 30 students
Related Teaching Experience
• Developed syllabi for all Spanish courses.
• Enhanced teaching with technology.
• Provided tutoring to students through extensive office hours and individual appoint-ments.
• Promoted Latin American culture among college students through direct exposure such as: readings, music, food tasting, and cinema.
• Invited guest native speakers to interact with students.
• Encouraged students to write their journals in Spanish.
• Coordinated and led presentations and classroom discussion in Spanish on social, liter-ary, and economic topics.

PUBLISHED BOOKS
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El discurso subversivo en la obra periodística de Fernández de Lizardi. New
York: The Edwin Mellen Press, 2009.

Spanish for Heritage Speaker I and II. Interactive Spanish Courses developed for
DoDEA (Department of Defense Education Activity) on Blackboard
platform. Fayetteville, NC: Advanced Computer Learning Company, 2005-2009.

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