2004 |
Ph. D. in Applied Linguistics - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona.
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1999 |
M. Ed.: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages - Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador. Venezuela
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1996 |
M. A.: Applied Linguistics - Universidad Simón Bolívar. Venezuela
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1991 |
B. A.: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages - Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador. Venezuela
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Fall 1999 - Current |
Instructor. Northern Arizona University, Modern Languages Department. Spanish Program. Flagstaff, AZ. Spanish 101 - 102: First Year Spanish Spanish 202: Second Year Spanish Spanish 303: Intermediate Oral Communication Spanish 304W: Spanish Stylistics: Intermediate Composition Spanish 340: Spanish Linguistics
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Summer 2003 |
Instructor. Northern Arizona University, English Department. MA TESL/Applied Linguistics Program. Flagstaff, AZ. English 638: Assessment of Language Skills
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1998 - 1999 |
Instructor. Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador, Modern Language Department. M.Ed. Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. Caracas, Venezuela Language Second Language Acquisition
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1995 - 1999 |
Instructor. Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador, Modern Language Department. English program. Caracas, Venezuela English 1 – 3 - 5 Introduction to Linguistics Teaching Practicum II Assessment of Language Skills
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1995 - 1999 |
English Teacher. C.A. Creación Sindical Adult High School. Caracas, Venezuela
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1993 - 1999 |
English Teacher. FORUM. English Teaching Center. Caracas, Venezuela
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1989 - 1994 |
English Teacher. Rafael Olivares High School. Miranda, Venezuela
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Summer 2002 |
Research Assistant to Dr. Susana Rivera-Mills, Northern Arizona University. Flagstaff, AZ. Spanish of Flagstaff Project
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1994-1995 |
Research Assistant to Dr. Juan Pino-Silva, Universidad Simón Bolívar. Caracas, Venezuela. Revista de Lingüística Aplicada
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2003 |
Examining an L2 reading-to-write assessment method. American Association for Applied Linguistics Conference, Arlington, Virginia. Segmenting Verbal Protocols to Research Cognitive Processes. Part of spoken discourse panel presented at 7th Annual English Graduate Symposium. Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona.
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2002 |
Use of Hedges by Nonnative Speakers of English in Academic Writing. American Association for Applied Linguistics Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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2001 |
English borrowing in computer-related Spanish: Use and policy. 5th Annual English Graduate Symposium. Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona.
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2000 |
Strategy use among college-age learners of Spanish. V Foro de Lingüística Aplicada, Puebla, Mexico. Using corpus-based techniques to analyze interaction language, with Paula García. 4th Annual English Graduate Symposium. Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona.
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1999 |
Workshop on Teaching listening comprehension. II Jornada de Actualización Docente. Instituto Pedagógico de Maturín. Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador, Venezuela.
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1997 |
Comprehension strategies used by learners of English with different proficiency levels. V Jornada Anual de Investigación. Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador. Caracas,Venezuela.
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1996 |
Workshop on teaching language skills. II Jornada de Actualización Docente. E. T. “Muñoz Tebar”, Edo. Miranda,Venezuela.
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1995 |
On readability and reading comprehension. III Jornada Anual de Investigación. Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador, Caracas,Venezuela. An introduction to language learning strategies. VENTESOL XIII Convention. Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, Caracas,Venezuela.
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Garcia, P., & Asención, Y. (2001). Interlanguage development of Spanish learners: Comprehension, production and interaction. Canadian Modern Languages Review, 57, 377-401. |
2002 |
Educational Testing Service. Small Grant for Doctoral Research in Second or Foreign Language Assessment, cash to cover expenses for data collection.
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2001 |
Canadian Modern Language Review, Best Paper Submitted by a Graduate Student.
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2000 |
Northern Arizona University. Student Travel Award, cash stipend to cover travel expenses for attendance to professional conference (V Conference on Applied Linguistics at the Universidad de Las Americas – Puebla, Mexico)
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