Spanish

Please e-mail us at spanish @ langara.ca. 

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Stacey Collins

Phone: 604.323.5903
Office: A345b
Email: scollins@langara.ca

Courses: SPAN 1115, 1215, 1205

At Langara Since: 2002

Credentials & Training:

Academic & Professional Activities:

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Dolores Gambroudes

Phone: 604.323.5912
Office: A241c
Email: dgambroudes@langara.ca

Courses: SPAN 1115, 1215, 2119, 2219 and LAMS 1101 (literature component)

At Langara Since: 2009

Credentials & Training:

  • Diploma Superior in Latin American Studies with focus on the Andean region (Universidad Andina Simón Bolivar, Quito, Ecuador)
  • MA in Hispanic Studies and Literature: Iberian and Latin American literature and Sociolinguistics (UBC)
  • BA in Speech and Linguistic Sciences (UBC)
  • BA in Hispanic Studies (UBC)
  • Certificado en Lingüística y Literatura (Pontifiicia Universidad Católica, Quito, Ecuador)

Academic & Professional Activities:

  • Member, Standing Committee on Language Articulation (SCOLA, 2007)
  • Member, Society of Translators and Interpreters of BC (STIBC, 2008 - present)
  • Member, Pachamama Alliance (2005)
  • Member, Educational Technology Users Group (ETUG, 2010)

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Laura Vass

Phone: 604.323.5902
Office: A241f
Email: lvass@langara.ca

Courses: SPAN 1115, 1215

At Langara Since: 2010

Credentials & Training:

  • MA in Hispanic Studies (UBC)
  • BA, Major in Spanish and Minor in Italian (University of Victoria)

Academic & Professional Activities:

  • Member, Standing Committee on Language Articulation (SCOLA, since 2009)
  • Member, Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CALACS, since 2007)

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Sean James

Phone: 604.323.5449
Office: A344
Email: sjames@langara.ca

At Langara Since: 2003

Credentials & Training:

  • BA in History (University of British Columbia)
  • French (University of Alberta, Langara College)
  • Spanish 1-4 (Langara Continuing Studies)
  • Mandarin (Langara College, University of British Columbia, Yunnan Normal University, Beijing Language and Culture University, Nanjing Normal University)
  • Confucius Institute Mandarin speech contest, third place (2015)
  • Canada-China Scholars' Exchange Recipient (2016)
  • Confucius Institute Teaching Chinese as a Second Language Scholarship Recipient (2017)

Areas of Academic or Research Interest: My ongoing research interest is in language education technology and methods to enhance language education and study. Among my projects are: developing and improving facilities for language study and practice (i.e. digital language labs and study space); expanding student learning opportunities by developing online, mobile-accessible language learning resources; and expanding the use of course management systems to supplement in-class instruction.

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