Courses: SPAN 1115, 1215, 1205
At Langara Since: 2002
Credentials & Training:
Academic & Professional Activities:
Instructional Web
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)
Instructional Web
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)
Instructional Web
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.