Ben Christensen, Ph.D. San Diego State University

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CURRICULUM VITAE

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C. BEN CHRISTENSEN, Ph.D. (Univ. of Wash. 1968)
Professor of Spanish
San Diego State University
San Diego, California, 92182-7703
telephone: (619) 594-5758
fax: (619 594-5293
email: Ben.Christensen@sdsu.edu

TEACHING

University of Washington, (Grad. Teach. Assist.) 1963-68
San Diego State University, 1968 to present
Bellevue College, Washington, 1966-68
Grossmont College, San Diego, 1975-77
University of Pittsburgh, Summers, 1976 and 1977

ADMINISTRATIVE and other PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
Chairman of Department of Spanish and Portuguese, San Diego State Univ.
Peace Corps Language Training Coordinator, Univ. of Washington,
Director of California State University Overseas Study (International Programs) in Spain, 1971-1973
Director of several grants
Member of Faculty Senate for several years
Coordinator of CSU Institute for Teaching and Learning, Foreign Languages
President, California Foreign Language Teachers Association
Current Member of Selection Jury of Spanish scientists for the prestigious Dupont Prize, awarded annually in Spain.

ACADEMIC REVIEWS
Reviewer of Several American Programs in Spain
Reviewer of several University and High School FL Programs

PUBLICATIONS
Seven books on the teaching of foreign languages, two of which are

Hector and Explorando

Several professional journal articles on the teaching for foreign languages

COURSEWARE DEVELOPMENT
Computerized Interactive Videotape Program in Spanish for Nurses.
Computerized Interactive Lazervideo and CD-ROM Programs in Spanish for Business, sponsored by LARC and CIBER.

COURSES TAUGHT
Spanish language and linguistics courses, undergraduate and graduate
Commercial Spanish for International Business Degree
Translation Studies (Span. to Engl./Engl. to Span.)

WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Presented at over ninety conferences at local, state, and national levels on diverse topics related to second language acquisition. The most recent two presentations have been at

1. Eastern Michigan University's XV Conference on World Languages and Business in March, 1996 and
2. CIBER conference on International Business Education and Research at Rancho Santa Fe, CA, May 3, 1996.

PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING
To many school districts on diverse issues of language teaching
To Ralston-Purina's Beechnut Division, St. Louis, on Hispanic culture in the U.S.

HONORS, GRANTS AND OTHER DIPLOMAS
Recipient of Stephen A. Freeman Award for Most Outstanding Professional Article written on teaching foreign languages
Recipient of many research and training grants, from Federal, State, and Local levels. Holder of Diploma from Madrid Chamber of Commerce in Commercial Spanish.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP)
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)

Current Professionally-Related Projects
Interactive Video For Students of Spanish and Business Spanish
Chapter in AATSP's forthcoming book on Business Spanish
Problem-Based Learning and Distance Course Delivery (PBL-DCD)
Affective Domain: A student's Affective Domain is just as important as her/his Cognitive Domain for learning to take place. Taking students abroad to study in a foreign country.

Trilingual Education: English, Spanish, and ASL

Extracurricular Projects
Screen Play (Working Title: "Ante Up")
Soccer Game (GOAL!)
Novel (fiction): (I'm not telling the title, yet.)

Hobbies: Biking, Spectating College Basketball, hiking

Main "macro" Concerns

1. The deterioration in the quality of life in the good ol' USA for all its citizens, not just the middle class. If you want to discuss how to improve race relations in the USA, e-mail me at benchris@mail.sdsu.edu.
   
2. The rampaging violence that is growing like a cancer in the USA. If you want to discuss ways to diminish violence, e-mail me at benchris@mail.sdsu.edu.

Main "micro" Concerns

• Will our public servants (politicians) ever stop trying to become super rich by being public servants?
• When will hell freeze over?