Lola Suárez   phone - (619) 260-4600 ext 2058 e-mail  - suarezca@rohan.sdsu.edu Professional Experience Education Other Activities Teaching and Learning Interests  Professional Experience From 1997 California State University San Marcos .......... San Marcos, California Lecturer in the Department of Foreign Languages. From 1996 University of San Diego ............................ San Diego, California Lecturer in the Department of Foreign Languages. 1992-1995 Harvard University ................................. Cambridge, Massachusetts Teaching Assistant in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures. Three times awarded the Certificate of Distinction in Teaching. Collaborated in a project at Dartmouth University to create a computerized Spanish- English dictionary. 1993-1995 Harvard Extension School ......................... Cambridge, Massachusetts Instructor in Spanish. 1991-1992 Universidad de Sevilla ............................. Seville, Spain Profesora Asociada in the Department of English. 1988-1992 Ministry of Education and Science of Andalusia. Seville, Spain Department Chair in the Department of English, High School of Moron de la Frontera. top Education 1997-98 M.A. in Spanish Linguistics, Dept. of Spanish & Portuguese, San Diego State University Currently working to complete Masters degree by Spring 1999, in preparation for doctoral studies in Spanish. Courses include Spanish Linguistics, Spanish and Latin-American Literature, and Multimedia in the Classroom. 1989-1992 Doctoral Studies in Applied Linguistics, Dept. of English, Universidad de Sevilla Completed coursework portion of degree (equivalent of Masters). Courses included Methods of Language Teaching, Language Acquisition, Discourse Analysis, and others. Attended symposia in Stylistic Studies (1991) and Classroom Research in English (1992). 1992-1993 Professional Training, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, Harvard University Received extensive training in language teaching and a sophisticated methodology developed by the department for use in its language classes. 1988 Licenciatura en Filología, Universidad de Sevilla Five-year college degree in languages and literature. Coursework included Spanish Linguistics, Spanish Literature, Critical Analysis, English Linguistics, English Literature and American Literature. In 1984, was one of four students admitted to a summer program at the State University of New York at New Paltz. 1987 Certificado de Aptitud Pedagógica (Teaching Certificate), Universidad de Sevilla Completed a one-year program consisting of coursework and practical training for teaching high school. top Other Activities 1993-1995 Tutor at Leverett House, a residence hall at Harvard University. Conducted a weekly Spanish table at the Leverett House dining hall.and participated in other house social activities. Also competed in intramural sports, and was once awarded Leverett House Athlete of the Week. Enjoys downhill skiing and participating in amateur tennis leagues and tournaments. top Teaching and Learning Interests I enjoy teaching introductory-level Spanish courses and I am very interested in developing and using multimedia in the classroom. top SPAN 696  Students  Last updated by L. Suárez: 10/14/98