​Curriculum Vitae

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   ​Betsabé Navarro, Ph.D.
    Senior Lecturer of Spanish
​    Language Program (Course) Manager for First-Year Spanish
    Honors Program (UNHO ~ 277)
   Organizer of the Hispanic Film Festival (UT)
    Department of World Languages and Cultures
    University of Tennessee - Knoxville (USA)

  
ACADEMIC DEGREES                                                                                                                                                       
Ph.D.  English Studies: Literature and Cultural Studies.
             Area of Expertise: Intellectual History and Cultural Studies.
             Dissertation title: "British Intellectuals and Blairism: Counter-Hegemonic Voices during Tony Blair’s Premiership".
             Department of English and German Studies.
             University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain), 2015. 
             Defense and conferral date: 5 March 2015.
             Bestowed with the highest honors:
             European Ph.D. (Doctor Europeus), Summa Cum Laude (with international examiners).
             Ph.D. program awarded the Certificate of Excellence (by the State Department of Education).                     

M.A.    Advanced Studies in Spanish and Latin American Literature.
           Dissertation title: "Voces femeninas de la diáspora negra en España: identidad cultural, feminismo e integración en la
             literatura de escritoras afroespañolas" [Female Voices from the Black Diaspora in Spain: Cultural Identity, Feminism and  
             Integration in Afrospanish Women's Writings].
             International School for Postgraduate Studies, UNIBA (60 ECTS credits).
             University of Barcelona (Spain), 2020.

M.A.    Pedagogy of Foreign Language Teaching. Second Language Acquisition.
            "Teaching English as a Foreign Language: Developing English Teaching Skills".
             Department of Modern Languages (60 ECTS credits).
             University of Alcala (Spain), 2009.

B.A.    English Studies: Literature and Linguistics.
             Department of English and German Studies.
             University of Granada (Spain), 2002-2007.
             Exchange programmes: 
             ERASMUS. University of Nottingham (UK), 2004-2005.
          SICUE-SENECA. University of Santiago (Spain), 2006-2007.

Other Certificates/ Courses Taken

  • Postgraduate Certificate of Training for Teachers of Spanish as a Foreign Language. Pedagogy: Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language (40 hour course). Instituto Cervantes and the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain), July 2007. ​
  • Postgraduate Certificate of Education. Pedagogy for Secondary Education (K-12). (“CAP” Certificado de Aptitud Pedagógica). Equivalent to "Qualified Teacher Status" (US) or "PGCE" (UK).
    4 Months. University of Alcala (Spain), 2009.    ​ ​
  • Certificate of Training for Teachers of Spanish as a Foreign Language. Pedagogy: Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language (15 hour course). Education Council, Spanish Embassy (Edinburgh, UK), May 2008.​  
  • Certificate of general pedagogy at higher education. Training for Professors: Multimedia Materials in the Classroom (20 hour course). University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain), April 2011.
  • Iberian languages. Certificate of Language Proficiency in Galician (intermediate). Issued by Xunta de Galicia and the University of Santiago de Compostela, July 2008 (100 hour course).  ​
  • Iberian languages. Certificate of Language Proficiency in Galician (elementary). Issued by Xunta de Galicia and the University of Granada, April 2007 (75 hour course).
  • Certificate of Language Proficiency in English (Advanced), C1 - CEFR. Cambridge Advanced Exam Certificate (CAE). University of Cambridge Examinations, 2008.
  • Certificate of Language Proficiency in English (Upper Intermediate), B2 - CEFR. Official School of Languages Examinations (Spain), 2009.
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ACADEMIC POSITIONS                                                                                                                                                    
  • Senior Lecturer of Spanish / Language Program (Course) Manager. 
                                     Department of World Languages and Cultures.
                                     University of Tennessee, Knoxville (TN, USA). 2020---Present.
  • Language Program (Course) Manager for First-Year Spanish.
                                     Department of World Languages and Cultures.
                                     University of Tennessee, Knoxville (TN, USA). 2019---Present.
  • Lecturer of Spanish.
                                      Department of World Languages and Cultures.
                                      University of Tennessee, Knoxville (TN, USA). 2018-2020.
  • Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish.
                                      Department of Modern Languages.
                                      The University of Mississippi, Oxford (MS, USA). 2015-2018.
  • Teaching Associate in Hispanic Studies.
                                      Department of Hispanic Studies.
                                      Brown University (RI, USA), 2012-2013.
  • Teaching Assistant and Ph.D. Candidate (ABD).
                                      Department of English. 
                                      University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain), 2010-2012.

Other Teaching Positions
  • Spanish Language Teacher for Speakers of Other Languages. Spanish Conversation course (8 hours) taught for the Hispanic Society at the University of Nottingham (UK), 2005.​
  • Foreign Language Assistant, Spanish K-12. Spanish Language Teacher for Speakers of Other Languages (elementary and intermediate). Perth Academy and St. Columba’s High School. Perth and Kinross Council (UK), 2007-2008.

COORDINATION / SUPERVISION EXPERIENCE                                                                                                               
Language Program (Course) Manager for First Year Spanish. 
​The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2019- present)
 
The 100-Level Spanish coordinator oversees all sections of Spanish 111 and 112. These courses meet MWF for 50 minutes, but both courses have online homework students are to take regularly via different online platforms for homework. The coordinator creates the syllabi and course calendar; organizes instructors and course registrations for the registrar; updates exams as needed; assigns the MindTap assignments with Cengage; assigns exam dates and content; creates the Canvas Course Master site; sets up En Vivo sessions with Linguameeting; provides the instructors with the Canvas sites and course materials (syllabus, syllabus quiz, MindTap registration information, investigations and rubrics, composition and rubrics, oral exams and rubrics…). The position requires strong interpersonal communicative skills, attention to detail and familiarity with technology (Microsoft Office, Sharepoint, Google Docs, Canvas, online homework platforms, etc.). 
 

PUBLICATIONS                                                                                                                                                                

​Referred Articles
  • Navarro, Betsabé. “Crisscrossed Identities and Black Feminist Perspectives in Lucía Mbomío’s novel Hija del camino (2019)”.  Literature 3 (2), 2023, pp. 145-158.
  • Navarro, Betsabé. “Cultural Identity in Afro-Spanish Women’s Writings: Metamba Miago and the Struggle for Integration of Black Women in Spain Today”. Submitted Under Review (January 2023).
  • Navarro, Betsabé. “Enseñar Cultura a través del Teatro: Bodas de Sangre, de Federico García Lorca.” Contextos. Estudios de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales: Approaches to Teaching the Humanities and Cultural Studies Through Latin American and Spanish Theater, June (45), 2019. DOI: http://revistas.umce.cl/index.php/contextos/issue/view/188. 
  • Navarro, Betsabé. “Creative Industries and Britpop: The Marketisation of Culture, Politics and National Identity.” Consumption Markets & Culture (Routledge, Taylor & Francis), vol. 19, no. 2, 2016, pp. 228-243. DOI: http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/ImGnmIkeymHQTV4ZK6eV/full.
  • Navarro Romero, Betsabé. “Descriptive Analysis of Vaughan Systems: Assets and Pitfalls of an Audiolingual Method.” Porta Linguarum, vol. 19, 2013, pp.113-128.
  • Navarro Romero, Betsabé: “Playing with Collective Memories: Julian Barnes’s England, England and New Labour’s Rebranding of Britain.” REVISTA ES, vol. 32, 2011, pp. 241-261.
  • Navarro Romero, Betsabé: “Coming to Terms with 21st Century Britain: An Interview with Toby Litt”. JES Journal of English Studies, vol. 9, 2011, pp. 277-286.
  • Navarro Romero, Betsabé: “Adquisición de la Primera y Segunda Lengua en Aprendientes en Edad Infantil y Adulta”. PHILOLOGICA URCITANA. Revista Semestral de Iniciación a la Investigación, vol. 2, 2010, pp. 115-128. DOI: http://www.ual.es/revistas/PhilUr/index.html.
  • Navarro Romero, Betsabé: “Effective Teacher Talk: Discourse Analysis in the Field of Second Language Acquisition”. GRETA Journal, vol. 17, 2009, pp. 18-24. DOI: http://gretajournal.com/wordpress/wp- content/uploads/2009_6_comp.pdf.
  • Navarro Romero, Betsabé: “Improving Speaking Skills”. ENCUENTRO, vol. 18, 2009, pp. 86-90. DOI:http://encuentrojournal.org/textcit.php?textdisplay=411).

Book Chapter
  • Navarro, Betsabé. Bird of Paradise: Historical Context. The Plays of Margaret Drabble: A Critical Edition, by Margaret Drabble. Edited by Jose Francisco Fernandez, Syracuse, 2018, pp. 100-115*

*Acknowledged British author Margaret Drabble entrusted the manuscripts of the two plays that are here published to the editor of this volume. The plays — Laura (1964) and Bird of Paradise (1969)— written back in the 1960s, are being published in this edition for the first time. A scholarly collection of essays is included in the volume analyzing the literary and historical context of the plays.

Reviews
  • Navarro, Betsabé. “BOOK REVIEW: Laberintos del Género: Muerte, Sacrificio y Dolor en la Literatura Femenina Española. Josefa Álvarez (ed.).” Letras Femeninas: A Journal of Women and Gender Studies in Hispanic Literature and Culture, vol. 43, no. 2, 2018, pp. 198-199.
  • Navarro Romero, Betsabé. “BOOK REVIEW: Roy Campbell. Poemas Escogidos. Estudio Preliminar, Traducción y Notas de Jesús Isaías Gomez Lopez.” Revista ES, vol. 34, 2013, pp. 257-260.
  • Navarro Romero, Betsabé: “The 34th AEDEAN International Conference.” THE EUROPEAN ENGLISH MESSENGER, vol. 20, no. 2, 2011, pp. 71-73.
    
Conference Annals
  • Navarro Romero, Betsabé. “Life in the UK: A User’s Manual?” Identity and Identification: Proceedings of the 14th International ‘Culture and Power’ Conference, edited by Angel Mateo-Aparicio & Eduardo de Gregorio-Godeo, Ediciones de la Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 2017, pp. 135- 143.
  • Navarro Romero, Betsabé: “Will Self’s essayistic Prose: A view of Great Britain from the margins?.” Current Trends In Anglophone Studies: Cultural, Linguistic and Literary Research, edited by Javier Ruano García et al., Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca, 2011, pp. 12-20.
  • Navarro Romero, Betsabé. “British Identity and Political Discourse: New Labour, New Britain?” A View from the South: Contemporary English and American Studies, edited by José R. Ibáñez Ibáñez y José Francisco Fernández Sánchez, Editorial Universidad de Almería, 2011, pp. 158-164.

Online publications
  • Navarro, Betsabé: “Pedagogía Teatral en el Aula ELE: El Drama como Apuesta Creativa” [Drama-Based Pedagogy in the Spanish as a Foreign Language Classroom: Theatre as a Creative Technique]. ELEInternacional, October 2017, https://www.eleinternacional.com/pedagogia-teatral-en-el-aula- ele-el-drama-como-apuesta-creativa/.
  • Navarro, Betsabé: “Pedagogía Teatral en el Aula ELE (II): Propuesta de Taller de Teatro” [Proposal of a Theatre Workshop]. ELEInternacional, November 2017, https://www.eleinternacional.com/pedagogia-teatral-en-el-aula-ele-ii-propuesta-de-taller-de-teatro/.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS                                                                                                                                      
  • LV AEPE International Conference. European Association of Spanish Teachers. Presentation entitled: “Identidad cultural en relatos de mujeres afroespañolas: Metamba Miago y la lucha por la integración de las mujeres negras en España hoy” [Cultural Identity in Afrospanish women’s writings: Metamba Miago and the Struggle for Integration of Black Women in Spain Today]. First Virtual Conference (Madrid, Spain), July 26-29, 2021. ​
  • 2017 MFLA Conference. Mississippi Modern Language Association Conference. "Cross-Disciplinary Approaches in the Classroom: Theatre as a Literary, Cultural and Spectacular Technique". The University of Mississippi, Oxford (MS), 3-4 November 2017. ​
  • I International Conference on the Discourse of Identity. “Consumer Identities: Shopping in Postmodern 21st Century Britain”. University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain), 13-15 June 2012. ​
  • 34th International AEDEAN Conference. “British Identity and Political Discourse: New Labour, New Britain?" University of Almeria (Spain), 11-13 November 2010. ​
  • The 14th International “Culture and Power” Conference. “Life in the UK: A User’s Manual?”                
           University of Castilla-La-Mancha, Ciudad Real, 22-24 April (Spain) 2010. ​
  • First International Conference  of Young Researchers on Anglophone Studies. “Will Self’s Essayistic Prose: A View of Great Britain from the Margins?” University of Salamanca (Spain), 1-3 October 2009.

 PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION                                                                                                       
(Administration and logistics: assist plenary speakers, assistant of room technology, conference receptionist, etc.)
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  • I International Conference on the Discourse of Identity. University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain). 13-15 June 2012.
  • 34th International AEDEAN Conference (Spanish National Conference of English Studies). University of Almeria (Spain). 11-13 November 2010.
  • First International Conference of English Teaching and Learning. University of Santiago (Spain). 10-13 September 2008.

RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAMS                                                                                                                                      
  • Pre-Doctoral “Maria Barbeito” Fellowship (funding for pursuing PhD program), 2010-2012. Granted by Xunta de Galicia and the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain).
  • Research Fellowship, Visiting Scholar (funding for a 3-month research stay). Department of Sociology, University of Sussex (UK), September ~ December, 2011. Granted by Xunta de Galicia and University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain).
  • “Patricia Shaw” Award, Visiting Scholar (funding for a short-term research stay). Department of English, Communication and Philosophy, Cardiff University (UK), February 7~14, 2010. Granted by AEDEAN, the Spanish Association of English and American Studies, 2009.

OTHER ACADEMIC AWARDS AND GRANTS                                                                                                                    
  • Haines-Morris Grant. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2020. Funding awarded to Betsabé Navarro in support of the Hispanic Film Festival at this university to invite filmmaker Jordi Torrent as guest speaker in the 2021 film festival edition.
  • Pragda Grant awarded to Betsabé Navarro on behalf of the University of Tennessee, 2019-2021. Funding awarded in support of the Hispanic Film Festival 2019-2021. The Pragda Grant is awarded by the Spanish Film Club, with the support of Spain Arts & Culture, and the Secretary of State for Culture of Spain.
  • Division of Diversity & Engagement Grant Recipient. Awarded to Betsabé Navarro in support of the Hispanic Film Festival at the University of Tennessee (2019-2022).

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT                                                                                                                                     
Speaker and Teacher Trainer (Teaching and Learning Innovation)
Pedagogical talks / courses given to train other teachers
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  • Speaker at the Orientation / Pre-Service week for Faculty. Presentation entitled: “Developing Drama-based Materials in the Foreign Language Classroom”. Department of World Languages. and Cultures. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (August 14, 2019).
  • Speaker at the MFLL Methods Workshop. Talk entitled "Drama-Based Pedagogy in the Foreign Language Classroom". Department of World Languages and Cultures. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (March 7, 2019).
  • Speaker at the Pedagogical Training Workshop for New Faculty. Talk entitled "Motivation Techniques in the Classroom". Department of Modern Languages. The University of Mississippi (August 16, 2016).
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  • Trainer of Spanish as a Foreign Language Teachers. ELEInternacional.
Collaborator in the International school of teacher trainers ELEInternacional. **ELEinternacional is an international school that aims to train future teachers of Spanish as a foreign language, offering courses on Second Language Acquisition, pedagogical techniques in the teaching of foreign/second languages, and the use of technology in education. ELEInternacional, Peterborough (UK): www.eleinternacional.com.

                                                    Courses accredited by Rey Juan Carlos University (Madrid, Spain)

1. Instructor of the course "Adquisición de la Lengua Materna y de una Segunda Lengua" (First and Second Language Acquisition), 3 hours. Online instruction, video-conferencing. ELEInternacional, June 2016.​
2. Instructor of the course "Pedagogía Teatral en el Aula ELE" (Drama-based pedagogy in the Spanish Language Classroom). 
Online instruction​, video-conferencing. ELEInternacional (forthcoming).
3. Article published at ELEInternacional. Navarro, Betsabé: “Pedagogía Teatral en el Aula ELE: El Drama como Apuesta Creativa" (“Drama-Based Pedagogy in the Spanish as a Foreign Language Classroom: Theatre as a Creative Technique”) BlogPost October 2017. https://www.eleinternacional.com/pedagogia-teatral-en-el-aula-ele-el-drama-como-apuesta-creativa/.
4. Article published at ELEInternacional. Navarro, Betsabé: "Pedagogía Teatral en el Aula ELE (II): Propuesta de Taller de Teatro" (Proposal of a Theatre Workshop) Blogpost November 2017. https://www.eleinternacional.com/pedagogia-teatral-en-el-aula-ele-ii-propuesta-de-taller-de-teatro/


Cengage Learning ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville and Cengage Learning, Inc.
February 2020-May 2020

The goal of this Advisory Board was to connect with instructors who were using MindTap World Languages to understand how the platform was working for them and learn what issues instructors were experiencing with the platform in order to inform future enhancements. As an Advisory Board Member (limited to 15 instructors nationwide), I participated in activities such as one-on-one interviews to discuss the expectations of the platform, conducted student surveys to gain feedback on the student experience, hosted an online focus group where we held discussions amongst participants sharing and discussing best practices for successful language courses, and shared feedback around how the experience with MindTap was going. We also had the opportunity to work closely with the product team by making suggestions and requests on MindTap World Languages. 
 
 
DEPARTMENT SERVICE                                                                                                                                                   
  • Permanent Voting Representative as part of the Non-Tenure Track Faculty body in the Department of World languages and Cultures at UTK (2018---Present).
"These representatives will have voting privileges on curricular changes concerning the 100 and 200 levels and on all other matters not specifically restricted by university policy, e.g. promotion, retention and tenure decisions. All NTTF will conduct a separate vote from the TTF, to be forwarded to the Dean, for the appointment of new or continuing department heads". 
Department of World Languages and Cultures, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2018---Present).
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  • Member of the Language Coordinating Committee, at UTK (2019---Present).
As Course Manager for the First Year Spanish program, I have therefore been member of the Language Coordinating Committee in the Department of World Languages and Cultures at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. "The Language Coordinating Committee consists of the language program directors (LPDs), supervisors, and course managers in French, German, and Spanish, the coordinator of the Language Resource Center, two elected lecturers and one representative selected from among faculty who teach first and second-year courses. Functions: The committee actively promotes teacher training at the graduate level through workshops, presentations by invited speakers, and observations of graduate teaching assistants and instructors in the respective languages; discuss and resolve curricular issues and personnel problems common to all 100 and 200 level courses; coordinate the annual fall orientation for new graduate teaching assistants and lecturers and, in coordination with the director of graduate studies, plan preservice and inservice workshops for returning graduate teaching assistants and lecturers; coordinate and promote articulation and communication between high school and university language teachers; work with the coordinator of the Language Resource Center to acquire relevant videos, software programs, and provide and coordinate technological support for the 100 and 200 level curricula".
Department of World Languages and Cultures, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2019---Present).
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  • Member of the committee for the selection of new materials, ML at Olemiss (2016):
The committee was constituted to decide on the new book for the courses Spanish 303-304 (upper intermediate Spanish), as well as on the minimum requirements and policies on which all sections had to comply. Department of Modern Languages, The University of Mississippi (2016).
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  • Class observations. Observer, ML at Olemiss (2016-2018):
As part of the General Class Observation Program in the Department of Modern Languages at the University of Mississippi, I was appointed observer of other faculty members. Department of Modern Languages, The University of Mississippi (2016, 2018). 
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  • Member of the committee for the revision of the Basic Program Exams, ML at Olemiss (2017):
The committee was formed to revise the exams of the Basic Spanish Program that are common to all sections in the beginner's level. The committee had to update and re-design activities for these exams. Department of Modern Languages, the University of Mississippi (2017).

​MENTORSHIP                                                                                                                                                                  
  • Mentor of Graduate Students, GTA Practicum Program. Spring 2021. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. 2021. 
  • Mentor of Graduate Students during the 2017-2018 academic year. The University of Mississippi, 2017-2018.

As a faculty member in the Department of Modern Languages at the University of Mississippi, it has been my pleasure to contribute to the graduate mentorship program. When working with new language instructors, I guide mentees through the process of preparing and delivering language lessons. I also supervise their progress as a new instructor through class observations and provide tailored feedback. Additionally, I advise new language instructors with regard to the design and evaluation of formative and summative assessments, including exams and essays. Finally, I track the performance of each new instructor according to the teaching standards of the University of Mississippi and provide each mentee with an annual report of their progress. I find that this approach to mentorship facilitates the professional development of graduate teaching assistants and best prepares them to begin their careers as professional educators.

EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES                                                                                                                                           
  • Organizer of the Hispanic Film Festival at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2019-2021). I organized the inaugural and subsequent annual Hispanic Film Festival at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2019-2021), featuring independent award-winning films in Spanish and other indigenous languages of the Hispanic countries (Guarani, Quechua, Aymara, and/or Catalan, Galician and Euskera…). The Hispanic Film Fest sought to enrich the moviegoer experience by presenting UT professors as guest speakers before screenings. The festival was made possible with the support of Pragda (Spanish Film Club), Spain Arts & Culture, and the Secretary of State for Culture of Spain. The production was thus awarded with a Pragda Grant (SFC) and counted on the sponsorship of eight departments across UT campus: Department of World Languages and Cultures, Cinema Studies, Department of History, Department of Political Science, Office of Diversity and Engagement, Office of Multicultural Student Life, Center for International Education, and John C. Hodges Library. The festival was opened not only to UT members, but also to the citizens of Knoxville (TN), being therefore the First Hispanic Film Fest in the city of Knoxville as well. 
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  • Director of a Theatre Production of four Plays in Spanish at the University of Mississippi (2017). Based on my initial experience of dealing with theatre in the classroom at Brown University (Spring 2013), I organised the theatre workshop at the University of Mississippi (Fall 2017) consisting of a total of 10 sessions where students worked with drama in Spanish. I designed theatrical activities as ice-breakers (body language with instructions in Spanish), a literary workshop (the theatrical text: analysis of Federico García Lorca's Bodas de Sangre - Blood Weeding, 1931), and a writing workshop (writing drama in Spanish: students wrote their own original scripts of four plays in Spanish) concluding in acting rehearsals and a campus-wide final performance. The show took place at the Meek Auditorium in December 2017 (the University of Mississippi), and was sponsored by the office of Diversity Affairs (Office of the Provost), the Department of Modern Languages, and the Department of Theatre Arts (the University of Mississippi).
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  • Editor of the Documentary Film: "Motivation Techniques in the Classroom" (2016). I organised a series of recorded interviews of my students in the class of Span 202 (the University of Mississippi, summer 2016) to gather feedback on the effectiveness of my teaching methodology. I then edited this documentary film based on their interviews (documentary available under "Evaluations" on this website). ​
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  • Representative for the Spanish soccer team at the 2019 MFLL Soccer tournament. The Department of World Languages and Cultures at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville celebrates an annual soccer tournament with all the students taking foreign language classes. I was the representative (leader) for the Spanish team. The tournament took place on April 10th, 2019 at the Regal Soccer Stadium (UTK). We won the first place at the 2019 tournament. 
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  • “El Rinconcito Español”. This is a classroom website that I created with the collaboration of all my students in my Span 111 classes at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (fall 2018). This website was built with the aim of practicing the linguistic aspects learned in the Span 111 course. The contents of the website were decided democratically among my students and it included cultural descriptions of countries such as Spain, Mexico, and Argentina. This was a collaborative, interactive semester project to motivate students in the use of the target language.

 DESIGNED COURSE SYLLABI                                                                                                                                        
  • Pilot Program for Asynchronous Courses in First Year Spanish (111-112). Department of World Languages and Cultures. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. 2022-2023.
  • ​Cultural Perspectives on Modern Spain. UNHO 277 Honors Program. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Fall 2022. 
  • Online “Span 300: Transition Course to Upper Intermediate Spanish: Reading and Writing”. This is a 100% online course designed as a transition course between the Basic Spanish program and the advance courses in Hispanic Studies that lead towards the minor/major in Spanish. This is mainly a reading, writing and advance grammar Spanish course. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2018.
  • "Anglo-American Relations: The Special Relationship US/UK". Historical and cultural course on the relationship between the United States and Great Britain since the Second World War. The University of Mississippi, 2015.
  • "Introduction to European Intellectual History".  Comprehensive historical overview of European intellectuals since 1898. Extensive reading of critical theory texts. The University of Mississippi, 2016.
  • "Theatre through Federico García Lorca: Literary and Cultural Representations of Spain". The University of Mississippi, 2018.
  • Spanish 303 "Conversation and Composition I". Upper Intermediate language course (language skills, grammar and vocabulary), which integrates a monographic course on the Spanish author Federico García Lorca. We read and analyzed his poetry, prose and theatre works, with an emphasis on his play Bodas de Sangre (Blood Wedding). The University of Mississippi, 2017.
  • Spanish 304 "Conversation and Composition II". Upper Intermediate language course (language skills, grammar and vocabulary), with an emphasis on contemporary Latin American culture, history and politics. The University of Mississippi, 2016.
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE                                                                                                                                                 
Honors Program. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Fall 2022)

  • Cultural Perspectives on Modern Spain (UNHO 277).

Spanish at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (TN, US) 2018-Present.
  • Elementary Spanish I (111). Flipped course on elementary Spanish grammar, vocabulary and language skills.
  • Elementary Spanish II (112). Flipped course on elementary Spanish grammar, vocabulary and language skills.
  • ​Online Elementary Spanish I and II (111 and 112). 100% online course delivered via Zoom. 
  • Asynchronous courses of Elementary Spanish I and II (111, 112).

Spanish at the University of Mississippi (Oxford MS, US) 2015-2018.
  • Elementary Spanish (121). 
  • Intensive Elementary Spanish (111).
  • Intensive Elementary Spanish (102).
  • Intermediate Spanish (201).
  • Intermediate Spanish (202). 
  • Intensive Intermediate Spanish (211).
  • Upper Intermediate Spanish (303). Conversation and Composition I. Intermediate language course which integrates a monographic course on the Spanish author Federico García Lorca, and a Theatre Workshop with a performance project.
  • Upper Intermediate Spanish (304). Conversation and Composition II. Emphasis on Latin American culture, history and politics.

Spanish at Brown University (Providence RI, US) 2012-2013.
  • Advanced Spanish I (Hisp 500). Fall 2012.
  • Advanced Spanish II (Hisp 600). Spring 2013.

English literature at the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain) 2010-2012.
  • English Literature II: 19th century British Literature and Society. The Romantic Period and the Victorian Era (French Revolution's influence in Great Britain, Industrial Revolution), through the study of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, and Charles Dickens's Hard Times. University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain), 2010-2011.
  • Other Literatures in English. Postcolonial Irish Literature and Society: Irish Short Story in the 19th and 20th Centuries. History of Ireland (19th and 20th centuries) through a collection of short stories by authors such as Liam O'Flaherty, Edna O'Brien, and James Joyce. University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain), 2010-2011.
  • Monographic Course, English Literature II. Gothic Literature: Short Stories. University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain), 2010-2011 and 2011-2012.

​INTERVIEWS                                                                                                                                                                   
I have interviewed acknowledged fiction writers and authors. Some of these interviews have been published, others are to be published in the future.
  • Jonathan Coe (novelist)
  • Blake Morrison (novelist)
  • Toby Litt (short story writer)
  • Stefan Collini (professor and author).
  • Luke Martell (sociologist).

OTHER AWARDS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS                                                                                                               
  • Photo Contest Winner. The University of Mississippi 2015. ​University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy 2015 Inaugural Photo Contest. Category Winner "Betsabé Navarro: The Lyric Oxford".
  • Nominated Women's Basketball Faculty Guest Coach. Monday February 15th, 2016. The University of Mississippi, 2016.  As Faculty Guest Coach, I was invited to the court at the Ole Miss Basketball Pavilion to be introduced during the 1st media timeout in one of the women's basketball games.