School of International Letters and Cultures

Hernandez CV

Alfredo Hernández School of International Letters and Cultures Arizona State University 851 Candy Mall Tempe, AZ, 85281 (619) 240-2180 [email protected]

EDUCATION

2014- 2017 Master in Spanish Department of Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Literatures San Diego State University, San Diego, CA.

2014 Bachelor’s Degree in Spanish and Political Science College of Arts and Letters San Diego State University, San Diego, CA. Major: Spanish language Second Major: Political Science

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2016-2017 Spanish Private Tutor, San Diego, CA.

Working one-on-one with a high school student in Spanish. Helping student improve performance in exams. Responsible for reviewing material assigned by student’s teacher and helping student complete homework.

2016- 2017 Spanish Teacher. Bilingual Kids, San Diego, CA,

Teaching beginning Spanish to elementary school students, using hands on activities. Responsible for delivering leveled instruction to grade levels K-6 and aiding in the development of Spanish language skills in students, fostering student’s appreciation for different cultures, and establishing classroom structure that values relationship amongst each other. [Type text] [Type text] [Type text]

2014- 2016 Teaching Associate. Spanish Language Program. Department of Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Literatures. San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

Teaching beginning Spanish to large groups (30+) of college students (two sections per semester) using a communicative language teaching approach. Responsible for lesson planning, material development, student evaluation, and instructional record-keeping. Classes incorporate use of authentic materials, technology- enhanced instruction, as well as an online language practice component.

2013 –2014 English Tutor. Talent Search, Southwest High School, San Diego, CA.

Assisted pre-college students in local underserved high school in improving academic achievement by reviewing, class materials, discussing text, predicting questions formulating ideas for papers or working on solution to problems. Responsible for proving high quality tutoring assistance in English.

PRESENTATIONS IN TEACHING CONFERENCES

Carlos Fuentes en el cuestionamiento de la revolución Mexicana en la novela La muerte de Artemio Cruz. Fall meeting of Southern California Chapter of AATSP Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA, November 12, 2016.

Heritage Language Maintenance Co-presented with Edgar Mosqueda. 4th Annual World Languages Symposium, Mira Costa College, San Diego, CA. November 4, 2016.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS ATTANDED

Digital Games to Facilitate L2 Learning. Workshop conducted by Julie Sykes, University of Oregon. Workshop conducted for Spanish lectures and instructors at San Diego State University. November 19, 2015. Hernandez CV

Equipping Students for Optional Language Learning. Workshop by Glynis Cowell, University of North Carolina. Workshop conducted for Spanish lectures and instructors at San Diego State University. November 19, 2015.

Formative and Summative Student Feedback. Workshop conducted by Alfredo Urzua Beltran San Diego State University. Conducted for Spanish lectures and instructors at San Diego State University. October 16, 2015.

Student and teacher Motivation. Workshop conducted by Alfredo Urzua Beltran San Diego State University. Workshop conducted for Spanish lectures and instructors at San Diego State University. May 1, 2015.

Effectiveness in Foreign Language Teaching. Workshop conducted by Alfredo Urzua Beltran San Diego State University. Workshop conducted for Spanish lectures and instructors at San Diego State University. March 20, 2015.

OTHER ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

FALL 2015 Peer Mentor. Peer Mentoring Program for Teaching Associates. Department of Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Literatures, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA.

Mentored one first-year teaching associate by conducting peer observations, offering feedback, and sharing experiences as instructor and fellow graduate student.

PROFESSIONAL & TEACHING ORGANIZATIONS

 Graduate student organization SELACH – Public Relationship Officer.

LANGUAGES Spanish (native speaker) English (native proficiency)

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