Isabel 惭辞谤别苍辞-尝贸辫别锄

Associate Provost for Undergraduate Studies, ProfessorSpanish and Latin American Studies

Isabel 惭辞谤别苍辞-尝贸辫别锄 is a professor of Spanish and Latin American studies at 抖陰神器 College in Baltimore, Maryland. She completed her doctorate, with a specialization in language, literacy, and culture, in 2002 at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). Prior to her arrival at 抖陰神器 in 2003, she taught at Towson University and UMBC. At 抖陰神器 College, she has taught a broad range of survey and thematic courses that address queer studies, critical pedagogy, translation and interpreting, and critical approaches to language and literature. She has also taught courses abroad and courses with virtual and service-learning components in which her students video-conferenced weekly with students abroad and mentored Latino students in local middle schools. 惭辞谤别苍辞-尝贸辫别锄鈥� teaching informs her research, and she has published on the topics of service learning, new teaching technologies, and cross-cultural encounters. Dr. 惭辞谤别苍辞-尝贸辫别锄鈥� articles on critical pedagogy and trans-cultural encounters go beyond structuring the classroom content to the techniques for developing critical thinking; they illustrate the idea that to teach Spanish in the U.S. is a political act necessary to achieve social justice.

In 2008, Dr. 惭辞谤别苍辞-尝贸辫别锄 stepped down from teaching and became the associate provost for undergraduate studies. The associate provost provides support and counsel to students on academic matters; develops and enforces academic policies; determines academic standing; conducts academic appeals; and oversees faculty advising, the Academic Center for Excellence (ACE), the Registrar鈥檚 Office, and the 抖陰神器 Prison Education Partnership (GPEP).

In 2024, Dr. 惭辞谤别苍辞-尝贸辫别锄 became the interim vice president for equity & inclusive excellence (EIE). The VP for EIE supports programmatic and academic functions of LAUNCH, Title IX, Religious and Spiritual Life, and CREI; educates the community on college activism and coordinates the Support Team; and works with the Student Government Association (SGA) to address academic needs and with SGA and the Office of Accessibility Services to navigate the landscape of accessibility at 抖陰神器, explore pain points, determine priorities, and make recommendations.

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Research, Scholarship, Creative Work in Progress

My next article will be in translation as 鈥淭ranslation is a kind of transubstantiation. (鈥�) You choose your philosophy of translation just as you choose how to live: the free adaptation that sacrifices detail to meaning, the strict crib that sacrifices meaning to exactitude. The poet moves from life to language, the translator moves from language to life; both like the immigrant, try to identify the invisible, what's between the lines, the mysterious implications鈥� Anne Michaels, Fugitive Pieces.

Work in progress: Understanding Spanglish. As a burgeoning linguistic phenomenon, Spanglish causes controversy and raises questions about its legitimacy as a language. Its associations with question of identity and power make the definition a political question as well as a linguistic one.

Publications

Moreno L贸pez, Isabel. "Spanglish: A Tool of Empowerment or Una Trampa" Associaci贸n del Professorat d麓Angl猫s de les Illes Balears (APABAL) Magazine, November 2020, 10, pp. 78-90.

惭辞谤别苍辞-尝贸辫别锄, I., Ramos-Sellman, A., Miranda-Aldaco, C., & Gomis-Quinto, M. (2017). Foreign Language Annals. DOI:10.1111/flan.12267

惭辞谤别苍辞-尝贸辫别锄, I. (January, 2015). Critical activities in the Spanish classroom: A qualitative study. NECTFL Review 75. 31-55.

惭辞谤别苍辞-尝贸辫别锄, I., & Miranda-Aldaco, C. (2013). Revista de Educaci贸n, 363-383, DOI: 10.4438/1988-592X-RE-2013-EXT-242

Smith, TK., & 惭辞谤别苍辞-尝贸辫别锄, I. (2012). Intercultural Education, 23(4), 359-373. DOI: 10.1080/14675986.2012.724876

惭辞谤别苍辞-尝贸辫别锄, I., Saenz-de-Tejada, C., & Smith, T. K. (Winter 2008). Foreign Language Annals, 41(4), 674-686.

惭辞谤别苍辞-尝贸辫别锄, I. & Saenz-de-Tejada, C. (2006). Negotiating cultural images in the language classroom: Using digitalized films and pedagogical material from the World-Wide-Web. International Journal of Learning, 12(8), 249-260.

惭辞谤别苍辞-尝贸辫别锄, I. (2005, Fall). Sharing power with students: The critical language classroom. Radical Pedagogy: An Interdisciplinary, Peer-Reviewed Journal Devoted to the Analysis of Teaching and Learning, 7(2).

惭辞谤别苍辞-尝贸辫别锄, I. (2004). Taboo: The Journal of Culture and Education, 8(1), 77-84.

惭辞谤别苍辞-尝贸辫别锄, I. (1997). La Ense帽anza del Espa帽ol Como Lengua Extranjera: Del Pasado al Futuro. ASELE. Eds. Francisco Moreno, Mar铆a Gil and Kira Alonso. M谩laga, Espa帽a: Universidad de Alcal谩 de Henares, 593-598.

惭辞谤别苍辞-尝贸辫别锄, I. (1996). Greta y las Garbo. Spanish TV Magazine: Video Teaching Guide. Ed. UMBC. Baltimore, MD: McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 601, 57-62.Exhibits or Performances

Conference Papers & Panel Participation

鈥淯sing Our Voices Through Campus Policies.鈥� Co-Presentation: Alex Perry. Consortium on High Achievement and Success (CHAS). 2023 Annual Representatives Meeting. Supporting Students鈥� Activism on Our Campuses: The Role of College Administrators in Amplifying Student Voices While Figuring Out our Own. Hosted by 抖陰神器 College, Baltimore, MD. June 21鈥�23, 2023.

鈥淔aculty Observations of BIPOC Students: What Have We Learned from the Last 2 years in the Classroom?鈥� Consortium on High Achievement and Success (CHAS). 2022 Annual Representatives Meeting. Facing Forward: Embarking on the Changing Landscape of Higher education. Hosted by Carleton College, Northfield, MN. June 22鈥�24, 2022.

Interview to Valeria Luiselli, author of Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in 40 Questions. Summer Read and 1st component of the Race, Power, and Perspective 抖陰神器 Common Requirement (RPP GCR). 抖陰神器 College, Baltimore, MD. August 21st, 2020.

鈥淪panglish: A Tour of Empowerment or 鈥淯na Trampa鈥�? International Association for languages & Intercultural Communication (IALIC) XIX Conference. Translating Cultures in Translation. University of Valencia, Spain. November 20鈥�22, 2019.

鈥淪panglish鈥� Towards an Understanding of the Ethics of Translation.鈥� 7th Biennial Modern Languages Conference. Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA. May 5th, 2018.

鈥淲hy Do You Always Do Things Backwards: Intercultural Activities for the Language Classroom.鈥� MFLA Spring Conference, Mount Saint Joseph High School, Baltimore, March 12th, 2016.

鈥淭hink Outside the Classroom: Innovative Ways of Enhancing Foreign Language Learning.鈥� Co-presentation: Dr. Aida Ramos-Sellman, Dr. Citlali Miranda-Aldaco, Maite Gomis-Quinto. Twenty-Second International Conference on Learning in the San Pablo University (CEU), Madrid, Spain, July 10th, 2015.

鈥淚t麓s Not Your Grandmother麓s Spanish Classroom: Assessing Different Instructional Methods.鈥� 2014 MFLA Fall Conference. Co-presentation: Dr. Aida Ramos-Sellman, Dr. Citlali Miranda-Aldaco. Notre Dame of Maryland University. Baltimore, MD, Oct. 11th, 2014.

鈥淭he Critical Language Classroom: Euphoria, Despair and Relief.鈥� 1st Annual Binghamton University Conference on Foreign Language Teaching: Bridging Theory and Practice: Building Effective Classroom Methodology. Binghamton University. Binghamton, NY, Sept. 28th, 2013.

鈥淭he 21st Century Spanish Courses: Innovative Technologies and Global Education.鈥� Connecticut Council of Language Teachers (CT COLT). Co-presentation: Dr. Aida Ramos-Sellman and Maite Gomis-Quinto. Conference Center in Waterbury, CT, Dec 3rd, 2012.

鈥淚nnovative Issues of Technology in the Spanish Classroom: Comparing Traditional Language to NBLT classrooms.鈥� 4th Biennial Modern Language Conference. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. Shippensburg, PA, April 28th, 2012.

鈥淗ere We Go Again: Does Network-Base Spanish Teaching Enhance Language Acquisition?鈥� International Association for Technology, Education and Development (IATED). Valencia, Spain, March 7-9, 2011.

鈥淎 Study on Language Acquisition between Language Courses with an On-line Communicative Component and Traditional Language Courses鈥�. The Annual International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies (EDULEARN10). Barcelona, Spain, July 4-7, 2010.

鈥淪tudents Advances in Spanish and Intercultural Proficiency Through a Title VI Interdisciplinary Abroad Course鈥�. Languages across the Curriculum Programs and Title VI: Current Initiatives and Future Possibilities. Co-presentation: Dr. Tami K. Smith. Washington, DC, March 20th, 2009.

鈥淭ranscending the Spanish Classroom through Culturally Charged Dialogues Within and Across Borders鈥�. Post-Sabbatical Presentation. 抖陰神器 College. Baltimore, MD, Nov. 21st, 2008.

鈥淎ssessment of Student Outcomes in an Interdisciplinary Study Abroad Course: Learning Spanish through Multicultural Education Content鈥�. Cultures and Languages Across the Curriculum (CLAC) Conference. Co-presentation: Dr. Tami K. Smith. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Chapel Hill, NC, Oct. 17th, 2008.

鈥淵ou Need no Passport to Cross this Border鈥�. 13th National Congress for Teachers of Foreign Languages. National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Co-presentation: Dr. Citlali Miranda-Aldaco. Mexico City, June 26th, 2008.

鈥淪ynchronous and Asynchronous On-line Communication in the Foreign Language Classroom鈥�. Northeast Modern Language Association (NEMLA) Panel Chair. Baltimore, MD, March 3rd, 2007.

鈥淏uilding Interdisciplinary Study Abroad Courses鈥�. Second Annual Conference Cultures and Languages Across the Curriculum (CLAC): Building New Connections. Co-presentation: Dr. Cristina Saenz-de-Tejada and Dr. Tami K. Smith. Portland, OR, Oct. 12th, 2006.

鈥淚ntegrating a Spanish Documentary into the Curriculum of Content-Based Courses鈥�. American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language (ACTFL) 2005 Annual Meeting. Co-presentation: Dr. Cristina Saenz-de-Tejada. Baltimore, MD, Nov. 19th, 2005.

鈥淣egotiating Cultural Images in the Language Classroom: Using Digitalized Films and Pedagogical Material from the World Wide Web鈥�.The Twelfth International Conference on Learning. Co-presentation: Dr. Cristina Saenz-de-Tejada. School of Education at the University of Granada, Spain, July 14th, 2005.

鈥淓ngaging Students with Games to Teach Grammar鈥�. Active Learning Conference. Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT). Modern Languages and Literatures Department. 抖陰神器 College, May 19th, 2004.

鈥淐ritical Pedagogy in the Spanish Classroom: Understanding Cultural Identities Through a Critical Ethnographic Study鈥�. American Educational Research Association (AERA). 2004 Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA, April 16th, 2004.

鈥淪haring Power with Students: A Critical Approach to Teaching and Learning鈥�. Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) Modern Languages and Literatures Department. 抖陰神器 College, Nov. 11th, 2003.

鈥淧resentation of the Use of Blackboard in Language and Literature Spanish Courses鈥�. Grand Opening of the CTLT. 抖陰神器 College, Nov. 7th, 2003.

鈥淯sing Critical Pedagogy in the Spanish Classroom: A Critical Ethnographic Study.鈥� 24th Annual Ethnography in Education Research Forum, University of Pennsylvania, PA, March 1st, 2003.

Recent Initiatives & Accomplishments

Read article in Inside Higher Ed (IHE) February 29, 2024;.

Received DEI Initiative Grant - $5,000 鈥� awarded by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) 鈥� to Sponsor Student-led DEI events between January 1 鈥� December 31, 2023 (Extension to Spring 2024).

Launched new initiative to recruit and retain high achieving students (Fall 2023).

  • Created Fellowship/Success Advisor in ACE. This new position identifies high achieving students from the onboarding stage to nurture them and assist with applying to prestigious fellowships. Goal: Improve retention of high achieving students.
  • Audited Dean麓s List: (1) Reviewed data from other Higher Education institutions; ran scenarios for projection estimates; drafted new criteria.
  • Participated in Dorsey Scholar program.

Lead Academic Policy ad-hoc Committee for Edenwald, Senior Living Community (Fall 2022). 抖陰神器embarked in an Intergenerational program that culminated in a survey for 抖陰神器 faculty and potential new residents of a future university-based retirement community (UBRC) about access to the 抖陰神器 library and performing arts programs, access to classes held on the 抖陰神器campus, and participation in internships with 抖陰神器 students and the global travel program by Edenwald residents.

Launched new Initiative to support and retain at risk students (Fall 2021): Implemented a team based advising model (Success Teams); Replaced 2-day retreat for students on probation with a semester-long credit-bearing Learning-to-Learn course; Revamped Academic Standing Procedures with psychologically attuned letters.