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Lisa Calvin |
Lisa Calvin, PhD
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[Awards] [Bio] [Courses] [Publications] [Interests] [Associations] |
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Awards
2006 Collegiate Level World Language Teacher of the Year (Indiana Foreign Language Teachers Association or IFLTA)
2006 Teacher of the Year, University-Level (American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese or AATSP-IN chapter)
Biography
Dr. Calvin has taught Spanish to all ages, ranging from gifted and talented elementary students to graduate students. When she completed her B.S. in Education from Taylor University in Upland, IN, she was certified to teach Spanish, English, and sociology. She began her teaching career by teaching high school and junior high Spanish and English in Walton, IN. She went on to complete two degrees from Indiana University-Bloomington, an M.A.T. in Spanish and a Ph.D. in Language Education. For her doctoral dissertation Professor Calvin conducted an ethnographic case study, entitling the final product, "Culture Within and Around: Language Learning Stories of Adults in a Cross-Cultural, Instructional Immersion Setting". Experiencing other cultures is a passion for Dr. Calvin. She has worked with the Mexican-American migrant community in Marion, IN, taught adult ESL students at Indiana University, taught composition at the Universitat de Barcelona, Spain, studied in Valencia, Madrid, and Santiago de Compostela Spain, conducted research in Wales, taught bilingual education aboard a ship which visited Argentina, Uruguay, and the Caribbean, and has taken student groups to Puerto Rico and Spain. She is a coordinator of the department's teaching assistants, supervises student teachers, and acts as the departmental liaison to the College of Education. She maintains contact with secondary students by serving as the director and instructor of the ISU High School Honors Program in Spanish. She joined the ISU faculty in 1999 after teaching at a private, liberal arts college in North Carolina.
Courses
- Language Teaching Methods (LLL490/LLL590)
- Beginning Spanish I & II (101 & 102)
- Intermediate Spanish I (201)
- Readings in Spanish (303)
- Studies in Spanish: Practicum in the Elementary School (394)
- Instructional Problems in the Teaching of Spanish in the Secondary School (462/562)
- Spanish Phonetics (404/504)
- Spanish American Culture (415/515)
- Contemporary Spanish Culture: A Cinematic Approach (406/506)
- High School Summer Honors Program (199)
Recent Publications
"Graffiti, The Ultimate Realia: Meeting the Standards through an
Unconventional Culture Lesson." Hispania (September 2005)
"Speaking a New Language: An Innovative Program Promotes Discussions in
Diversity with Foreign Language Learners." In M. Ouellett (Ed.) Teaching
Inclusively: Faculty Development and Diversity. (New Forums Press, 2005)
Book review of Camino oral: Fonética, fonología y práctica de los sonidos
del español by R. Teschner. Hispania (Sept. 2004).
"Not your Parents' Language Class: Curriculum Revision to Support
Multicultural and General Education Requirements." Foreign Language
Annals (Spring 2004). with N. Ann Rider.
"Language Learning and Cultural Adjustment: Information and Implications for
ESL/Foreign Language Teachers," Teamwork in Foreign Languages: Selected
Papers from the 2001 Central States Conference, eds. Larbi Oukada and
Alan Garfinkel,Valdosta, GA: Valdosta State University. (2001)
Interests
Her research interests include teaching and learning in cross-cultural and immersion settings, language learning journals as metacognitive and research tools, and customs and material culture of Latin America and Catalunya. Other interests include reading, writing, watching films, collecting antiques, folk art, and spending time with family, friends and her dog.Associations
- American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP)
- American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
- Indiana Foreign Language Teachers' Association (IFLTA)
- North American Catalan Society (NACS)
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