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 INDIVIDUALS ** Signifies a member or affiliate of the Romance Languages and Literatures Department Updated for Fall 2009 Daniel Abreu - Foreign languages Instructor at EMU, WCC. Master in Education. Will teach with the most innovative techniques. Maria Pilar Barreto - Native Spanish speaker from Puerto Rico. Extensive experience tutoring. Two years teaching experience at the secondary level. Freelance translation for several organizations and individuals, such as Partners-in-Health. **Carlos de los Santos -Native Spanish speaker from Spain with 8 years experience teaching at UM. Currently coordinator for Spanish 232 special topic courses. **Maria
Dorantes- Native Spanish speaker with more than 5 years
teaching experience. Currently teaching in the elementary program,
upper level Spanish for Business class and Spanish for Medical Personnel. **Kathleen Forrester
- Experienced Spanish instructor. All levels welcome. Currently teaching Spanish 232. Catherine Benedict Glazer - Graduated from U of M with honors. Spent numerous years in Spanish speaking countries (worked for several months as translator in Puerto Rico and most recently for a year at a law firm in Costa Rica.) **Annie Hesp - Non-native speaker of Spanish. Lived in Spain over 4 years and has taught Spanish at the university level for over 5 years. "Because I am a non-native speaker, I understand the challenges of learning a foreign language, especially the difficulty in learning grammar. I can explain Spanish (and grammar) in a way that makes sense for a non-native speaker and will help you succeed in your Spanish classes. Together we can develop a program designed especially for your needs." **Nathalie Iñiguez -Native speaker of both French and Spanish (half French, half Spanish heritage). Will tutor all levels. 4 years experience tutoring both languages at the college level. 6 years tutoring Spanish at all levels and teaching Spanish from 101 to 276 (intro to literature) as well as conversation. Bridget Koehler -Certified K-12 Spanish teacher. University of Illinois Graduate. Going on 5 years tutoring experience. **Alegre Figuero Leyre-Native speaker from Barcelona, Spain. Lecturer in the elementary Spanish program at UM since 2005. Nermis S. Mieses -Native Spanish speaker from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Will tutor, proofread or just practice speaking to all levels. Vincente de Juan Morales - Native speaker from Valencia, Spain. Former journalist in Spain and Argentina. Languages degree. Experience translating all kinds of documents and interpreting at international events in Europe. Experience tutoring university students of all levels, who improved and received better grades with my help and their effort. Erig Muzaffer- Spanish speaker from Tabasco. Currently Washtenaw Intermediary School District Spanish/ESL teacher, former UM instructor and researcher, current EMU adjunct faculty, and corporate documentation editor and business translator for NAFTA companies. Delivered instructions in Mexico, Canada, and US schools. Stephanie Osborn - Spanish major from the University of Virginia; I have tutored Spanish for six years. Alison Peak- A highly proficient speaker who has lived abroad in Santiago de Compostela, Spain and has worked in social service agencies with Hispanic persons from nations, including Mexico, El Salvador, Panama, Honduras, Cuba, and Guinea Equatoria. Very comfortable with a variety of dialects and culturally more of Spain and Latin American countries over South American cultures. "I have a flexible schedule and look forward to finding a tutoring method that fits each individual ranging from basic grammar issues to help with understanding literature." Catherine Steiner -UM graduate with minor in Spanish, just returned from 9 months living in Spain; nearly fluent in (Castilian) Spanish, certified to teach secondary level (high school) Spanish, taught/tutored English while in Spain. Wendy Tashian - Native Spanish speaker from Lima, Peru. Will tutor all levels. Experience teaching since 1996. Krystle Weiss- Non-native Spanish speaker- "I learned Spanish, with its difficult grammar, syntax and new vocabulary, as you are learning it now! As a Cuban-American, who lived in Madrid, my culture and pronunciation are 'native.'" Will tutor, translate, and proofread for all levels. Mindy Lauren Welford- "I began learning Spanish in High school, took Spanish I, II, skipped III , IV, and Spanish AP (received a 5 on that exam). Won 1st place in my district for the National Spanish Language Exam. Passed out of my language requirement when I took the Spanish Language Placement exam upon entering the University of Michigan as I recieved a 100% on the exam. Study abroad experience in Mexico and Argentina. Fluent in many Spanish dialects. Patient, friendly, organized, on- time, and very passionate about the Spanish language and culture. Ready and willing to help you get a good grade. I am minoring in the Spanish language." Ximena Yepes- Native speaker from Colombia. Will tutor beginner and intermediate levels, as well as translating and word processing documents.
ORGANIZATIONS Babel Linguistics Editorial & Translation Group Language Link
- Instructors are native speakers with advanced degrees and extensive
experience. Linguatechnics Inc. -
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