Marta González-Lloret

Professor. Dept. of Languages and Lit. of Europe and the Americas (LLEA), University of Hawai‘i at Manoa.

Associated Graduate Faculty. Dept. of Second Language Studies (SLS), University of Hawai‘i at Manoa.

 

Chair of Spanish & Portuguese (2015-2017)

 

Some of the courses taught include Methodology for Langauge Teaching and Learning; Advanced Spanish Conversation; Spanish for Heritage Speakers; Spanish phonetics and pronunciation; Seminar on Computer-mediated Interpersonal Communication; Pedagogical Grammar and Spanish SLA; Spanish Pragmatics. I am also in charge of our Teacher Assistant training and teach an online/blended course for the College of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics on L2 Learning and Teaching Methodology.

 

Affiliate Researcher. Center for the Advanced Study of Language  (CASL). University of Maryland.  2008 - present

 

Evaluador for the Agencia Nacional de Evaluación y Prospectiva (ANEP) of Spain (National Agency of Evaluation and Perspective).

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Associate Professor. Dept. of LLEA, UHM. 2011 - 2016

 

Assistant Professor. Dept. of LLEA, UHM. 2009 - 2011

 

Interim Department Chair. Dept. of LLEA, UHM.  Spring 2014, Summer 2014, Summer 2013, Summer 2011

 

Interim Director. Center for Language & Technology UHM.  Spring 2014

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Instructor of Technology for English Teaching. East-West Center, Hawaii.  2012 - 2017

Instructor of Information and computer technologies for English Language Teaching. Part of Brunei-U.S. English Language Enrichment Program. A cooperatively administered initiative by Universiti Brunei Darussalam and the East-West Center  to strengthen ASEAN integration through helping to further build English language capacity, promote greater awareness of the rich cultural diversity, and facilitate communication between teacher-trainers, officers, and diplomats of the region. More information.

 

Web-master. Dept of LLEA, UHM.  1996-currently

Homepage creation and maintenance (1996-2010) for the Dept of Language and Lit. of Europe and the Americas and its five divisions. Design and consultant for new site development and maintenance. (2011-currently).

 

Exchange faculty. Filología Inglesa (English Studies). University of Sevilla, Spain.  2009 - 2010

Courses taught: 5th year Análisis Pragmático (Pragmatics) & 3rd year Fonética Contrastiva (Contrastive Phonetics).

 

Language Instructor.  Department of LLEA, UHM.  1994 - 2009

​Courses taught: First and Second year Spanish language; First year intensive Spanish language; Third year conversation (O); Third year grammar and composition (WI); Commercial Spanish (O); Phonetics and pronunciation; Fourth year structure of Spanish.  I was also the Second year program coordinator (1997, 2001, 2004 - 2008).

 

Materials Development Consultant.  2006 - present

​I have worked creating and developing materials for language learning for various projects. A Blended Learning Research project with CASL Center (2008-2010); Spanish Task-based Langauge Program for the US Border Patrol with PerformTech, Inc. (2006-2008) and more recently a Task-based blended English Program at Otaru University of Commerce, Japan (2014 - present).

 

Instructor of Technology in Language Teaching.  University of Education, Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam). January 2008

An intensive two-week course for which I developed the curriculum and was the course instructor as part of the MA TESOL and Foreign Language Teaching Program of the University of Canberra, Australia.

 

Research Assistant and Web Designer. Department of SLS, UHM.  Spring 2006

Foreign Language Program Evaluation Project. Dr. John Norris, principle investigator

 

Study Abroad Resident Faculty. University of Hawaii, Manoa.  2002 - 2005

Resident faculty accompanying and teaching for the six-week Study Abroad Program to Salamanca and Granada, Spain.

 

Language Coach.

"Off the Map", ABC. (2010-2011); "El Cepillo de dientes/ The Toothbrush", UH Late Night Theater. Work with actors to improve their Spanish pronunciation, and Spanish-speaking actors to help neutralize their accent to fit in the series geographical context.

 

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• Board of Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Teaching, University of Hawaii. (April 2018)

• College of LLL Excellence in Teaching Award (May 2013)

• International Collaborative Project “Aprendizaje de la lengua y cultura extranjera a través de las TIC” [Language and culture learning through Technology]. Santander –UAM Award [$13.000] [With Dr. Vinagre, U. Autónoma de Madrid and Dr. Llopis, U of Columbia]

• Fulbright Specialist Candidate. Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FFSB), U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs (ECA), and Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) (2013--)

• Finalist University of Hawai‘i Board of Regents’ Excellence in Teaching Award (April 2013)

• University of Hawai'i Research Council travel award (November, 2012)

• University of Hawai'i Research Council travel award (May 2011)

• HALT (Hawai`i Association of Language Teachers) Excellence in Teaching Award (March, 2010)

• 'Oihana Maika'i Award for Research Excellence 2005. Department of Second Language Studies. University of Hawaii (May, 2005)

• University of Hawai'i Research Council travel award (April, 2005)

• Hawai'i's GSO (Graduate Student Organization) travel award (May, 2005)

• University of Hawai'i Research Council travel award (March 2005)

• No-child left behind: Improving teacher quality higher education grant (As part of LL Center) ($13,000) (Spring, 2004) [With UH CL&T]

• LLL Instructor Award for Innovative Teaching: Development of an on-line methodological course for language teachers. (Spring 2003)

• University of Hawai'i Research Council travel award (March 2003)

• LLL Instructor Award for Innovative Teaching: Development of website for authentic reading materials to implement Spanish curriculum at UHM (Spring 1998)

• Outstanding Graduate Student of Spanish Masters Program, UHM. Sigma Delta Pi (Spanish Honor Society) (Spring 1994)

• European Youth Forum. Working group study grant in Kassel, Germany. (Summer 1989).