Arthur H. Wendorf II - Teaching With Technology

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- Department of Spanish, Italian and Portuguese
- Spanish Basic Language Program
- ANGEL
- TWTC

CURRICULUM VITAE

Arthur H. Wendorf II

EDUCATION

Ph.D.  Expected May 2013   Spanish Linguistics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania.
M.A.   2008   Spanish Linguistics, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.
- Thesis Title: The Effects of Speech Rate on the Perception of Communication, Grammar, Fluency, Vocabulary and Pronunciation in University Spanish Oral Exam Results.
- Thesis Committee: Margaret Quesada (Major Professor), Sarah Blackwell, and Chad Howe.
B.A.     2006   Spanish, Magna Cum Laude, 3.92 GPA, Augusta State University, Augusta, Georgia.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2008-Present Teaching Assistant, Department of Spanish, Italian and Portuguese, The Pennsylvania State University
2006-2008   Teaching Assistant, Department of Romance Languages, University of Georgia.
- SPAN 1001 Elementary Spanish
- SPAN 1002 Elementary Spanish
- SPAN 1110 Accelerated Elementary Spanish

PROFICIENCY WITH TECHNOLOGY

Proficient with ANGEL and WebCT course management systems (global environments for learning.)
Experienced with Dreamweaver website design software.
Experienced with Photoshop graphics software.
Experienced with Adobe Connect online collaboration software.
Proficient with PowerPoint presentation software.
Proficient with Excel data management software.

RESIDENCE ABROAD

2000-2002       Missionary, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Chile Concepción Mission, which included two months of intensive Spanish training at the Missionary Training Center at Brigham Young University, and extensive daily interaction in Spanish with native Chileans, including the Chilean families that I resided with.

CONFERENCE PAPER

2008                “De Ahí, Por Consiguiente, Por Ende, Por Lo Tanto and Por Tanto: A Distributional Diachronic and Synchronic Analysis.”
- Presented at the American Association of Corpus Linguistics Conference, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.

ACADEMIC AWARDS AND HONORS

SCHOLARSHIPS AND ASSISTANTSHIPS

2008-present Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Department of Spanish, Italian and Portuguese, The Pennsylvania State University
2006-2008       Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Department of Romance Languages, University of Georgia
2006-2007       Gwinn Henry Nixon Scholarship, Department of Romance Languages, University of Georgia ($2,000)
2003                Brigham Young Scholarship, Brigham Young University (full tuition)
2003-2006       Hope Scholarship, Augusta State University (full tuition and books)

AWARDS

2006                Outstanding Student in Spanish, Augusta State University
2006                Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, Augusta State University
2006                The National Dean’s List, Augusta State University
Spring 2006     Dean’s List, Augusta State University
Fall 2005         Dean’s List, Augusta State University
Summer 2005  Dean’s List, Augusta State University
Spring 2005     Dean’s List, Augusta State University
Spring 2003     Dean’s List, Augusta State University
1999                Eagle Scout

MEMBERSHIPS

2006                Member of Omicron-Psi Honor Society for non-traditional students, Augusta State University
2006                Member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society for all academic disciplines, Augusta State University
2005                Member of Alpha Mu Gamma Foreign Language Honor Society, Augusta State University

SERVICE

2006-2007       Volunteer Translator, Clarke County School Parent-Teacher Conferences, Athens, Georgia.
2005-2006       President, Los Amigos Hispanos (University Spanish Club), Augusta State University, Augusta, Georgia.