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Dr. Nilsa Lasso-von Lang
Foreign Languages, Moravian College, 1200 Main Street,
Bethlehem, PA 18018
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Education |
Ph.D. Spanish, University of Arizona,
Tucson , Arizona, 1999
Major area of concentration: 19th and 20th
Century Spanish American Literature
Minors: Pre-Columbian Epoch to Independence and
Contemporary Peninsular Literature
Others: Linguistics, Second Language Acquisition Theory
and Literary Theory and Criticism
MA Spanish, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa,
1994
Program concentration: Hispanic Literature, Studies of
Language Acquisition and Foreign Language Pedagogy, Linguistics,
Theatre, oral communication and interpretation. Research
Paper: “Women in the Ten Comedies of the Golden Age”
BA Spanish, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa,
1992
High Honors
University of Panama, 1985-1988
Area of concentration: International Affairs (completed
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Teaching Experience |
Assistant Professor of Spanish, Moravian
College, 2002-Present
SPAN 394 - Linguistic Varieties/Language
Contact and Changes in the Hispanic World.
SPAN 386 - Field Study: Business Spanish
SPAN 386 – Field Study: English/Second
Language
SPAN 358 – Latin American Popular Culture
and Tradition
SPAN 300 – Independent Study Courses: Latin
American Literature
SPAN 248 – Latin American Contemporary
Culture
SPAN 241 - Introduction to Literature of
Spain and Latin America
SPAN 230 – Advanced Grammar and Composition
SPAN 155 - Reading and Culture. Reading
and response writing designed to develop proficiency at the
intermediate level. Aspects of culture including history, the
arts, and literature.
SPAN 150 - Conversation and Contemporary
Life. Designed to develop oral proficiency at the intermediate
level.
SPAN 110 - Introductory Spanish III. Design
to achieve intermediate-low proficiency in reading, writing,
listening and speaking.
SPAN 105 - Introductory Spanish II. Design
to achieve intermediate-low proficiency in reading, writing,
listening and speaking.
SPAN 100 – Introductory Spanish I. Design
to achieve intermediate-low proficiency in reading, writing,
listening and speaking.
WRIT 100 - Introduction to College
Writing. Topic: “Latino/a Literature in the USA”
Assistant Professor of Spanish,
Southwest Missouri State University, 1999-2002:
SPAN 101 - Elementary Spanish I.
Essentials of grammar through oral practice, dictation, reading,
writing. Course conducted in Spanish as far as
practicable.
SPAN 102 - Elementary Spanish II.
Continuation of SPN 101.
SPAN 101. 750 (telecourse)
– Course Info Student Web Site (Blackboard). It is innovative
in adopting a comprehension-based approach for the teaching of
Spanish.
UHC 110 - Freshman Honors Seminar – an
introduction to the Honors College and to the University’s
academic life.
LLT 180 - Language and Literature Teaching
(General Education
Course)
SPAN 210 - Spanish for Native Speakers.
Business and Professional Spanish/ Translation and
interpretation
SPAN 297 -Spanish in the U.S.A.:
Communication and Culture. Including Business and Professional
Spanish/Spanish and Technology.
SPAN 312 - Business Spanish/Translation and
Composition. Review of Grammar with writing practice; emphasis
on idioms
SPAN 315 – Business/Professional
Spanish
SPAN 326 - Civilization of Spanish America-
a cultural development of Latin America - from Pre-Columbian
civilizations to present day.
SPAN 410 - Translation and Interpretation
SPAN 457- Modern Spanish Essay and Poetry
SPAN 498 - Contemporary Central American
Female Writers
Graduate Associate Teacher, University
of Arizona, 1994 –1999:
Spanish 201 and 202 designed to improve
skills in the Spanish language and to explore the many facets of
the Hispanic culture.
Spanish 251 Intermediate Spanish, combining
all forms of language skills (speaking, reading, writing and
comprehension) with intermediate grammar.
Spanish 350 Readings on the Literary Genres
Adjunct Faculty, Pima Community
College, 1996-1999:
Spanish 111 Elementary II
Spanish 210 Intermediate I
Spanish 211 Intermediate II
Graduate Teaching Assistant,
University of Northern Iowa, 1992- 1994:
Spanish 001 Elementary I
Spanish 002 Elementary II
Spanish 052 Intermediate Composition
Spanish 062 Intermediate Conversation
Teacher’s Aide and Spanish Tutor,
University of Northern Iowa and Blackhawk County Elementary
Schools, 1990-1992: As an undergraduate at the University of
Northern Iowa, earned credits by teaching Spanish in a program
called “Teaching Spanish at Elementary Schools” organized by the
University and the County. Earned credits by helping professors
in classes, such as “Bilingual Practicum.” Tutored some Spanish
majors and minors.
Teacher’s Aide, Hawkeye Community
College, 1990: Served as a Teacher’s Aide in a basic Spanish
course for adults and received the Certificate “Friend of the
Class”
Instruction of Adults, University of
Panama and Department of Education, 1987-1988: Instructor of
Adults for Language and Literacy Development Program |
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Conferences
Workshops |
Paper
“Evolución de la lírica en Panamá: Segunda mitad el siglo XX.”
61st Annual Kentucky Foreign
Language Conference. University of Kentucky, Lexington,
Kentucky. April 17-19, 2008.
“Poesía centroamericana
contemporánea: Guatemala, El Salvador y Nicaragua.”
Middle Atlantic Council on Latin American Studies (MACLAS),
XXVIII, Albright College, PA, March 31, 2007.
“Conversations: Promoting Panamanian
Culture and Literature.” Panama City, Panama, December, 2006.
“Service-Learning in Higher Education:
Critical Issues and Directions.” Gettysburg College, Gettysburg,
PA, October 1, 2005.
"Círculo de
Lecturas - Panamanian Writers."
Biblioteca Regelio Sinán and Latino
University of Panama, Panama City, Panama, June-July 2005.
"Cuadros pintados y
morales de Rafael Pombo." Middle Atlantic Council on
Latin American Studies (MACLAS), XXVI Annual Conference,
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, April 7-10,
2005.
“B. Peralta: Su obra en
un contexto histórico.” Middle Atlantic Council on Latin
American Studies (MACLAS), XXV Annual Conference, Muhlenberg
College, Allentown, PA, February 20-21, 2004.
"Kuna Yala
Indians: Past and Present." Latin American Indigenous
Literature and Art (LAILA) Conference, Buenos Aires, Argentina,
July 9-14, 2003.
"Spanish in Contact with Indigenous
Languages in Guatemala." Middle Atlantic Council on Latin
American Studies, XXIV Annual Conference, Kutztown University of
Pennsylvania, Kutztown, PA, February 21-22, 2003.
Full attendee, The American Council on the
Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) 36th Annual Meeting and
Exposition, November 21-24, 2002
Guest at the 4th Annual
LatinoExpo, New York, October 27,
2002.
"La mujer como única tónica
temática en la obra de Peralta y Lars." The 54th Annual
Kentucky Foreign Language Conference. University of Kentucky,
Lexington, KY, April, 2001
“El humor en el teatro
centroamericano contemporáneo.” The Annual Conference of
the International Society for Luso-Hispanic
Humor Studies. McGill University, Montreal, Canada, September,
2000.
“The Otherness without Love in
Mañana
digo basta.”
The 53rd Annual Kentucky Foreign Language
Conference. University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, April, 2000.
“A Sociopolitical Approach to
Bertalicia Peralta’s Narrative.”
The IX Annual Symposium on Latin American Literature.
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, March, 1999.
“La trama convergente en
Ave sin nido, La vorágine y Doña Bárbara.”
The VI Annual Symposium on Latin American Literature.
Hispanic Writers in the US. University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ,
March 1996.
“The Portrait in
Sueño de Venecia:
Its Function as a Unifying Element.”
ALDEEU- Association of Spanish Doctors in the United States.
Encuentro
Internacional XV Asamblea
General, Albuquerque, NM, May 1995.
“Mario Benedetti’s The Truce: The
Presence of the Dead Wife and the New Love in
Santome’s Life.” V Annual Symposium
on Contemporary Latin American Literature, Tucson, AZ, March,
1995.
“Teaching Ideas/Teaching Literature to
First and Second Year Spanish Students.” Conference/Orientation
for Returning GATs. University of
Arizona, January, 1995.
Participated in "Teaching, Learning and
Assessing with Technology." NEALLT, Lafayette College, Easton,
PA, April 3-5, 2009.
Participated in meetings/worshops "Promoción
de la literatura infantil." Ernesto Castillero National Library
of Panama City, Panama, January, 2009.
Participated in The Seventh Annual LVAIC
SSAO Professional Development Workshop, Moravian College,
November 2008.
Participated in the Teagle Foundation
Assessment Workshop, Moravian College, October, 2008.
The Sixth Annual LVAIC
SSAO Development Workshop. “Piecing Together the Student
Success Puzzle: A Day with George Kuh." Muhlenberg College,
November 2, 2007.
"Teaching that Promotes Learning." by
invited guest Dr. Maryellen Weimer. Moravian College,
October 31, 2007.
“Shifting the Geography of
Reason: Black Studies from a Philosophical Perspective” by
Temple University’s Professor Lewis R. Gordon. Moravian
College, October, 2007.
The LVAIC Africana Studies
Consortium Meeting/Dinner. Moravian College, September, 2007.
Exploring Our Students Learning - "The
Millenial Generation." Organized by the Committee for the
Advancement of Teaching (CAT), Moravian College, March 13, 2007.
LinC Open
Meeting/Workshop for Junior Faculty. Moravian College,
September 28th, 2005
Assessment within
LinC Strategies for a Learning Centered Institution.
Presented by Dr. Mary Allen. Moravian
College, October 20, 2004.
“Muralismo.”
Universidad de Las Américas (UDLA), Puebla,
México, June 14, 2004.
“Expresiones de la
cultura popular de México.” Universidad de Las Américas (UDLA),
Puebla, México, June 7, 2004.
“Artesanía popular.”
Universidad de Las Américas (UDLA), Puebla, México, May 31,
2004.
“México mesoamericano
y sus sitios arqueológicos más importantes.” Universidad
de Las Américas (UDLA),
Puebla, México, May 24, 2004.
“Foreign Languages: Teaching with
Technology.” Faculty Development Programs, Houghton
Mefflin in conjunction with the
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
and the International Association for Language Learning
Technology (IALLT), September 26-27, 2003.
"Summer Workshop for Writing Teachers."
LinC, Moravian College, June 3-4,
2003.
"Mindful
Teaching in Hostile Times." LinC
Committee, Moravian College, May 23, 2003.
"Bilingual Professionals and Job
Opportunities in the USA Government." Department of Foreign
Languages, Moravian College, March 20, 2003.
"Legal Update on Topics in Higher
Education." Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges,
Moravian College, February 28, 2003.
2001 Professional Education Unit (PEU)
and Ozarks Partnership Teacher Enhancement Initiative, Southwest
Missouri State University, September, 2001.
Leadership/Internship Training Program,
Southwest Missouri State University, 2000-2001.
“Front Page 2000 Level 1.” Continuing
Education and the Extended University, Southwest Missouri State
University, October 6, 2000.
“Electronic Classroom Assessment.”
Continuing Education and the Extended University, Southwest
Missouri State University, September 22, 2000.
“Campus Conversation: The Scholarship of
Teaching.” Southwest Missouri State University, September 16,
2000.
“Blackboard 4.0- Level I.” College of
Continuing Education and the Extended University, Southwest
Missouri State University, September 8,
2000.
“Internet Research.” College of
Continuing Education and the Extended University, Southwest
Missouri State University, July 11, 2000.
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Publications
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Articles:
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"Evolution of Panamanian Poetry: 1950s to Present.”
Anthology Studies in Honor of Dr. Lanin A. Gyurko.
Edited by Ken Hall and Ruth Muñoz-Hjelm. Juan de la
Cuesta Hispanic Monographs, 2009.
“Lenguas en contacto
en México: Español/zapoteco, español/tzeltal y español/tzotzil.”
Variedades lingüísticas en el mundo hispano: El español en
contacto con otras lenguas. Edited by Ferrero and
Lasso-von Lang. AuthorHouse,
2005.
“Feminism and Catholicism in Latin
America: A Personal Experience.” Reconciling Catholicism and
Feminism?: Personal Reflections on
Tradition and Change. Edited by Sally Barr Ebest and Ron
Ebest; foreword by Sandra M. Gilbert. Notre
Dame University Press, 2003.
“Lo otro sin amor en Mañana digo basta.”
Grafemas: Publicación de la asociación de literatura femenina
hispánica, 4.1 (2000).
Books and
Anthologies:
Co-editor,
Variedades lingüísticas en el mundo hispano:
El español en contacto con otras lenguas.
(second edition in progress)
Bertalicia Peralta: Life
and Work.
F&G Editores/F&G Libros de Guatemala, October, 2007
Co-editor,
Variedades lingüísticas en el mundo hispano:
El español en contacto con otras lenguas.
AuthorHouse
Publisher, 2005.
Selected
Additional Publication:
“A
Sociopolitical Approach to B. Peralta’s Narrative.”
Proceedings of the IX Annual Symposium on Latin American
Literature. University of Arizona, 1999.
“Interview with
Panamanian writer Bertalicia Peralta, June 1, 1998.”
GraFemas: Publicación de la asociación de literatura femenina
hispánica, 4.2 (1998).
“The Portrait
in Sueño de
Venecia: Its
Function as a Unifying Element.”
Cuadernos de Aldeeu.
1995-1996.
Poems and
Short Stories:
“Edad…muerte.”
Babel: A Poetry Journal, Moravian College, 2007
“My Dear
Aslin.” The Colors of Life.
Edited by Howard Ely. The International Library of Poetry,
2003-2004.
"Así
comienzo..." Poetry Journal, Modern
and Classical Languages, SMSU. Spring 2002.
“Bus Route.”
The Missouri Philological Association Journal, PMPA.
Central Missouri State University, Spring 2001.
“Demencia.”
Forum: Poetry Journal, Modern and Classical Languages,
SMSU. Spring 2000.
“My General,” “A Gift for You,” “Tiemblo”
Letras
Femeninas, 24.1-2 (1998):
234-236
“Divina Aceptación” and
“El milagro de vivir” published in Culturadoor,
June/July, 1997.
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Awards/Grants and Honors
Professional Service |
Received the title "Friend of the Library"
at the Ernesto J. Castillero National Library of Panama City,
Panama, January 2009.
Arts and Lectures Committee Grant for an
International Art Exhibition organized by the Foreign Language
Department and Payne Gallery, 2006-
Faculty Development Research, Summer
Stipend, Moravian College, 2005.
Faculty Development Research Grant,
Moravian College, 2003
Representing Moravian College at the
Hispanic Business Council's Breakfast, 2002
Research/Travel Grant, Southwest Missouri
State University, 2001 and Teaching Summer Grant, Continuing
Education 2000
Master Advisor Certificate, Academic
Affairs, Southwest Missouri State University,
1999
Graduate Fellowship, University of Arizona,
1994 and 1996,
Graduate Scholarship, University of
Northern Iowa, 1992-1994,
Dean’s List, University of Northern Iowa,
1991-1992,
Hispanic Grant and Scholarship, University
of Northern Iowa,
1991-1992,
Chair, Foreign Language Department, 2008-
Chair, Internal Review Committee, 2008-2010
Member, Strategic Panning Diversity
Sub-Committee, 2008-2009
Chair/Coordinator, International Art
Exhibition Committee, 2006-
Faculty Coordinator, Field Study Project,
2006-2007 and 2008-2009
Member, German Search Committee, 2007-2008
Fund Raiser, International Art Exhibition-
Arte! Beaux-Arts! Kunst!
2006-
Reviewer, Pre-revision for
Perspectivas (7th
Edition). Thomson-Heinle Publisher,
August 2006
Member, Editorial Board Scientific Journals
International – Humanities (SJI), 2005-
Member, Honors Committee (Director and
Liaison) 2005-2006
Member, Spanish Search Committee, 2005-2006
Participant, Faculty Discussion with Dr.
Tobie van der
Vorm- Presidential Search Process,
2005
Member, Arts and Lecture Committee,
2003-2006
Member, Spanish Search Committee, 2004-2005
Coordinator, student project "Language
Contact" in Mexico - SOAR, 2004
Editor, Moravian College Poetry Journal for
Students, Foreign Language Dept., 2003-Present
Member/reviewer, ACTFL- Foreign Language
Annals, 2002-
Member, Moravian College Diversity Council,
2002-
Member, Faculty Development Research
Committee, 2002-2003
Member, Moravian College Recruitment
Council,
Advisor, Moravian College Spanish Club,
2002-2004
Chair/Editor, Poetry Journal Committee,
2001-2002
Chair, ARTSRAVE- Celebration of Arts
Committee, 2001-2002
Member, Language Day Committee,
2001-2002
Member, Alumni and Outreach Committee,
2001-2002
Member, College of Arts and Letters,
Scholastic Action,
2000-2001
Member, College of Arts and Letters
Leadership Program, 2000-2001
Co-coordinator, Spanish Outreach
Program/Missouri Migrant Education,
2000-2001
Member, University Degrees Committee,
2000-2001
Advisor, The Hispanic-American Leadership
Organization (H.A.L.O.)
Member, College of Arts and Letters
Scholastic Committee, 2000-2001
Member, Technology Planning/Advisory
Committee, 2000-2001
Member, Professional Education Advisory
Committee, 2000-2001
Member, Language Fair Committee,
2000-2001
Member, Recruitment Committee,
2000-2001
Group Facilitator for Spanish Section,
2000-2001
Member, Advertising Committee for the
Arizona Journal of HCS, 1999
Editorial Assistant, Arizona Journal of
Hispanic Cultural Studies, 1998.
Judge, Poetry Contest, Southern Arizona
Language Fair, 1998
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Professional Affiliations |
Middle Atlantic Council of Latin American
Studies (MACLAS), 2003-
Latin American Indigenous Literature and
Art (LAILA), 2003-
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign
Languages, 2002-
International Society for
Luso-Hispanic Humor,
2000-
Missouri Philological Association,
2000
Feministas
Unidas Association,
2000
Foreign Language Association of Missouri,
2000-
Modern Language
Association,
1999-
Asociación de Literatura
Femenina Hispánica,
1997-2000
Ethnic Minority Association,
1991-2000
Hispanic Association,
1991-Present
Sigma Delta Pi,
1994-Present
American Association of University Women,
1992-1994
Spanish and Portuguese Club, University of
Northern Iowa, 1992-1994
Sigma Lambda Honorary Society,
1988-1989
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Languages |
Spanish: Native
Speaker
English: Near-native
Proficiency
Portuguese: Reading and writing
proficiency (Received Bilingual-Portuguese Program Certificate
from The University of Northern Iowa) |
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