Ana García-Allén
Modern Languages and Literatures
ABD E-Learning-Information and Knowledge Society, Univeritat Oberta de Catalunya
MA Teaching Spanish as a Second Language, Universidad de Salamanca, Spain
BA Business Administration and Management, Universidad de Salamanca, Spain
Lecturer
Room: UC 157
Phone:. (519) 661-2111 ext.81598
E-Mail: agarcia@uwo.ca
Ana is a Spanish Instructor that joined the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at UWO in 1999; she comes from Salamanca (Spain). Ana has a MA in Teaching Spanish as a Second Language and she is also completing a PhD on The Information and Knowledge Society, in the area or E-Learning, at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (ABD).
Areas of Interest
• Language Learning and New Technologies
• Spanish as a Second Language, Teaching and Learning
• Virtual environments for Learning and Teaching Spanish as a Second Language
• Business Spanish
• Language Teacher training and development
Conference Presentations
- “On-Line Tutorial for Spanish Teaching Assistants”. 16th International Conference on Learning. University of Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain), July 2009.
- “Seminario on-line para los Teaching Assistants (TA’s) de español”. XLV Congress – Asociación Canadiense de Hispanistas. Ottawa (Ontario), May 2009.
- “Teaching Spanish Language using on-line Technologies”. 54th Annual Conference
– International Linguistic Association. New York, April 2009.
- “La presencia docente en contextos online asincrónicos y escritos en el aprendizaje del
español como segunda lengua”. XLIV Congress – Asociación Canadiense de
Hispanistas. Vancouver (British Columbia), May 2008.
- Spring Perspectives on Teaching 2008, UWO. “Wimba Collaboration Suite”
- “Español de los negocios: “on-line” y con casos.” XLI Congress – Asociación Canadiense
de Hispanistas. London (Ontario), May 2005.
- “ En el principio fueron los textos: la red literaria en la clase” IV Encuentro de
Profesorado de E/LE – International House. Madrid, May 2003.
Courses Taught
University of Western Ontario
Beginners Spanish (SP-1030)
Intermediate Spanish (SP-2200)
Advance Spanish Language (SP-3300)
Business Spanish (SP-2223)
Business Spanish on-line (SP-2223E)
Universidad de Salamanca (Spain)
Oral communication
Advanced Grammar
Business Spanish
Research Grants
2009 – Research on Teaching Grant (Co-applicant)
Title: Teaching Spanish in Second Life
Community Service
Organizing Committee of Caliente Festival Hispano, 2008 (The First Festival Hispano of London). Held at the Convent Garden Market on July 12, 2008.
Current Project
I am currently working on my Thesis dissertation, in which I study the advantages and disadvantages of using virtual environments, in particular, in Second Life, for Learning and Teaching purposes in a Spanish Language course.
