Ariel A. Pérez
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Education
Monterey Institute of International Studies, Monterey, California
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Master of Arts, July 2002
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Teaching Foreign Language
Universidad de Morón, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Bachelor of Arts Degree, March, 1990
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Spanish Major (in teaching Spanish and literature)
Universidad Adventista del Plata, Entre Ríos, Argentina
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Seminarist, December, 1980
Experience
Lecturer in Spanish, July 2001 to Present
University of California, Santa Cruz.
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Teacher of Spanish language and culture in lower division courses.
Spanish Assistant Professor, June 1994 to June 2002
Defense Language Institute (US Department of Defense).
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Diagnostic Assessment: Assessed ex-DLI students'
language proficiency, and prepared personalized learning plans for individual
language maintenance.
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Computer assisted curriculum developer: Developed software for
language learning and maintenance. Using ToolBook's OpenScript
programming language, developed interactive computer assisted learning
software at the Curriculum and Faculty Development department.
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Test developer: Developed the achievement and proficiency tests
for new Spanish Basic Course (text book) for the Eastern
European Language School.
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Course developer: Participated in the development of the new Spanish
Basic Course text book for the Eastern European Language School.
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Assistant Professor: Permanent full time teaching position in high
intensity full immersion, all day, 6 month course.
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Responsible for teaching for proficiency all language related abilities
and areas: Speaking, Listening Comprehension, Reading Comprehension, and
Culture.
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Responsible for preparing special materials for class and take home
activities.
Spanish Teacher, July 1992 - June 1994
High Intensity Language Training (HILT), Salinas
Adult School, California.
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Responsible for teaching communicative classes for teachers and professionals;
preparing all materials was a must since no text book was used.
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Responsible for integrating Communicative Approach, Natural Approach, TPR
techniques, Community Language Learning techniques and other current language
teaching techniques, as demanded by the program.
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Worked as teacher during three summers in a full immersion (month long, 7 hr.
per day) course.
Spanish Teacher, August 1991 - June 1994
Monterey Bay Academy, California.
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Responsible for teaching Spanish I and II.
Editor/Copy Editor, March 1991- April 1992
El Andar, bilingual monthly publication, Watsonville,
California.
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Reviewed press releases and source documents, wrote, corrected, and re-wrote
articles for publication.
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Wrote editorials and articles.
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Managed all editorial matters from planning to camera ready copy.
Free-lance writer and related jobs
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Wrote the book Cincuenta historias de esperanza for "La Voz de la
Esperanza" ("The Voice of Prophecy" in Spanish.)
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Wrote many articles published in several Adventist and secular publications
in Argentina and California.
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Responsible for ghost-writing, designing, and printing Un compromiso
de amor, for pastor Hazael Bustos.
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Translated many documents for universities, newspapers, hospitals, businesses,
and private persons.
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Managed a desktop publishing business producing printed and audio-visual
materials for Spanish speakers (1991-1994).
Special Interests
Internet activities for Spanish students
This is a series of lessons mostly for intermediate and advanced students
of Spanish. The objective of these lessons is to improve students proficiency
in reading and listening through activities that resemble real life
situations.
To see these lessons, go to Practice
your Spanish.
Skills
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DLI certified Oral Proficiency Tester.
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Highly proficient in the use of computers and programs such as Microsoft
Word, WordPerfect, Page Maker, Netscape Composer, PageMill, Front Page,
and others in both the Macintosh and IBM environments.
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Proficient in the use of Toolbook and GLAS authoring systems, for the creation
of Computer Assisted Teaching.
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Web Page developer and basic HTML programmer.
Activities
Racquetball, computers, reading, writing, chess.
Family
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Last modified: December 2002 - Ariel
Perez
