CURRICULUM VITAE 2011
ISRAEL FERNANDO HERRERA
2635 East 2nd Street, Apartment 7 Bloomington, IN 47401 812-679-9169 e-mail: [email protected] EDUCATION INDIANA UNIVERSITY 2006 -2008 Bloomington, IN
M.A, Latin American and Caribbean Studies
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA 2004-2006 Iowa City, IA
M.A, Hispanic Literature
UNIVERSIDAD INDUSTRIAL DE SANTANDER 1999- 2002 Bucaramanga, Colombia
Specialization, Pedagogy and Technology
UNIVERSIDAD INDUSTRIAL DE SANTANDER 1992-1998 Bucaramanga, Colombia
B.A., Teaching Foreign Languages and Literature PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE 2012
- Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, March 2012, Presenter PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE 2011
- CINE-LIT VII International Conference on Hispanic Film and Fiction, Portland State University and Portland International Film Festival
- Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages , March 3-5 2011,Indianapolis, Presenter
- Spanish in the US Conference, March 17-20, UC Davis, Sacramento.
- National Conference for Second Language Teachers, April 7-9, Montreal, Canada, Presenter - 31st Cincinnati Conference on Romance Languages and Literatures, May 5-7, 2011
- XLVI Congreso Internacional de la AEPE, July 24-29 , Universidad Castilla de la Mancha- Cuenca, Spain.
- Indiana Foreign Language of Teachers Association, Oct 17-19, Indianapolis - ACTFL 2011 Annual Convention and World Languages Expo, Nov 18-20, Denver - Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, March 2012, Presenter ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS AND EVENTS 2011
- Mario Vargas Llosa’s Film series, February 2011, Organizer - IU Iberoamerican Film Series, Spring 2011, Organizer
- 1st IU Spanish and Portuguese Song Festival, April 1st, Bloomington, Organizer
- Spanish National Contest, Indiana Judge, April 16th, Cathedral High School, Indianapolis - Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages- Advisory Council - CSC on the Teaching of Foreign Languages – Indianapolis Hospitality Committee - IU Honors Program, Summer, Valencia, Spain, Instructor and PR
- Monroe County’s Centro Comunal Latino, Legal services support to Hispanic immigrants, Volunteer
- US Senator Richard Lugar speech at IU, April 2011, Arrangement Event Committee AWARDS, NOMINATIONS AND MERITS
- Student Choice Award for Outstanding Teaching 2011 - IU Trustees Teaching Award 2011 - Spanish National Contest, Indiana Judge 2009, 2010 - Indiana University Best AI Teaching award nomination 2008 - Outstanding Leadership and Community Service award 2008 IU Council for Advancing Student Leadership
- IU Honors Program in Valencia, Spain 2007-2011 - Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Assistantship 2006 - SDSU Overseas Spanish program Assistant in Costa Rica 2004-2005 - Institute of International Education – US Department of State Teaching Recognition 2004 - Fulbright Commission Foreign Language Teaching Assistantship 2003 - Reconocimiento Excelencia en Docencia Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga 2002 - Premio Mejor Docente Idiomas Universidad de Santander 1999 - Director Festival de la canción inglesa Universidad de Santander 1996 -2003
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
INDIANA UNIVERSITY 2010 - 2013 Bloomington, IN
Lecturer; teach Spanish courses for undergraduate students. Courses taught: S280: Spanish Grammar and Composition INDIANA UNIVERSITY 2010 -2011
Bloomington,IN
Spanish Instructor; Kelly School of Business- CIBER PROGRAM
Teach conversational Spanish courses to MBA students and Globase-Peru students INDIANA UNIVERSITY 2008 - 2010
Bloomington, IN
Visiting Lecturer; teach Spanish courses for undergraduate students. Courses taught: S105: First year Spanish
S200: Second year Spanish I S250: Second year Spanish II INDIANA UNIVERSITY 2006 - 2008
Bloomington, IN
Associate Instructor; taught Spanish courses for undergraduate students. Courses taught: S100: Elementary Spanish
S105: First year Spanish S150: Elementary Spanish II
IU HONORS PROGRAM IN SPAIN Summers 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,2012,2013 Valencia, Spain
Instructor; taught advanced grammar course for honors high school students (a 300 level class) .
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA 2004-2006 Iowa City, IA
Teaching Assistant; taught Spanish courses for undergraduate students Courses taught: 035:001: Elementary Spanish
035:002: Elementary Spanish II 035:011: Intermediate Spanish II
UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA Summers 2004, 2005 San José, Costa Rica
Instructor; taught course on Latin American Literature and Culture to SDSU students. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY 2003-2004
Brookings, SD
Fulbright Language Teaching Assistant
Courses taught: Span-101 Introductory Spanish I Span-102 Introductory Spanish II
UNIVERSIDAD SANTO TOMAS 2002-2003 Bucaramanga, Colombia
English Language Instructor
UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE BUCARAMANGA 1999 - 2003 Bucaramanga, Colombia
English Language Instructor
UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTANDER 1995 - 2003 Bucaramanga, Colombia
English Language Instructor
CENTRO LATINOAMERICANO DE IDIOMAS CELAI 1993-1996 Bucaramanga, Colombia
English Language Instructor PRESENTATIONS
- Por una clase de español positiva y familia r IFLTA Conference, Indianapolis 2010
- Español ceativo a través de obras de teatro IFLTA Conference, Indianapolis 2009
- Politics, drugs and guerrilla in Colombia University of Iowa, Iowa City, 2005
- Politics, drugs and guerrilla in Colombia University of Wisconsin, Madison 2004
- Politics, drugs and guerrilla in Colombia University of Minnesota,Minneapolis 2004
- Politics, drugs and guerrilla in Colombia University of North Dakota, Gramd Forks 2004
- Plan Colombia South Dakota State University, Brookings 2003
- Plan Colombia Agustana College, Sioux Falls, SD 2003
- Easy erasing for a healthy breathing ASOCOPI- Medellin, Colombia 2001
- The art of asking in the classroom ASOCOPI- Bucaramanga, Colombia 1999
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Twentieth and twenty first century Latin American literature Contemporary Latin American Cinema
Post-Franco Literature
Twentieth century Southern Cone literature La novela del dictador
Caribbean literature Gabriel García Márquez
TEACHING INTERESTS
Latin American Romanticism and Modernism Composition and conversation courses Literature, culture, and cinema courses Dictatorships in literature and film Nationalism in Latin America La novela del dictador La novela de la tierra Colombian literature Gabriel García Márquez Human rights in Latin America
AFFILIATIONS
IFLTA (Indiana Foreign Language Teachers Association) 2009 - present AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese) 2009 - present AATSP Indiana 2009 - present LASA (Latin American Student Association) 2004 - present
ILASSA ( International Latin American and Spanish Student Association) 2007 - present Colombia Support Network ( Human Rights Organization)
Indiana Chapter Coordinator, 2006 – present Iowa Chapter Coordinator, 2004 – 2006 South Dakota Chapter Coordinator, 2003 – 2004 Amnesty International
Indiana University, Member 2006 – present University of Iowa, Member 2004 – 2006
INTERESTS
Film
Director of “Macondo” ( IU Iberoamerican film screenings) 2007- Present
Theatre
IU Spanish Department Theatre group VIDA cast member
Performances: “Mañana de sol” de Alvarez Quintero 2010-2011
“Talgo con destino a Murcia” de Charo González Casas 2010
“Una mariposa blanca” de Gabriela Roepke 2009
“La aceitunas”de Lope de Rueda 2009
“El retablo de las maravillas”de Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 2009
“Amor de Don Perlimplín” de Federico García Lorca 2008
“El viejo celoso” de Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 2007
ENGLISH FIELD PROFILE
NATIONAL ENGLISH TEACHING ASOCOPI (COLOMBIAN ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF ENGLISH OF) CONFERENCE
Year Venue City 1.995 Universidad de la Salle Bogotá 1.996 Universidad Nariño Pasto 1.997 Colegio Alemán Cali 1.998 Gimnasio Moderno Bogotá
1.999 Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga Bucaramanga (Conference Chair) 2.000 Hotel Almirante Cartagena
2.001 Centro Colombo Americano Medellín 2.002 Universidad Francisco de Paula Cúcuta
CENTRO COLOMBO AMERICANO ANNUAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING SYMPOSIUM XV ENGLISH SYMPOSIUM 1.995 Bogotá
XVI ENGLISH SYMPOSIUM 1.996 Bogotá XVII ENGLISH SYMPOSIUM 1.997 Bogotá
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY FIELD PROFILE NEURO-PSYCHOLOGY OF HUMAN LEARNING SEMINAR BOLIVAR HOTEL
CUCUTA-COLOMBIA 1999
II CONCEPTUAL PSYCHOLOGY NATIONAL CONGRESS UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE BUCARAMANGA 1.999
IX COLOMBIAN CONGRESS OF PSYCHOLOGY UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE BUCARAMANGA 2.000
PEDAGOGY FIELD PROFILE DIPLOMADO IN PEDAGOGY UDES
BUCARAMANGA 2.000
PARTICIPATION TECHNIQUES SEMINAR UDES
BUCARAMANGA 2.000
PEDAGOGIC EVALUATION SEMINAR UDES
BUCARAMANGA 2.000
PLANIFICATION, CONTROL AND EVALUATION OF THE EDUCATIVE PROCESS OF TEACHERS SEMINAR
UDES
BUCARAMANGA 2.000
ENGLISH READING STRATEGIES WORKSHOP UDES
BUCARAMANGA 2.000
HUMAN RIGHTS FIELD PROFILE
COLOMBIAN SUPPORT NETWORK NATIONAL CONFERENCE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
2.003
CENTRO DE LAS AMERICAS ANNUAL CONFERENCE MINNEAPOLIS
2.003
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MID-WEST REGIONAL CONFERENCE SAINT LOUIS
2.004
PARTNERING FOR PEACE CONFERENCE CHICAGO
2005
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MID-WEST REGIONAL CONFERENCE CINCINNATI
2.005
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MID-WEST REGIONAL CONFERENCE CHICAGO
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE MILWAUKEE
2.007
