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Esperanza Román-Mendoza Curriculum Vitae

• I. Contact Information
• II. Education
• III. Professional Experience
• IV. Presentations, Workshops, and Lectures
• V. Attendance at Courses
• VI. Attendance at Conferences and Workshops
• VII. Research Groups and Professional Affiliations
• VIII. Awards, Grants and Recognitions
• IX. Languages
• X. Publications
• XI. Electronic pages and Web sites

I. Contact Information

Department of Modern and Classical Languages MSN 3E5 George Mason University Fairfax, VA 22030	Phone: 1-703-993-1232 Fax: 1-703-993-1245 E-Mail: eromanme@gmu.edu
Residence status: U.S. Permanent Resident

II. Education

1991-1997	Ph.D. in Spanish and General Linguistics, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (Madrid, Spain). Doctoral Dissertation entitled "Analysis and Applications of Audio Interactivity in the Design of Multimedia Courses for Foreign Language Learning."
1994	Defense of the research project entitled Application of New Technologies to Improve Listening Comprehension in Distance Foreign Language Learning. Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED). Madrid.
1991-1993	Doctoral courses in the Doctoral Program of the Department of Spanish Language at the UNED, Madrid. 1992-1993: "Auditive Disabilities from the Linguistic Perspective", led by Dr. V. Marrero Aguilar, Department of Spanish Language. "Teacher Training in Foreign Language Teaching", led by Dr. G. López Palanco, Department of Didactics, School Organization and Special Didactics of the School of Education. "Human Learning Model", led by Dr. V. García Hoz, Department of Didactics, School Organization and Special Didactics of the School of Education. 1991-1992: "Computer Science and Linguistics", led by Dr. M. Martínez Martín, Department of Spanish Language. "New Trends in Synthax: Theory and Application", led by Dr. V. Escandell Vidal, Department of Spanish Language.
1992-1995	Research Grant from Spanish Ministry of Education for the above-mentioned Doctoral Studies.
Aug.-Sep. 1995	Visiting researcher at George Mason University, Virginia.
Jul.-Oct. 1994	Visiting researcher at George Mason University, Virginia.
Oct.-Dec. 1993	Visiting researcher at Wayne State University, Michigan.
1991-1992	Diploma (30 credits) in Dutch-Spanish-Dutch Translation, Institute of Foreign Languages and Translators of Universidad Complutense in Madrid.
1984-1989	B.A. and M.A. in German Philology from the Universidad Complutense in Madrid.

III. Professional Experience

Aug. 96-present	George Mason University, George Mason University, Assistant Professor of Spanish (1997-). Visiting Assistant Professor (1996-97). Department of Modern and Classical Languages. . Summer 02: Visiting Professor at Middlebury College. SPAN 694: Instructional Technologies in the Language Classroom. · Fall 96-Summer 99: Coordinator of the 100 and 200 level courses. · Fall 97-Summer 99: Coordinator of the Spanish Section. · Courses taught at George Mason University: Fall 02 SPAN 302: Reading and Writing Skills Development SPAN 461: Spanish Civilization and Culture Fall 01 SPAN 461: Spanish Civilization and Culture SPAN 551: Integrating Technologies into Language Learning SPAN 425: Immigration Issues in the U.S. and Spain (Independent Study) Summer 01 SPAN 201: Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 321: Introduction to Spanish Culture (Spain in the 20th Century) -taught in English Spring 01 SPAN 300: Reading Skills Development SPAN 352: Spanish Composition at Hayfield High School. New pilot dual-credit course. SPAN 352: Spanish Composition SPAN 426: Academic Writing in Spanish (Independent Study) Fall 00 SPAN 300: Reading Skills Development at Hayfield High School. New pilot dual-credit course. SPAN 461: Spanish Civilization and Culture SPAN 505: Advanced Spanish Stylistics SPAN 425: Spanish in the Northern Virginia Community (Independent Study) SPAN 425: Spanish for Specific Purposes: Spanish for Mathematicians (Independent Study) Summer 00 SPAN 201: Intermediate Spanish I (two sections) SPAN 425: The US in the Spanish Press (Independent Study) Spring 00 SPAN 451: Advanced Spanish Conversation SPAN 799: Directed Reading and Research (two theses) SPAN 551: Special Topics in Spanish: Academic Writing in Spanish (Independent Study) SPAN 551: Special Topics in Spanish: Colloquial Spanish (Independent Study) Fall 99 SPAN 351: Spanish Conversation SPAN 461: Spanish Civilization and Culture SPAN 799: Directed Reading and Research Summer 99 SPAN 201: Intermediate Spanish I (two sections) SPAN 425: Special Topics in Spanish Culture (two sections) Spring 99 SPAN 351: Spanish Conversation SPAN 551: Colloquial Spanish SPAN 798: Directed Reading and Research Fall 98 SPAN 300: Reading Skills Development SPAN 461: Spanish Civilization and Culture SPAN 551: Advanced Written Spanish for Academic Purposes (Directed Reading and Research) Summer 98 SPAN 201: Intermediate Spanish I Spring 98 SPAN 300: Reading Skills Development SPAN 461: Spanish Civilization and Culture SPAN 551: Web Applications for Spanish Teachers (Directed Reading and Research) SPAN 789: Using Electronic Resources for Doctoral Research (Directed Reading and Research) SPAN 800: Educational Issues in Spain: Inmigration (Directed Reading and Research) Fall 97 SPAN 300: Reading Skills Development SPAN 461: Spanish Civilization and Culture Summer 97 FRLN 572 Integrating Technology into Language Learning SPAN 202 Intermediate Spanish Spring 97 SPAN 300: Reading Skills Development SPAN 301 Spanish Grammar and Syntax Fall 1996 SPAN 301 Spanish Grammar and Syntax SPAN 452 Advanced Written Spanish . Workshops organized: Fall 98 -Workshop for Spanish Faculty. August 28, 1998 Fall 98 -Workshop for Spanish Teaching Assistants. August 27, 1998 Spring 98 -Workshop for Spanish Faculty. Jan. 19, 1998 Fall 97 -Workshop for Spanish Teaching Assistants. August 19, 1997 Spring 97 -Workshop for Spanish Faculty. Jan. 17, 1997 . Study Abroad Programs: Summer 98 - Resident Director of the Spain Study Abroad Program in Madrid/Seville Summer 97 - Resident Director of the Mexico Study Abroad Program in Cuernavaca. . Other services: Summer 98-present: Faculty Advisor of the Spanish Club. Spring 98-present: Faculty Advisor of the GMU Chapter of Lambda Theta Alpha, Latin Sorority, Inc. Fall 97-present: Mentor for the Mentoring Program of the Office of Minority Student Affairs, George Mason University. Fall 96-present: Rater for the Language Proficiency Assessment Project of the Center for Bilingual Education/ESl Education at George Mason University.
1995-1996	Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Instructor of Basic Language Information Technologies (1st and 2nd semester) and Computer Applications for Translation Studies (5th and 6th semester).
1995-1996	UNED, collaborator on a teacher training project called "Interactive Communication through Internet", Universitary Institute of Distance Education, UNED.
1992-1996	UNED, Madrid, Research Associate at the Department of Foreign. Member of the teaching staff of the following courses and coordinator of the summer courses: 1995-1996: Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Computer Tools for Translators. 1994-1995: Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Computer Tools for Translators. 1993-1994: Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Computer Tools for Translators. July 1994: Computers in Translation and Foreign Language Learning, Denia. 1992-1993: Computer-Assisted Language Learning. July 1992: New Trends in Technologies Applied to Translation and Foreign Language Learning, Vitoria. July 1991: New Technologies Applied to Translation and Foreign Language Learning, Ávila.
1993-1995	Escuela Popular de Oporto, Madrid, Spanish Instructor for Immigrants.
Feb.-May 1992	Interpreter for the Exhibition America, the bride of the son. Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerpen, Belgium.
Spring 1993	Open School of Languages, Madrid, Spanish Instructor for Non-Native Speakers of Spanish.
1990-1991	Colegio Hispano-Alemán, Madrid, Spanish Language and Literature, and German Instructor.
1986-1989	Asociación Cultural Wilhelm von Humboldt, Madrid, German Instructor.
Summer 1986	Academia CEA, Madrid, Spanish, Spanish Literature, and Latin Instructor

IV. Presentations, workshops, and lectures

• "Developing Departmental Assessment Guidelines for Web-Based Language Instruction Initiatives" presented at the 2002 C.A.L.L. Conference, Antwerp, Belgium. 20 August, 2002.
• Invited to hold a presentation entitled "Web-based Course Management Systems: Creative Ways to Integrate Online Instruction into the Spanish Curriculum" presented at the the AATSP 84th Annual Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. August 2, 2002.
• Inivted to hold a presentation entitled "La enseñanza virtual en EE. UU." presented at the summer seminar Internet y multimedia en la traducción y enseñanza de lenguas . XIII Cursos de Verano de la Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Ávila, July 8, 2002.
• Workshop entitled "Learning beyond the Classroom: Online Discussion Models for Enhancing Student Interaction" presented at the Lilly East Conference on College & University Teaching. Towson, Maryland. April 12, 2002.
• "Developing Learners' Communication Skills via Online Task-Based Instruction" (by Lee and Roman-Mendoza) presented at the 2001 ACTFL Annual Conference "A Professional Odyssey: Exploring New Spaces". Washington, DC., November 18, 2001.
• Effective Language Training: Making Full Use of the Internet Technology" (by De Bresser, Tack, Castaneda, and Roman-Mendoza) presented at the 2001 ACTFL Annual Conference "A Professional Odyssey: Exploring New Spaces". Washington, DC., November 16, 2001.
• Invited to hold a presentation entitled "Panorámica de la enseñanza virtual en EE.UU." at the summer seminar Internet y multimedia en la traducción y enseñanza de lenguas presented at the XII Cursos de Verano de la Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Ávila, July 10, 2001.
• "La incorporación de plataformas virtuales en la enseñanza: evaluación de la actitud del alumnado" presented at the Virtual Educa 2001. Madrid, June 28, 2001.
• Chair of the workshop "Universidades a distancia y virtuales: modelos pedagógicos". Virtual Educa 2001. Madrid, June 27, 2001.
• Invited to hold a presentation entitled "Foreign Language Teaching On-Line: How to get the Most from the Web’s Interaction and Multimedia Capabilities" for the Foreign Service Institute, Arlington, VA. May 2001.
• "Addressing Individual's Learning Styles by Using Web-based Instructional Tools" presented at the 2001 CALICO Conference Technology for Language Learning: Using the Proven and Proving the New. University of Central Florida. March 17, 2001.
• "Foreign Language Teaching On-Line: How to get the Most from the Web’s Interaction and Multimedia Capabilities" presented at the session Distance Education for Learning/Teaching Foreign Languages: Successes and Concerns of the 116th Modern Language Association 2000 Convention. Washington, DC, December 29, 2000.
• "Web-Based Language Instruction: Strategies to Encourage Student Participation in On-line Discussions" presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). Boston, MA, November 18, 2000.
• Invited to hold a teleconference entitled "Entornos de aprendizaje integrados: interacción y participación con WebCT" Universidad de Concepción, Chile. August 22, 2000.
• Invited to hold a presentation entitled "La virtualización del aula con WebCT." at the summer seminar Internet y multimedia en la traducción y enseñanza de lenguas presented at the XI Cursos de Verano de la Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Ávila, July 11, 2000.
• "El desarrollo de cursos a distancia en la World Wide Web mediante plataformas virtuales: WebCT en el mundo universitario norteamericano" presented at the Online Educa 2000. Madrid, June 16, 2000.
• "WebCT and Foreign Language Learning: Design and Evaluation of Collaborative Activities" presented at the CALICO 2000: Core Technologies: Impact on the Future. University of Arizona, Tucson, June 3, 2000.
• "Web-Based Instructional Tools for Foreign Language Teaching: Pros and Cons of a New Means to Produce and Manage Technology-Enhanced Instructional Materials" presented at the CALICO Colloquium at the Georgetown University Roundtable on Languages and Linguistics 2000: Linguistics, Language, and the Professions: Education, Journalism, Law, Medicine, and Technology. Georgetown University, May 4, 2000.
• "Using Online Technologies to Enhance Students' Written and Oral Communication Skills" (by Lee and Roman-Mendoza) presented at the the 2000 Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages "Agents of Change in a Changing Age". Washington, DC., April 15, 2000.
• Invited to participate in the brown bag discussion on the topic "What Makes [Student] Writing Good?" held by the Writing Across the Curriculum program, George Mason University, March 23, 2000.
• Invited to hold a workshop entitled "Recursos Tecnológicos para la Clase de Español como Lengua Extranjera" as part of the Prince William County foreign language staff development program. River Oaks Elementary School, February 1, 2000.
• Invited to hold a presentation entitled "Software de autor de plataformas virtuales en USA: WebCT" Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Madrid, January 21, 2000.
• Invited to participate in the series Focus on Faculty Friday Morning Coffees with the presentation entitled "Guiding Student Discussions: On-Line and Off-Line", sponsored by the Instructional Resource Center, George Mason University, September 17, 1999.
• Invited to hold a presentation entitled "Experiencias en Estados Unidos en la enseñanza de lenguas con Internet" at the summer seminar El futuro de Internet y multimedia en la traducción y enseñanza de las lenguas at the X Cursos de Verano de la Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Denia, July 13, 1999.
• "Talking about University Life in Spanish through the World Wide Web" presented at the IALL’99: Lab, Classroom, and Beyond: Evolving Technology in Language Education. University of Maryland, June 25, 1999.
• "Designing Interactive Course Web Sites to Increase Student Participation" held at the FLAVA/GWATFL Conference in Falls Church, VA. November 6, 1998.
• Invited to hold a presentation entitled "Web-based Classroom for Foreign Language Teachers" at the IV Best Practice Conference organized by the Graduate School of Education at George Mason Univerisity, October 17, 1998.
• "El desarrollo de materiales para la WWW: el nuevo reto para el profesor de español como lengua extranjera" presented at the Eighth Biennal Northeast Regional Conference of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. Drew University, Madison, October 2nd, 1998.
• Invited to hold a presentation entitled "Easy Ideas for Integrating Technology into the Foreign Language Classroom" as part of the Prince William County foreign language staff development program. Gar-Field High School, September 3, 1998.
• "Create Your Own Home Page", workshop organized for faculty members of the Department of Modern and Classical Languages at George Mason University. June, 1998.
• "Video on the WWW: Towards the Individualization of the Foreign Language Learning Process", held during the Work-in-Progress series of the Department of Modern and Classical Languages. George Mason Univeristy. April 22, 1998.
• "Destinos on the WWW", held at the Spring Orientation Workshop for Spanish Teachers of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures. George Mason Univeristy. January 19, 1998.
• Invited to give a presentation entitled Foreing Language Teachers and the WWW to faculty members of the Foreign Language Department of the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Madrid. December 22, 1998.
• Adaptation of Video-based Language Lerning Materials for the WWW, held at the conference Theory and Practice of Multimedia CALL, University of Exeter, England, September 22, 1997.
• Invited to participate in a round table on Internet y la enseñanza del español como lengua extranjera. VIII Congreso Internacional – ASELE: El español como lengua extranjera: del pasado al futuro. Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, Spain. September 19, 1997.
• Invited to give a presentation entitled Infusing Technology into the Foreign Language Curriculum at the Best Practice Institute for Foreign Language Teachers organized by the Graduate School of Education, George Mason University, on July 16, 1997.
• Presentation of the practical part of the Dissertation "Analysis and Applications of Audio Interactivity in the Design of Multimedia Courses for Foreign Language Learning" at the College of Arts and Sciences Celebration of Scholarship. George Mason University. April 29-30, 1997.
• "Visualizations: How to Adapt a Video-based Language Learning Course to the Web Environment (Pedagogical and Technological Issues)", held at the Instructional Development Office’s Best Practices Seminar, George Mason University, April 16, 1997.
• Invited to give a lecture on "Enseñanza de lenguas asistida por ordenador: teoría y aplicaciones prácticas", held at the First Workshop for the students of the course Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Computer Tools for Translators, UNED, Madrid. March 15, 1997.
• "Aplicaciones de Internet para la enseñanza del español", held at the Spring Orientation Workshop for Spanish Teachers of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures. George Mason Univeristy. January 17, 1997.
• Invited to give a presentation on "Análisis, evaluación y diseño de herramientas informáticas aplicadas a la enseñanza y a la traducción del alemán", at II Cursos Complutenses de Didáctica de las Lenguas, Escuela de Verano de Filología, Fundación General Universidad Complutense, Aranjuez. July 3, 1996.
• "Microinformática en bases de datos terminológicas", presented at the Summer Course "Traducción y perspectivas de futuro", UNED, Ávila. July 2, 1996.
• "Enseñanza de lenguas a través de sistemas multimedia", held at the Second Workshop for the students of the course Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Computer Tools for Translators, UNED, Madrid. June 7, 1996.
• "Informatización del proceso de traducción", held at the Second Workshop for the students of the course Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Computer Tools for Translators, UNED, Madrid. June 7, 1996.
• Invited to give a presentation on "Aplicaciones multimedia en el entorno educativo", at II Jornadas Pedagógicas "Arturo Soria", Instituto de Tecnologías Educativas de la Confederación Española de Centros de Enseñanza, Madrid. May 22, 1996.
• "Aplicaciones prácticas de los recursos telemáticos a la traducción de acrónimos y abreviaturas", presented at VI Encuentros en torno a la Traducción, Universidad Complutense, Madrid. November 28, 1995.
• "Aplicación de Internet en la difusión de la información sobre Terminología", presented at VI Encuentros en torno a la Traducción, Universidad Complutense, Madrid. December 1, 1995 (collective presentation).
• Invited to give a presentation on "Tutorización telemática y enseñanza a distancia de las lenguas extranjeras", XIII Curso Iberoamericano de Educación a Distancia y de Adultos, UNED, Madrid. November 20, 1995.
• "Telemática al servicio del traductor", presented at the Summer Course "La traducción y sus disciplinas afines", UNED, Ávila. July 5, 1995.
• "Herramientas multimedia para el profesor de lenguas extranjeras y para el traductor", held at the Second Workshop for the students of the course Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Computer Tools for Translators, UNED, Madrid. June 9, 1995.
• Invited to teach a class at Universidad Complutense, Madrid: "El ordenador en la enseñanza de lenguas extranjeras", for the students of the 10th semester German Philology. May 25, 1995.
• "Software para la enseñanza de lenguas extranjeras", held at the First Workshop for the students of the course Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Computer Tools for Translators, UNED, Madrid. March 3, 1995.
• "Aplicaciones de la redes de datos en Filología: Internet", presented at the "Spanischer Germanistentag - Congreso de Germanistas y Profesores de Alemán", UNED, Madrid. December 14, 1994.
• Coordination of the Summer Course "Ordenadores en la Traducción y en la Enseñanza de Lenguas", organized in Denia by the Department of Foreign Languages of the UNED, July 4-8, 1994.
• "Posibilidades presentes y futuras de la enseñanza asistida por ordenador" presented at the Summer Course "Ordenadores en la Traducción y en la Enseñanza de Lenguas", UNED, Denia. July 6, 1994.
• "Los multimedia en la enseñanza y traducción de lenguas modernas" held at the Second Workshop for the students of the course Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Computer Tools for Translators, UNED, Madrid. June 18, 1994.
• "Introducción a los sistemas de autor para la enseñanza de lenguas modernas", held at the Second Workshop for the students of the course Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Computer Tools for Translators, UNED, Madrid. January 21, 1994.
• Coordination of the Summer Course ""ltimas Tendencias en Nuevas Tecnologías Aplicadas a la Traducción y a la Foreigners. Enseñanza de Lenguas", organized in Vitoria by the Department of Foreign Languages of the UNED, from July 12-16, 1993.
• "Presente y futuro de la microinformática en la enseñanza de lenguas modernas", presented at the Summer Course "Últimas Tendencias en Nuevas Tecnologías Aplicadas a la Traducción y a la Enseñanza de Lenguas", UNED, Vitoria. July 14, 1993.
• Coordination of the Summer Course "Nuevas Tecnologías Aplicadas a la Traducción y a la Enseñanza de Lenguas", organized in Ávila by the Department of Foreign Languages of the UNED, June 30-July 3, 1992.

V. Attendance at Courses

• Attended the course "Grant writing (3 credit hours). Fall Semester 1998. Graduate School of the US Department of Agriculture.
• Attended the course "C++ for advanced users" (1 credit hour), Spring Semester 1997. George Mason University.
• Attended the Fall Orientation Workshop for Spanish Teachers of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, George Mason University, Virginia. August 26- 27, 1995.
• Attended the Workshop "Technical Tools for the Translator", organized by the American Translators Association with the cooperation of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, George Mason University, Virginia. October 1st, 1994.
• Attended the graduate course "Integrating Technologies into Language Learning" led by Dr. Nina Garrett, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, August-October, 1994.
• Attended the Fall Orientation Workshop for Spanish Teachers of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, George Mason University, Virginia. August 26-27, 1994.
• Attended the course "Ethnicity", led by Dr. Otto Feinstein, Wayne State University, Michigan. September-December, 1993.
• Attended the course "Issues on Bilingual Education", led by Dr. Rodolfo Martínez, Wayne State University, Michigan. September-December, 1993.
• "Curs d'introducció als llenguatges d'autor CALIS y WINCALIS", Institut de Ciencias de l'Educació, Universidad de Bellaterra de Barcelona, March 10-11, 1993.
• Attended the course "Hipermedia y educación", Universidad Internacional Menández Pelayo, Cuenca. December 9-11, 1992.
• Attended the Summer Course "Multimedia: entornos avanzados y aplicaciones educativas" organized by the Department of Informatics of the UNED. Ávila, July 13-17, 1992.
• Attended the course "Ejercicios de vocabulario", Goethe-Institut, Madrid. October 8-9, 1992.
• Attended the course "Traducción de textos comunitarios (alemán-español-alemán)", Institute of Foreign Languages and Translators of Universidad Complutense in Madrid. May 11-15, 1992.
• Attended the course "La literatura en la clase de idiomas", Goethe-Institut, Madrid. October 10-11, 1991.

VI. Attendance at Conferences and Workshops

• Invited to attend the Information Technology Envisioning Retreat at Mathy House. George Mason University, April 27, 1998.
• Invited to attend a Meeting on Cooperative Development of Media-Based Courses for Foreign Languages, sponsored by the SCHEV. Richmond, April 14, 1998.
• Attended the Flashlight Project Workshop. Designing Local Evaluations of Technology's Role in Learning. George Mason University. VA, February 1998.
• Attended the workshop on "Video on the Web" organized by the Instructional Development Office. George Mason University, October 20, 1997.
• Attended the Workshop on "Daedalus: an English writing assistant program" organized by George Mason University. VA, February 28, 1997.
• Attended the Conference "E-Mail, The Web, and Moos: Developing the Writing Skills of University Students in Cyberspace" organized by George Washington University. Washington D.C., February, 8, 1997.
• Attended the Workshop on "Designing Your Own Distance Learning Course" organized by George Mason University. VA, October 9, 1996.
• Attended the Conference "Traducir e Interpretar hoy" organized by the Asociación Profesional Española de Traductores e Intérpretes. Toledo, November, 26-28, 1995.
• Attended the "Jornadas sobre Enseñanza del Español para Inmigrantes y Refugiados" organized by the Department of Language and Literature Didactics of the School of Education, Universidad Complutense, Madrid May, 19-20, 1995.
• Attended the module "Adquisición, motivación, innovación en la enseñanza/aprendizaje de languas" of the VIII Congreso Internacional EXPOLINGUA. Madrid. March 30-April 2, 1995.
• Attended the Conference Cicle of the Doctoral Program on Cultural Studies led by Dr. Lawrence W. Levine, Dr. Jacques Derrida end Dr. Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, George Mason University, Virginia. September-October 1994.
• "I Congreso de nuevas tecnologías aplicadas a la formación", organized by the Department of Applied Mathematics and Informatics, Universidad Politécnica Madrid and the Instituto para la Formación of the Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid. Madrid, Ma y 16-19, 1994.
• Attended the Conference "Primer encuentro de informática educativa" organized by the Asociación para el Desarrollo de la Informática Educativa, Centro Europeo de Estudios Superiores. Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid. April, 26-28, 1994.
• Attended the "XVII Convención Nacional de Tesol-Spain", Universidad Pontificia de Comillas, Madrid. April 22-24, 1994.
• Attended the module "Didáctica del Español como Lengua Extranjera" of the VII Congreso Internacional EXPOLINGUA. Madrid. April, 14-17, 1994.
• Attended the "Conferencia de Desarrolladores de Apple í93", Madrid, June 29-30, 1993.
• Attended the module "Didáctica del Español como Lengua Extranjera" of the VI Congreso Internacional EXPOLINGUA. Madrid, April 22-25, 1993.
• Attended the "Conferencia de Desarrolladores de Apple '92". Madrid, September 22-23, 1992.
• Attended the Conference "Bridges. Technology and Language Learning: The State of the Art" organized by CALICO and WorldNeth. Valkenburg-Maastricht (The Netherlands). August 12-14, 1992.
• "I Jornada de Ibertex en la Educación" organized by the Asociación Española de Proveedores de Servicios de Videotex. Madrid. February 26, 1992.
• "IV Encuentros Complutenses en torno a la Traducción" organized by the Institute of Foreign Languages and Translators of Universidad Complutense in Madrid. February 24-29, 1992.

VII. Research Groups and Professional Affiliations

• Member of the Epsilon Delta Chapter of Phi Beta Delta.
• Consultant for the Research Group LIDIL (Laboratorio de Ingeniería Didáctica e Ingeniería Lingüística) of the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Spain.
• Member of the Group TRADYTERM (Traducción y Terminología) of the Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Spain.
• Agencia de Educación y Formación Virtual (AEFVI), Director of International Relations for the US West Coast.
• TESOL-Spain (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages).
• CALICO (Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium)
• ACTFL (Amercian Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages)
• AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese)
• MLA (Modern Language Association)
• FLAVA (Foreign Language Teachers Association of Virginia)
• ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages)
• Electronic Forums: Infoling, ESPAN-L, LAPEPA.

VIII. Awards, Grants and Recognitions

George Mason University

December 2000	Celebration of Learning Grant in the amount of $2,790 for the project Developing Writing Skills in Spanish through a Collaborative Learning Environment among High School Students and GMU Students.
November 2000	Technology Across the Curriculum Grant to prepare a Online Spanish Writing Center.
July 1999	Course Release for Grant Preparation during the spring semester of 2000 awarded by the College of Arts and Sciences.
April 1999	Innovations 99 University Life Award: Building the Mason Community for the project Talking about George Mason University life in Spanish through the World Wide Web.
Fall 1998	Celebration of Learning Grant. Talking about George Mason University Life in Spanish through the World Wide Web awarded by the Provost's Office.
Summer 1998	Faculty Summer Research Funding. Colloquial Spanish for the World Wide Web awarded by the Provost's Office.

Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Spain

Fall 1997

Extraordinary Doctoral Award for Ph. D. Studies in Philology.

Spanish Ministry of Education

1991-95	Postgraduate Grant for Doctoral Studies.
Aug.-Sep. 1995	Travel and research grant for Doctoral Studies at George Mason University, Virginia.
Jul.-Oct. 1994	Travel and research grant for Doctoral Studies at George Mason University, Virginia.
Oct.-Dec. 1993	Travel and research grant for Doctoral Studies at Wayne State University, Michigan.
1987-89	Grant to study German Philology at the Universidad Complutense Madrid.

Ministerie von Onderwijs en Wetenschappen, The Netherlands

Sept. 1993

Course for Dutch Teachers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (German Academic Interchange Service)

August 1993

German course at Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

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Erasmus Program, European Union

Jan.-Jun. 1992

Translation studies at Hoger Instituut voor Vertalers en Tolken (High Institute for Translators and Interpreters), Antwerpen, Belgium.

Humboldt Universität Berlin

1989-1990

Course for German Philologists

Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores

July 1989

Course on Dutch Language and Literature, Nijenrode, The Netherlands.

Universidad Complutense Madrid

July1988

German language course at Humboldt Universität Berlin.

Pädadogische Hochschule Erfurt (Germany)

August 1987

German language course.

IX. Languages

German:

August 1993	Summer course at Friedrich-Alexander Universität, Erlangen, Germany.
July 1988	Summer course at Humboldt Universität Berlin
August 1987	Summer course at Pädagogische Hochschule de Erfurt/Mühlhausen, Germany.
1986-1987	Advanced German course, Language Institute, Universidad Complutense, Madrid.
1984-1985	Business German, Instituto Nacional de Empleo, Madrid.
1983-1984	German course at the Volkshochschule, Leer, Germany.
June 1983	Intensive course, Goethe-Institut, Madrid.

English:

1994-1995	Advanced English course at the UNED.
Aug.-Oct. 1994	Writing in English at the Writing Center in George Mason University.
July 1993	Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Score: 627.
May-Jun. 1993	English courses at ACHNA, Madrid.
1992-1993	Advanced English course at the UNED.
1980-1982	Escuela Oficial de Idiomas, Madrid.

Dutch:

Sept. 1993	Course for Dutch Teachers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
May 1992	Certificate Dutch for Foreigners. High level.
Jan.-Jun. 1992	Advanced Dutch Course at Universitaire Faculteiten Sint-Ignatius.
May 1991
1990-1991	Intermediate Dutch course, Language Institute, Universidad Complutense, Madrid.
1989-1990	Dutch Course in Humboldt Universität Berlin.
July 1989	Course on Dutch Language and Literature, Nijenrode, The Netherlands.
1988-1989	Dutch Language and Literature, undergraduate course at Universidad Complutense, Madrid.

Italian:

1985-1987

Italian as a second foreign language, undergraduate course at Universidad Complutense, Madrid.

X. Publications

Textbooks and guides

• Ruipérez, G, Aguirre, B., García, J.C. and Román, E. Primer Plano 4. Madrid: Edelsa (in preparation). (Spanish textbook for the intermediate level with Internet activities).
• Ruipérez, G, Aguirre, B., García, J.C. and Román, E. Primer Plano 3. Madrid: Edelsa (accepted for publication). (Spanish textbook for the intermediate level with Internet activities).
• Traducción y enseñanza de lenguas extranjeras asistidas por ordenador. Guía didáctica. Madrid, 1993, 1994 y 1995, edited by the Teaching Staff of the Course.
• Introducción a la enseñanza de lenguas asistida por ordenador. Guía didáctica. Madrid, 1992, edited by the Teaching Staff of the Course.

  LINGUA Project

• Fernuniversität. Hagen, 1992. (In cooperation with the Fernuniversität Hagen and the Bundesministerium für Bildung und Wissenschaft, Germany).
• Spanish version of the info-video on the Fernuniversität. (In cooperation with the Fernuniversität Hagen and the Bundesministerium für Bildung und Wissenschaft, Germany).

Contributions to books:

• "Educación virtual en la universidad." in Ruipérez, G. E-learning y educación virtual. Madrid: Retevisión. (accepted for publication).
• "Web-based Instructional Environments: Tools and Techniques for Effective Second Language Acquisition" in Cantos, P. and Pérez, P. (Eds.): New Trends in Computer Assisted Language Teaching/Learning. Cuadernos de Filología Inglesa. Monograph Issue 11.1. Murcia: Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Murcia. (in print).
• "Eurodicautom: La base de datos terminológica de la Comunidad Europea" in Ruipérez, G. (Ed.): Traducción y enseñanza de lenguas con ordenadores. Ediciones Pedagógicas. Madrid, 1995.

Articles, published papers, and book reviews:

• Book review of Felix, U. (2001). Beyond Babel: Language Learning Online. Melbourne: Language Australia, published by Language Learning Technology, 6.2 (2002), 18-22.
• ROMÁN MENDOZA, E. "El aprendizaje interactivo virtual del español como lengua extranjera: retos, estrategias y aplicaciones." Revista La Educación, 136-137 (2001). (in print)
• ROMÁN-MENDOZA, E. "La incorporación de plataformas virtuales en la enseñanza: evaluación de la actitud del alumnado." Conference Proceedings. Virtual Educa 2001. Madrid: Ediciones UNED, 2001 (printed and CD-ROM versions). Also available at: http://www.educaweb.com/esp/servicios/monografico/virtualeduca/ponencia1.asp
• ROMÁN-MENDOZA, E. El desarrollo de cursos a distancia en la World Wide Web mediante plataformas virtuales: "WebCT" en el mundo universitario norteamericano. Madrid: Ediciones UNED, Colección Varia, 2000. (in press). Already available at: http://cvc.cervantes.es/obref/formacion_virtual/metodologia/roman.htm
• Román, E. "Pasado, presente y futuro de la aplicación de la informática en la enseñanza de lenguas extranjeras." Puertas a la lectura 3 (1999), 69-73.
• ROMÁN, E. "La World Wide Web y la enseñanza del español como lengua extranjera: el ejemplo de Estados Unidos" Actas del VIII Congreso Internacional de la ASELE. Alcalá de Henares: Universidad de Alcalá, 1998
• ROMÁN, E."Adaptation of Video-based Language Lerning Materials for the WWW" in K. Cameron (ed.). Theory and Practice of Multimedia CALL. 1998.
• "Aplicaciones prácticas de los recursos telemáticos a la traducción de acrónimos y abreviaturas" in Actas de los VI Encuentros en torno a la Traducción, Madrid, November 27-December 2, 1995.
• ROMÁN, E. y TRADYTERM: "Aplicación de Internet en la difusión de la información sobre Terminología" in Actas de los VI Encuentros en torno a la Traducción, Madrid, November 27-December 2, 1995.
• RUIPÉREZ, G. y E. ROMÁN: "Erfahrungen mit Multimedia-Software für den DaF-Unterricht mit Sprachausgabe und -eingabe" in Thesenband der X. Internationalen Deutschlehrertagung. Leipzig, 1993.

Publications on CD-ROM:

• EnREDando, Curso multimedia en Internet de cultura y civilización españolas. Madrid: Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, 1998 (Instructional Designer for the Spanish Contents)
• Software CALLection 0.1., put out by the group MENELAO. Madrid, 1995.
• RUIPÉREZ, G. y E. ROMÁN (eds.): "Multimedia-Texte für den DaF-Unterricht bei Internet" in Multimedia y Humanidades en CD-ROM, Madrid, 1994.

Language consultant for the following DVDs and videos:

• ¿Habla español? Learning Spanish. DVD. Cerebellum Corp. 2001.
• Advanced Spanish - Building on the Basics & Verbs. 2-DVD pack. Cerebellum Corp. 2001.
• Spanish, Part 1. DVD. Cerebellum Corp. 1997.
• Spanish, Part 2. DVD. Cerebellum Corp. 1997.
• Standard Deviants School Spanish (13 Modules). Cerebellum Corp. 2001. (Each module includes a companion CD-ROM with supplementary materials: Lesson plans, viewing guides, teacher reference guides, students activities, worksheets and tests.)
• Advanced Spanish: Building on the Basics. Video Cerebellum Corp. 2000.
• SDTV: ¿Habla Español? Video. Cerebellum Corp. 1997.
• Spanish, Parts 1 & 2. Video. Cerebellum Corp. 1997.

XI. Electronic pages and Web sites:

• Román, E: The Spanish Web Page at George Mason University. 1997-02. (http://www.gmu.edu/departments/fld/SPANISH/spanish.html)
• Román, E. Course site for Span 461 Spanish Civilization and Culture. George Mason University. Fall 2002. (http://www.gmu.edu/departments/SPANISH/461/461g.htm) WebCT 3.1.2.
• Román, E. Course site for Span 302 Reading and Writing Skills Developement. George Mason University. Fall 2002. (http://www.gmu.edu/departments/SPANISH/302/302a.htm) WebCT 3.1.2.
• Román, E. Course site for Span 694 Instructional Technologies in the Language Classroom. Middlebury College. Summer 2002. (http://www.gmu.edu/departments/fld/SPANISH/middlebury.htm)
• Román, E. Course site for Span 461 Spanish Civilization and Culture. George Mason University. Fall 2001. (http://www.gmu.edu/departments/SPANISH/461/461f.htm) WebCT 3.1.2.
• Román, E. Course site for Span 551 Integrating Technology into Language Learning. George Mason University. Fall 2001. (http://www.gmu.edu/departments/fld/SPANISH/551f01/551.htm) WebCT 3.1.2.
• Román, E. Course site for Span 300 Reading Skills Development and Culture. George Mason University. Spring 2001. (http://www.gmu.edu/departments/fld/SPANISH/sp-300e.htm) WebCT 3
• Román, E. Course site for Span 352 Spanish Composition. George Mason University. Spring 2001. (http://www.gmu.edu/departments/fld/SPANISH/sp-352a.htm) WebCT 3
• Román, E. Course site for Span 300 Reading Skills Development and Culture. George Mason University. Fall 2000. (http://www.gmu.edu/departments/fld/SPANISH/sp-300fc.html) WebCT
• Román, E. Course site for Span 461 Spanish Civilization and Culture. George Mason University. Fall 2000. (http://www.gmu.edu/departments/fld/SPANISH/461/461e.htm) WebCT
• Román, E. Course site for Span 505 Advanced Spanish Stylistics. George Mason University. Fall 2000. (http://www.gmu.edu/departments/fld/SPANISH/505/505.htm) WebCT 3
• Román, E. Course site for Span 451 Advanced Spanish Conversation. George Mason University. Spring 2000. (http://www.gmu.edu/departments/fld/SPANISH/451/451-prb.htm) WebCT
• Román, E. Course site for Span 351 Spanish Conversation. George Mason University. Fall 1999. (http://www.gmu.edu/departments/fld/SPANISH/351/351-prb.htm) WebCT
• Román, E. Course site for Span 461 Spanish Civilization and Culture. George Mason University. Fall 1999. (http://www.gmu.edu/departments/fld/SPANISH/461f99/461-pr.htm) WebCT
• Román, E. Course site for Span 551 Colloquial Spanish. George Mason University. Spring 1999. (http://www.gmu.edu/departments/fld/SPANISH/551s99/551-pr.htm) WebCT
• Román, E. Course site for Span 351 Spanish Conversation. George Mason University. Spring 1999. (http://www.gmu.edu/departments/fld/SPANISH/351/351-pr.htm) WebCT Román, E. Syllabi for Spanish 100 level courses. George Mason University. Spring 1999. (http://www.gmu.edu/departments/fld/SPANISH/s99/sp-100s99.htm)
• Román, E. Syllabi for Spanish 200 level courses. George Mason University. Spring 1999. (http://www.gmu.edu/departments/fld/SPANISH/s99/sp-200s99.htm)
• Román, E. Syllabi for Spanish 100 level courses and Spanish 200 level courses. George Mason University. Fall 1998. (http://www.gmu.edu/departments/fld/SPANISH/syllabif98.htm )
• Román, E. Syllabi for Spanish 100 level courses and Spanish 200 level courses. George Mason University. Spring 1998. (http://mason.gmu.edu/~eromanme/wwwdept/sp-sp.htm )
• Román, E: The Destinos Page at George Mason University. 1998. (http://mason.gmu.edu/~eromanme/destinos.htm)
• Román, E.: Materials for Span 461. George Mason University. Fall 1998.
  ( http://mason.gmu.edu/~eromanme/sp-461c.htm)
• Román, E: Materials for Span 300. George Mason University. Fall 1998.
  ( http://mason.gmu.edu/~eromanme/sp-300d.htm)
• Román, E.: Materials for Span 461. George Mason University. Spring 1998. (http://mason.gmu.edu/~eromanme/sp-461b.htm)
• Román, E: Materials for Span 300. George Mason University. Spring 1998. (http://mason.gmu.edu/~eromanme/sp-300c.htm)
• Román, E.: Materials for Span 461. George Mason University. Fall 1997. (http://mason.gmu.edu/~eromanme/sp-461.htm)
• Román, E: Materials for Span 300. George Mason University. Fall 1997. (http://mason.gmu.edu/~eromanme/sp-300b.htm)
• Román, E: Materials for Frln 572. George Mason University. Summer 1997. (http://mason.gmu.edu/~eromanme/lang-572.htm)
• Román, E: Materials for Span 300. George Mason University. Spring 1997. (http://mason.gmu.edu/~eromanme/sp-300.htm)
• Román, E: Materials for Span 301. George Mason University. 1996-97. (http://mason.gmu.edu/~eromanme/sp-301b.htm)
• Román, E: Materials for the Srping Orientation for Spanish Faculty. George Mason University. Spring 1997. (http://mason.gmu.edu/~eromanme/sp-300.htm)
• Román, E. & Ruipérez, G.: Info über die Abteilung Deutsche Philologie an der Fernuniversität Madrid. http://www.uned.es/fil-extr/info.html.
• (upcoming) Román, E. & TradyTerm: Terminología en España. (To be hosted at the WWW-server of the CINDOC -Centro de Información y Documentación del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Ciéntificas, Madrid.