Study in Madrid Spring Semester 2009

  • Choose a study abroad option or language classes combined with a professional internship
  • Excellent program of cultural activities
  • Live with a host family
  • Open to students of all majors and affiliations (2.5 GPA required)
  • If you have taken 1 class (or more) at the 300-level you can complete a minor in one semester!
  • Courses available for students at all levels of language proficiency
  • Earn 12-15 resident Mason credits
  • Program dates: early January to late April 2009; Application deadline early October 2008
  • Download the program flyer and check CGE's website for mor information
  • All students should consult with me in advance about course options and registration
  • Feel free to email me with questions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Office
Thompson Hall 235E

Mailing Address
Dept. of Modern & Classical Languages
Mail Stop # 3E5
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030

Email
jleeman AT gmu DOT edu

Mason affiliations
Department of Modern & Classical Languages (Spanish section)
Center for Social Science Research
Cultural Studies Program
Honors Program in General Education
Latin American Studies Program
Linguistics program
Mason Project on Immigration

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fall 2008 courses:

  • FRLN 385  Multilingualism, identity, and power (fulfills Gen Ed Synthesis requirement) TR 12 :00-1 :15
  • SPAN 551 Language ideologies and Spanish T 4 :30-7 :10

Spring 2009 courses:

  • Faculty director for semester study abroad in Madrid
  • SPAN 430 Spanish in the US TR 12 :00-1 :15
  • SPAN 502 Hispanic sociolinguistics T 4 :30-7 :10

Courses taught at Mason:

ANTH 380 Language and Culture
FRLN 380  The Sociopolitics of Language
FRLN 385  Multilingualism, identity, and power
HNRS 121 Reading Cultural Signs
LAS 100 Introduction to Latin American Studies [Team-taught course]
SPAN 101 Beginning Spanish
SPAN 102 Beginning Spanish II
SPAN 109 Intensive Beginning Spanish
SPAN 301 Spanish Grammar and Syntax
SPAN 315 Spanish for Heritage Speakers
SPAN 385 Introduction to Spanish Linguistics
SPAN 430 Spanish in the US
SPAN 502 Hispanic Sociolinguistics
SPAN 551 Spanish Teaching Methods and Materials Development
SPAN 551 Language ideologies and Spanish

Course proposals authored:

FRLN 380  Topics in the Sociopolitics of Language
FRLN 385  Multilingualism, identity, and power (fulfills Gen Ed Synthesis requirement)
SPAN 305 Spanish in Context I
SPAN 306 Spanish in Context II
SPAN 309 Intensive Spanish in Context
SPAN 315 Spanish for Heritage Speakers
SPAN 385 Introduction to Spanish Linguistics
SPAN 430 Spanish in the US
SPAN 455 Spanish-English Translation
SPAN 476 Teaching Spanish in the US

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research interests:

  • Spanish in the US
  • Ideologies and discourses of language, race, and ethnicity
  • Sociopolitics of language in education
  • Second language acquisition
  • Heritage language instruction
  • Computer-assisted language learning

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Publications (selected):

Leeman, J. (2007). Feedback in L2 learning: Responding to errors during practice. In R. DeKeyser (Ed.) Practice in a Second Language: Perspectives From Linguistics and Psychology, Cambridge Applied Linguistics Series, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.  111-137.

Leeman, J. & Martínez, G. (2007) From identity to commodity: Discourses of Spanish in heritage language textbooks. Critical Inquiry in Language Studies. Lawrence Erlbaum. 4(1), 27–48. [Abstract]

Leeman, J. & Rabin, L. (2007). Reading language: Critical perspectives for the literature classroom. Hispania. 90 (2) 304-315. American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese.

Leeman, J. (2006).The value of Spanish: Shifting ideologies in US language teaching. ADFL Bulletin. Modern Language Association. 38 (1-2) 32-39.

Leeman, J. & García, P. (2006) Ideologías y prácticas en la enseñanza del español como lengua mayoritaria y lengua minoritaria. In M. Lacorte (Ed.)  Lingüística aplicada del español. Madrid: Arco Libros. 117-148.

Leeman J. (2005) Engaging Critical Pedagogy: Spanish for Native Speakers. Foreign Language Annals. 38 (1) 35-45. American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.[Abstract]

Leeman, J. (2004) Racializing language: A history of linguistic ideologies in the US Census. The Journal of Language and Politics, 3 (3) 507-534. John Benjamins. [Abstract]

Leeman, J. (2003). Recasts and L2 development: Beyond negative evidence. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 25 (1) 37-63. Cambridge University Press. [Abstract]

Mackey, A., Oliver, R. & Leeman, J. (2003). Interactional input and the incorporation of feedback: An exploration of NS-NNS and NNS-NNS adult and child dyads. Language Learning, 53 (1) 35-56. Blackwell. [Abstract]

Leeman, J., Arteagoitia, I., Fridman, B. & Doughty, C. (1995). Integrating attention to form with meaning: Focus on form in content-based Spanish instruction. In R. Schmidt (Ed.), Attention and awareness in foreign language learning and teaching. Hawaii: University of Hawaii Press, 217-258.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recent and upcoming conference presentations

Nuestro himno: Language, race and nation in the national anthem debates. Latin American Studies Association Conference. Montreal, September 2007.

Cultural capital and linguistic legitimacy  in the teaching and learning of Spanish. Cultural Studies and Critical Pedagogies for the 21st Century. George Washington University, Washington, DC. June 2007.

The spatial commodification of language in Washington DC's Chinatown. Urban Artefacts: Types, Practices, Circulations. Institute of Geography, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland. June 2007 (with Gabriella Modan).

Ethnolinguistic discrimination and the native-speaker teacher: The case of Spanish. The Native/Non-Native Speaking Teacher: Realities, Challenges and Implications for Language Teacher Education (Invited symposium). Fifth International Conference on Language Teacher Education, Minneapolis, MN. May-June 2007.

The language of the Other and the commercialization of public space: Rethinking linguistic landscape. American Association of Applied Linguistics Annual Convention, Costa Mesa, CA. May 2007 (with Gabriella Modan).

Teaching Spanish in the US 1650-2005: A critical history. International Society for Language Studies Annual Conference, Honolulu. HI. April 2007.

Commodified ethnicity in Chinatown: A discourse approach to linguistic landscape. International Society for Language Studies Annual Conference, Honolulu, HI. April 2007 (with Gabriella Modan).

The negative portrayal of Spanish in the US academy: From marginalization to commodification. Modern Language Association Annual Convention, Philadelphia, PA. December 2006.

Ideologies of Spanish and foreign language enrollments: A historical perspective. Politics of Language Symposium, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. October 2006.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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