Dr. Carmen Bourbon

Assistant Professor of Spanish

Dr. Carmen Bourbon teaches Spanish at Cottey College.

Education

  • B.A., University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
  • M.A., Inter-American University, San Juan, Puerto Rico;
  • Ph.D., University of Nebraska at Lincoln. (2009)

Specialization
Latin American/Spanish Women Writers

Professional Organizations

  • Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
  • Modern Language Association of America
  • American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese
  • American Council of Teachers of Foreign Languages

Membership in Professional Societies

  • Sigma Delta Pi – Rho Mu Chapter, National Hispanic Honor Society

Awards

  • 2008-2009. Master Educator - Presented by Cottey College.
  • 2002 & 2004. Rogers Travel Fellowship for conference presentations.
  • 1971-1975 & 1977-1980. The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico's Legislative Scholarship for undergraduate and advanced studies.

Courses Taught

  • Span 101 - Elementary Spanish I
  • Span 102 - Elementary Spanish II
  • Span 201 - Intermediate Spanish I
  • Span 202 - Intermediate Spanish II
  • Span 211 - Hispanic Literature
  • Span 212 - Hispanic Culture and Civilization
  • Span 213 - Oral Spanish
  • Span 214 - Spanish Composition

Conference Presentations and Publications

  • "Education for Migrant Children," on-line publication. http://www.tc.unl.edu/cci861/
  • 2002 - "La Asimilación Cultural y su Influencia en la Identidad Puertorriqueña de la Escritora Esmeralda Santiago," University of Puerto Rico International Congress, Arecibo, Puerto Rico. (November, 21-23)
  • 2004 - "El Erotismo en la poesía de Luis Lloréns Torres," National Association of Hispanic and Latino Studies, Biddeford, Maine. (February, 17-22)

Email: cbourbon@cottey.edu


Department of Foreign Languages

Course Descriptions


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