Christy Hargesheimer, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Spanish
Contact information: Phone: 402.826.8555
Fax: 402.826.8278
Email: christy.hargesheimer@doane.edu
Education: B.A. in Spanish, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
M.Ed., University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Ph.D. in Foreign Language Education, University of Nebraska- Lincoln
Courses taught: Elementary Spanish, Intermediate Spanish, Spanish Conversation and Composition, Spanish Civilization and Culture, Spanish-American Civilization, Spanish Literature, Latin American Literature, Mexican Insights (Interterm), Human Rights, the Environment, and Big Corporations (Honors Program Seminar), Latin American Culture (International Studies Department), various Directed Studies (e.g. Translation Methods, Medical Spanish, Business Spanish, Spanish for Native Speakers, Spanish Theatre) and Foreign Language Enrichment
Professional History:
• Teacher, curriculum developer of ESL and Spanish, Lincoln Public Schools
• Director, Foreign Language Distance Learning Program, Nebraska Department of Education
• Adjunct Professor of Spanish, Nebraska Wesleyan University
• Editor, TESOL Secondary Schools Interest Section newsletter
• Grant proposal evaluator, National Endowment for the Humanities
• Presenter at many state, national and international conferences for ESL and Spanish
• Fulbright Fellowship to Chile, 1991
• NEH Summer Institute participant, Spanish for Native Speakers of Spanish, UCLA, 2000
Fields of Interest: Latin American literature and culture; bilingual development; Spanish for native/heritage speakers of Spanish; U.S. Hispanic culture and literature; translating Argentine literature; human rights and environmental rights in Latin America.
Professional Organizations:
• NILA (Nebraska International Languages Association),
• ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages)
• PTO (Pedagogy and Theatre of the oppressed)
• AAUW (American Association of University Women)