Angela Carlson-Lombardi, Ph.D.
Angela Carlson-Lombardi is the supervisor of Spanish 1003 for the Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies. She has taught students in a certificate program how to use Hyperstudio, Dreamweaver, and Photoshop. Through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, she has codeveloped a Web site based on the cultural tradition Días de muertos (Days of the Dead) that is celebrated on Saint Paul's West Side. The Web site includes information about Latin American culture and Spanish grammar practice and listening activities.
Teaching Activities
Interests
Carlson-Lombardi's teaching interests include
- Latin American culture;
- Spanish composition and conversation;
- Spanish language;
- teaching with technology; and
- integrating human rights topics into language curriculum.
University Courses
She has taught the following University of Minnesota courses:
- Spanish 1001: Introduction to Spanish;
- Spanish 1002: Introduction to Spanish II;
- Spanish 1003: Intermediate Spanish;
- Spanish 1004: Intermediate Spanish II;
- Spanish 3015: Spanish Conversation and Composition;
- Spanish 3021: Spanish Conversation and Composition II; and
- Spanish 3105: Latin American Culture and Civilization.
Research Activities
Interests
Carlson-Lombardi's research interests include
- Latin American literature and culture;
- cultural expressions of human rights issues in Argentina;
- instructional methodology; and
- technology-enhanced language learning strategies.
TEL Experience
Carlson-Lombardi's TEL presentations include the following.
Carlson-Lombardi, Angela. "Just for Technophobes: Using Technology in the 1st and 2nd Year Classrooms." Presentation at the Central States Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 2003.
------. "Teaching Culture Through Drama: Postcards from South America." Presentation at a meeting of the Minnesota Council for Teachers of Language and Culture, Bloomington, Minnesota, 2002.
------. "Web-based Language Learning: Access to Days of the Dead Online." Presentation at the New Instructor Orientation, University of Minnesota Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2001.
Fellowship Project
Carlson-Lombardi will develop interactive, Web-based instructional materials for second-year Spanish classes Spanish 1003 and 1004. Contextualized around cultural themes and related to the topics presented in the second-year textbook, these materials will reflect issues pertaining to the Chicano-Latino community in the Twin Cities. Themes to be developed are:
- human rights topics in Latin America and in the United States;
- environmental issues;
- the world of entertainment;
- politics and the Chicano-Latino community;
- nutrition and culinary arts; and
- social concerns.
The second-year language Web site will include:
- video clips;
- interviews with individuals in the community;
- visual images (visual art, photography, local images, etc.);
- audioclips; and
- interactive, contextualized grammar and listening exercises.
Students in the second-year program are particularly in need of authentic listening activities, and providing these exercises online will enable them to access audio/video files and complete activities at their own pace. These materials will be delivered on the Web site and on a CD-ROM.
By linking these themes not only to interactive grammar activities but also to local subject matter, Carlson-Lombardi will fulfill her goal of improving students' language proficiency while developing and honing their cultural competency at the same time. Via the Web-based activities, students will be exposed to the cultural richness the Twin Cities has to offer, while still following the current 1003-04 curriculum.
The scope of this project goes beyond the second year courses at the University of Minnesota. As Faculty Coordinator Assistant for the College in the Schools Program (CIS) in Spanish, Carlson-Lombardi will make these materials available to the CIS high school teachers and their students from the local metro area and greater Minnesota.
These activities may also become models for first-year Spanish language projects at the University.
Consultation Areas
Carlson-Lombardi is available to consult with faculty members about the following educational technology topics:
- coordinating Web-based instructional strategies for language learning;
- developing Web-based activities combining culture and language;
- using WebCT in technology-enhanced Spanish language courses;
- consulting about Spanish-speaking culture; and
- using Dreamweaver, Photoshop, iMovie, and Hyperstudio.
Contact Information
To schedule a consultation appointment, contact Carlson-Lombardi:
- Office: 4C Folwell Hall
- Telephone: (612) 626-8713
- E-mail: carls135@umn.edu
