Mariana Apalategui has over 20 years of teaching experience in Spanish and English as a Second Language. Mariana holds a Bachelor鈥檚 degree in Spanish from San Diego State University and a Master鈥檚 of Art in Spanish Linguistics from the San Diego State University. During her graduate course work, she traveled to Spain, where she taught ESL and took graduate courses in Teaching Spanish as a Second Language at the Universidad de Alcal谩 de Henares. She currently teaches Spanish at 国产剧麻豆剧 in Point Loma, CA.
Education
- M.A., Spanish (emphasis on Spanish Linguistics), San Diego State University
- B.A., Spanish with minor in Portuguese, San Diego State University
Courses Taught
- Elementary Spanish I - SPA 1001
- Elementary Spanish II - SPA 1002
Experience in Field
TEACHING
- Strand B Developer & Instructor, LARC SAILN, San Diego, CA
- Adjunct Spanish Professor, New School of Architecture and Design, San Diego, CA
- AP Spanish Language & Culture, AP Spanish Literature & Culture, Torah High School, La Jolla, CA
- ELL Coordinator/Head of Modern Languages Department, Cortez Hill Academy, San Diego, CA
- Adjunct Spanish Professor, San Diego Mesa College, San Diego, CA
- ELD Test Site Administrator, Cajon Valley School District, El Cajon, CA
- Spanish Teaching Associate, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
- ESL Instructor, Universidad de Alcal谩, Madrid, Spain
- ESL Instructor, InterNexus Language School, La Jolla, CA
LICENSES & CERTIFICATES
- California World Language Project Fellow, Southern Area International Language Network (SAILN), 2019.
- Laureate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Laureate International Universities, 2012.
- Administrative Services Credential, Educational Leadership Development Academy, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA, 2010.
- Teacher Induction Program to Clear Credential, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, 2008.
California Credential R14I in Foreign Language: Spanish and BCLAD: Spanish, 2006.
Applied Linguistics and English as a Second Language (ESL) Basic, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, 2004.
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
- Universidad de Alcal谩 de Henares, Madrid, Spain. Completed all graduate coursework in the Master鈥檚 Program in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language.
- Universidad de Alcal谩 de Henares, Madrid, Spain. Completed courses in Spanish Literature and History.
Dissertations, Presentations, and Publications
PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
- PACE Lesson Model, Foreign Language Council of San Diego, San Diego, CA (2019)
- Lesson Plan 鈥淢i historia laboral鈥, SDSU Language Acquisition Resource Center : The SMaLL Portal San Diego, CA (2012)
- 鈥淯sing Art as a Tool to Teach Literature鈥 and 鈥淐uisine in the Foreign Language Classroom,鈥 California Language Teachers Association, Santa Clara, CA (2011)
- 鈥淯sing Art to Teach History,鈥 California Language Teachers Association, San Diego, CA (2010)
- 鈥淓ducational Law: Teacher and Student Right鈥檚,鈥 鈥淒ifferentiated Instruction Across the Curriculum,鈥 鈥淪ection 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act: Rules and Regulations,鈥 鈥淓nglish Language Development Instructional Methodologies,鈥 and 鈥淚nstructional Improvement Plan,鈥 Cortez Hill Academy, San Diego, CA, 2005-2008
- Spanish Language Use and Attitudes in San Diego County. Samples of High School and College Students鈥, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, 2007.
Master鈥檚 Thesis: Spanish Language Use and Attitudes in San Diego County: Samples of High School and College Students (August 2008)