Faculties
Du-Lu Hsiao
Assistant
Professor, Spanish
Dulu.hsiao@bhsu.edu
(605) 642 6195
I received an M.A. in Teaching Spanish as Second Language
and Ph.D. in Language and Literature Teaching from the University of Barcelona.
My interests and research are Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) and Research
in Applied Linguistics to Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language (ELE).
Edda Winkelman
Edda.winkelman@bhsu.edu
Adjunct Instructor, Spanish
(605)718-4073
"Knowledge of languages facilitates the understanding and integration to other cultures"
Edda Winkelman loves promoting the learning of Spanish language. She has over 14 years of experience teaching Spanish as a foreign language and as a second language context. Her experience in teaching Spanish is in both formal and non-formal mode and in national, international and multicultural environments. Edda also has experience understanding and supporting students coping with cultural shock and cultural adjustment.
She is passionate about the dynamics in the teaching and learning of foreign languages. She considers that the integration of the lexicon and the culture is essential to facilitate an effective communication and comprehension of the Spanish language.
Currently, she is pursuing a PhD at the University of Navarra in Spain. Her research, activities and subjects of investigation are on the lexicon and culture of teaching Spanish as a foreign language in the University Context.
Tatiana Fistrovic
Tatiana.Fistrovic@bhsu.edu
Adjunct Instructor, Spanish
Tatiana Fistrovic is a native
of Lima, Peru where she received a BA in Translation and Interpretation at
Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazon. She attended University of Ottawa in
Canada and earned an MA in Spanish translation and a second MA in Hispanic
Linguistics. She received a Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics with concentration in
Spanish Second Language Acquisition from Arizona State University. Her main
areas of research are the second language acquisition of Spanish morphosyntax,
Spanish teaching methodology, and bilingualism in Spanish heritage speakers.
Her interest focuses on the Spanish morphological acquisition of aspectual
verbs and the implications of pedagogy in this learning process.