
Research & Scholarship
The research and scholarly efforts of our faculty ensure that our students are educated in a vibrant and engaged environment. Recent research and scholarship projects are listed below.
Book Reviews
Mosher, A. D. (2011). In Judith E. Liskin–Gasparro (Ed.), Papageorgiou, Spiros. "Setting Performance Standards in Europe" (2nd ed., vol. 95, pp. 335-37). Monterey, CA: The Modern Language Journal, Whiley-Blackwell.
Work, N. C. “Using Elluminate in the Foreign Language Classroom.” Teaching Fellows, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH. (March 8, 2011).
Grants
Costales, K. A. (Principal). “Research Grant-in-Aid.” Sponsored by University of Dayton Research Council, $4,000. (May 16, 2011-August 15, 2011).
Costales, K. A. (Principal). “Summer Research Fellowship.” Sponsored by University of Dayton Research Council, $900. (May 16, 2011-August 15, 2011).
Costales, K. A. (Principal). “Program for Cultural Cooperation.” Sponsored by Spain’s Ministry of Culture, $1,500. (June 25, 2011-August 6, 2011).
Villa, L. (Principal). “The Linguistic and Educational Debate Surrounding the Officialization of the Royal Spanish Academy’s Spelling Norms in Mid-Nineteenth Century Spain.” Sponsored by University of Dayton Research Council, $1,000. (June 10, 2011-August 25, 2011).
Journal Articles
Peñas-Bermejo, F. J. (2011). “El discurso cuántico-narrativo en Nómadas del tiempo, de Gregorio Morales.” Alhucema. Revista Internacional de Teatro y Literatura, I(25), 244–253.
Other
Castro, P. B. (2011). In Wood, G. H. (Ed.), Antropología transcultural: una encrucijada de valores—entre lo pagano y lo religioso en Madeinusa (pp. 10 pages). Corvalis, OR: Cine-Lit VII: Essays on Hispanic Film and Fiction, Cine-Lit Publications.
Castro, P. B. (2011). ‘Acuarela del Brasil’: matices de una sociedad—de la pigmentrocracia hacia la democracia. In Jaramillo, M. M., Ortíz, L. (Ed.), Hijas del Muntu: Biografías críticas de mujeres afrodescendientes de América Latina (pp. 52–80). Bogotá, Colombia: Panoamericana Editorial.
Papers
Castro, P. B. “To Be or Not to Be… Gay? The Imagery of the In/Outlaw: Socially Dystonic Homosexuality in Cuban Society - An Historic Perspective Through Film and Television.” The Image of the Outlaw in Literature, Media, and Society: Conference of the Society for the Interdisciplinary Study of Social Imagery., Colorado State University, Colorado Springs, CO. (March 18, 2011).
Castro, P. B. “Antropología transcultural: una encrucijada de valores-entre lo pagano y lo religioso en Madeinusa-hecho en Perú.” Cine-Lit VII, Oregon State University, Portland, OR. (February 24, 2011).
Costales, K. A. “Recasting the Baroque Comedia or the Problem of Ambiguity.” The Neo-Baroque Revisited, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario. (October 13, 2011).
Costales, K. A. “Recasting Gender: The Refundición of No hay cosa como callar.” 2011 Kentucky Foreign Language Conference, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky. (April 14, 2011).
Espinoza, I. J. “Connecting Students’ Assignments to Authentic Communication through Technology.” Ohio Foreign Language Association, OFLA, Columbus. (April 7, 2011).
Espinoza, I. J., Minick, T. “Everyday Use of Technology in Our Language.” Central States Conference in the Teaching of Languages, CSFL, Indianapolis. (April 7, 2011).
Mosher, A. D. “The Undergraduate Languages Major: Assessment, Professional Credentials, Marketing of Skills.” ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Denver, CO. (November 19, 2011).
Mosher, A. D. “The Application of the Common European Framework for Languages and the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines in the Assessment of Graduating Senior Majors in French, German, Italian, and Spanish.” ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Denver, CO. (November 19, 2011).
Peñas-Bermejo, F. J. ‘’La circularidad del ‘’Conócete a ti mismo’’ en la poesía de Andrés Sánchez Robayna’’. South Atlantic Modern Language Association (SAMLA), Atlanta, GA. (November 5, 2011).
Peñas-Bermejo, F. J. “Ana María Fagundo: huella de la materia habitada.” XXXI Asamblea y Congreso Internacional, Spanish Professionals in America (ALDEEU), Ithaca, NY. (June 2, 2011).
Villa, L. “Los antecedentes de Á la nación española (1852) y las ideas ortográficas de Mariano Cubí y Soler.” VIII International Congress of the Sociedad Española de Historiografía Lingüística, Sociedad Española de Historiografía Lingüística, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (Madrid, Spain). (December 12, 2011).
Villa, L. “The Impact of National Politics on the Officialization of Spanish in Mid-Nineteenth Century Spain.” Forging Linguistic Identities: Language in the Region, the Nation, and the World, Towson University, Towson, Maryland. (March 18, 2011).
Work, N. C. “Where grammar meets context: Problems with subjects and objects for learners and solutions through new approaches in the foreign language classroom.” The 31st Annual International Lilly Conference on College Teaching, Miami University, Oxford, OH. (November 19, 2011).
Papers Published in Conference Proceedings
Castro, P. B., Krugh, J. L. (2011). "To Be or Not to Be... Gay? The Imagery of the In/Outlaw: Socially Dystonic Homosexuality in Cuban Society-An Historic Perspective through Film and Television." In Will Wright & Stephen Kaplan (Ed.), The Image of the Outlaw in Literature, Media, and Society (pp. 322–329). Pueblo, CO: Proceedings 2011 Conference of the Society for the Interdisciplinary Study of Social Imagery, Colorado State University.
Sponsored Research
Villa, L. (Principal). “The Linguistic and Educational Debate Surrounding the Officialization of the Royal Spanish Academy’s Spelling Norms in Mid-Nineteenth Century Spain.” Sponsored by University of Dayton Research Council, $5,000. (June 10, 2011 - August 25, 2011).
Workshops
Work, N. C., Espinoza, I. J. “Some Ideas to Embed Technology in Language Teaching.” Department of Languages Annual Retreat, Department of Languages, Dayton, OH. (August 19, 2011).
Work, N. C., Timbrook, J. “Teaching Virtually with Elluminate Live!” TechnoFair 2011, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH. (May 12, 2011).