Melissa Simmermeyer, Senior Lecturer of Romance Studies

Please note: Melissa has left the "Center for Latin American Caribbean Studies" group at Duke University; some info here might not be up to date.

Contact Info:

Office Location:	2122 Campus Drive #206, Durham, NC 27708-0269
Office Phone:	(919) 660-3101
Email Address:
Web Pages:	https://scholars.duke.edu/person/simmerme http://sites.duke.edu/advancedspanishtranslation/

Teaching (Spring 2024):

• SPANISH 301.03, ADV SPANISH WRITING Synopsis

  Crowell 106, WF 08:30 AM-09:45 AM

• SPANISH 301.04, ADV SPANISH WRITING Synopsis

  Crowell 108, WF 10:05 AM-11:20 AM

• SPANISH 211.01, INTENSIVE INTERMEDIATE SPANISH Synopsis

  Languages 114B, MTuWF 08:30 AM-09:45 AM

Office Hours:

Spring 2023
January 17-April 24

In-person student hours
Mondays 9:30-10:30 Classroom Building 135 (except 3/6, 3/13)
Fridays 9:30-10:00 Classroom Building 137 (except 3/10)

Or by appointment (simmerme@duke.edu)

Education:

M.S.	Georgetown University	1992
B.A.	University of Notre Dame	1990

Specialties:

Spanish
Spanish and Latin-American Studies
Latino Studies

Research Interests: Spanish-language pedagogy, second-language instruction and assessment, second-language writing instruction and assessment, Spanish grammar instruction and assessment, 20th-century Latin American literature and culture, language-learning technologies

Keywords:

Critical theory • Language and culture • Latin American literature • Second language acquisition • Spanish language • Spanish language materials • Spanish language--Grammar--Problems, exercises, etc • Spanish language--Written Spanish • Translating and interpreting