Melissa Simmermeyer, Senior Lecturer

Contact Info:

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

Teaching (Spring 2023):

• SPANISH 203.01, INTERMEDIATE SPANISH Synopsis

  Class Bldg 137, MWF 08:30 AM-09:30 AM

• PUBPOL 273T-1.01, VOICES IN PUB POL: SPANISH Synopsis

  Languages 305, M 01:45 PM-03:00 PM

  (also cross-listed as SPANISH 271T.01)

• SPANISH 301.02, ADV SPANISH WRITING Synopsis

  Class Bldg 135, WF 10:15 AM-11:30 AM

• ROMST 290S.01, TOPICS IN ROMANCE STUDIES Synopsis

  Languages 114B, TuTh 01:25 PM-02:40 PM

  (also cross-listed as RIGHTS 290S.01)

• SPANISH 310.01, SPANISH ENGLISH TRANSLATION Synopsis

  Languages 114, TuTh 03:05 PM-04:20 PM

  (also cross-listed as LINGUIST 310.01, LSGS 310.01)

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