Melissa Simmermeyer, Senior Lecturer

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 (Fall 2022):

• SPANISH 204.04, ADV INTERMEDIATE SPANISH Synopsis

  East Duke 108, MWF 10:15 AM-11:15 AM

• SPANISH 301.03, ADV SPANISH WRITING Synopsis

  Class Bldg 136, WF 08:30 AM-09:45 AM

Office Hours:

Spring 2022 (ET)
January 6-April 14

In-person student hours
Th 9:45-10:30 West Duke 106 (except 3/10, 3/17)

Student hours via Zoom (schedule a 15-minute meeting with me)

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