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Joan Clifford, Associate Professor of the Practice and Director of Duke Service Learning

Joan Clifford
Contact Info:
Office Location:  2122 Campus Dr., Room 206, Box 90269, Durham, NC 27708
Office Phone:  +1 919 684 1609
Email Address: send me a message
Web Page:  https://sites.duke.edu/languageindurham/

Teaching (Spring 2024):

  • SPANISH 306-1.01, HEALTH, CULTURE: SERVICE-LRNG Synopsis
    West Duke 202, WF 08:30 AM-09:45 AM
    (also cross-listed as GLHLTH 326-1.01, HLTHPOL 306-1.01, LSGS 306-1.01)
Teaching (Fall 2024):

  • SPANISH 308S.01, LATINX VOICES IN DUKE, DURHAM Synopsis
    Class Bldg 101, TuTh 08:30 AM-09:45 AM
    (also cross-listed as LSGS 308S.01)
  • SPANISH 308S.01SL, LATINX VOICES IN DUKE, DURHAM Synopsis
    SEE INSTRU, M 08:00 AM-09:00 AM
    (also cross-listed as LSGS 308S.01SL)
  • SPANISH 308S.02SL, LATINX VOICES IN DUKE, DURHAM Synopsis
    SEE INSTRU, M 01:00 PM-02:00 PM
    (also cross-listed as LSGS 308S.02SL)
  • SPANISH 308S.03SL, LATINX VOICES IN DUKE, DURHAM Synopsis
    SEE INSTRU, W 08:00 AM-09:00 AM
    (also cross-listed as LSGS 308S.03SL)
  • SPANISH 308S.04SL, LATINX VOICES IN DUKE, DURHAM Synopsis
    SEE INSTRU, W 01:00 PM-02:00 PM
    (also cross-listed as LSGS 308S.04SL)
  • SPANISH 308S.05SL, LATINX VOICES IN DUKE, DURHAM Synopsis
    SEE INSTRU, Th 01:00 PM-02:00 PM
    (also cross-listed as LSGS 308S.05SL)
  • SPANISH 308S.06SL, LATINX VOICES IN DUKE, DURHAM Synopsis
    SEE INSTRU, Th 06:00 PM-07:00 PM
    (also cross-listed as LSGS 308S.06SL)
Education:

Ph.D.University of Virginia1998
MA in Spanish American LiteratuareUniversity of North Carolina in Chapel Hill1992
M.A.University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill1992
B.A.Washington University in St. Louis1989
Specialties:

Spanish
Keywords:

Service-learning • Machine Translation • SLA pedagogy • Twentieth Century Latin American Literature

Curriculum Vitae
Recent Publications   (More Publications)

  1. Reisinger, DS; Clifford, J, Community-based language learning as a transformative practice: An exploration of the modes of communication, Foreign Language Annals, vol. 55 no. 3 (January, 2022), pp. 668-683 [doi]  [abs]
  2. Clifford, J, Building critical consciousness through community-based language learning and global health, in Transforming World Language Teaching and Teacher Education for Equity and Justice: Pushing Boundaries in US Contexts, edited by Wassell, B; Glynn, C (2022), Multilingual Matters
  3. Ahern Dodson, J; Clifford, J, Shifting Perspectives: When Teachers Are Learners (July, 2020), Duke Learning Innovation  [abs]
  4. Clifford, J; Malone, D; Emmerling, D; Anderson, A; Widney, E, An Exploratory Study of Student Perceptions of Service-Learning and Social Entrepreneurship, in Connecting Civic Engagement and Social Innovation Toward Higher Education's Democratic Promise, edited by Moore McBride, A; Mlyn, E (April, 2020), Stylus Publishing, LLC, ISBN 9781945459238  [abs]
  5. Clifford, J; Emmerling, D; Malone, D; Hamilton, N; Widney, E, Seeing Community Engagement as We Are: Student Perceptions of Service-Learning and Social Entrepreneurship Education, International Journal of Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement, vol. 8 no. 1 (2020), International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement [doi]
Selected Invited Talks

  1. Pre and Post Program Pedagogies for Worldview Literacy, February 2013, WISE Conference, Wake Forest University    
  2. Now what? Moving forward with connecting civic engagement to the curriculum, October 24, 2012, Duke University Service-Learning Program Workshop    
  3. Assessing Students for a Global Community, November 02, 2010, Duke University    
  4. “Technology Application for Self-assessment”, April 30, 2010, Center for Instructional Technology Showcase, Duke University    
  5. “iTalk and iListen in Spanish: Translating New Technologies into Language Learning”, April 27, 2007, Duke Instructional Technology Showcase 2006    
  6. “Spanish Service-Learning: ¿Qué? ¿Y qué? ¿Y ahora qué? (poster session), April 26, 2007, Duke Instructional Technology Showcase 2007    
Selected Conference Talks

  1. Machine Translation: The Elephant in the Room, November 18, 2012, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Convention, Philadelphia    
  2. The Impact of Self-Reflection in Oral Production, November 17, 2012, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Convention, Philadelphia    
  3. Engaging in Critical Thinking: Service and SLA, October 15, 2011, 45th Annual Conference of Foreign Language Association of North Carolina, Winston-Salem.    
  4. The Process of Writing in an Era of Machine Translation and ‘Cut and Paste’, July 06, 2011, 93rd Annual Conference of American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, Washington, DC    
  5. Working with the Latino Community: A Case Study at Duke University, March 04, 2011, Ninth Annual Gulf-South Summit on Service-learning and Civic Engagement Through Higher Education, Roanoke, VA    


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