Norma López-Burton

PROFILE
Outside the Classroom...
I have several interests, perhaps the two great pastimes being racquetball and quilting.   

RESEARCH INTEREST(S)

• Second Language Acquisition
• Cross-cultural studies

COURSE(S) TAUGHT

• Spanish 390, Methodology
• Spanish 8, Conversational Spanish
• Spanish 1, 2, 3, Elementary Spanish
• Freshman Seminar: Examining Cultural Stereotypes and Perspectives
• Freshman Seminar: Introduction to Second Language Acquisition

COMMITTEES AND SERVICE

• Language Committee
• UCD Spanish Language Aide Program
• UCD/DJUSD Spanish Language Aide Program
• Founder, Sproul Hall Cup (interdepartmental soccer tournament)
• UCD Racquetball Club Coach

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Pura Vida, 1st year Spanish (Wiley, in press, 2014; co-authored with Laura Marques and Cristina Pardo Ballester, former UCD graduate students)
• On Being a Language Teacher: A Personal and Practical Guide to Success (Yale Press, in press, 2014; co-authored with Denise Minor, former UCD graduate student)
• Tu Sais Quoi, French Conversation (Yale Press, 2012; co-authored with Annabelle Dolidon, former UCD graduate student in French)
• Rumbos, 2nd year Spanish; 1/e, 2/e (Cengage, 2011; co-authored with Jill Pellettieri, former UCD graduate student)
• Dimelo tu lab manual, 1st year Spanish; 1/e, 2/e (Heinle, 1989)

HONORS AND AWARDS

• UC Davis Intramural Women's Racquetball Champion, 2010
• Guest speaker for Wiley Language Educator Series, New Orleans LA, 2010
• Academic Federation Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2009