carloskl

carloskl@arizona.edu
Phone
520-621-3679 or 520-621-1880
Office
Modern Languages 534
Office Hours
Thursday, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Tuesday, 11 a.m - 12 p.m., Think Tank
Krapp Lopez, Carlos A.
Graduate Associate

Carlos is a fourth year PhD candidate in the Hispanic linguistics program at the U of A. He comes from Lima, Perú, where he got a bachelor and a masters degree in Linguistics at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. His general area of interest is the theoretical study of the formal properties of language, especially the syntax of Spanish and other Romance languages. Within this field, his main focus is on the phenomenon of clitic-(cluster-)climbing in periphrastic constructions like Tei loj voy a volver a decir ti tj  // Voy a volvér=tei=loj a decir ti tj // Voy a volver a decír=te=lo. He's also studying different agreement patterns in copular constructions, more precisely in specificational and assumed-identity copulas, across languages from various families. Besides these research projects, he's interested in the field of Biolinguistics and all topics related to the biological endowment for language in our species.

He has worked in teaching positions in different capacities since 2009, as a TA, instructor, and lecturer of courses of academic writing and argumentation, Spanish as a second language, and linguistics and language structure.

In his free time, Carlos likes to play and watch fútbol, practice brazilian jiu-jitsu and listen to varied types of music (although indie/alternative rock is his go-to).

Courses taught: SPAN 101, SPAN 102, SPAN 201, SPAN 325, SPAN 333, SPAN 343, SPAN 425

Currently Teaching

SPAN 101 – First Semester Spanish

Oral approach. For the student with no previous experience in Spanish. Contact department for additional information.

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Oral approach. For the student with no previous experience in Spanish. Contact department for additional information.

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SPAN 201 – Third Semester Spanish

Continuation of Spanish 101 and 102 or by placement exam. As the first semester of the second year Spanish, this course focuses on a short review of the materials studied in the first year courses. It expands on those points with a more in-depth study of the Spanish language and culture. Content-based approach integrates grammar and culture in a functional use through listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The course further develops grammatical accuracy in the use of the simple tenses: present, future, and conditional and of particular importance is the perfection of the use of the past tense: preterit and imperfect. Compound tenses such as the present perfect, past perfect are also developed in this course. Students gain the ability during this course to deal with more complex and abstract situations in the foreign language. Language use encouraged by way of communicative activities rather than a sequence of linguistics units. Audio, video, and computer materials incorporated.

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Continuation of Spanish 101 and 102 or by placement exam. As the first semester of the second year Spanish, this course focuses on a short review of the materials studied in the first year courses. It expands on those points with a more in-depth study of the Spanish language and culture. Content-based approach integrates grammar and culture in a functional use through listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The course further develops grammatical accuracy in the use of the simple tenses: present, future, and conditional and of particular importance is the perfection of the use of the past tense: preterit and imperfect. Compound tenses such as the present perfect, past perfect are also developed in this course. Students gain the ability during this course to deal with more complex and abstract situations in the foreign language. Language use encouraged by way of communicative activities rather than a sequence of linguistics units. Audio, video, and computer materials incorporated.

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Continuation of Spanish 101 and 102 or by placement exam. As the first semester of the second year Spanish, this course focuses on a short review of the materials studied in the first year courses. It expands on those points with a more in-depth study of the Spanish language and culture. Content-based approach integrates grammar and culture in a functional use through listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The course further develops grammatical accuracy in the use of the simple tenses: present, future, and conditional and of particular importance is the perfection of the use of the past tense: preterit and imperfect. Compound tenses such as the present perfect, past perfect are also developed in this course. Students gain the ability during this course to deal with more complex and abstract situations in the foreign language. Language use encouraged by way of communicative activities rather than a sequence of linguistics units. Audio, video, and computer materials incorporated.

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SPAN 202 – Fourth Semester Spanish

Continuation of Spanish 101, 102, and 201 or by placement exam. As the second semester of the second year Spanish, this course is designed to provide insight into the literature and culture of the Spanish speaking countries. Themes are developed by content-based cultural activities, which provide awareness in the Hispanic culture, and encourage students to formulate opinions on a variety of contemporary issues through authentic readings, discussions and writing. This course reviews the grammatical concepts in a more sophisticated way and analyses more complex syntactic structures considered within a functional whole such as the subjunctive moods, etc. The teaching approach integrates grammar and culture in a functional use through listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Classroom activities stress communication across the four skills with a strong aural, oral and written component. Audio, video, and computer materials incorporated.

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