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khwest@arizona.edu
West, Katharine
Graduate Associate
Katharine West is an instructor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. She is presently a student in the Ph.D. in the Second Language Acquisition and Teaching programme at the University of Arizona. This is her third year as an instructor in the Basic Language Programme in Spanish.
As a 'tentative' speaker of Irish, her own heritage language, her research so far has been focused on how non-standard learners learn second (and additional) languages and how language ideologies and attitudes both help and hinder this learning. 
Her research interests consider how online tools work to help learners and educators use technology to move beyond traditional limitations of language learning.
She is passionate about sharing her love of languages with others; and how, learning other languages makes us better communicators.

Currently Teaching

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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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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