MELISSA D. MURPHY University of Texas at Austin 150 W 21 st Street Stop B3700 Austin, TX 78712 (512) 232-7126 mmurphy@mail.utexas.edu EDUCATION 2008 Ph.D. Romance Linguistics, University of Texas at Austin Dissertation: The Role of Typological Drift in the Development of the Romance Subjunctive: A Study in Word- Order Change, Grammaticalization and Synthesis Advisor: Dr. Brigitte L.M. Bauer 2000 M.A. Spanish Literature (with honors), Florida International University 1997 B.A. Spanish and French (with honors), Florida Atlantic University PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2013-2015- Director & Coordinator, Spanish and Portuguese Language Program, University of Texas at Austin Overseeing curriculum development, instructor training, and administration of the Language Program, which serves 3,800 students per year. Senior Lecturer, University of Texas at Austin Teaching lower-division language courses, upper-division writing and linguistics courses, and the graduate-level teaching methods course. Creating syllabi, developing curricula and designing assessments. 2008-2015 Lecturer, University of Texas at Austin Teaching lower-division language courses, upper-division writing and linguistics courses, and the graduate-level teaching methods course. Creating syllabi, developing curricula and designing assessments. 2000-2007 Assistant Instructor (Spanish), University of Texas at Austin Teaching all levels of lower-division Spanish. Creating supplemental pedagogical materials and serving on exam committees. 1999-2000 Teaching Assistant (Spanish), Florida International University Teaching Beginning Spanish classes. Creating exams as well as supplemental pedagogical materials.
COURSES TAUGHT: GRADUATE ILA 398T Supervised Teaching in Spanish and Portuguese COURSES TAUGHT: UPPER DIVISION SPN 367K SPN 364L SPN 346 SPN 345L SPN 327W SPN 327G History of the Spanish Language Applied Linguistics Practical Phonetics Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics Advanced Grammar and Composition II: Academic Writing Advanced Grammar and Composition I COURSES TAUGHT: LOWER DIVISION SPN 318 SPN 312L SPN 610D SPN 312K SPN 508K SPN 507 SPN 506 Spanish Conversation and Composition 2 nd -year Spanish II (including Plan II Honors) Intermediate Spanish I (including Plan II Honors) 2 nd -year Spanish I Accelerated 1 st -year Spanish 1 st -year Spanish II 1 st -year Spanish I TEACHING ABROAD 2010 U.T. Faculty Director (Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina) U.T. reative during first summer session (May July) Responsible for teaching Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics Consulted with host Faculty/Staff regarding academic issues and matters related to host families, student emergencies, etc. Accompanied U.T. students on program field trips COURSE SUPERVISION 2010-2013 Supervisor of SPN 610D: Intermediate Spanish I designing new lab component for multi-section course training and supervision of approximately 20 Assistant Instructors class visits and evaluation of Assistant Instructors creation of all pedagogical materials and assessments standardization of all assessment procedures
2009-2010 Supervisor of SPN 312K: 2 nd -year Spanish I designing entirely new curriculum for multi-section course training and supervision of approximately 20 Assistant Instructors class visits and evaluation of Assistant Instructors creation of all pedagogical materials and assessments standardization of all assessment procedures 2008-2009 Supervisor of SPN 508K: Alternate 1 st -year Spanish raising course expectations to meet new program goals co-supervision and training of approximately 30 Assistant Instructors creation of various pedagogical materials for Assistant Instructors creation of assessments and standardization of assessment procedures PUBLICATIONS & CONFERENCE PAPERS 2016 Oral Proficiency Development at Two Levels: Articulating Discourse Goals in the Undergraduate Spanish Curriculum. (Co-ed with Dale Koike). 131 st MLA Annual Convention. Austin, TX. January 7-10, 2016. 2015 A Grammaticalization Analysis of Romance Subordinating Conjunctions. 22 nd International Conference on Historical Linguistics. Naples, Italy. July 27-31, 2015. 2014 Ogando-Lavín, Mina, Melissa D. Murphy and Delia Méndez-Montesinos. (2013, Por mí mism@. Revised 3 rd edition. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt, 2014 (2009). 2009) Co-author of an Intermediate-Advanced custom textbook for U.T. s Spanish Language Program. This book was designed in order to meet the specific goals of our program, including a student-centered, guided inductive approach to language learning, based heavily on authentic data, language analysis and critical thinking. It also successfully accommodates a wide range of learning styles to serve a diverse student population. 2014 Murphy, Melissa D., Mina Ogando-Lavín and Delia Méndez-Montesinos. (2011, Acercándome. 3 rd edition. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt, 2014 (2010). 2010) Lead author of an Intermediate-level custom textbook for U.T. s Spanish Language Program. This book was designed in order to meet the specific goals of our program, including a student-centered, guided inductive approach to language learning, based heavily on authentic data, language analysis and critical thinking. It also successfully accommodates a wide range of learning styles to serve a diverse student population. INVITED PRESENTATIONS & WORKSHOPS 2016 Language Change: Good? Bad? Inevitable?, guest lecture for COLA s miniclasses during U.T. s Family Weekend
2016 Contextualizing Grammar in Advanced Language Classes, guest lecture at the AP Summer Institute at the University of Texas at Austin 2012 Grading Lab Activities: Holistic Scoring & Feedback Methods, workshop for Assistant Instructors and Teaching Assistants in the Department of Spanish & Portuguese at the University of Texas at Austin 2010 Strategies for Teaching Six-Credit Courses, workshop for Assistant Instructors and Teaching Assistants in the Department of Spanish & Portuguese at the University of Texas at Austin DOCTORAL DISSERTATION COMMITTEE 2016 Reader, Jared Abels, Developing Autonomous Learners through the Flipped Classroom OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2014 Reviewer, Cengage Learning Higher Education 2 nd edition of Exploraciones (Mary Ann Blitt & Margarita Casas) & Juntos Project Task Review 2012- Certified Scoring Leader for the Educational Testing Service, TExES 2014 LOTE (Languages Other Than English) Teacher Certification Exam 2011- Certified Test Item Writer for the Educational Testing Service, TExES 2014 LOTE (Languages Other Than English) Teacher Certification Exam 2010 - Certified Rater for the Educational Testing Service, TExES 2014 LOTE (Languages Other Than English) Teacher Certification Exam SERVICE TO STUDENTS 2013- Evaluator, Students in need of Spanish proficiency evaluations (referred by the U.T. Study Abroad Office) 2013- Coordinator, Lower-division Spanish exam proctoring schedule and procedures for students with SSD accommodations 2014- Supervisor, Assistant Instructors teaching SPN 604: Accelerated Spanish for 2015 Heritage Speakers 2013 Supervisor, Assistant Instructor teaching SPN 301: Spanish for Graduate Students in Other Departments (Fall 2013)
2012 Supervisor, Language Program Research Assistant (Fall 2012) SERVICE TO THE DEPARTMENT 2013- Chair, Lower-Division Committee 2013- Supervisor, Media Center staff 2013- Member, Undergraduate Studies Committee 2013- Chair, Curriculum Development Subcommittee for Advanced Grammar and Writing in Context (SPN 327C and POR 327C) 2013- Chair, Spanish Bilingual/Heritage Track Subcommittee 2013- Member, Study Abroad Committee 2013- Evaluator, Peer evaluations for 3-5 lecturers per semester 2013- Organizer, Fall orientation week for AIs and TAs 2013- Organizer, Workshops for AIs & TAs, given by faculty members and CTL staff (3 per semester) 2012 Member, Subcommittee to Improve Teacher Training 2012 Contributor Language Program Spring 2012 newsletter & Photo Editor, 2008- Member, Lower-Division Committee 2013 SERVICE TO THE COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY 2016- Vice Chair, International Programs and Studies Committee, University of Texas Faculty Council 2016- Participant, College of Liberal Arts Strategic Planning (CLASP)
2016 Judge, Texas Language Center s Professional Development Awards 2016 Judge, Texas Language Center s Foreign Language Teaching Excellence Awards 2014 Member, Outstanding Master s Thesis/Report Review and Selection Committee 2014 Contributor, Texas Language Center s Fall 2014 newsletter 2014 Judge, Texas Language Center s Foreign Language Teaching Excellence Awards 2013- Evaluator, Determining course equivalencies based on syllabi from other institutions 2013- Member, Language Policy Advisory Committee 2013- Member, Texas Language Center Advisory Committee 2013- Writer & Spanish Translation and Reading Exam for graduate students in Proctor, other departments 2012 Contributor, Texas Language Center s Fall 2012 newsletter 2011- Co-Writer, University of Texas Spanish Placement Exam (2 nd version) 2012 2008 Co-Writer, University of Texas Spanish Placement Exam (1 st version) SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY 2012 Discussion Workshop for Spanish Teachers, Spanish in Texas Corpus Leader, Project, COERLL (June 23, 2012) 2011- Judge, 37 th & 38 th Annual Poetry Declamation Contest 2012 The University of Texas at Austin AWARDS AND HONORS 2014- Raymond Dickson Centennial Endowed Teaching Fellowship 2015 College of Liberal Arts, The University of Texas at Austin
2014 Texas Language Center Professional Development Award Training by Example: Spanish Classroom Video Corpus 2012 Texas Language Center Professional Development Award Independent Learning Through Authentic Media in Intermediate Spanish I 2004 Diplôme d honneur Department of French & Italian, The University of Texas at Austin 2001 Diplôme d honneur Department of French & Italian, The University of Texas at Austin 1996 Sigma Delta Pi (Sociedad nacional honoraria hispánica) LANGUAGES English: Native Latin: Structural knowledge Spanish: Near-native German: Elementary French: Advanced PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Modern Language Association American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Societas Linguistica Europaea American Association of University Supervisors, Coordinators, and Directors of Language Programs