Raychel Vasseur raychel-vasseur@uiowa.edu 304 South Summit St. #102 Iowa City, IA 52240 732.610.4155 Education Ph.D. Candidate Second Language Acquisition (Expected graduation Spring 2018) University of Iowa Dissertation title: Conceptualizing Willingness to Communicate During Short-Term Study Abroad Chair: Judith E. Liskin-Gasparro M.A. Foreign Languages and Pedagogy: Spanish 2011 University of Delaware Thesis: Comparing Second Language Vocabulary Recall Following Two Presentational Methods: Multimedia Image Binding and Reading with English Glosses Chair: Jorge Cubillos B.A. Spanish Studies 2009 University of Delaware Honors Program Teaching and Professional Experience Teaching Experience Adjunct Instructor 2017 Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of Iowa Taught Spanish Skills: Speaking Planned and taught a speaking-intensive, communicative course supported by a multiliteracies approach Used instructional technology to enhance pedagogical techniques North American Language and Culture Assistant Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte, Cantabria, Spain 2015-2016 Taught English language and culture Facilitated twice-weekly conversation hours Designed materials for interactive class discussions Program Assistant 2016 Regents Hispanic Institute, Valladolid, Spain Assisted the program director to facilitate language and cultural activities Assisted to ensure student well-being during study abroad Facilitated conversation partner exchanges Facilitated willingness to communicate activities for study abroad students Observed classes
Graduate Teaching Assistant 2011-2015 Supervisor, Elementary Spanish I & II 2013-2014 Supervisor, Intermediate Spanish I, II, & Accelerated Intermediate Spanish 2014-2015 Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of Iowa Taught Elementary I, Elementary II, Intermediate I, and Intermediate II Created and modified materials for the hybrid General Education Program curriculum transition Revised syllabi and assessments Organized, scheduled, and planned bi-weekly teaching assistant meetings Facilitated orientation for new teaching assistants Coordinated feedback from teaching assistants Monitored teaching assistants course management sites Graduate Teaching Assistant, Writing Program Assistant 2009-2011 Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, University of Delaware Taught elementary and intermediate Spanish courses Provided feedback for assessments Facilitated individual writing conferences Study Abroad Teaching Assistant 2010, 2011 Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, University of Delaware Assistant to the director in Cholula, Mexico (2010) Assistant to the director in Heredia, Costa Rica (2011) Professional Experience Instructional Services Specialist 2016- Language Media Center, University of Iowa Provide user support services, training, and consultation in the development and implementation of digital technologies to enhance instruction Technology specialist for the digital audio lab Assist with writing funding proposals Design and facilitate workshops about CALL research and technologies Schedule and manage the instructional technology center Supervise, train, mentor and manage scheduling for student workers Create and manage digital publicity and outreach Technology assistant for the One Button Studio, an easy-to-use, high-quality video-recording studio Spanish Advanced Placement Reader June 2014, 2016 Educational Testing Service, Cincinnati, Ohio Served as a reader for speaking (2016) and writing (2014) sections of the exam Applied standards-based evaluation rubrics
Consultant 2015 Pearson World Languages Consultant/Mentor for teaching assistants at Arizona State University as they transitioned to a hybrid teaching model of instruction Publications El mayor premio es compartirlo. Foreign Languages and Literature in the Everyday (www.fllite.org). COERLL. University of Texas at Austin. Under Review. Utilizing Willingness to Communicate Activities for the Development of Intercultural Competence. NECTFL Review. Forthcoming. (Refereed) Designing Embedded Outcomes Assessment for Spanish Majors: Literary Interpretation and Analysis. In J. Norris & N. Mills. (Eds.), Innovation and Accountability in Foreign Language Program Evaluation (pp. 83 109). Boston, MA: Cengage (with Judith E. Liskin-Gasparro). 2014. (Refereed) Review of Social and Cultural Aspects of Language Learning in Study Abroad. Modern Language Journal, 98, 1052 1053. (with Judith E. Liskin-Gasparro). 2014. Review of Dímelo tú!: A Complete Course. NECTFL Review, 67, 122 124. 2011. Presentations (Refereed) Connecting by Talking: Understanding (un)willingness to Communicate during Short-Term Study Abroad. Second Language Research Forum. Columbus, OH. 2017. (upcoming) Talking about Study Abroad: Learners (un)willingness to Communicate. SLA Graduate Student Symposium. Minneapolis, MN. 2017. Learning to Speak During Study Abroad. Jakobsen Graduate Student Conference. Iowa City, IA. 2017. If Not by Osmosis, Then How? Encouraging Students to Speak in Study Abroad. American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Annual Meeting. Boston, MA. 2017. Student Experiences with TalkAbroad Videoconferencing for Spanish Intercultural Learning. Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO). East Lansing, MI (with Marta Tecedor and Jesse Gleason). 2016. Simulating Study Abroad with TalkAbroad Videoconferencing Technology. American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL). Orlando, FL (with Marta Tecedor and Jesse Gleason). 2016. Making Sense of Oneself in a Third Space. Jakobsen Graduate Student Conference. Iowa City, IA. 2015. Short-Term Study Abroad: How Much Improvement Can We Expect? American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Annual Meeting. San Antonio, TX (with Judith E. Liskin-Gasparro). 2014. Chatting About Comics: What Role Does the L1 Have? Jakobsen Graduate Student Conference. Iowa City, IA. 2013. Examining the Role of the L1 for Learners of an Advanced Spanish Language Course During Form- Focused, Consciousness-Raising Tasks. ACTFL Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA. 2012.
Designing an Embedded Outcomes Assessment: Literary Interpretation and Analysis. ACTFL Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA. (with Judith E. Liskin-Gasparro). 2012. Domain Initial strengthening in Spanish L2: The Phonetics-Phonology Interface. Laboratory Approaches to Romance Phonology VI. Mexico City, Mexico. (with Christine Shea). 2012. Comparing Vocabulary Recall Following Two Presentational Methods. SLA Graduate Student Symposium. Madison, WI. 2012. Grants and Awards Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning Collaborator: Foreign Languages and Literary in the Everyday, $500. COERLL. 2017. Mellon Winter Pedagogy Workshop, $300. The Mellon Foundation. 2017 Graduate College Summer Fellowship, $4,000. University of Iowa. 2016. Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, $1,000. University of Iowa. 2015. T. Anne Cleary International Dissertation Research Fellowship, $4,575. University of Iowa. 2015. Graduate College Post-Comprehensive Research Award, $9,132. University of Iowa. 2015. ACTFL Professional Development Grant, $500. American Association of University Supervisors, Coordinators, and Directors of Language Programs (AAUSC). 2014. Executive Council of Graduate and Professional Students Research Grant, $500. University of Iowa. 2013. Travel and Research Award, $400. Foreign Language Acquisition Research and Education. 2012. Service Abstract Reader for the Second Language Acquisition Graduate Student Symposium. University of Minnesota. 2017. Facilitator. Department of Spanish and Portuguese Teaching Assistant Orientation. University of Iowa. 2013-2016. Abstract Reader for the Second Language Acquisition Graduate Student Symposium. University of Iowa. 2015. Co-organizer. Second Language Acquisition Graduate Student Symposium. University of Iowa. 2013. President. Foreign Language Acquisition Research and Education Student Organization. The University of Iowa. 2013. Research Interests Language acquisition in the study abroad context; willingness to communicate in study abroad and classroom contexts; technology in language teaching and learning; program evaluation; the development and assessment of second language speaking skills
Technology Skills Mac OS X, Windows, Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook), Desire2Learn, Canvas, My Spanish Lab, Sakai, SharePoint, Audacity, imovie, Pages, Numbers, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator Professional Memberships American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages American Association of University Supervisors, Coordinators, and Directors of Language Programs