Mr. Martín Antonio Ocon-Gamarra Curriculum Vitae October 20, 2016 1299 W 37 th Pl. Los Angeles, CA 90007 706-201-7572 E-mail: martinog1@gmail.com Department of Spanish and Portuguese University of Southern California Taper Hall of Humanities (THH-266) E-mail: ocongama@usc.edu Current Position: Spanish Lecturer for the Spanish and Portuguese Department at the University of Southern California Education: University of Georgia Ph.D. in Spanish Linguistics: May 2015. Dissertation: Contact versus Non-Contact Induced Language Change: The Case of Andean Pues University of Georgia Master of Arts in Romance Languages, 2006 Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, Peru Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Language Education with a concentration in English and German, 2000 Graduated with Honors: Top three in the class Language Ability: Spanish Native Speaker English Near-Native Fluency Portuguese Advanced level German Intermediate level French Intermediate level Professional Development at USC: In August 2015, I became a fully certified OPI Tester by ACFTL.
Awards/ Scholarships/ Grants: USC s 2105 Professor of Color Award The Asian Pacific American Student Assembly (APASA) and the Academic Culture Assembly (ACA) of USC s Undergraduate Student Government s Program Board. Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute LACSI Graduate Field Research Award, 2010 Research on the phonological interference from Portuguese into Fronteriço Spanish in the borders of Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Brazil Outstanding Teaching Award: April 2006 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award: April 2006 Fulbright Scholar Program Institute of International Education Teaching Assistantship Scholarship for UGA, 2004 Teaching Experience: University of Michigan Proficiency in English Certificate: June 2002 University of Michigan Competence in English Certificate: June 2002 Department of Spanish and Portuguese. University of Southern California Spanish Instructor: August 2014 Present SPAN 120, SPAN 150, SPAN 220, SPAN 260, SPAN 261 and SPAN 315 LANGROW. Lima, Peru English and Spanish Instructor: May 2016 Jul 2016 Basic, Intermediate and Advanced English and Spanish courses Spanish Instructor: August 2013 May 2014 SPAN 2001 and SPAN 3010: With Online Workbooks Athletic Department. University of Georgia French, Portuguese and Spanish Tutor: August 2013 Present Basic French, Basic and Intermediate Portuguese, Basic and Intermediate Spanish
Universidad Cesar Vallejo at Trujillo, Peru English Instructor and Spanish Grammar Lecturer: February 2013 - June 2013 Basic, Intermediate and Advanced English: Hybrid Courses Spanish Grammar, History of Spanish, Grammaticalization Seminar Universidad Cesar Vallejo at Trujillo, Peru Online English Instructor: February 2013 - June 2013 www.aulaabierta.ecollege.com Basic and Intermediate English Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego at Trujillo, Peru English Instructor and Spanish Grammar Lecturer: January 2013 - June 2013 Basic, Intermediate and Advanced English College of Veterinary Medicine at University of Georgia Spanish Instructor: August 2012 Present Veterinary Spanish for Spanish Heritage Speakers Universidad de Palermo at Buenos Aires, Argentina UGA study abroad program coordinator: May 2012 July 2012 Spanish Instructor: August 2009 December 2012 SPAN 2001, SPAN 2002, SPAN 3010 and SPAN 3050 (Intro to Linguistics) Athletic Department. University of Georgia French and Portuguese Tutor: August 2012 December 2012 Basic and Intermediate French, Basic and Intermediate Portuguese Centro Peruano Americano El Cultural at Trujillo, Peru English Instructor: January 2008 June 2009 Basic, Intermediate and Advanced English University of Georgia. Costa Rica campus at Monteverde, Costa Rica Spanish Instructor: Spring semester 2006 and Spring semester 2007 Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Spanish Spanish Instructor: August 2004 December 2007 SPAN 1110, SPAN 2001, SPAN 2002 and SPAN 3010 Barrow Elementary School Spanish Instructor: Fall semester 2005 Basic Spanish to 5 th grade students Centro Peruano Americano El Cultural at Trujillo, Peru English Instructor: January 2002 June 2004 Basic, Intermediate and Advanced English for Adults Basic and Intermediate English for Children ages: 5 to 12
Cultural & Exchange Program Experience: LIVE Language and Immersion Program in Trujillo, Peru 2013 Program coordinator and manager UGA en Buenos Aires 2012 Universidad de Palermo at Buenos Aires, Argentina UGA study abroad program coordinator: May 2012 July 2012 2011 Program coordinator: Summer 2011 2010 Program coordinator: Summer 2010 2009 Program assistant: Summer 2009 2008 Program assistant: Summer 2008 UGA en Costa Rica 2007 University of Georgia. Costa Rica campus at Monteverde, Costa Rica Spanish Instructor: Spring semester 2007 Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Spanish UGA en Guatemala and Costa Rica 2006 University of Georgia. Tikal, Guatemala and Costa Rica campus at Monteverde, Costa Rica Spanish Instructor: Spring semester 2006 Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Spanish Conferences, Workshops, Publications: Spring 2015 ACTFL workshop series organized by USC Language Center May 2013 History of Spanish and Grammaticalization Seminar at UCV Peru Presenter Oct 2011 South East Symposium in Spanish and Portuguese at UGA May 2011 Book Review on Native American languages for Language Journal Apr 2010 Comparative Linguistics Colloquium at UGA Participant and Best Presenter Sep 2003 ABLA International Convention in Pucon, Chile Aug 2002 Peru TESOL National Convention in Lima, Peru Aug 2001 Peru TESOL National Convention in Arequipa, Peru
Oct 1999 English Language Teaching Seminar at U. de Trujillo Peru Aug 1999 TESOL National Convention in Lima, Peru Aug 1998 TESOL National Convention in Cajamarca, Peru