Elena Gonzalez Ros

Associate Professor of the Practice of Hispanic Studies and Director of the Spanish Language Program

Departments/Programs

Romance Studies

Degrees

Liverpool John Moores University, M.Phil.
Universidad de Oviedo, B.A.

Expertise

Teaching Spanish as a second language
Spanish for Heritage Speakers
Curriculum Design
Assessment in Language Courses
Integration of Language and Culture (Content-based courses and Assessment)
Use of Film in language and culture classes
Technology to support language instruction and evaluation

Profile

Elena teaches all levels of Spanish language and culture. Her pedagogical approach relies on research in the field of Second Language Acquisition (SLA), the recommendations from American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) and her years of language teaching experience. She uses a communicative approach in her classes, which are proficiency and task-oriented. She is interested in curriculum design, using clear goals and outcomes and following the principles of backward design. Her classes are content-based and she advocates for complete integration of language and content in her instruction and assessment. Webpage

Courses Taught

HISP	10a	Beginning Spanish
HISP	20b	Continuing Spanish
HISP	32a	Intermediate Spanish: Conversation
HISP	104b	Peoples, Ideas, and Language of the Hispanic World
HISP	105a	Oral Communication through Cultural Topics

Awards and Honors

Teaching Innovation Grant, Center for Teaching and Learning, Brandeis University (2018 - 2019)

Theodore and Jane Norman Fund for Faculty Research and Creative Projects. (2016 - 2018)

Scholarship

Gonzalez Ros, Elena. "Transparency in the Foreign Language Hybrid/Remote Class." Boston Area Pedagogy Conference, Boston University, MA. March 26th, 2021.

Gonzalez Ros, E., Turpin, K. and Reyes de Deu, L.. "Restructuring Bridge Courses Using Content Based Approaches." Boston Area Pedagogy Conference, Boston, MA. March 22nd, 2019.

Gonzalez Ros, Elena and Scott Gravina. Cartelera: Spanish Language and Culture through Film. 1 ed. Boston: Alucen Learning, 2012.

Gonzalez Ros, Elena; Castro, Zoila; Rosso-Olaughlin, Marta; Sommer, Doris. "How We Teach: Heritage Spanish Courses in Today’s University Classroom." 2nd Symposium on Spanish as a Heritage Language: Applying Innovative and Effective Pedagogy for Spanish Heritage Speakers in the Classroom. Harvard University, MA. 2012.