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CHRISTOPHER G. BOTEROCurriculum VitaeMailing address:1120 15th St., AH E227Augusta, GA 30912USAOffice: Allgood Hall E240Office Phone: 706-667-4430Email: cbotero@augusta.eduEDUCATIONo Ph.D. in Hispanic Linguistics, Pennsylvania State University, 2011.-minor in Linguisticso M.A. in Hispanic Linguistics, Pennsylvania State University, 2004.o B.A. in Linguistics, State University of New York at Stony Brook, cum laude, 2001.RESEARCH INTERESTSo Linguistics, phonetics and phonology, second language acquisition, bilingualism, (Spanish/English) codeswitching.POSITIONS HELDo Augusta University (previously GRU, ASU)-Associate Professor of Spanish (tenured)July 2016 to presentDuties: Instruction of one course of Spanish/linguistics, and one cross-listedundergraduate/graduate course in Foreign Language Teaching Methodology per semester.Supervision of candidates completing ‘student-teaching’ component of their Foreign LanguageEducation degrees.-Assistant Chair, Department of English and Foreign LanguagesNovember 2016 to presentDuties: Assistance in scheduling of courses offered by the department (Arabic, Chinese, English,French, German, Humanities, Spanish), SLO reports, program reviews, peer evaluations offaculty, serve as Acting Chair when needed.-Co-Director, Linguistics CertificateSpring 2017 to presentDuties: SLO development and reporting, provide regular advisement to students in the program.8 August 20181 of 7Christopher G. Botero
-Coordinator of the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Foreign Language Program and the UndergraduateP-12 Foreign Language Education ProgramFall 2013 to present (MAT), Fall 2011 to present (undergraduate)Duties: Supervision of students in their field and clinical component requirements, analyses ofprograms’ performance with other coordinators in the College of Education, discussion andimplementation of changes to programs.-Advisor, MAT Foreign Language ProgramDecember 2016 to presentDuties: Provide regular advisement to students in the MAT FL Program-Interim Assistant Chair, Department of English and Foreign LanguagesNovember 2015 to November 2016-Assistant Professor of SpanishAugust 2010 to June 2016oPennsylvania State UniversityDepartment of Spanish, Italian and PortugueseLecturer of SpanishAugust 2008 – May 2010PUBLICATIONSo Translations Kuo, N. & et. al. (2017). Slam Dunk! Home Run! A Guide to Understanding Disabilities. Translated intoSpanish by Botero, C.G. Augusta University.Available at:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072B9CHNW/ref sr 1 1?ie UTF8&qid 1493211118&sr 81&keywords Slam Dunk%21 Home d o Journal Articles (peer reviewed) Botero, C. G. (2015). Instruction type and online tasks in the acquisition of L2 phonology: Preliminaryfindings. International Journal of Linguistics and Communication 3.2: 1-7.ISSN: 2372-4803DOI: 10.15640/ijlc.v3n2a1 Botero, C. G. & Davis, K.A. (2015). On perception and feedback facilitating production in secondlanguage phonology. Linqua: International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Culture 2.1: 22-32.ISSN: 2410-6577o Parts of Books Bullock, B. E., Toribio, A. J., Davis, K. A., & Botero, C. G. (2005). Phonetic convergence in bilingualPuerto Rican Spanish. In V. Chand, A. Kelleher, A. J. Rodríguez, & B. Schmeiser (Eds.), Proceedings of the23rd West Coast Conference on Formal Linguistics (pg. 113-125). Somerville, MA: Cascadilla Press. Toribio, A. J., Bullock, B. E., Botero, C. G., & Davis. K. A. (2005). Perseverative phonetic effects inbilingual code-switching. In R. S. Gess & E. J. Rubin (Eds.), Theoretical and Experimental Approaches toRomance Linguistics: Selected Papers from the 34th Annual Linguistic Symposium on RomanceLanguages (LSRL) (pg. 294-306). Amsterdam: John Benjamins.CURRENT RESEARCHo Constraint Interaction in Voiced Plosive Spirantization in Spanish.o Eye movement and pupil dilation during translation tasks.8 August 20182 of 7Christopher G. Botero
COURSES TAUGHT (at Augusta University)o Graduate Student-Teaching Supervision (Teacher Education EDTD 5910 1)Supervision of graduate students completing their foreign language student-teaching in local secondaryinstitutions.Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012.o Undergraduate Student-Teaching Supervision (Secondary Education SCED 4901)Supervision of undergraduate students completing their foreign language student-teaching in localsecondary institutions.Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010.o Contrastive English/Spanish Phonology (SPAN 4950 - Special Topics in Linguistics)An advanced undergraduate course covering the phonetics of contemporary Spanish and American English.Differences between the two languages are discussed using former and current phonological theories.Fall 2012 – one sectiono Foreign Language Teaching Methodology II (Undergraduate & Graduate, SPAN/FREN 4802/6802)Advanced seminar comprised of second language acquisition (SLA) theory and language teaching under theCommunicative Method. The course is comprised of theory and practice.Spring 2011 to present (one section every Spring semester)o Foreign Language Teaching Methodology I (Undergraduate & Graduate, SPAN/FREN 4801/6801)Seminar comprised of introduction to SLA and language teaching under the CommunicativeMethod. The course is comprised of theory and practice.Fall Semester 2010 to present (one section every Fall semester)o The Sound System of Spanish (Undergraduate & Graduate, SPAN 4410/6950)An advanced seminar on phonetics and phonological theory, using data from the Spanish language.Spring 2018 – one section (undergraduate only)Fall 2016 – one sectionFall 2014 – one sectiono Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics (Undergraduate & Graduate, SPAN 4400/6950)Senior level undergraduate / graduate course comprised of an introduction to linguistics using data fromSpanish; morphosyntax, phonology, dialectology, historical linguistics.Fall 2018 – one section (undergraduate only)Spring 2017 – one sectionSpring 2016 – one sectionSpring 2015 – one section (undergraduate only)Spring 2014 – one sectiono Grammar and Composition (SPAN 3300) / Advanced Composition (SPAN 4300)Development of advanced grammar and composition skills through reading texts by native speakers andadapting their techniques for original compositions.Spring 2015 – one sectionSpring 2013 – one sectionSpring 2011 – one sectiono Spanish Applied Linguistics (SPAN 3400)An introduction to basic applied linguistics: morphology, syntax and semantics. Emphasis on problemsencountered by second language learners of Spanish.Spring 2013 – one sectionSpring 2012 – one section1EDTD5910 was numbered as 6910 prior to fall semester 2015.8 August 20183 of 7Christopher G. Botero
oooooConversational Spanish (SPAN 3100) / Advanced Conversation (SPAN 4100)A course designed to enhance students’ listening and speaking ability in Spanish. Emphasis onexpressing hypotheses, opinions, and debate.Fall 2015 – one sectionFall 2013 – one section (3100 only)Fall 2011 – two sections (3100 only)Intermediate Spanish II (SPAN 2002)Intermediate level review using the communicative approach.Fall 2015 – one sectionFall 2013 – one sectionSpring 2012 – one sectionIntermediate Spanish I (SPAN 2001)Intermediate level introduction of Spanish structure and vocabulary; writing and reading using thecommunicative approach.Fall 2017 – one sectionFall 2010 – one sectionElementary Spanish II (SPAN 1002)Continued communicative approach to elementary Spanish vocabulary, grammar, andcomposition.Fall Semester 2010 – one sectionElementary Spanish I (SPAN 1001)Introduction to elementary Spanish language under the communicative approach.Fall 2014 – one sectionFall 2012 – one sectionSpring 2011 – one sectionTHESES SUPERVISED (undergraduate)In-Field Readero Williams, Colton (fall 2017 – present)o Ortiz, Dana (fall 2015 - spring 2016)AWARDS & HONOR SOCIETIESo Recipient of the “Professor of the Year” award by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish &Portuguese (AATSP) GA Chapter (February 21, 2014).o Recipient of “Caught in the Act of Great Teaching” award by the Augusta State Center of Teaching andLearning, December 2012.o Alpha Mu Gamma Honor Society, member (inducted 2011).o National Scholars Honors Society, member (inducted 2008).o Recipient of Bunton-Waller Scholarship Award, August 2007 to May 2008.o Recipient of “Award for Excellence in Teaching”, Department of Spanish, Italian and Portuguese, PennState, April 1st, 2005.o Recipient of Bunton-Waller Scholarship Award, August 2002 to May 2003.o Award of Honor, Department of Linguistics at SUNY Stony Brook, May 17th, 2002.o Golden Key National Honor Society, member (inducted 2001).OTHER TEACHING-RELATED ROLES HELDo Coordinator of Elementary and Intermediate SpanishFall 2012 to Fall 2014Duties: Preparation of syllabi and testing materials used in SPAN 1001, 1002, 2001, and 2002.8 August 20184 of 7Christopher G. Botero
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONSo Biasetti, G., Botero, C. G., Devos, H., and Ranchet, M. (2018). Learning Spanish: Visual Scanning and PupilDilation in Second Language Acquisition. The 21st Conference on the Americas. Augusta University, GA.February 10.o Biasetti, G., Botero, C. G., Devos, H., and Ranchet, M. (2017). Visual Scanning and Pupil Dilation in SecondLanguage Acquisition and Translation Tasks. TechLing’17 – Languages, Linguistics and Technology: Newtrends in language teaching and translation. University of Bologna (Italy), Forlì. November.o Meyer, E. N., Bledsoe, R., Babayan, L., & Botero, C. G. (2015). Creative testing strategies in the languages.Paper presented at Southern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT). Atlanta GA, March 5-7.o Botero, C. G. & Davis, K. A. (2014). Training type and individual learning styles in L2 pronunciation. Paperpresented at the 96th Annual Conference of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish andPortuguese. Panama City, Panama, July 9-11.o Botero, C. G. (2013). Decreased coda [l] velarization among speakers of L2 Spanish with the manipulation ofcertain variables. Paper presented at the 7th International Conference on Language Acquisition. Universityof the Basque Country, Bilbao, Spain, September 4-6.o Botero, C. G. (2013). Explicit vs. implicit instruction in the acquisition of L2 phonology. Paper presented atthe 10th Annual Southeast Coastal Conference on Languages and Literature. Georgia Southern University,Savannah GA, April 4-5.o Botero, C. G. (2012). Instruction in foreign-language phonology at the beginning and intermediate levelswith low cost to the curriculum. Paper presented at the 9th Annual Southeast Coastal Conference onLanguages and Literature. Georgia Southern University, Statesboro GA, March 29-30.o Botero, C. G. (2012). Implications of the integration of a computer-mediated system in the pedagogy ofsecond language sounds. Poster presented at the 19th Georgia Conference on College and UniveristyTeaching. Kennesaw State University, GA, February 3-4.o Botero, C. G. (2010). Improving L2 Spanish phonology: Evidence for Skill Acquisition Theory. Paperpresented at Current Approaches to Spanish and Portuguese Second Language Phonology. University ofFlorida, Gainesville, February 4-6.o Botero, C. G. (2009). Improving L2 phonology with technology outside the classroom. Paper presented atthe 2nd International Conference on Philology, Literature and Linguistics. Athens Institute for Education andResearch. July 13-16, Athens, Greece.o Botero, C. G. (2009). Using ANGEL to improve pronunciation in a second language. Poster presented at theTwenty-Fourth Annual Graduate Exhibition. Held at Pennsylvania State University, University Park.SYMPOSIUMo (2012). The effects of online perception-based tasks in the acquisition of second language phonology. HeinleCengage World Languages Symposium at Columbia, SC. The Changing Landscape of Language Teaching.March 2nd.INVITED LECTURESo (2015). Language Use, Identity and Discrimination among Caribbean Americans in NYC. Invited Lecture byAlpha Mu Gamma, Iota Chapter, Georgia Regents University. March 19th.o (2014). Hispanics: A legacy of history, a present of action, and a future of success. Lecture given in honor ofHispanic Heritage Month, Fort Gordon, GA. September 18th.o (2011). Variations in Hispanic linguistics and cultures: Practical implications for healthcare. Given at GeorgiaHealth Sciences University. October 10th.o (2011). Hispanic Presence in the USA. Lecture given in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Fort Gordon,GA. September 22nd.8 August 20185 of 7Christopher G. Botero
GRANTS AND RELATED AWARDSo National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Project title: “Latino Americans: 500 Years of History”.( 10,000 awarded), June 2015. Principal Investigator: Erin Prentiss (Reese Library) Project Scholar: Dr. Heather Chiero (History) Project Scholar: Dr. Christopher Boteroo Recipient of Pamplin Professional Impact Fund Grant ( 964 awarded), October 2014.o Recipient of GRU Small Grants Program Travel Grant ( 1000 awarded), February 2014.o Center for Teaching and Learning Travel Grant ( 550 awarded), November 2011.INVITED SPEECHESo Alumni Speaker, Stony Brook University Graduation, May 2011Delivered ‘Alumni Speaker’ address, Department of Linguistics graduation ceremony, Stony Brook, NY.UNIVERSITY COMMITTEESo Departmental EFL Personnel Committee (promotion and tenure, Fall 2016 to August 2018) Textbook Search / Curriculum Design Committee (for Spanish 1001-2002; Elementary I throughIntermediate II) (Fall 2014) Foreign Language Unit (FLU) Recruitment & Retention Committee (Fall 2013 to present) English & Foreign Languages Faculty Scholarship and Publishing Committee (Fall 2013 to Spring 2014) Foreign Language Unit (FLU) Publicity Committee (Fall 2011 to Fall 2013) Foreign Language Unit (FLU) (Fall 2010 to present)o Campus-wide English & Foreign Languages Department Chair Search Committee (chair of committee, April 2016 toNovember 2016) Teacher Education Department Chair Search Committee (Fall 2015) Center for Teaching and Learning Grant Committee (December 2012) Partner School Network (PSN) Advisory Committee (Fall 2011 to present) Professional Education Council (PEC, Fall 2011 to present) *(campus-wide and external)o University-wide English & Foreign Languages Department Chair Search Committee (Fall 2013 to Spring 2014) Appeals Committee (ASU, Fall 2011 to Spring 2013)EXTERNAL COMMITTEE SERVICEo World Language K-16 Advisory Committee, Augusta University representativeGeorgia Department of Education (GA DOE)April 2017 to presentACADEMIC SERVICEo Ad Hoc ReviewerHispania (National Journal of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish & Portuguese, AATSP)2011 to presentOTHER ACADEMIC SERVICEo Session Chair, 21st Conference on the Americas (February 2018)Chaired the graduate student panel at the 21st Conference on the Americas. Augusta University.o Session Chair, SECCLL (April 2013)Chaired ‘Latin American Studies II’, ‘Latin American Studies IV’, and ‘French Studies III’, 10th AnnualSoutheast Coastal Conference on Languages and Literature. Georgia Southern University.8 August 20186 of 7Christopher G. Botero
ooooSession Chair, SECCLL (March 2012)Chaired ‘Linguistics Session I’, 9th Annual Southeast Coastal Conference on Languages and Literature.Georgia Southern University.Member, Scientific Committee (October 2011)Served as committee member for the 1st National Conference on Innovations and Challenges in EnglishLanguage Pedagogy (ELP 2012). Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Branch, Iran.Session Chair, Athens Institute for Education and Research (July 2009)Chaired ‘Literary Session I’, 2nd International Conference on Languages, Literature and Linguistics. Athens,Greece.Member, Abstract Review Committee (July 2004)Reviewed abstracts of papers in theoretical linguistics and language acquisition to be presented at theSecond Language Research Forum 2004, held at Penn State, University Park.PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPSo Foreign Language Association of Georgia (FLAG)o Southern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT)o Linguistic Society of America (LSA)o Modern Language Association (MLA)o The American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP)REFERENCES (available by request)8 August 20187 of 7Christopher G. Botero
o Ph.D. in Hispanic Linguistics, Pennsylvania State University, 2011. -minor in Linguistics o M.A. in Hispanic Linguistics, Pennsylvania State University, 2004. o B.A. in Linguistics, . implementation of changes to programs. -Advisor, MAT Foreign Language Program December 2016 to present Duties: Provide regular advisement to students in the .
