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World Languages
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Faculty Biographies
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| Renée
Andrade |
Spanish |
| Professional
Background |
Ph.D.
Spanish/Theater, UC Irvine
M.A.
Spanish and Linguistics, UC Irvine |
| Teaching
Experience |
Profesor at
Mt. SAC since 1984
Prof. & Dir.
Lower Division Spanish, USC
Several
community colleges |
| Personal
Background |
Past
chair of World Lanugages Department
Outstanding
Educator
Educator of Distinction
(5 times)
Outstanding Service
Outstanding
Faculty (Alpha/Gamma)
Inspiring
Woman |
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| Marie
Anglin |
French |
| Professional
Background |
M.A.
French, Cal State Long Beach
Educated
in French-speaking schools, Mauritius |
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| Helen
Bauch |
http://elearn.mtsac.edu/hbauch |
| Professional
Background |
M.A.
in Spanish, Bowling Green State
University
B.A., Spanish from St. Louis University |
| Teaching
Experience |
Spanish
at Mt. SAC since
Bilingual
Resource Specialist at University
of Texas, Austin, TX
Spanish and
ESL at Texas A&M University,
College Station TX
Spanish at
Wilmington College, Wilmington
OH
Spanish at Bowling Green State
University, Bowling Green, OH
ESL at the Universidad Madre y
Maestra, Santiago de los Caballeros,
Dominican Republic |
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| Alba Breitenbucher |
Spanish |
| Professional
Background |
A. B.
D. in Spanish |
| Teaching
Experience |
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| Personal
Background |
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| Piedad
Burmaz |
Spanish |
| Professional
Background |
M.A.
Spanish with emphasis on ESL,
Cal State Fullerton
B.A. Spanish, Cal State Fullerton |
| Teaching
Experience |
Teaching
at Mt. SAC since 2004 |
| Personal
Background |
Native
of Columbia, South America |
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| Manuel Castillejos |
Spanish |
| Professional
Background |
M.A.
Spanish |
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| Chih
Ping Chang |
Chinese |
| Professional
Background |
Ph.D. |
| Teaching
Experience |
Coordinator
for Chinese Language program since |
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| Chiu-Chin
Chang |
Chinese |
| Professional
Background |
M.A.
TESOL |
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| Rae-Shae
Chen |
Chinese |
| Professional
Background |
M.A.
Chinese Language & Literature,
Taipei, Taiwan
B.A. Chinese Language & Literature,
Taipei, Taiwan |
| Personal
Background |
Special
interest: Etymology of Chinese
characters, language acquisition,
analysis of modern Chinese fiction |
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| Florance
Erturk |
French |
| Professional
Background |
M.A.
French, Cal State Fullerton
B.A.
Spanish, Georgia State University
Educated in France, Baccalauréat |
| Teaching
Experience |
Taught
High School French and Spanish
in Southern California since 1992.
Taught French
to prepare students for the International
Baccalaureate at the International
School of Istanbul. |
| Personal
Background |
Enjoy
traveling, going to museums, reading,
learning new things, such as belly
dancing, doing aerobics, and volunteering
at my local animal shelter. |
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| Susan
Fu |
Chinese |
| Professional
Background |
M.A.
Linguistics |
| Teaching
Experience |
Teaching
Chinese for more than 20 years |
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| Solene Halabi |
French |
| Professional
Background |
M.A.
French, Cal State Fullerton
B.A.
Economy, Damascus University
Educated
in French-speaking schools, Syria |
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| Luisa
Howell |
Spanish |
| Professional
Background |
M.A.,
Spanish, Cal State Sacramento
Post graduate studies: Spanish & Latin
American Literature; specializing
in Afro-Hispanic literature
B.A.,
English (major), Psychology (minor),
Cal State Sacramento |
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| Kurt
Kemp |
Spanish |
| Professional
Background |
M.A. & A.B.D.
Romance Linguistics, UCLA
Study
Abroad: one year in Spain; six
months in Mexico |
| Teaching
Experience |
Teaching
Spanish at the college level since
1984 |
| Personal
Background |
Past
co-chair of the World Languages
Dept
Past Advisor of the Spanish
Club |
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| Lina
Lahham |
French |
| Professional
Background |
M.A.
French, Cal State Fullerton
Educated
in French-speaking schools, Syria |
| Teaching
Experience |
11 years
teaching French, Spanish and Science
Currently
teaching all levels French at
Diamond Bar High school |
| Personal
Background |
Best
Tennis Player in Syria in 1975
Competed
in many tennis tournaments in
the 80s.
Led many educational
tours with students learning
French in France |
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| Michelle
Yoko Lin |
Japanese |
| Professional
Background |
M.A.,
Linguistics |
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| Natalia
Lyon |
Spanish |
| Professional
Background |
M.A.
Spanish, Cal State Fullerton
M.A.
Russian Language & Literature,
Moscow State Pedagogical U
Certificate Teaching Russian,
Moscow State University |
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| Americo
Marano |
Italian |
| Professional
Background |
M.A.
Italian, UCLA
M.A. Spanish, Cal
State Fullerton
Coordinator for
the Italian Languages program
since 1979 |
| Teaching
Experience |
Teaching
Italian and Spanish at the college
level since 1979 |
| Personal
Background |
Past
chair of World Languages Department
Co-chair of the World Languages
Department for 2007-2008
Director
of Study Abroad programs
Advisor
of the Italian Club
Leading Mt.
SAC Summer Programs in Italy |
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| Yuki
McPhail |
http://elearn.mtsac.edu/japanese |
| Professional
Background |
B.A.
Elementary Education – Carthage
College, Kenosha, Wis. MA - Cross-Cultural
Studies – Fuller Theological
Seminary, Pasadena, Ca. |
| Teaching
Experience |
Full
time professor at Mt. SAC Since
1992
Adjunct professor
at: Mt. San Antonio College (1988-1992)
UC Riverside
Pomona College
Cal
Poly Pomona
Cal State University,
San Bernardino
Cypress College |
| Personal
Background |
From:
Osaka, Japan
Co-chair: World Languages Department
Adviser: Japanese Circle (campus
wide culture club)
Outstanding
Educator, Alpha
Gamma Sigma
Instructional Grant “Communicating
in Japanese” CD-ROM educational
program
Who’s Who America’s
Teacher 2005, 2006
President/CEO
of Japan Translation Services
(1988-1992) |
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| Alis
Panosian |
French |
| Professional
Background |
M.A.
French, Cal State Fullerton, California
B. Ed. French and History, U.
of Toronto
B.A.
French, U. of Toronto
B.A. History and Political
Science, Loyola U. |
| Teaching
Experience |
French
1, French 2 and Conversational
French at Mt. SAC since 1991
Contributed to the French Club
by organizing various fundraising
activities for The Todd Anglin
Home for Children.
Organized Christmas
dinner parties for 100 students
and faculty members since 2000. |
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| Emmanuelle
Reny |
French |
| Professional
Background |
M.A.
French, Cal State Los Angeles
Educated in France |
| Teaching
Experience |
Tenured
teacher in the French public education
system
Taught health and ‘nursing
aid’
Taught children, teenagers,
adults and the elderly |
| Personal
Background |
Have
lived in Southern France and Paris.
I arrived in Los Angeles in 1999
to live with my husband. I love
the LA. Area. I am a determined
person, and I have the world’s
sweetest sweet tooth. |
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| Jane
Rinaldi |
Italian |
| Professional
Background |
M.A.,
Italian, Indiana University
M.S.,
TESL, Cal State Fullerton
B.A.,
French, Italian, Music, Indiana
University |
| Personal
Background |
Lived
in Italy for many years |
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| Saeko
Saito |
Japanese |
| Professional
Background |
M.A.
Foreign Language Education, Soka
University of America
B.A. Liberal
Studies, Dominican College of
San Rafael (now Dominican
University) |
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| Carol
Spanier |
German |
| Professional
Background |
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| Teaching
Experience |
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| Personal
Background |
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| Rainer
Spanier |
German |
| Professional
Background |
Ph.D.
University of Insbruck, Austria
M.A. University of Cologne, Germany |
| Teaching
Experience |
Teaching
German at Mt. SAC in 1999
Teaching German at Chaffey College
& Azusa Pacific University |
| Personal
Background |
Native
German, studied in Germany and
Austria |
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| Saori
Tauchi |
Japanese |
| Professional
Background |
M.A.
Linguistics, Cal State Northridge
B.A. Linguistics, Cal State Northridge |
| Teaching
Experience |
Teaching
at Mt. SAC since 2006 |
| Personal
Background |
Born
and raised in Japan |
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| Barbara Vigano |
http://elearn.mtsac.edu/bvigano |
| Professional Background |
M.A. French, Cal State Fullerton
M.A. German, Cal State Fullerton
Educated in French-speaking schools
(Switzerland)
Baccalauréat
latin-anglais, Lausanne (Switzerland) |
| Teaching Experience |
Professor and Coordinator of French
at Mt. SAC since 1989
French and
German at Mt. SAC in the 1990’s
French and German at Cal State
Fullerton
German at two Claremont
colleges
French at other community
colleges |
| Personal Background |
2007 Outstanding Faculty
2006 Educator
of Distinction (4 times)
Designer
of all Mt. SAC French class-specific
web pages
Advisor
of the Mt.SAC French Club since
1989
Past President of AATG for
Southern California |
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| Guillermo
Villarreal |
Spanish |
| Professional
Background |
Ph.D. |
| Personal
Background |
Past
Chair World Languages Department |
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| Roger
Wei |
Japanese |
| Professional
Background |
M.A.
Japanese language, Tokyo University
of Education, Tokyo, Japan |
| Teaching
Experience |
Teaching
at Mt. SAC since 2000
Previously
taught Japanese for 10 years at
University of Taiwan |
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