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Robert A. Quinn

Assistant Professor of Spanish
Sponsor for Alpha Mu Gamma Foreign Language Honor Society

Ph.D., Louisiana State University , Baton Rouge , Louisiana
M.A., Florida Atlantic University , Boca Raton , Florida
B.A., Delta State University , Cleveland , Mississippi

Office: 437 College of Liberal Arts Building
Phone: 601.979.2870

Academic Areas of Interest and Emphasis:

Methodology Action Research (language acquisition and retention, performance based evaluation, learning and teaching styles, cognition, dialoguing with dual instructors, and applied linguistics)

Spanish for Special Purposes (development of effective career-oriented courses)

Multimedia Language Learning (including web, computer, and interactive video exercises for all levels of language study)

Cuban Literature

Drama of the Spanish Golden Age

Cervantes

19 th Century Peninsular Literature

Diachronic Linguistics and the historical development of the Spanish Language

Spanish Dialectology (particularly the Caribbean and Central America)

Current Research:

Center for University Scholars’ grant titled “Career-Oriented Spanish for Social Workers and Health Care Professionals”

Sponsor:

Alpha Mu Gamma National Language Honor Society

COURSES TAUGHT:

  • SP 101-102 Elementary Spanish
  • SP 201-202 Intermediate Spanish
  • SP 230 Spanish Civilization
  • SP 231 Spanish-American Civilization
  • SP 480 Latin American Short Story
  • SP 501 Grammar for Teachers
  • SP 515 Methods and Materials