Oscar O. Santos-Sopena
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Biography
West Texas A&M University - English
Teaching & Research | Internacional & Comparative Studies | Cultural & Arts Management
Higher Education
Òscar O.
Santos-Sopena
Madrid Area, Spain
Dr. Santos-Sopena holds a B.A., and M.A., in Foreign Languages and Literatures (English) from Universidad Complutense (Spain), a M.A., in Spanish Language and Literature from The Catholic University of America (Washington, D.C.), a Ph.D., Spanish Language, Literature, and Culture - Comparative and Cultural Studies from University of Maryland - College Park, and a Certificate in Arts Administration from New York University (NYU).
Organizes international and educational programs, coordinates cultural events, and designs communication, social media and digital marketing strategies to promote several international students' services and arts management initiatives.
Dr. Santos-Sopena teaches a diverse variety of Cultural Studies courses. He teaches seminars about film, art, music, history, composition, and literature for Spanish as a Second Language, Hispanic Heritage Speakers, and English Culture and Literature. He is interested in topics such as dream, city, literary theory, and journalism. He has taught a variety of courses about Catalan language, literature, and culture.
As an educator, he holds a very active research agenda in using technology in language, culture, history, film, and literature higher education courses and Applied Linguistics. He is interested in Online, Blended-Hybrid, and e-Learning courses.
Dr. Santos-Sopena’s research interests include Medieval and Classical culture, history, and literature at the Mediterranean and Transatlantic thought. His research specialization is the language, culture, history, and literature of XIV - XVII centuries Iberian Peninsula, especially European Humanism, Renaissance, and Baroque.
Dr. Santos-Sopena is Official Member and Contributor of the North American Academy of the Spanish Language (A.N.L.E.).
Experience
ANLE
Member-Contributor
WEBSITE Coordinator and Content Editor (2014-present)
DC and South West AREA Contributor
Design and Digital management expertUniversidad Nebrija
Coordinator for International Relations | Profesor Titular Filología-Estudios Culturales
Coordinator for International Relations - College of Arts & Letters (2016-present)
Acting Director of Modern Languages & Translation Programs (2016-17)
Assistant Professor of Applied Languages, Cultures & Education at the Department of Applied Languages and Education - Departamento de Lenguas Aplicadas y Educación (DLAE)
Universidad Antonio de Nebrija
Facultad de las Artes y las Letras
Campus Madrid-Princesa
C/ Santa Cruz de Marcenado, 27, 28015 – Madrid
www.nebrija.comUniversidad Nebrija
Researcher | Affiliate Faculty Applied Linguistics | Competencias Profesionales | Grupo LAELE
Oscar worked at Universidad Nebrija as a Researcher | Affiliate Faculty Applied Linguistics | Competencias Profesionales | Grupo LAELE
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Assistant Professor of Applied Languages, Culture & Education | Profesor Ayudante Doctor Filología
En la actualidad es Profesor Ayudante Doctor en la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Departamento de Lingüística Aplicada a la Ciencia y a la Tecnología) y coordinador del proyecto de innnovación educativa: Aprendizaje basado en retos para la mejora de las destrezas comunicativas en la asignatura English for Professional and Academic Communication (EPAC): Creación del Aula Multicultural. Sus líneas de investigación y docencia giran en torno al estudio de las conexiones y las transmisiones culturales e intelectuales entre el lenguaje, la cultura y el pensamiento crítico socio-cultural en la tradición peninsular ibérica y del Mediterráneo. La metodología empleada en su investigación parte de las Humanidades Digitales, para examinar sus intersecciones, convergencias y divergencias dentro de una vertiente multidisciplinaria y de corte comparatista de las literaturas castellana, catalana, inglesa, italiana y francesa. A nivel pedagógico forma parte de diversos grupos de investigación a nivel internacional desarrollando nuevos métodos didácticos y tecnológicos en el aprendizaje del español como lengua extranjera y la traducción. Algunas de sus investigaciones más recientes son: “Migración y lengua en la enseñanza ELE: aprendientes lengua romance en la Comunidad de Madrid”, "Heritage Speaker Writing Competence and Assessment through Identity-Based, Student-Centered Exams and Portfolios", "Blended Learning in a Foreign Language Classroom and Online Writing Tools" y "Using Facebook in Education".
University of Maryland
Research - Teaching Assistant
-Catalan and Spanish Literature
-Comparative Literature
-Cultural Studies
-Digital Humanities
-Education; e-Learning
-Using Technology in Education
Language House Immersion Program Spanish Mentor
Cultural Event Coordinator: Coordinate Spanish cultural events, curates tailor-made cultural programs, promotion of Spanish Arts and Culture in university campus, and production of cultural events.
Assistant Director and Spanish Culture and Civilization Instructor for the Salamanca and Barcelona Spanish Immersion Study Abroad Program, Salamanca (4 weeks) and Barcelona (2 weeks), SpainWest Texas A&M University
Assistant Professor of Spanish and Comparative Literature | Director of WT in Madrid
Department of English, Philosophy and Modern Languages.
Research in the Humanities:
-Mediterranean Studies: Spanish, Catalan, French, and Italian Literatures and Cultures
-Cultural management
-Art historian, curator, and museologist
-Hispanic Film
-Heritage Learning and US Latina/o Culture
-Spanish Phonology
Cultural Event Coordinator:
Coordinate Spanish cultural events, curates tailor-made cultural programs, promotion of Spanish Arts and Culture in university campus, and production of cultural events.
WT Spanish Film Series creator, curator and organizer.
Director of the Study Abroad Program: WT in Madrid.
Acting Director of the Spanish Program (Fall 2015)
Education
University of Maryland College Park
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Spanish and Iberian Studies
“Humanism Elements in the Corpus of Quevedo: Focus on Los sueños” “The Tradition of the Medieval Dreams: (re)birth, (re)interpretation, and (re)construction” “The Classical Tradition in the American Spanish Colonies: a new conception of Dreams at the Transatlantic Baroque. A Criollo Perspective?” Dissertation Title: Soñadores literarios: de Bernat Metge a Francisco de Quevedo. “El sueño” y su aportación al relato histórico-cultural de dos épocas Director: Prof. Hernán Sánchez Martínez de Pinillos University Learning and Teaching Program Certifications (ULTP), University of Maryland. Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) and the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. Double Pedagogical and Methodology certification Researcher Blended-Hybrid Learning. Research Assistant of the project at University of Maryland (SLLC) and National Foreign Language Center (NFLC) Researcher ELMS Evaluation Pilot CommitteeNew York University
Arts Administration
Certificate Program in Arts Administration
Skills and expertise: -Marketing techniques and strategies: experience creating strategic plans, marketing outlines, digital plans, program-exhibitions initiatives, budgets, legal, and other financial documents -Staffing and operating a non-profit organization: working with boards of directors and donors -Budgeting, accounting, contracts, and legal issues -Fundraising skills for arts and cultural organizations, both for- and non-profit -Insight and resources to market diverse projects and organizations in the arts -Development of Visual Arts management programs and Digital Strategic Plans for cultural instititutions (Glocal Arts management) -Management skills in areas related to museums, galleries, alternative spaces, and performing arts groups and glocals organizationsUniversidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia - U.N.E.D.
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
European Studies/Civilization
Ph.D., Literatura hispánica (catalana, gallega, vasca) en el contexto europeo, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia – UNED – Madrid (Spain). Research: Catalan Humanism – Bernat Metge – Catalan cultural, artistic, musical, and historical studies (pursuing) Doctoral candidate – ABD Dissertation Title: Bernat Metge: la recepción del Humanismo en el ámbito peninsular Director: Julia Butinyà Jiménez / Co-Director: Helena Guzmán Research Fellow - Grup Fèlix - TranslationUniversity of Maryland
Research - Teaching Assistant
-Catalan and Spanish Literature -Comparative Literature -Cultural Studies -Digital Humanities -Education; e-Learning -Using Technology in Education Language House Immersion Program Spanish Mentor Cultural Event Coordinator: Coordinate Spanish cultural events, curates tailor-made cultural programs, promotion of Spanish Arts and Culture in university campus, and production of cultural events. Assistant Director and Spanish Culture and Civilization Instructor for the Salamanca and Barcelona Spanish Immersion Study Abroad Program, Salamanca (4 weeks) and Barcelona (2 weeks), Spain
