Resume

• 1990

  Master of Arts

  Included further graduate work towards Ph.D.

  French Literature

  University of California

  Los Angeles

• 1983

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

  Supported by full academic scholarship to pursue a career in language teaching and research

  French

  Certification for Secondary Education

  National French Honor Society

  Macalester College

• Public Speaking

  Teaching Writing

  International Education

  Brazilian Portuguese

  Study Abroad Programs

  Technical Translation

  Literary Criticism

  Language Services

  Intercultural Communication

  Higher Education

  Language Technology

  Curriculum Development

  Research

  French

  Editing

  Spanish

  Linguistics

  ESL

  Literature

  Language Teaching

  Hernandez Chautagnat

  Viviana

  St. John's School

  ETS

  The Emery/Weiner School

  University of St. Thomas (TX)

  Texas A&M University

  University of Houston

  Rice University

  The Art Institute of Houston

  Freelance/Contract

  Houston Community College

  Houston

  TX

  Spanish Teacher at elite prep school. Coordinator of International and Study Abroad Programs: co-led student trips to Peru

  Mexico City and Costa Rica. Attended national NAFSA conferences for international educators and study abroad professionals. Completed SEED year-long seminar focused on diversity issues in the schools.

  Upper School Spanish Teacher and Study Abroad Coordinator

  St. John's School

  Intensive 6-week summer courses (2) in Reading and Writing

  Rice University

  University of St. Thomas (TX)

  Houston

  Texas Area

  Professor of French and Spanish

  Instructional Professor of French and Spanish

  Introduction to Francophone culture

  cuisine

  fashion and the arts. Basic French vocabulary and common phrases.

  The Art Institute of Houston

  The Emery/Weiner School

  Houston

  Texas

  Chair of the Spanish Department at private high school. Created program

  taught courses

  developed curriculum and hired new faculty.

  Spanish Department Chair

  Advanced reading

  writing

  grammar and conversation. Taught English as a second language to international students and foreign-language speakers interested in pursuing an academic degree.

  Houston Community College

  University of Houston

  University of Houston

  main campus

  Advanced Spanish (reading and writing) / Communication for Critical Thinking (verbal communication and listening comprehension)

  Lecturer in Spanish

  Hispanic Studies Department

  College Station

  TX

  French language and culture

  full-time position

  Lecturer in French

  Department of International Studies

  Texas A&M University

  Houston

  Texas

  Translation

  editing and interpretation in Spanish

  French

  English and Portuguese. Specialize on academics

  literature and the arts. Experience in medical and legal. Skills honed at 4 full-time

  in-house translator/editor positions. Easy to work with and good at meeting deadlines.

  Technical Translator and Interpreter

  Freelance/Contract

  Score TOEFL iBT Speaking Section of international students seeking college entrance to universities in the US

  ETS

  English

  Spanish

  French

  Portuguese

  Dean's Graduate Student Researcher's Program

  Fellowship for graduate studies and research

  1990-1992

  University of California

  Los Angeles (UCLA)

  Institute of International Education Scholarship

  Full scholarship for undergraduate studies in the United States

  1983-1987

  Institute of International Education

  James W. Fahlgreen Endowed Prize

  Award to the senior student with most promise as an educator

  Macalester College Education Department