Roman Theatre, Mérida, Spain

The faculty in the Foreign Language Program keep up to date with the new methodology and teaching approaches in foreign languages. They have lived in a variety of different countries and they travel abroad frequently in order to keep in touch with changes in their languages of instruction and to maintain personal contact with the countries' cultural, political, economic and social life. Some faculty members are natives of the countries whose languages and culture they teach.

Department Faculty

Profiles

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María C. Lucas-Murillo, Professor
I was born in Salamanca, Spain. I lived in Salamanca, Santiago de Compostela, Bilbao and Madrid. During my university years, while living in Bilbao, I spent every summer studying abroad in Germany (Zweibrücken, Berchtesgaden, Freiburg, Regensburg and Saarbrücken) and in France (Reims). The last year of university I was an exchange student between the University of Saarbrücken and the University of Deusto in Bilbao. Upon returning to Spain my family moved to Madrid where I received an internship at the European Union followed by a contract to work as an interpreter for the Spanish booth at the Commission of the European Union in Brussels, Belgium. I moved to the USA in 1981 where I attended the University of Iowa. I have been working at Black Hawk College since 1987.

At Black Hawk College I have had the opportunity to teach a variety of languages at different levels and to fulfill responsibilities such as lead-instructor for foreign languages, advisor to international students, organizer of international events like the annual Fall Foreign Film Festival; the Hispanic Month; The Foreign Language Awareness Day; and to contribute to Black Hawk College’s International Festival.

Education

• 1973-78 Universidad de Deusto, Bilbao, Spain. Filosofía y Letras , (German Philology) 
• 1976 Universität von Freiburg, Germany. Summer course in German.
• 1977-78 Universität von Saarbrücken, Germany. Two semesters in German Language and Literature.
• 1981 Escuela Diplomática de Madrid, Spain. European Union course.
• 1982 Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo, Santander, Spain. Summer course in literature.
• 1983-86 University of Iowa. M.A. and PhD Program.
• 1995 1995 Università per Stranieri, Perugia, Italy. Course in Italian language.
• 1995 University of Iowa. Courses in Italian language and literature.

Degrees

• 1978 Licenciatura. Universidad de Deusto in Bilbao, Spain.
• 1985 M.A. University of Iowa, Iowa City.

Publications

• 1981 "Vocabulaire Budgétaire des Communautés Européenes", Spanish version. Bureau de la Terminologie, Commission of the EU in Brussels, Belgium.
• 1996 "Disquisition on Government", translated into Spanish and published by Editorial Tecnos, Madrid, Spain.
• 2008 co-author of ¡Con brío! Beginning Spanish, 1st edition, Wiley and Sons Inc.

Employment Experiences

• 1979-80 Instructor of German at the Colegio Hispano-Alemán, Madrid, Spain.
• 1981-82 Interpreter at the Commission of the European Union, Brussels, Belgium.
• 1983-86 Teacher Assistant of Spanish at the University of Iowa.
• 1986 Instructor of Spanish at Augustana College, Spring quarter.
• 1987-present Professor at Black Hawk College and lead-Instructor for Foreign Languages

Special Interests

• Dance
• Cinema
• Literature, Art and History
• Cooking
• Design

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Kristine Harwood
Kristine Harwood has earned a B.S. in mathematics from Winona State University in Minnesota and a B.S. in Spanish from St. Cloud State University also in Minnesota. She is currently working on her Masters degree through the University of Northern Iowa program in Spain and has spent two summers in Spain taking classes. Her first appreciation for the Spanish language came as she was serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Honduras from 1998-1990 where she was assigned to work with small businesses. Besides living for this extended time in Honduras and the summers with a family in Spain, Kristine has traveled as a tourist to Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, and Costa Rica.

Ms. Harwood has taught junior high mathematics and social studies in New Jersey, Spanish at Pleasant Valley Junior High in Iowa, and is currently teaching mathematics at Moline High School and Spanish 101 and 102 at Black Hawk College.

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Vicki A. Wine, Adjunct Professor

Education

• Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. Doctor of Philosophy in Classical Literature, 1984
• Doctoral dissertation: The Idealization of Rustic Life among the Roman Agronomists
• Northwestern University. Master of Arts in Classical Literature, 1979
• University Fellowship, 1976-1977
• University Scholarship, 1974-1975
• Teaching Assistantship, 1975-1976, 1977-1978
• North Central College, Naperville, IL. Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude in English and Classics, 1974

Teaching Experience

• Black Hawk College, Moline, IL: adjunct professor, Department of English, 1984 to present. Courses taught: Fundamentals in Writing I and II, Freshman Composition I and II, American Literature, Business Communications, Grammar. Other responsibilities: conducting word processing workshops for incoming English students, evaluating placement paragraphs, teaching courses in English and Speech at East Moline Correctional Center.
• Scott Community College, Bettendorf, IA: adjunct faculty member, Departments of English, English as a Second Language, 1989 to present. Courses taught: Composition I and II, Communication Skills; ESL Reading and Writing (upper level), Communicative Competence.
• Monmouth High School, Monmouth, IL, fall 1994. Courses taught: Latin I, II, III, IV.
• St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA: adjunct instructor and tutor, 1984-1994. Courses taught: Latin I, II, advanced independent study; Linguistics; Master Student (Freshman Seminar). Other responsibilities: tutoring in Academic Support Center (writing, ESL, literature), evaluating freshman placement essays, conducting workshops (writing research papers, preparing for debates).
• St. Katherine's-St. Mark's School, Bettendorf, IA, 1984-1987. Courses taught: Latin I, II, III for elementary, junior and senior high school students.
• Augustana College, Rock Island, IL: instructor in Classics and English Departments (joint appointment), 1980-1984. Courses taught: elementary, intermediate, and advanced Latin; intermediate Greek; etymology, scientific terminology; Freshman Rhetoric.
• Loyola University of Chicago: visiting lecturer (part-time), 1978-80. Courses taught: scientific terminology, mythology.
• Oak Park-River Forest High School, Oak Park, IL: teacher (part-time), 1979-80. Courses taught: Latin I, II, III and IV.
• University of Illinois at Chicago Circle: visiting lecturer, teaching assistant, summer 1978-1979. Courses taught: elementary Latin, mythology, Greek literature in translation.
• Northwestern University: teaching assistant, summer 1979, 1977-1978, 1975-1976. Courses taught: elementary and intensive Latin. Benet Academy, fall 1973, student teacher. Courses taught: Latin I and II.

Other Instructional Experience

• Tutoring in ESL for Rock Island Arsenal Education Department.
• Giving private Latin and Greek lessons to students ranging from third-graders through high-school, college, and graduate students to senior citizens.
• Organizing and teaching "Community Classics" courses in elementary and intermediate Latin.

Professional Activities

• Paper, "Rustic Idealization among the Roman Agronomists," presented at 1984 ICC Conference
• Assistance in editing a history of Moline Public Hospital School of Nursing written by alumnae, 1989-1990
• Workshops attended: BHC annual English conferences (one-day seminars on assorted topics relevant to English teachers), 1980-1991; writing workshop at Augustana College, 1982

Professional Associations

• American Philological Association
• Classical Association of the Middle West and South (vice-president for Illinois)
• Chicago Classical Club
• Illinois Classical Club (membership chair)
• National Association of Teachers of English

Special Interests

• Latin language and literature
• Greek language and literature
• Roman agriculture and rustic life
• Etymology
• Mythology
• Humanities and community-oriented courses

Courses Taught at Black Hawk College

• LAT 101. Elementary Latin (syllabus)
• LAT 102. Elementary Latin
• ENGL 081. Writing Fundamentals 1
• ENGL 091. Writing Fundamentals 2
• ENGL 101. Composition 1
• ENGL 102. Composition 2