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Rachel Mamiya Hernández
Instructor
Moore Hall 429
1890 East-West Rd.
Honolulu, HI 96822
Phone: (808) 956-3347
E-mail: rmamiya@hawaii.edu
Website: https://www.rachelmamiyahernandez.com/
Education
- P.h.D. in Learning Design & Technology , in progress, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
- M.A. in Second Language Studies with a concentration in Language Pedagogy, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
- B.A. cum laude in Latin American Studies, Barnard College, Columbia University
- Universidade Federal da Bahia
Teaching Experience
- Instructor, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
- Courses Taught:
- Elementary and Intermediate Spanish 101, 102, 201 and 202
- Courses Developed & Taught:
- Elementary, Intermediate, and Advanced Portuguese 101, 102, 201, 202, 303, & 397
Projects Initiated
- Vamos Ler! Project-based Portuguese language learning & literacy project
- University of Hawai‘i Summer Study Abroad & Research in Salvador, Brazil
- Portuguese 201-202 courses involved in Teletandem Brasil Project
Awards and Honors
- Languages & Literatures of Europe & the Americas Travel Award, 2014 University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
- Nominated 2014- Excellence in Teaching Award 2014-2015 Academic year, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
- Nominated 2012- Excellence in Teaching Award 2012-2013 Academic year, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
- Nominated 2011- Excellence in Teaching Award 2011-2012 Academic year, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
- The Center for Linguistic & Multicultural Studies Scholarship from SWCOLT- 2010 Universidad Internacional, Cuernavaca, Mexico
- William J. Fulbright Grant from U.S. Government -2007, to Piraí, Brazil
Recent Publications
- (2016) Luso-Havaiano: Accessing authentic historical texts for the L2 classroom, in L. Gonçalves & M. Risner (Eds.) Portuguese Language Journal 10th Anniversary Edition, (Vol. 2, pp. 397-410), Roosevelt, NJ, Boa Vista Press.
- (2015) Luso-Havaiano: Accessing authentic historical texts for the L2 classroom, Portuguese Language Journal, Vol.9, Article. 4
Presentations
- Project-Based Language Learning: Integrating Language & Culture in the Classroom & Beyond, American Association of Teachers of Spanish & Portuguese Conference, Miami, FL 07/08/16-07/11-16
- Effectiveness of Game-based Student Response System Tests vs. Paper-based Tests in Spanish L2 Learner Performance: A Pilot Study, Teaching Colleges and Communities (TCC) Conference, Honolulu, HI 04/19/16-04/21/16
- Intercultural Telecollaboration, Teaching Assistant Survival Society (TASS), Honolulu, HI 12/04/15
- The Design & Usability of a Mobile-Based Assessment Tool for L2 Learners, American Council on Foreign Language Teaching, Convention 2015, San Diego California, 11/21/15
- Creating e-Portfolios with Google Sites, Wiki Tech Talks, Honolulu, HI 11/13/15
- Perspectivas culturais no uso de estratégias de aprendizagem em ambiente virtual – o caso de brasileiros e estadunidenses, American Association of Teachers of Spanish & Portuguese Conference, Denver, Colorado 07/17/15
- Fun with Forms! A workshop on creative ways to use Google forms to create language learning materials, Hawai‘i Association of Language Teachers, Fall Symposium, Honolulu, HI 10/18/14
- O Luso-Havaiano: Accessing authentic historical documents for language instruction and research, American Association of Teachers of Spanish & Portuguese, 2014Conference, Panamá City, Panamá 07/09/14
- Estratégias de aprendizagem e percepções de alunos na aquisição lexical em ambiente virtual, American Association of Teachers of Spanish & Portuguese, 2014 Conference, Panamá City, Panamá 07/08/14
- Connecting Classrooms, Connecting with Students: Telecollaboration Projects for the Language Classroom, Hawai‘i Association of Language Teachers, Fall Symposium, Honolulu, HI 10/19/13
- Seminar for Spanish Teachers, Centro de Linguistica Aplicada, Pampatar, Venezuela 05/25/09
- Using Podcasts in the Second Language Classroom, Hawai‘i Association of Language Teachers, Spring Conference, Honolulu, HI, 03/08/08
- Supplementing a Textbook Using an Input Analysis Approach to Grammar Instruction, NCTE XXIV National Conference, San José, Costa Rica 01/25/08
Areas of Research and Training
- Second Language Pedagogy, Teacher Training and Development
- L2 Speaking & Listening
- Reduced Forms and Connected Speech
- Spanish and Portuguese L2 acquisition
- Hawai‘i Creole English
- Materials Development and Design
- Corpus Linguistics