Meet Dr. Veronica Herrera

Join me in my series of conversations with teachers/tutors on the topic of languages! Today's podcast features Dr, Veronica Herrera, a professor of Spanish at the renowned and highly reputable school of McCallie! This is Language Learners & Language Lecturers.

00:00:00
Meeting Dr. Herrera
00:00:53
What is your approach to teaching Spanish?
00:05:40
How do you view conventional methods of teaching?
00:09:00
Comprehensible Input +1
00:11:40
Language Philosophies
00:20:21
Have you ever had any nonobviously talented students?
00:24:30
¿Cómo aprendiste inglés y por qué aprendes el francés?
(How did you learn English and why are you learning French?)
00:28:05
Etymology, its applications, & dialects
00:51:22
The Cultural Value Leadership Institue
a) What is it?
00:57:10
b) Scholarships
01:05:09
Who can be an Intercultural Leader?
01:09:47
What do you want your students to take away from your classes?
01:18:25
How would you conceptualize the general difference between the beginning and end of the school year?
01:22:00
How much communication do you expect to occur between yourself and your students?
01:27:18
What are some of the most important lessons you have taken away from your students?
01:33:08
Closing