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Anahit Hakoupian

Associate Professor (Teaching) of Spanish
Email anahith@usc.edu Office THH 156E Office Phone (213) 740-7426

Education

  • B.A. , University of California, Los Angeles
  • M.A. , University of California, Los Angeles
  • Ph.D. , University of Southern California

  • Conference Presentations

    • “” Literary Pedagogy-The Reading and Teaching Experience:The Romantic Movement in the Hispanic-American Novel”” , Hawaii Internatioional Conference on Arts and Humanities Talk/Oral Presentation, University of Louisville , Invited, Honolulu, Hawaii,
    • “” Critical Approaches to Teaching and Learning Literature:The Labyrinth of Irony: A Study of Irony in Juan de Mena’s Laberinto de fortuna” ” , Hawaii International Conference on Arts and HumanitiesTalk/Oral Presentation, University of Louisville, Invited, Honolulu, Hawaii,
    • “”The Troubadours and the Courtly Love Tradition”” Lecture/Seminar, Department of Comparative Literature, Invited, University of Southern California,
    • “”Teaching Grammar in the Communicative Classroom” ” Talk/Oral Presentation, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Invited, University of Southern California,
    • “”The Courtly Love Tradition in Medieval Spain”” Lecture/Seminar, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Invited, University of California, Los Angeles, Spring Fall

    Other Presentations

    • “The Teaching and Learning Experience:Civilization and Barbarisam in Spanish American Literature”, “Meet the Writer’s Conference”, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1994-1995
    • “”Making sense of the Complex Relationship Among Reading, Teaching and Learning from a Literary Text: Octavio Paz and the Surrealism””, presentation, University of Southern California, 1993-1994
    • (Spring 2023) SPAN 150. Spanish II, MWThF 10:00am – 10:50am,
    • (Spring 2023) SPAN 220. Spanish III, MWThF 12:00pm – 12:50pm,
    • (Spring 2023) SPAN 220. Spanish III, MWThF 11:00am – 11:50am,
    • Faculty Row-Home of America’s Top Professors-honorary member, 2019-2020
    • Outstanding teaching-UCLA Extension-OSHER, 2014-2015
    • Recipient -Faculty Development Grant-University of Souhern California, 2012-2013
    • Faculty Recognition Certificate-Ten Years of Service -University of Southern California , 2009-2010
    • Recognition-Outstanding Teaching-Top Ten USC Faculty, 2002-2003
    • Teaching Assistant Fellowhip–University of Souhern California, 1992-1993

  • Committees

    • RTPC Faculty Evaluation Committees–Department of Latin American and Iberian Cultures, 2019-2020
    • Extracurricular Activities Committee-Department of Latin American and Iberian Cultures,
    • Undergraduate Studies Curriculum Committee-Department of Latin American and Iberian Cultures, 2018-2019
    • Spanish Language Program Committee, 2017-2018
    • Evaluation and Mentoring Committee, 2015-2016
    • Merit Evaluation Committee, 2015-2016
    • Senior Awards Committee-Outstanding Academic and Service Award–Department of Spanish and Portuguese, 2015-2016
    • Merit Evaluation Committee, 2011-2012
    • Promotion Committee– Spanish and Portuguese,

    Other Service to the University

    • Faculty Adviser-European Student Organization, 2018-2019
    • Evaluator- Diagnostic Exams-
      Department of Spanish and Portuguese, 2015-2016
    • Fulbright-Language Proficiency-Department of Spanish and Portuguese,
    • Mentor-Department of Spanish and Portuguese-University of Southern California,
    • conducted class observations and evaluations- (NTT promotion)- Department of Spanish and Portuguese,
    • Coordinator-Persian Placement Exam, 2009-2010
    • Trainer- new assistant lecturers in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese during summer and presenter in the departmental workshops.,
    • Evaluator-language proficiency -Fulbright Fellowship-University of Southern California ,
    • Fall 2005-presenter-Spanish & Portuguese Language Program Fall Orientation-
      “Teaching Grammar in the Communicative Classroom”, 2005-2006

  • Committees

    • “RTPC Faculty Evaluation Committees–Department of Latin American and Iberian Cultures”, 2019-2020
    • “Extracurricular Activities Committee-Department of Latin American and Iberian Cultures”, 2019-2020
    • “Undergraduate Studies Curriculum Committee-Department of Latin American and Iberian Cultures”, 2018-2019
    • “Spanish Language Program Committee”, 2017-2018
    • “Evaluation and Mentoring Committee”, 2015-2016
    • “Merit Evaluation Committee”, 2015-2016
    • “Senior Awards Committee-Outstanding Academic and Service Award–Department of Spanish and Portuguese”, 2015-2016
    • “Merit Evaluation Committee”, 2011-2012
    • “Promotion Committee– Spanish and Portuguese”, 2011-2012