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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

  • Other Employment

    • Associate Professor (teaching of Spanish, Univercity 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, Fall 2014
    • ” 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, Fall 2012
    • “The Troubadours and the Courtly Love Tradition” Lecture/Seminar, Department of Comparative Literature, Invited, University of Southern California, Fall 2009
    • “Teaching Grammar in the Communicative Classroom” Talk/Oral Presentation, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Invited, University of Southern California, Fall 2005
    • “The Courtly Love Tradition in Medieval Spain” Lecture/Seminar, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Invited, University of California, Los Angeles, Fall 1991

    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
    • 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

  • Other Service to the Profession

    • Course developer and lead instructor-“Spanish for Every Day Life”-UCLA-Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), 2018-2019
    • Participant/Course Developer (Center for Excellence in Teaching) CET-University of
      Southern California-Course Pilot Project (Course developer- “Spanish Composition through Literature”
      , 2016-2017
    • Fulbight-Evaluator-Spansih, 2015-2016
    • Participant-ACTFL–WPT (writing proficiency Tester) Certification Workshop, 2014-2015
    • Faculty adviser, non-profit organization, “We care for our youth”- which provided tutorial services to underprivileged students in high school who wished to enter four-year colleges., 2014-2015
    • ACTFL- OPI Certified Tester, 2013-2014
    • ACTFL-OPI Certified Rater, 2012-2013
    • Professional membership

      ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages)
      , 2011-2012

    • conducted Instructor Development Workshops in foreign language teaching–Department of Foreign Languages-UCLA Extension, 2011-2012
    • Coordinator,course developer and lead instructor-Spanish for Business Communication; Media; Weekend Immersion Workshops in Conversational Spanish-Department of Foreign Languages-UCLA Extension, 2002-2011
    • Scholarship donor to the non-profit organization, “We Care for You”-provided financial assistance to underprivileged students in high school who wished to attend four-year colleges, 1999-2006
    • Offered model classes in foreign language teaching (Spanish) to new assistant lecturers in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, 1996-2001
    • Participated in the evaluation process of lesson plan presentations of all new
      foreign language instructors–
      Language Center-University of Southern California , 1997-1999