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Maria Mercedes Fages Agudo

Master Lecturer
Maria Mercedes Fages Agudo
Email fagesagu@usc.edu Office THH 156 Office Phone (213) 740-1258

Education

  • Other Degree Certificacion de Aptitud Pedagogica, Universidad de Barcelona, Spain, 1992
  • Other Degree Licenciatura in History, Art and Ancient Archeology, Universidad de Barcelona, Spain, 1992

  • Research, Teaching, Practice, and Clinical Appointments

    • Senior Lecturer, USC, 2016-2024
    • Full-Time Lecturer, USC, 2013-2015
    • Part-Time Lecturer, USC, 2011-2012
    • Head of Spanish Department, St.Edwards, Oxford (UK), 2010-2011
    • Spanish Instructor, St.Edwards, Oxford (UK), 2008-2011
    • Full Time Lecturer, Ohio State University, 2005-2006
    • Spanish Head of Department, Lead teacher and curriculum developer, Fair-weather Street School, 1996-1999

    Visiting and Temporary Appointments

    • Spanish Instructor, Magdalen College School, Oxford (UK), Spring 2008
    • Adjunct Lecturer, Nazareth College, Rochester, Spring 2005

  • Summary Statement of Research Interests

    M. Mercedes Fages Agudo is Master Lecturer in the Department of Latin American and Iberian Cultures at the University of Southern California. She co-directs Feliz en la Comunidad, a service-learning program active since 2014. She is also co-creator of Oerinspanish and co-author of Sin Fronteras, the first Spanish grammar manual incorporating non-binary forms. She has a strong interest on applied Spanish language pedagogy with a strong community-engagement and inclusivity lens.

  • Conference Presentations

    • “¿Qué es un programa de alcance comunitario y qué beneficios aporta a la clase de español?” Lecture/Seminar, General Spanish Consulate of Los Angeles, Invited, Centro de recursos de Los Angeles, 2017-2018
    • Improving Text Type and Accuracy in Second and Third Semester Spanish , 100th Annual AATSP ConferenceTalk/Oral Presentation, Salamanca, Spain, 2017-2018

  • Journal Article

    • Fages Agudo, M., Stepanyan, L. (2022). El poder del arte. Materiales: Revista para la enseñanza multicultural. Vol. 30/2022 (Edición: noviembre de 2022), pp. pp.36-43.
    • Fages Agudo, M. (2020). Preparando al alumno del futuro: cómo 2020 Cómo crear e implementar un programa educativo de alcance comunitario en el aula de español . Materiales: Revista para la enseñanza multicultural. Vol. 28/2020, pp. pp.44-47. PubMed Web Address
    • JEP Award for Community-Engaged Teaching and Research, 2022-2023
    • USC Dornsife Faculty Council Service Award, 2021-2022

  • Media, Alumni, and Community Relations

    • Feliz en Español, 2013 –
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