IVÁN FERRERO RUIZ
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Department of Literatures, Cultures and Languages
Oak Hall East SSHB
365 Fairfield Way U – 1057
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT 06269 ivan.ferrero_ruiz@uconn.edu
EDUCATION:
University of Connecticut Fall 2014 -Present
PhD in Literatures, Cultures and Languages Storrs, CT
University of Connecticut May 2014
MA in Literatures, Cultures and Languages (Spanish Studies concentration) Storrs, CT
University of León: June 2011
León (Spain)
Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature
University of Stirling: Academic year 2008 - 2009
Stirling, Scotland (UK)
Undergraduate year completed at this institution, as part of the Erasmus study-abroad program.
Other certificates:
2011 : Teaching Foreign Languages , Worcester State University (MA).
Conferences:
2014: Presenter. Interstices: Interventions and Interruptions from the Periphery , Stony Brook
Manhattan
2013: Presenter.
Disappearance conference: Spatial and Temporal Horizons, City University of
New York
2013: Presenter. Conference on the Americas, Grand Valley State University (MI)
2013: Moderator. Annual Langsa Graduate Conference.
Open Humanities: Multifaceted
Approaches for the 21st Century III.
University of Connecticut
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Teaching Assistant Fall 2012 – Present
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT (USA)
Duties and responsibilities: instructor of two class sections from the Spanish language courses:
Span 1001, Span 1002 and Span 1003.
Foreign Language Assistant
College of the Holy Cross
Academic year 2011 - 2012
Worcester, MA (USA)
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Duties and responsibilities: Teacher of Spanish language to all levels, from elementary to advanced groups, as well as specialized courses such as Spanish for Business and Administration. The program requirements also included attending two undergraduate courses per semester as well as pedagogical workshops and training sessions throughout the academic year. Additionally, I participated in extracurricular activities such as the Spanish Club.
Librarian assistant
Nursing School, University of León
Academic year 2010 – 2011
León (Spain)
Duties and responsibilities: book loan-return, book placing, and library supervision. I also provided the students with information about any doubt or problem they may have.
Group Leader of Spanish students July 2010
Red Leaf Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Duties and responsibilities: helped, supported, and supervised the students, as well as collaborate with the Local Coordinator in the everyday activities and events.
Teacher of Spanish
Summer Institute of Hispanic Studies (SIHS)
Duties and responsibilities : in charge of the oral lessons of Spanish, as well as support, help and advice to the students from the Universities of Yale, Harvard and Princeton during their stay in the city.
Summer of 2008 and 2009
León (Spain)