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Bethzaida Fernandez

Senior Lecturer of Romance Studies
Romance Studies
Box 90257, Durham, NC 27708-0257
2122 Campus Drive, Durham, NC 27708
Office hours Office Hours change every semester  

Overview


I teach all levels of Spanish with an emphasis on intermediate and advance level courses with core content on health and Latinx immigration issues. My interests include second-language teaching and learning methodologies, technology in the second language classroom, community-based and service-learning pedagogies, intercultural competence development, Latinx immigrant experiences, Global/Public Heatlh issues related to immigrant populations. I am also interested in the study of happiness and well-being. I direct the Duke in Costa Rica summer abroad program and teach the course Language, Culture and Health in Costa Rica, and coordinate the Intermediate Spanish Language Program (SPAN 203).

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Senior Lecturer of Romance Studies · 2017 - Present Romance Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Coordinator of the Spanish Language Program · 2018 - Present Romance Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Affiliate, Duke Global Health Institute · 2016 - Present Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers

In the News


Published February 11, 2025
Play Nice, Create Friendships & Bridge Gaps
Published March 8, 2024
The Latinidad Women Scholars at Duke
Published September 21, 2023
Four Trinity Faculty Win Teaching Awards

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Recent Publications


Gente Intermedio

Book · 2011 Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


University of Northern Iowa · 1992 M.A.
University of Northern Iowa · 1989 B.A.