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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 …

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.