Dr. Rafael Gomez Professor Spanish Program Office: Room , Building Office Hours: W: 2 - 3 Phone: (831) 582-4069 Email: rafael_gomez@csumb.edu Personal Web Site Education Ph. D. Spanish, Indiana University M.A. Spanish, Queens College, City University of New York B.A. Latin American Studies, Queens College, City University of New York Area of Expertise Latin American Literature and Culture Acquisition of Spanish as a Second Language Spanish for Professional Purposes Courses Taught All levels of Spanish language and culture Latin American History and Culture Mexican History and Culture Cuban History and Culture Spanish for Business European Union Latin American Short Story and Essay Latin American Literature Mexican Literature Latino/Hispanic History and Culture Advanced Spanish Grammar Comparative Environmental Policy: Mexico Grants, Honors & Awards • Certified Oral Proficiency Tester, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages •  International Faculty Partnership Conference, CSUMB representative, Querétaro, México •  Course-Based Project Grant, Chancellor’s Professional Development Funds •  Professional Travel Grant, Chancellor’s Professional Development Funds •  Rotary Grant for University Professors, Toluca, Mexico •  Diploma, Seminario para profesores de español comercial para extranjeros, Cámara de Comercio de Madrid, Madrid, Spain •  Academic Achievement Award, The University of South Carolina, College of Business Administration •  Fulbright Grant, Christian Albrechts Universität, Kiel, Germany •  Agapito Rey Fellowship, Indiana University •  National Hispanic Scholar Publications Dr. Gómez is co-author of Con destino a la comunicación: Oral and Written Expression in Spanish published by McGraw-Hill. His most recent publications are "Guidelines for an Online Spanish Course for the Professions" CIBER 2001: Explorations in Business Language and Communication (CIBER San Diego), “How to Make the Transition to an Online Learning Environment” DigitalStream 2002, and “Can We Get Tenure While Teaching Online Language for Professional Purposes?” Global Business Languages (CIBER Purdue). Dr. Gómez is currently working on a manuscript for a first-year Spanish language book (Pura Vida) and a Spanish for Business textbook.     This page was last modified: Oct 1, 2003 CSUMB World Languages and Cultures © 2003. All rights reserved.