Janet E. Joy (software, developer)
Ms. Joy has taught Computer Science and programming for the past 20 years.
She has an M.S. in Computer Science from Brooklyn College, and has completed
all of the course work for the Ph.D. at City University of New York. She
has an M.E. in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)
from Shenandoah University. She is currently a professor at Montgomery College
in Maryland where she teaches both computer science and English as a second
language. She has been listed in “Who’s Who of American Teachers” and “Who’s
Who in Information Technology.”
Ann St. Clair Lesman (Spanish author)
Dr. Lesman holds the B.A. from Rollins College, M.Ed. from Duke University,
and M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Maryland. She has coauthored several
textbooks and has written articles and given presentations to professional
organizations on the teaching of conversational skills. In 1980 she was given
the Award for Excellence in Foreign Language education by the Foreign Language
Association of Virginia and served as its president from 1989 to 1991. She
is currently chair of the Department of Foreign Languages at Shenandoah University.
Some of the material for this text was developed while on a Fulbright-Hayes
grant to Mexico.
Ramón Planas (Spanish author)
Born in Cuba, Ramón E. Planas is a graduate of George Mason University
where he received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Spanish
Literature. He taught Spanish at Langley High School in Fairfax County,
Virginia for many years, and for the last 15 years he has taught at the Alexandria
Campus of Northern Virginia Community College. His pedagogical expertise has
been recognized on the local and state level. In 1985 he received the
Distinguished Foreign Language Educator award for the secondary level from
the Greater Washington Area Teachers of Foreign Language and in
1993 he was awarded “Teacher of the Year” by the McLean Business
and Professional Association.
We would like to thank the many native speakers who made suggestions as they recorded the vocabulary and songs. We also appreciate the comments of the many teachers and students who have made suggestions for ways to improve and enhance the activities.
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