LILIA RUIZ-DEBBE
Associate Professor
Director of Spanish Language Program
Frank Melville, Jr. Memorial Library N3029
(631) 632-6945


 
      PROFESSIONAL TRAINING Ph.D. awarded by the Université de Genève, Switzerland, 1997 The subject of my thesis was: "Le fonctionement des organisateurs textuels chez les hispanophones" [Function and Development of Textual Organizers in Spanish-Speaking Children].
Studies for Doctoral degree in Language Pedagogy and Applied Linguistics at the Faculté des Sciences de l'Education. Université of Geneve. Switzerland.
Studies for Doctoral degree in Hispanic Linguistics. ABD. El Centro de Estudios Linguísticos y Literarios. Colegio de México. México City, México. 1978 - 1981.
BA in Letras Hipánicas. University of Sonora. 1974- 1978. Thesis: "El uso morfológico del adverbio en el habla de Hermosillo". México.

PROFESSIONAL DATA SUNY at Stony Brook, Department of Hispanic Languages and Literature.
Responsible for:
The Coordination of Spanish Language Program
The Training and Supervision of Teaching Assistants
Areas of teaching: Applied Linguistics and Foreign Languages Methodology.

PUBLICATIONS
(In Press). "Grammatical Development of Past Tense in Learners Spanish as L2: Oral and Written Productions". In Mac Swan, J. (ed). In the Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Bilingualism. Cascadilla, Press. Forthcoming, Fall 2004.

(2002). "Aproximaciones Teórico-Metodológicas sobre la Adquisición y el Aprendizaje: Tiempo y Aspecto por hablantes de español como L2" Published in the Proceedings of the XIII International Congress of the Latin American Association of Linguistics and Philology. Actas de Filología. Victor M. Sanchez Corrales (ed.). San José, Costa Rica: Universidad de Costa Rica, SIEDIN (Sistema Editorial y de la Difusión Científica de la Investigación), pp. 923-932. ISBN 9977-15-120-2.

(1987). La Profesionalización de la Enseñanza en las Universidades. Forum del Análisis del la Interacción Enseñanza-Investigación. Document of the University of Sonora. México. Enero.

(1987). La Problemática Académica en las Facultades e Institutos de la Universidad. Forum Universitario. Document of the University of Sonora, México. Ruiz-Debbe, Lilia

(1987). Los Planes y los Programas de Estudio en las Facultades de la Universidad de Sonora. Forum Universitario. Sonora, México.

RESEARCH: At the present, I am working in some research that involves Interlanguage Studies and Second Language Acquisition Research . Specifically, "Development of Tense and Aspect in L2 Processing:The connection between textual organizer and the tense-aspect marking.

PEDAGOGICAL PROJECTS
Self - Study: Assessment of student performance and attainment. Spanish as Second Language. In progress. Project for the creation of "The Writing Center in Spanish." Department of Hispanic Languages and Literature, at SUNY at Stony Brook Fall 1999. Coordination of the Workshops "Evaluation of Spanish Textbooks". Department of Hispanic Languages and Literature, at SUNY at Stony Brook, Spring 2001 & Spring 2002. Project for "The Development of Materials about use of Technology in the Language Classroom". Department of Hispanic Languages and Literature, at SUNY at Stony Brook, spring 1999 at the present). Member of the committee of the "Teaching Linguistics and Scientific Method". The Latin American Association of Linguistics and Philology. 2002. Project for the creation of a "Department of Human Resources for Teaching and Research". Elaboration and Coordination. University of Sonora. México. 1982 -1984. Project for "Continuing Education for Teaching". Coordination. University of Sonora. México. 1984 -1987. Elaboration and participation in the "National Program of Counseling in Education". Mexico City. México.1984. Coordination of "The First University Program Inter-State of Continuing Education for Teaching and Research." Sonora, México. 1985 - 1986. Project for the "Evaluation of Pedagogical Methods". University of Sonora, México. 1987 -1988.

PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS
"The Emergence of temporality: Beyond the principle of the chronological order". Abstract accepted for a paper presentation at the VIII Encuentro de Lingüística del Noroeste. Hermosillo, Sonora, México. November, 2004.
"The Inherent aspect on the structure and meaning in the temporal relations". Paper presented at the 6th Chronos Conference on Syntax, Semantics and Pragmatics of Tense, Mood and Aspect. Geneva, Switzerland. September 2004.
"Tense-Aspect: the connection between textual organizer and the tense-aspect marking." Paper presented at the Annual Conference of American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL), Portland, Oregon. May 2004.
"Grammatical Development of Past Tense in Learners Spanish as L2". Paper presented at the International Symposium on Bilingualism. (ISB4). , Phoenix, Arizona, April 2003.
"The Development of tense/aspect relations in L2 Spanish Narratives". Paper presented at the XIII International Congress of the Latin American Association of Linguistics and Philology. San José de Costa Rica, Costa Rica, February 2002. "Approach to the Interlanguage Hypothesis: English as L1 and Spanish as L2." Paper presented at the Department of Hispanic Languages and Literature. Stony Brook, February 2000
COURSES TAUGHT STONY BROOK (1994 at the present)

A) LINGUISTICS COURSES Undergraduate Level SPN 463 Spanish/English Contrast SPN 465 Three Topics Courses: *Understanding Spanish Linguistics *Spanish Syntax *Morpho-Syntax *The Structure of Spanish Language SPN 475 Undergraduate Practicum in the Teaching of Spanish Grammar. Graduate Level SPN 691 Practicum in the Teaching of Spanish Language SPN 693 Practicum in the Teaching of Spanish Language II SPN 588 Directed Master's Research

B) LANGUAGE COURSES AT STONY BROOK (Spring 1994 to Spring 1999) SPN 111 Elementary Spanish SPN 112 Elementary Spanish SPN 211 Intermediate Spanish SPN 311 Spanish Conversation and Composition SPN 321 Grammar and Composition and Advanced Grammar

THESIS DIRECTION
Diane D'angelo: "Windows to the Subjunctive: A user friendly Approach" (1999) M.A. degree Member of the Doctoral Thesis.

UNIVERSITY SERVICE Faculty Advisor for the Writing and Tutoring Center at the Department of Hispanic Languages and Literature (1996-present). Member of the Undergraduate Council, SUNY at Stony Brook. (Spring & Fall 2001). Coordinator of the Departmental "Taller Cultural Hispano". (Fall 2001 at the present).

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Latin American Association of Linguistics and Philology (ALFAL) Modern Language Association (MLA)