About Judith

Where was Judith born?

• Santiago de Chile

• a small town in North Dakota

• The Motor City

• Near British Colombia

True or False: There are more than three nationalities in Judith's immediate family.

• True

• False

Which foreign languages has Judith taught at the university level?

• German, Spanish and English

• Japanese and English

• Italian, Spanish and French

• Spanish, French and English

Judith loves teaching grammar, especially to beginners!

• True

• False

What has been one of Judith's most exciting career challenges?

• Re-vamping the Residential Curriculum as a director at WWU.

• Teaching a 4-week intensive TEFL course.

• Directing the Language dept. at UEES, Ecuador.

• Programming and guiding a trip to Mexico for practicum students.

Judith wrote her Phd...

• About guided reflection in students abroad.

• On neuroscience.

• On teaching pedagogy and SLA.

• On Spanish phonetics.

Judith's most current research project involves....

• Sketchnoting in the classroom.

• Speech therapy and "gestion mentale".

• Writing a manual of teaching techniques for foreign language teachers.

• A graphic novel on the brain.

What makes Judith love teaching languages so much that she wants to work as an English Teacher at MBS?

• She's a pro since she's a native English speaker.

• She's resigned herself to be a teacher, what else could she do?

• She loves to keep learning and innovating in the classroom.

Judith would like to work at MBS because...

• She's eager to enjoy the sun, the beach and rosé with colleagues.

• She thinks that MBS will sponsor her visa, since she's American and she can't legally work.

• Because she'd like to be a part of the team.

• To tell her kids that she now has a steady job.

Judith is more than teaching, administration and research projects - in her free time she enjoys...

• Scuba diving, ice climbing and foot races.

• Bike trips, drawing, sailing, acrobatics, crafts, listening to stories.

• Fishing, flying and tailgating at U of M games.