Dr. Yvonne Lam

Associate professor, Spanish Applied Linguistics
Modern Languages and Cultural Studies
Arts Building 218-E
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E6
Email: yvonne.lam@ualberta.ca

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Undergraduate courses

SPAN 201Intermediate Spanish II
SPAN 305Spanish and English, a Linguistic Comparison
SPAN 370The Sounds of Spanish
SPAN 371Meaning and Form in Spanish
SPAN 407Advanced Grammar and Composition
SPAN 475Spanish in Society
SPAN 476The Acquisition of Spanish
 

Graduate courses

MLCS 555Teaching Strategies for Postsecondary Language Instructors
MLCS 570Applied Linguistics
MLCS 581Applied Linguistics: Second Language Research
 

Graduate theses that I have supervised or am currently supervising

"Language attitudes and opportunities for speaking a minority language: What lies ahead for Ozelonacaxtla Totonac?" (MA)
"Does the explicit teaching of Spanish apologies improve the accuracy in their production by L2 learners?" (MA)
"The acquisition of the Spanish diminutive -ito/-ita" (MA)
"Social factors, language preservation and attitudes towards Spanish and Tzotzil in San Pedro Chenalhó in the State of Chiapas, Mexico" (MA)
 

Other teaching activities

Created online placement test for Spanish language program
Organized a pro-seminar for graduate students on preparing CVs and teaching portfolios (March 07)
Appraised microteaching events for University Teaching Program (06-07)
Supervised course coordinators on preparation of syllabus and materials for SPAN 111, 112, 210, 211, 212, 300 (04-05)
Conducted teaching evaluations of graduate instructors in SPAN 111, 112, 211, 212 (04-05)
Supervised 5 teaching assistants on exchange from Mexico and Spain (04-05)
Revised transfer credit agreement for Summer Study Abroad Program at the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara, Mexico (04-05)
Coordinated SPAN 211 and SPAN 212 (03-04)