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Dr. Julie Stephens de Jonge
Dr. Julie Stephens de Jonge
(de Jonge is pronounced "De Young")
(de Jonge is pronounced "De Young")
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About the instructor
About the instructor
Welcome to the class!! I look forward to getting to know each student!
I received my PhD in Spanish Literature from the University of Kansas. After teaching for 7 years at the University of Kansas, I worked at a small liberal arts college with only about 1000 students. I have taught at UCM for 24 years.
I teach all levels of Spanish from Elementary I to the 4000 level courses for majors.
I grew up in Overland Park, KS but have also lived in Nebraska and Maryland. My parents still live in Overland Park and I have a brother who lives in Vancouver, Canada and a sister who lives in Leawood, KS. I have two nephews and three nieces.
I am married and my husband is a professor of audiology. I have four children (three sons and one daughter) and one daughter-in-law. I have three grandsons who live in Minnesota (two are identical twins).
I studied abroad in Barcelona, Spain and did volunteer work in Latin American countries. I have taken students on a study abroad trip to Spain as well.
I love teaching language, film and literature. I especially like to use film in my courses because I believe stories are compelling ways to understand the human condition. Film, in particular, gives an insight into the perspectives, problems, and dilemmas of our existence in an emotionally satisfying way.
Dr. Julie Stephens de Jonge
Dr. Julie Stephens de Jonge
Telephone
Telephone
660-543-4871
660-543-4871
Office and Office Hours
Office and Office Hours
203D Wood
203D Wood
MWF: 12:00-12:50
MWF: 12:00-12:50
MW: 2:00-2:50
MW: 2:00-2:50
or by appointment via ZOOM / Google Meet
or by appointment via ZOOM / Google Meet
To send me a text & receive text reminders:
To send me a text & receive text reminders:
Teaching Philosophy
Teaching Philosophy
I aim to create courses that make you think, that connect to the big ideas and questions in life. Language is a tool to communicate, learn and think. My goal is to make the course not just about grammar and the mechanics of language, but rather about bigger topics and questions that develop your ability to express yourself, think “big thoughts” and find meaning.
I aim to create courses that make you think, that connect to the big ideas and questions in life. Language is a tool to communicate, learn and think. My goal is to make the course not just about grammar and the mechanics of language, but rather about bigger topics and questions that develop your ability to express yourself, think “big thoughts” and find meaning.
All students can grow and improve their learning in order to move toward mastery. I believe errors and struggle are essential to learning.I strive to create a friendly, welcoming, low-stress environment for all learners. Students should be treated and respected as individuals.
All students can grow and improve their learning in order to move toward mastery. I believe errors and struggle are essential to learning.I strive to create a friendly, welcoming, low-stress environment for all learners. Students should be treated and respected as individuals.
I have a responsibility to help you construct knowledge and develop skills. Students are NOT like bank accounts into which I deposit “knowledge”.
I have a responsibility to help you construct knowledge and develop skills. Students are NOT like bank accounts into which I deposit “knowledge”.
Students must be engaged and motivated in order to learn.
Students must be engaged and motivated in order to learn.
Intellectual work is inherently interesting and valuable. Students should value thinking, curiosity, and academic work for the course to be a positive experience. If the course is just a “hoop” to jump through, deep learning will likely not occur.
Intellectual work is inherently interesting and valuable. Students should value thinking, curiosity, and academic work for the course to be a positive experience. If the course is just a “hoop” to jump through, deep learning will likely not occur.
Being active is essential to learning.
Being active is essential to learning.
Deep learning that will stick is challenging. It requires effort and dedication.
Deep learning that will stick is challenging. It requires effort and dedication.
Mutual respect in class is essential.
Mutual respect in class is essential.
What you can do to be successful in the course
What you can do to be successful in the course
Come to class.
Come to class.
Check the course calendar, Blackboard, and email on a regular basis. Write deadlines on your calendar.
Check the course calendar, Blackboard, and email on a regular basis. Write deadlines on your calendar.
Spend at least 2 hours outside of class working on course material for each hour you are in class, i.e., 6 hours per week.
Spend at least 2 hours outside of class working on course material for each hour you are in class, i.e., 6 hours per week.
Cultivate a "growth" mindset, rather than a fixed mindset. Click here to see the difference.
Consider getting a loose-leaf copy of the text. Many students find navigating a traditional paper copy of the text easier than using an e-book.
Consider getting a loose-leaf copy of the text. Many students find navigating a traditional paper copy of the text easier than using an e-book.
Read chapter explanations carefully. Take notes in the margin. Close the book and “test” yourself. Can you repeat in your own words the concepts presented in the chapter?
Read chapter explanations carefully. Take notes in the margin. Close the book and “test” yourself. Can you repeat in your own words the concepts presented in the chapter?
Ask for help for any and everything you do not understand. Contact me anytime by Remind text, email, phone, or office hours.
Ask for help for any and everything you do not understand. Contact me anytime by Remind text, email, phone, or office hours.
Tell yourself that you can improve. Embrace mistakes and view them as an opportunity.
Tell yourself that you can improve. Embrace mistakes and view them as an opportunity.
Get enough sleep.
Get enough sleep.
Work on all class assignments a little bit at a time. Do not cram or spend hours at the last minute trying to finish something. Work frequently in small chunks.
Work on all class assignments a little bit at a time. Do not cram or spend hours at the last minute trying to finish something. Work frequently in small chunks.
Short learning sessions of only 10 minutes, if done frequently, can help reinforce learning and remembering.
Short learning sessions of only 10 minutes, if done frequently, can help reinforce learning and remembering.
Ask for extra time if you believe you cannot complete an assignment by the deadline.
Ask for extra time if you believe you cannot complete an assignment by the deadline.
View class as an opportunity to grow intellectually and personally, not as an experience to get through or endure.
View class as an opportunity to grow intellectually and personally, not as an experience to get through or endure.
Reach out to me whenever you confront difficulties and challenges. I will try to help.
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