Laura J Martell
200 Norman Point RD NW Longville, MN 56655
ljmartell86@gmail.com
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Education:
Georgetown University M.A. in Italian Studies 2015
University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts B.A. in Italian 2009
Further Education:
Duke University Graduate School:
Department of Romance Studies 2016-2018
Languages:
English: Native speaker
Italian: Near-native proficiency
Spanish: Advanced reading knowledge and intermediate communicative proficiency
French: Advanced reading knowledge and intermediate communicative proficiency
Teaching Experience:
Duke University:
Instructor Italian 203 Fall 2018
Taught classes four days a week to intermediate students; Created and executed lesson plans; Collaborated on creating assessments according to the syllabus and student needs; Planned and executed enrichment activities for Students of all levels; Tutored students who required extra help or wished to go beyond the parameters of instruction in the classroom.
Instructor Italian 101 Spring 2017 Co-instructor Italian 102 Fall 2017
Georgetown University:
Volunteer Italian Tutor Academic Year 2015-2016
Helped struggling students with homework and grammatical concepts for Italian language courses; Facilitated conversation practice for students who wished to challenge themselves.
Concordia Language Villages
(CLV) Italian Language Village: Lago del Bosco (LDB):
Assistant Dean & Instructor CLV Italian Adult Week August 2019
Created and executed activity-based immersion curricula and lesson plans; Animated and lead daily activities in the target language; Researched and wrote daily flyers which provided cultural and linguistic information to participants; solicited and responded to feedback from participants to maintain the high quality of the program.
Director of Casa Italia Day Camp June – July 2019
Hired, trained and managed counseling staff; Created teaching curriculum and daily schedule; Communicated with parents, volunteers, ancillary staff and administration; Facilitated relationship between Casa Italia and Concordia Language Villages; Processed payroll and social security information for foreign and domestic staff; Taught and supervised children aged 4 to 12 years.
Assistant Dean at LDB July – August 2015 to 2017 & 2019
Trained, managed and supervised program staff; Organized weekly and daily schedules; liaised with kitchen and custodial staff; Communicated with parents and CLV offices; Supervised children and staff.
Co-Leader of Italian Weekend April at CLV LDB 2014
Interviewed and hired program staff; Created and carried out curriculum and schedule a two-day Italian immersion program for 20 to 30 college students.
Counselor for Youth Exploration Week at CLV LDB 2012
Created and implemented task-based communicative activities for high school students in an immersion environment.
Co-leader of Ethnic Performing Arts at CLV LDB 2011
Created and executed performing arts curriculum, which engaged students in language learning through the improvisational Italian tradition of Commedia dell’Arte.
Director of Youth Exploration Weekend at CLV LDB May 2010
Staffed and scheduled a three-day Italian immersion program for 15 high school students; created lesson plans; Taught intermediate language level; Created course materials; Assessed and provided feedback to students.
Business Manager, Staff Counselor, and Leader of Ethnic Performing Arts 2009 to 2010
Guided and Supervised campers;Trained and mentored less-experienced program staff; Performed all functions required of a village Business Manager.
Instructor for Itailan Adult Weekend at CLV LDB 2006 & 2008
Taught beginning and intermediate Italian to students aged 20 to 75 years; Created lesson plans and course materials; Assessed and provided feedback to participants.
Camp Counselor, and Instructor in Italian at CLV LDB 2005 to 2009
Guided and Supervised campers; Developed lesson plans and lead small communicative language lesson groups of children aged 7 to 18 years.
Conferences:
Canadian Association for Italian Studies Annual Conference 2018
“Performing Ideal Womanhood On and Off the Early Modern Stage”
Rutgers University 2015
Performing Revolution Parole in Movimento, Graduate Student Conference
“Il Giullare del Popolo: Il teatro popolare di Dario Fo”