Ivan E. Parra Garcia
Iván Garcia
Ivan E. Parra Garcia is a Lecturer of Spanish in the Department of Languages, Cultures and Translation at UNC Charlotte. His teaching focuses on the development of Spanish communication and intercultural understanding through communicative activities, experiential learning, creative expression, and critical reflection. His background in learning experience design informs his use of educational technology, accessible resources, and goal-driven learning pathways that help students develop the communicative and intercultural skills to use Spanish inside and outside the classroom. Before joining UNC Charlotte, he taught elementary, intermediate, and advanced Spanish, as well as courses in Spanish for the professions, creative and academic writing, and Latin American culture.
Education
Ph.D. in Comparative Literature, University of Michigan
M.F.A. in Spanish Creative Writing, University of Iowa
M.A. in Crossways in European Humanities, Erasmus Mundus Program
Participating institutions: University of Sheffield, University of Tübingen, and University of Santiago de Compostela
Certificates and Additional Training
Certificate in Critical Translation Studies
Certificate in Learning Experience Design
Graduate Teacher Certificate
Research Interests
• Spanish language and culture pedagogy
• Educational technology and accessible course design
• Experiential learning
• Community-engaged and participatory approaches to Spanish language and culture learning
• Creative writing and reflective writing in Spanish
• Interdisciplinary and comparative approaches to Spanish language and culture
• Literary and technical translation
Selected Publication
Texarkana. New York: Sudaquia Editores, 2021.
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