Alison Wainwright Peake

EDUCATION__________________________________________________

M. Phil., Spanish; Major Field: Peninsular Literature                                                   1985

Yale University, New Haven, CT

            Dissertation topic:  Influence of the Catholic Church in

       Early Peninsular Children’s Literature

 

Graduate Studies, Spanish                                                                                     1979

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

 

M.A., Spanish; Major Field: Peninsular Literature                                                         1975

Yale University, New Haven, CT

 

B.A., Spanish; Minor: Education                                                                                1972

George Washington University, Washington, DC

 

University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain                                                                             1970

Georgetown University, Washington, DC

 

A.A., General Studies                                                                                                1969

Briarcliff College, Briarcliff Manor, NY

             

 

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE_________________________________________________

 

Conard High School, West Hartford, CT                                                      2005-present

            Spanish I, Elementary Spanish

            Spanish IV & IV Honors

            Teacher of the Year committee (2003-present)

 

            Current Assignments at Conard are Spanish IV and Spanish IVH

 

West Hartford Public Schools, West Hartford, CT                                             2000-2005

            FLES (Foreign/World Languages in the Elementary Schools)

            Tenured (2004)

 

The Williams School, New London, CT                                                           1997-2000

            Spanish 1 – 5, all levels for high school

            French 7, Beginning French

            Faculty Advisor (1997-2000)

Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT                                                             1997 (spring)

            Spanish 101

 

On Location Education, Mt. Kisco, NY                                                            1996-1997

            Tutor for traveling performers (fall)

Program planner (spring)

 

The Taft School, Watertown, CT                                                                    1996(spring)

            Spanish 2H, 3, 45 (Hispanic Language, Literature & Culture)           

 

Connecticut College, New London, CT                                                           1987-1995

1995        Senior Tutorial:  Folklore in Latin America

 

1990-1995             Course Director:  Spanish 101-102

 

1987-1990             Spanish 101-102, Elementary Spanish

Spanish 101a-102a, Intensive Elementary Spanish

Spanish 103, Lower Intermediate Spanish

Spanish 121, Intermediate Spanish

 

 

Yale University, New Haven, CT                                                               1974, 1979-1985

1985        Spanish 115, Beginning Spanish (fall)

 

1984-1985             Spanish 115, Beginning Spanish

Spanish 145, Civilization and Culture (spring)

           

1983-1984             Spanish 130, Intermediate Spanish

 

1981-1984             Spanish 138, Advanced Conversation

 

1979-1981             Spanish 115, Beginning Spanish

 

1974        Spanish 142, Spanish for Native Speakers (spring)

 

 

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA                                                 1978-1979

            Spanish 2A, Beginning Spanish

Spanish 3, Intermediate Spanish

Spanish 100, Spanish Literature in Translation

  TRAVEL________________________________________________________________

            I was born in the Dominican Republic and have lived in Norway, Honduras and

            Spain.  I have also traveled extensively throughout Europe and Latin America.  In

            1999 and 2005, I accompanied school trips to Italy, Greece and Spain.

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