Yolanda Jacqueline Peláez has over 15 years of experience teaching Spanish language courses at the university level. She holds a Master of Music in Opera Performance from Longy School of Music and a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Universidad Central de Venezuela. Her teaching experience includes positions at California Lutheran University, Westmont College, University of California Santa Barbara, Harvard University, and Harvard Summer School, where she has taught courses ranging from elementary to advanced Spanish.

1. YOLANDA JACQUELINE PELÁEZ
EDUCATION
Longy School of Music; Cambridge, MA. M.M. (Opera Performance) 2000
Licenciatura (Economics)! Universidad Central de Venezuela; Caracas, Venezuela, 1991
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks. Department of Languages and Cultures
Adjunct Faculty Spring 2014. Spanish 102 and Spanish 201.
Westmont College, Santa Barbara. Department of Modern Languages
Adjunct Faculty 2011-2014 (June)
Spanish 1 and 2: Elementary Spanish
Spanish 3. Intermediate Spanish.
University of California Santa Barbara. Department of Spanish and Portuguese.
Lecturer 2006-2008, 2010-2012, 2013, 2014 (Summer) and Spring 2015.
Spanish 3: Elementary Spanish
Taught last part of the first-year Spanish program at UCSB. The course is designed to develop students’
skills in reading, oral, and written expression. Designed and led discussions and class activities. Graded
exams, papers and class activities.
Spanish 4, 5 and 6: Intermediate Spanish
Taught all three levels of the second-year Spanish program at UCSB. The program is designed to help
students consolidate their skills in reading, oral, and written expression by reading and discussing
Hispanic texts and writing compositions on related topic. Designed and led discussions and class
activities. Graded exams, papers and class activities.
Spanish 16A: For Heritage Speakers
Harvard University. Department of Romance Languages and Literatures
Teaching Assistant 2001-2005
Upper-Level Spanish II: Cultura urbana actual (Course Head: Adriana Gutiérrez)! Taught advanced
language course examining literary and cinematographic works on contemporary life in the large cities of
Spain, Cuba, México and Puerto Rico. Led discussions and class activities. Graded papers, exams and
class activities.
Arte y Nación: La esfera pública latinoamericana (Prof. Doris Sommer) Assisted Professor Sommer in
correcting and grading papers and homework. This is an advanced language and culture course on the
agency of linguistic arts, focusing on texts and films that helped establish political projects in Latin
America.
Español de los negocios (Course Head: José Ignacio Alvarez-Fernández) !Taught advanced language
course on acquiring and developing skills for professional communication. Class activities included:
business presentations, discussing business case studies, writing professional documents, acquiring
specialized business vocabulary. Led discussions and class activities. Graded papers, exams and class
activities.

2. YOLANDA JACQUELINE PELÁEZ
TEACHING EXPERIENCE (continued)
Oral Expression I: El español hablado (Course Head: Nina C. de W. Ingrao)!Taught intermediate oral
proficiency course. Class activities included: debates on current topics of interest, oral presentations, role-
playing exercises. Led and graded discussions and class activities. Directed a theater play performed by
the students as final course project. Awarded the Harvard University Certificate of Distinction in Teaching.
Intermediate Spanish I and II (Course Head: Nina C. de W. Ingrao)!
Taught intermediate course covering a thorough grammar review and aimed at improving and
consolidating writing, reading, oral and listening skills. Designed and led discussions and class activities.
Graded exams, papers and class activities.
Harvard University Summer School Instructor 2003
Spanish Oral Expression
Taught intermediate oral proficiency course. Class activities included: debates on current topics of
interest, oral presentations, role-playing exercises. Designed, led and graded discussions and class
activities.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Music at Eden’s Edge (Chamber music group); Cambridge and Essex, MA. General Manager 2000
Responsible for business management, production, publicity and marketing of concert series and
outreach programs.
Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración; Caracas, Venezuela. Researcher II 1995
Participated in project analyzing changes in the manufacturing sector in Colombia.
Latinoamericana de Seguros; Caracas, Venezuela.
Manager of Market Research 1994! Directed marketing for the domestic operations of Venezuela’s third
largest insurance company, focusing on market penetration, especially health insurance products.
Analyst 1992-1993 !Identified opportunities and planned strategies to expand market’s target. Tracked
statistics on customer loyalty and satisfaction.
Bárbara Rodríguez & Asociados; Caracas, Venezuela. Junior Economist 1991-1992! Consulting economist
for Economía Hoy (economics journal).
HONORS AND AWARDS
Certificate of Distinction in Teaching; Derek Bok Center; Harvard University; 2002-2003 and 2003-2004.
Scholarship; Longy School of Music; Cambridge, MA; 1997-2000!
Scholarship; Ayacucho Foundation; Caracas, Venezuela; 1997-2000!
Scholarship; Compañía Nacional de Opera “Alfredo Sadel”; Caracas, Venezuela; 1996
Scholarship, Consejo Nacional de la Cultura; Caracas, Venezuela; 1996
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