Norma Corrales-Martin
Norma Corrales-Martin
PhD, Ohio University
Assistant Professor of Spanish and 1002 Coordinator
Research and Pedagogical Interests
I would like to accentuate what makes my praxis unique. One of my pedagogical interests has been the creation of a classroom environment in which students are motivated to learn Spanish and feel comfortable to participate. I found a material base for conveying this atmosphere, along with phonologic, morpho-syntactic and semantic content in the wonderful world of Hispanic music. Meanwhile, a pedagogical and research challenge ensued from the material: I discovered that grammars centered in the category noun-subject, by which I had been trained, lacked the necessary explanatory power for a complex text, such as a song. I decided to focus my research in and out of the classroom on developing a model of linguistic analysis centered in the verb. I have been pleased to confirm that the grammar resulting from the application of this paradigm (1) explains Spanish language respecting Hjemslev's principles of simplicity and coherence, and (2) constitutes a sound pedagogical tool to teach any song or text. My research project has grown into two textbooks used for my classes, Gramática Viva (2004, 2006) and Lingüística Viva (2004, 2007).
I have taught Introduction to Spanish Linguistics (4302), Advanced Grammar and Linguistic Concepts (3003), Latin America Film and Fiction (2101), Conversational Review (2001), Advanced Writing Skills (3096), Basic Spanish II (1002). I developed the class Hispanic Popular Cultures and will teach it in the Spring 2008.
I am Coordinator of Spanish 1002, Basic II since Spring 2006.
Most Recent Publications
Books
"Lingüística Viva". (2007, 2005). XanEdu Custom Publishing. Ann Arbor, 87 pp. ISBN 1-59399-264-5.
"Gramática Viva". (2006, 2004). XanEdu Custom Publishing. Ann Arbor, 88 pp. ISBN 1-59399-240-8.
Bautista Gutiérrez, Gloria & Norma Corrales-Martin. "Pinceladas Literarias Hispanoamericanas". (2004). Wiley & Sons, New York. 362 pp.ISBN 0-471-29747-X.
Articles
"Un estudio de la palabra que en canciones hispanas". Revista de Filología y Lingüística, Universidad de Costa Rica, V. XXXII, número 1, 2006.
"Hacia una redefinición de los conceptos tradicionales de adjetivo y adverbio" Lujan, Martin, ed. XIV Congreso Internacional de la ALFAL. Monterrey, México, Octubre 2005. Memorias del Congreso. Austin: 2005. http://www.mundoalfal.org/cdcongreso/cd/analisis_estructuras_linguisticas/corrales.swf
"El hombre anfibio triétnico y su representación en En Chimá nace un santo de Manuel Zapata Olivilla". Diáspora , No. 14, 2004. pp. 78-86.
"Mitología Afro-Hispánica en Ecue-yamba-o de Alejo Carpentier, Changó el gran putas de Manuel Zapata Olivella y las canciones santeras del grupo cubano 'Celina y Reutilio'". Diáspora , No. 13, 2002. pp. 116-132.
"Enseñanza de la Gramática y Cultura Hispánicas a través de Canción y Danza Caribes". Cauce , Revista de la Lengua y su Didáctica, v. 24. Sevilla. 2001. pp. 405- 416.
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