Omar A Valdez Rocha

[Omar Ariel Valdez Rocha]

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Last Updated: February 28, 2020

omar.valdezrocha@uta.edu

about me

About Me
Teaching
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Research Interests

French and German nouvelle of the XIX century, theories of vision/visuality, and cinema in the Francophone world after the French New Wave.

Teaching Interests

In 2013, Omar worked as a full-time instructor at different colleges in the North Texas area, teaching French at the beginning and intermediate levels.

Biography

As an undergraduate, Omar studied French and Spanish at the University of Texas at Arlington, before completing his Masters degree in Modern Languages at the same institution in 2012. Omar A Valdez Rocha is currently a PhD student at Rutgers University.

Education

- 2012 MA in Modern Languages
  The University of Texas at Arlington, 2012
- 2010 BA in French
  The University of Texas at Arlington, 2010

Appointments

- Aug 2015 to Aug 2019 Adjunct Assistant Professor
  Modern Languages, University of Texas at Arlington (Arlington, United States)
  Instruction of French Literature, Cinema, Conversation and Pronunciation, as well as the teaching of beginning and intermediate levels of the French language.
- Aug 2015 to Aug 2019 Adjunct Instructor
  Modern Languages, Dallas Community College (Dallas, United States)
  Responsible for language instruction and the creation of syllabi, tests, and in-class activities.
- Aug 2014 to May 2015 Graduate Teaching Assistant
  French, Rutgers University (New Brunswick, United States)
  Responsible for French language instruction, as well as review sessions, homework grading, and test creation.

Awards and Honors

- May 2018 Outstanding Lecturer in French sponsored by University of Texas at Arlington

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