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Curriculum
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RICHARD C.
AGUILAR |
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| EDUCATION: |
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| Albert-Ludwigs
Universität, Freiburg-im-Breisgau, Germany (08/78
– 08/79) |
| Internship
for MAT from SWTSU. |
| Stipend
from the Deutsche Akademischer Austauschdienst. |
| Area
of Study: Foreign Language Teaching Methodologies |
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| Bachelor
of Arts (08/75) |
| Southwest
Texas State University, San Marcos, TX |
| Major:
German - Minor: Music |
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| EMPLOYMENT: |
| Freelance
Translator, Consultant, and Webmaster: |
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| 08/99
– present |
| Providing
computer skills training to individuals in the local area.
Creating and maintaining a personal website (http://www.rcaguilar.com)
providing Spanish lessons and German folksongs via the
internet. Construction of various websites for private
individuals and businesses. Providing private instruction
to individuals and businesses needing to learn Spanish.
Provide translation of documents and websites. |
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| Instructor,
German and Spanish, Shasta
College, Redding, CA. |
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| 08/86
– 06/99 |
| Full-time
instructor for German and Spanish. Responsible to develop
and provide all materials for the classroom. Taught first
three levels (six semesters) of the target languages,
as well as independent study levels for advanced German
students. Developed curricula, implemented innovative
foreign language teaching methodologies. Coordinated with
Foothill-Dianza College to enroll German students in work
program (internship) in Germany. Supervised student assistants.
Visited local classrooms (K-12) with accordion program,
to promote foreign language study and awareness. |
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| Editor,
Technical Production Department, American
Educational Complex, Killeen, TX. |
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| 04/85
– 07-86 |
| Edit
and evaluate responsiveness of technical proposals for
submission to Government contracting agencies and foreign
contracting agencies. Study and evaluate Government solicitations
for assurance that the various entities of theAmerican
Educational Complex (Central Texas College, American Technical
Institute, American Preparatory Institute, and the Research
Institute for Advanced Technology) were capable of providing
the requested services. Other duties included writing
technical proposals; revisin, as needed; translating proposals,
attachments, educational materials, and technical documents
from English to Spanish, and vice versa; actual printing
and production of technical proposals; word-processing;
meeting deadlines for proposal input, revision, and printing;
exercising knowledge and understanding of US military
programs. |
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| Adjunct
Instructor, Central
Texas College, Killeen, TX. |
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| 08/84
– 05/86 |
| Taught
university level courses: beginning German and Spanish.
Teaching load included classes in a Women’s Maximum Security
Prison in Gatesville, TX, at Fort Hood (Headstart &
Gateway Programs), as well as with traditional students
on-campus. |
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| Manager,
Waldenbooks
#743, Temple, TX. |
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| 04/82–
06/84 |
| Managed
all store functions including employment, evaluation,
training, supervision, and retention of employees; inventory
ordering, receipt, check-in, stocking, sales, returns,
and control; adherence to company policies regarding banking,
reporting, customer relations, and advertising; and maintained
responsibility for $350,000.00 in merchandise. |
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| Adjunct
Instructor, Temple
Junior College, Temple, TX. |
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| 01/80
– 05/83 |
| Taught
Community Education classes: Survival Spanish, Spanish
for Hospital Personnel, Business Spanish. |
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| Assistant
to the Director of Financial Aids and Placement, Temple
Junior College, Temple, TX. |
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| 06/79
– 08/81 |
| Employed
as Acting-Director, as the Director was on sabbatical.
Disbursed funds under local, state, and federal financial
aid programs, in accordance with respective regulations.
Assisted students in application procedures, need evaluation,
and with appropriate funding. Maintained documents for
federal audit. Employed all work-study students throughout
my term in this position. Filled out and submitted formal
federal applications for funding. Disbursed more than
$750,000.00 per year. Provided student orientation sessions,
informing students concerning available financial aid.
Travelled to various schools within the Central Texas
area to recruit new students. |
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| Teacher,
HeadStart Program,
Killeen, TX |
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| 10/78
– 05/79 |
| Planned,
developed and built the HeadStart Center in Killeen, TX.
Purchased and installed equipment for center, assembled
playground equipment, office equipment, kitchen, and classrooms.
Taught twenty 4-year-olds from underprivileged backgrounds.
Recruited children from impoverished neighborhoods through
Killeen: assisted in providing health services, personal
hygienic care, nutritional instruction, and basic physical
development. Assisted parents to locate, apply for, and
receive additional aid necessary for the well-being of
their children from various available Government resources.
Supervised a staff of twelve, including teachers, assistants,
kitchen workers, and aides. |
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| TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT: |
| Computer
skills: include assembly, operation and maintenance of
PC, as well as using a MAC. Familiar with DOS, Windows
3.11 through Windows 2000 and Windows XP. The following
programs represent some of those I have tested, evaluated,
and/or used. |
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| Word-Processing
& Presentation Programs: Lotus, Word, WordPerfect,
Excel, Microsoft Works, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe PageMaker,
Adobe Premier, Macromedia, TextPad, WordPad, NotePad,
PowerPoint. Excellent familiarity with use of various
languages and foreign keyboard layouts. |
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| Graphics
Programs: Paint Shop Pro, Photoshop, Fractal Design,
Kai’s Power Tools, Kai’s Power Goo, Fontographer, Microangelo,
ACDSee, GIF animator, Anime, 3-D animator, PicaView, VuePro,
MS Gif-animator. |
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| Audio
& MIDI Programs: Cakewalk Pro, Finale, DartPro,
DrumsPro, Fast Eddie, Encore, GoldWave, RealAudio Encoder,
SawPlus, Sound Forge, WaveLab, Stomper, Winamp, Shockwave,
CoolEdit. |
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| Utility
Programs: MultiLaunch, WinZip, WinRAR, WinARJ, Pkzip,
Slicer, Ripper, File Renamer, AntiVirus (Norton, McAffee). |
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| Internet
Programs: MIRC, ICQ, Netscape, Internet Explorer,
WS-FTP, Gnutella, PhoneFree, Outlook Express, NetMeeting,
Creative Phone, ServeU FTP. |
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| Hardware
Installation: Sound cards, Scanners, Printers, Floppy
Drives, CD players, CD burners, Zip Drive, Hard Drive,
Microphone, Amplifier, Stereo connectors, MIDI input-output,
MIDI devices (Roland synthesizers), Modem, DSL splitter. |
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| Webmaster
for http://www.rcaguilar.com.
Have developed and maintain an internet website for the
purpose
of providing a melange of language-learning resources,
including free foreign language lessons and music files
(folksongs). Currently, only Spanish lessons are available.
The German lessons are in revision, and will eventually
be re-entered. Tested programs (as listed below), learned
HTML, audio recording and manipulation, MIDI instrument
interface with computer,
developed lessons, created graphics, built
repoire with advertisers, and provide links to well-researched
sites of value to foreign language study. Links to this
site are maintained by: AATG
(American Association of
Teachers of German), www.spanishlanguage.co.uk,
the
University of Alberta, the
German Way, Teaching
with the Web, Resources
on Internet, Mount
Holyoke College, PZM
Freifach Internet, Links
für den Unterricht, learn.co.uk,
Internet
Public Library, Hispavista
Guide, Colonel
Craig’s WWW links, Bob
Shea’s German
Music Pages, cti
German Language Sites, about.com,
… and many more. The website has been mentioned in National
Geographic Travel Magazine, Berliner Morgenpost, The Record
Searchight (Redding Newspaper), and various Language Association
journals. |
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| LANGUAGES: |
| English |
Native
language skills. |
| Spanish |
Native
language skills. |
| German |
Formal
studies since 1970. Fluent in reading, writing, speaking,
and comprehension. |
| French |
*Since
1972. Fluent in reading, speaking, and comprehension.
Still have difficulty with writing French. Eight visits
to France. |
| Russian |
*Since
1970. Very good reading, speaking, and comprehension skills.
Writing is difficult. |
| Dutch |
*Since
1977. Very good reading, speaking, and comprehension skills.
Have rarely written Dutch. Three visits to Holland. |
| Italian |
*Since
1983. Very good reading, speaking, and comprehension skills.
Good writing skills. Three visits to Italy. |
| Japanese |
Formal
study, Albert-Ludwigs Universität, Germany; minimal
speaking, minimal reading, minimal writing, and some comprehension. |
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*Implies
immersion: constant usage when travelling abroad, constant
reading and grammar study, and exercise whenever possible. |
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| HONORS
& AWARDS: |
| 1977-78
was awarded Fullbright and DAAD scholarships
for year of study abroad. Declined Fullbright. |
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| Teaching
Assistantships at SWTSU (1974-1977). |
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| Board
of Regents Scholarship for undergraduate study, SWTSU. |
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| Music
Scholarships for undergraduate study, Baylor University. |
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| Music
Scholarship for Graduate study, SWTSU. |
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| AATG
(American Association of Teachers of German) Website
of the Month, 1997. |
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| Doktor
Faustus Award, (1997), for promotion of German on
the internet. |
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| Kickapoo
High School Award of Excellence, (1998) for providing
superior information on the web regarding German studies. |
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| StudyWeb,
(1999), for providing “one of the finest informative sites
on the web.” |
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| SchoolZone,
UK, (2000), 5 Star rating for an outstanding educational
site. |
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| meOme.de,
(2000), for providing information of the highest quality
standards. |
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| Schoolsnet,
(2001), for learning and teaching resources in the net. |
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| PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT: |
| Conferences: |
| California
Foreign Language Teachers Association (CFLTA) |
| Modern
Language Association (MLA) |
| South-West
Conference On Language Teaching (SWCOLT) |
| Foreign
Language Association of Northern California (FLANC) |
| American
Association of Teachers of German (AATG) |
| California
Teachers Association (CTA) |
| American
Translator’s Association (ATA) |
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| Study
Abroad and Travel: |
| Have
travelled to various countries for immersion and
exposure, engaging myself in conversation whenever
and wherever possible. |
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| Countries
include: Germany (East and West, before
and after reunification), France, Italy,
Spain, Morocco, Switzerland,
Andorra, Czechoslovakia, Austria,
England, Lichtenstein, Holland,
Belgium, Canada, Yugoslavia,
and Mexico. |
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| COMMITTEES: |
| President,
Faculty Association, Shasta College (1988-89) |
| Affirmative
Action Committee |
| Curriculum
Council |
| Tenure
Review Committee |
| President's
Council |
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| COMMUNITY
SERVICES: |
| Accordion
performances at Civic Center in Temple, TX, for Cinco
de Mayo. |
| Accordion
performances at Retirement Homes in Belton and Temple,
TX, voluntary. |
| Accordion
performances for local Neighborhood Watch gatherings,
in Salado and Heidenheimer, TX. |
| Accordion
performances for Police Summer Safety Program (National
Night Out). |
| Music
and Language presentations: Red Bluff ISD, Anderson
ISD, Belton ISD, Redding ISD, Central Valley ISD, Chico
State University, Killeen ISD, and with the 2nd Armored
Division Band, Fort Hood, TX. |
| Accordion
performances with local German choral group Edelweis,
including Oktoberfest at Red Bluff Civic Center. |
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