Sophie Peacock

As a Spanish teacher with over five years of experience in language teaching, I am passionate about continued professional growth in the field. I possess enthusiasm for engaging all levels of learners with extensive knowledge of the Spanish language, Hispanic cultures, history, and dialectal diversity across Spanish-speaking regions through an array of student-centered learning approaches to ensure effective and meaningful connections with the material. I strive to promote awareness of marginalized non-Hispanic languages and cultures located within Spanish-speaking regions to further enrich the curriculum. Experience in teaching at prestigious institutions, such as the Universidad de Chile, the Comptroller General of the Republic of Chile and the Chilean Naval Academy, underscores my ability to cater to diverse academic and professional needs. I am adept and experienced at creating and adapting lesson plans as needed to optimize student learning while upholding curricular objectives.

Spanish 5-12 Provisional License (Massachusetts)

Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL), International TEFL Academy, 19000004343-144037-20210428

• Spanish Departamental Award
• Dean's List: 2014 - 2018

"Dear Future Me," New Ways in Teaching with Creative Writing (TESOL Press), 02/11/2020

Undergraduate Thesis: El Valor Contradictorio del Testimonio Indígena Guatemalteco: La Fragmentación y la Recuperación/The Contradictory Value of the Guatemalan Indigenous Testimony: Fragmentation and Recovery (08/2017 - 12/2017)

Following decades of oppressive colonialism and the most recent dictatorship in Guatemala during the second half of the twentieth century, this thesis examines the values of the literary testimony, in particular the indigenous Guatemalan testimonies that emerged in response to the nation's genocide which principally affected the indigenous communities. The inter-diocesan project, "Recuperación de Memoria Histórica," served as the cornerstone for the creation and emergence of indigenous Guatemalan testimonies, as it effectively provided a space for a historically marginalized sector of society to make its voices heard at a national and international level. Despite the objective of documenting individual truths as each victim experienced them, the process of giving testimonies has shown that it can evoke contradictory effects in the testimonialist, such as personal/cultural fragmentation and recuperation. While the act of giving a testimony has the ability to empower the victim, it also has the potential to prolong the indefinite suffering that accompanies the recollection of a traumatic period in one's life. * Please request access to document if interested.

Spanish Language Teaching Assistant - Saint Michael's College (Jan. 2018 - May 2018)

• Collaborated with the department chair and peer teaching assistant to research and incorporate innovative teaching methods and technologies to enhance student engagement and learning outcomes in the Spanish conversation course under the direction of the department chair
• Guided group discussions designed to develop verbal communication skills and to assess reading comprehension and oral skills
• Observed main instructor, and designed professional goals around observations and personal practice with 1:1 mentoring with instructor

Spanish Language Teaching Assistant - Saint Michael's College (Sept. 2016 - Dec. 2016)

• Conducted independent research under the direction of the Modern Languages Department Chair designed to analyze and implement Stephen Krashen's and other academics' teaching theories and methodologies
• Served as a teaching assistant in a college-level Spanish class (SP-203) for the practical component of the independent study, in which I compared the teaching methods employed by the professor with those researched
• Evaluated group discussions and applied independent research when interacting with students and executing grammar lessons
• Taught grammatical concepts and structures; developed both independent and group exercises; conceptualized and conducted pronunciation workshops for the SP-203 course and the college's Spanish club

Methodology of Second/Foreign Language Teaching

Practicum in Methodologies of Teaching Spanish as a Second Language

Internship Teaching Spanish

Intercultural Communication