Humanities and Social Sciences

School of Historical and European Studies

Spanish Program (with Portuguese and Catalan)

Ms Iria Garcia Gonzalez

Lectora Room: Humanities 3 218 Tel: (61 3) 9479 1566 Fax: (61 3) 9479 1453 Email: I.GarciaGonzalez@latrobe.edu.au Qualifications: Licenciada en Filologia Inglesa Universidad de Vigo, MA Universidad de Santiago de Compostela.

After finishing my master at the University of Santiago de Compostela and completing my teacher education in Spain, I decided to gain some experience in language teaching. I worked during three years as a Spanish and an English teacher for the German Ministry of Education, which gave me the opportunity of practising classroom management and language teaching in a very different context to the one I was used to.
I have also taught in Montclair State University (USA) as a Fulbright visiting lecturer and in the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain). These experiences have increased my interest in international education and teaching in multicultural contexts.

Research Interests

• Second language acquisition and instruction
• Multicultural education
• Teaching methodology