CURRICULUM VITAE
Spanish Version
José Miguel Plata Ramírez
Mérida 5101- Estado Mérida
VENEZUELA
E-mail: jomiguel150@hotmail.com
miguelpr@ula.ve

 
Education
 
 
M.A.          University of the Andes, Mérida, Venezuela
                 May  2000--Linguistics
 
B.A.          University of the Andes, Mérida, Venezuela
                 July 1992—Letters, English Language and Literature
 
Other course work:
                
University of the Andes, Mérida, Venezuela July 1994. Graduate Studies Council. Foreign Languages Adquisition
 
University of the Andes, Mérida, Venezuela , July 1995. Modern Languages Department. The teaching of Spanish as a Second Language
 
                
Work Experience
 
•   Assistant Professor of English as a Foreign Language, University of the Andes, since 1997
 
•   Teacher of English as a Foreign Language, Fundaidiomas, University of the Andes, Mérida, Venezuela, 1993-1997
 
•   Instructor of English as a Foreign Language, Moderno Humboldt High School, Mérida, Venezuela, 1991-1994
 
•   Teacher of English as a foreign language and Spanish    as a second language, Iowa Institute, Mérida, Venezuela, 1994-2000
 
•   Teacher of Spanish as a second language, VENUSA, Mérida, Venezuela, 1993
 
 
Professional Activity
Workshops conducted 
    
•   IV Venezuelan Congress of the VENEZUELAN ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES (AVEPLEFE) on "Funny activities for the teaching of English" University of The Andes, Mérida, Octubre, 2001
 
 
Papers Presented
 
•   "The development of English in the Venezuelan basic school context" 43rd Annual Convention of the International Reading Association. Orlando, Florida, USA. May, 1998
 
•   "The use of authentic material in the teaching of English" 46th Annual Convention of the International Reading Association. New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. May, 2001
 
•   "The Whole Language" V Venezuelan Congress of the VENEZUELAN ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES (AVEPLEFE). University of The Andes, Mérida, Venezuela, Octubre, 1999
 
•   “The teaching of English as a foreign language in the Venezuelan basic school”. Cultural Asociation “Corredor del Henares” Madrid, Spain, October 2002
 

Research Projects
 
"Strategies for teaching and learning foreign languages in the Venezuelan context." In progress. University of the Andes, Mérida, Venezuela.

Publications
•   "The use of authentic material in the teaching of English” Entre Lenguas, 7(2), June-November, 2002.
 
•   "A new proposal for the teaching of English in the Venezuelan basic context” Cuadernos de Ensayo. Cultural Association “Corredor del Henares”.2003
 
Professional
Memberships
 
•   Venezuelan Association of Teachers of Foreign Languages for Special Purposes (AVEPLEFE) 1997––present
 
Administrative Experience
•   Coordinator of Curriculum Comission of the School of Modern Languages, University of the Andes, Mérida. 2002––present.
 
 
•   Coordinator of the ESP Department. School of Modern Languages, University of the Andes, Mérida. January 1998––May 1999
 
Awards
 
•   Award for University Professors/Researchers at the University of the Andes (Premio de Estímulo al Investigador––PEI). Facultad de Humanidades y Educación, University of the Andes, Venezuela. December 2001