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Dr. Miguel Santana
received his PhD in Hispanic literature at the University
of Texas–Austin. Dr. Santana has taught Spanish at the
elementary, high school, and college levels, and has
worked as a Spanish editor and writer for numerous
educational publishers in the United States. Miguel
Santana is also an author of several novels.
Dr. Lori Langer de Ramírez
received her doctorate in curriculum and teaching
fromTeacher's College, Columbia University. She is
chairperson of the ESL and World Language Department
for Herricks Public Schools, New York. Dr. Langer de
Ramírez is the recipient of many prestigious awards.
Eduardo Fernández Galán
received his
Licenciatura en Lingüística Hispánica
from
the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. He has taught
Spanish at Montgomery High School in Montgomery,
New Jersey, and The College of New Jersey in Ewing.
Dr. Michele Guerrini
received her PhD in Romance languages from the
University of Pennsylvania. She has worked as director
of bilingual and EFL departments at Richmond
Publishing in Spain and as an adjunct assistant
professor of Spanish at The George Washington
University in Washington, DC.
Cristina Núñez Pereira
received her
Licenciatura en Filología Hispánica
from the Universidad Nacional de Educación
a Distancia and is a
Licenciada en Periodismo
from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.
Belén Saiz Noeda
received her
Licenciatura en Filología Hispánica
from Universidad de Alicante. She was a professor
of Spanish language and culture and was in charge of
Spanish teacher education at the Universidad de Alcalá
and at other institutions.
María Inés García
received her masters in Spanish fromTexas
A & I University. She is a former director of the
Languages Other Than English program for the Texas
Education Agency, and was the Spanish specialist with
the agency for 26 years.
María J. Fierro-Treviño
received her MA from the University of Texas–San Antonio.
She was the director of Languages Other Than English
program for the Texas Education Agency. She has taught
Spanish at the secondary and college levels, and has
worked as an instructional specialist, and as a presenter
of professional-development seminars.
Writers (Student Book)
Janet L. Glass
Dwight-Englewood School, Englewood, NJ
Dr. Frances S. Hoch
Raleigh, NC
Jan Kucerik
Pinellas County Schools Largo, FL
Dr. Dave McAlpine
University of Arkansas–Little Rock,
Little Rock, AR
Maria Elena Messina
Adrian C. Wilcox High School, Santa Clara, CA
Dr. Gerardo Piña-Rosales
North American Academy of the Spanish Language,
The City University of New York
(CUNY) Lehman and Graduate Center,
New York, NY
Contributors
Trina M. Gonzales-Alesi
John Glenn Middle School of International
Studies, Indio, CA
Paula Hirsch
Windward School, Los Angeles, CA
María Orta
Kennedy High School, Chicago, IL
Nina Wilson
Murchison Middle School, Austin, TX
Advisers
Developmental Editor
Editorial Coordinator
Editorial Director
Belén Saiz
Anne Smieszny
Enrique Ferro
Writers (Teacher's Edition)
María Inés García
Austin, TX
Andrea Roberson
Miami, FL
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