Kelly C. Kingsbury Brunetto
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▪ 1139 Oldfather Hall ▪ 660 N. 12th St. ▪ Lincoln, NE 68588 ▪ (402) 472-8580 ▪ [email protected] ▪
EDUCATION
Ph.D., CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION: WORLD LANGUAGE EDUCATION (SPANISH)
Minor: Second Language Acquisition
University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education
Dissertation Title: A Phenomenological Investigation of Participation in Target-Language Theatre
by Undergraduates in a Mixed-Level Course, Advisor: Francois Tochon
Aug. 2013
M.A., SPANISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
▪ University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana
Aug. 2001-May 2002
B.A., SPANISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
▪ University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana
▪ Magna cum laude
Aug. 1997-May 2001
DIPLOMA DE ESTUDIOS HISPÁNICOS
▪ Fundación Ortega y Gasset through the University of Notre Dame - Toledo, Spain
Jan. 2000-May 2000
RESEARCH
Research Interests
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Theatre production (rehearsal and performance) for second language development
Theatre for understanding literature, culture and history
Second Language Acquisition and classroom methods and practices
Literature and film for second language development
Literature and film as tools to increase cultural and historical awareness
Socially-situated interactions in language classes
Graduate students’ pedagogical development
Publications
Kingsbury Brunetto, K. (2015). Performing the Art of Language Learning: Deepening the Learning Experience through Theatre and
Drama. Blue Mounds, WI: Deep University Press.
Kingsbury Brunetto, K. (2015). Benchmark Portfolio for Spanish 202 Curriculum Revision. University of Nebraska – Lincoln: Peer
Review of Teaching Project. http://courseportfolio.org/peer/pages/index.jsp?what=portfolioObjectD&portfolioObjectId=528
Kingsbury, K. (2011). Rosaura a las diez en el aula: La gramática a través de la literatura. Hispania, 94(2), 329-347.
Kingsbury, K. (2009). Review of Set the Stage: Teaching Italian through Theatre, Nicoletta Marini-Maio & Colleen Ryan-Scheutz,
(eds.) Scenario:Journal for Drama and Theatre in Foreign and Second Language Acquisition. III (2), 73-75.
http://scenario.ucc.ie
Conference Presentations
Kingsbury Brunetto, Kelly C. "Collaboration for Pedagogical Capacity-Building: Evolving Models for Graduate Teaching Assistant
Orientations." CARLA (Center for Advanced Research in Language Acquisition) Ninth International Conference on
Language Teacher Education: Changes and Challenges in Language Teacher Education. Panel Organizer and Lead
Presenter. May 14-16, 2015.
Kingsbury Brunetto, Kelly C. “Metaxis in Language Learning: A Key Affordance of Theatre-Based Learning Contexts.” Georgetown
University Roundtable on Languages and Linguistics (GURT) 2014: Usage-based Approaches to Language, Language
Learning, and Multilingualism, Washington, DC, March 14-16, 2014.
Kingsbury Brunetto, Kelly C. “A Phenomenological Investigation of Participation in Target-Language Theatre by Undergraduate
Learners in Mixed-Level Courses.” Thinking, Doing, Learning: Usage-Based Approaches to Second Language Learning,
Odense, Denmark, April 24-26, 2013.
Kingsbury, Kelly C. “Target Language Theatre as Lived Experience: Politics, Phenomenology, and the Toss of a Coin.” Cultures &
Languages Across the Curriculum (CLAC) Conference, Minneapolis, MN, 9-10 March 2012.
Kingsbury, Kelly C. “How to Implement an L2 Theatre Production.” Participant in panel discussion: “From Page to Stage.” Midwest
Modern Language Association Conference, St. Louis, MO, 4-7 November 2004.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Teaching
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PRACTICE, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Department of Modern Languages & Literatures
 Apportionment: .80 Teaching, .10 Research, .10 Service/Outreach
 Coordinator, Basic Spanish Program
 Community Outreach Coordinator
 Spanish 101
 Spanish 201
 Spanish 202
 Spanish 432/832
TEACHING ASSISTANT, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Department of Spanish and Portuguese
 Intermediate Grammar and Composition (5th semester), Fall 2010, 2011, 2012
 Introductory Spanish (1st semester): Spring 2010
 Intermediate Spanish (4th semester): Fall 2006-Fall 2009
Lincoln, NE, Aug. 2013-Present
Madison, WI, Aug. 2006-Dec. 2012
VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSIONAL SPECIALIST, University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN, Aug. 2002-May 2006
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures (Spanish)
 Developed Spanish Theatre Workshop course and instituted Spanish theatre performance on campus
 Taught graduate student teaching practicum, 2004-2005
 Developed new content-driven intermediate courses on Don Quijote, Master Painters of Spain, 2004-2005
 Assisted in evaluation of students applying to study abroad, Spring 2006
 Introductory and intermediate language courses
TEACHING ASSISTANT, University of Notre Dame
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures (Spanish)
 Introductory (1st and 2nd semester) language courses
Notre Dame, IN, Aug. 2001-May 2002
Coordination
COORDINATOR OF BASIC SPANISH PROGRAM, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Department of Modern Languages
Lincoln, NE, Aug. 2013-Present
ASSISTANT LANGUAGE PROGRAM DIRECTOR, University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN, Aug. 2004-May 2005
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures (Spanish)
 Served as Acting Language Program Director while the regular LPD was on sabbatical.
100-LEVEL COORDINATOR, University of Notre Dame
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures (Spanish)
Notre Dame, IN, Aug. 2003-May 2004 and Aug. 2005-May 2006
101 COURSE COORDINATOR, University of Notre Dame
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures (Spanish)
Notre Dame, IN, Aug. 2002-May 2003
Courses Taught
SPANISH: UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
▪ Beginning Spanish I
▪ Beginning Spanish II
▪ Intermediate/Advanced Spanish I
▪ Intermediate/Advanced Spanish II
▪ Introduction to Spanish Literature and Culture
▪ Intermediate Grammar and Composition
▪ Civilization and Culture of Spain
▪ Approaches to Hispanic Culture through Writing: El mundo del Quijote
▪ Approaches to Hispanic Culture through Writing: Grandes Maestros de la Pintura Española
▪ Spanish Theatre Workshop/Taller de Teatro Español
▪ Spanish Speaking Proficiency
SPANISH: GRADUATE COURSES
▪ Practicum in Teaching Spanish
▪ Spanish Speaking Proficiency
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
▪ General English
▪ Intensive TOEFL Test Preparation
Academic and Scholarly Experience
JOURNAL REVIEWER, HISPANIA
▪ Reviews and critiques articles for Pedagogy
2011-Present
PEDAGOGICAL MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT: TEXTBOOK COMMITTEE
▪ Assessed course materials to determine necessary adaptations with the adoption of a new textbook
Fall 2012
PEDAGOGICAL MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT: QUIZ EDITOR
Fall 2012
▪ Compiled and edited TA contributions to produce a coherent evaluation instrument for use in a multi-section course
ETS/COLLEGE BOARD SPANISH LANGUAGE ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAM
▪ Exam Reader, Essays
▪ Syllabus Evaluator
June 2006-June 2008
TEXTBOOK REVIEWER
Heinle Publishing, Boston, MA
 Provided feedback on Puentes in terms of content and editing
South Bend, IN, 2006
STUDY ABROAD SELECTION COMMITTEE
Notre Dame, IN, 2006
Office of International Studies, University of Notre Dame
 Provided evaluations and feedback on student applications to study abroad programs in Toledo, Spain; Monterrey, Mexico;
and Santiago, Chile
Theatre Productions
¿Águila o sol?, (Sabina Berman) University of Wisconsin-Madison
▪ Assistant director, makeup designer, musician, ensemble actor; participant-observer for dissertation research
Rhinocèros (Eugène Ionesco), University of Wisconsin-Madison
▪ Sound designer, actor; participant-observer for dissertation research
Entre Villa y una mujer desnuda (Sabina Berman), University of Wisconsin-Madison
▪ Actor; makeup designer
Fuenteovejuna (Lope de Vega), University of Notre Dame
▪ Director/course instructor
La fuente de los sauces (Briones de Alcalá), University of Notre Dame
▪ Director/course instructor
El retablo de las maravillas and El viejo celoso, Miguel de Cervantes, University of Notre Dame
▪ Director/course instructor
The Whole Shebang (Orloff ), INMED Program, University of North Dakota
▪ Director
The Magic Bag (Russian Folktale, adapt. Kingsbury), Upward Bound, University of North Dakota
2011
2010
2008
2006
2005
2004
2001
1999
▪ Director
The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr, Abridged (Long, Singer & Winfield), Upward Bound, University of North Dakota
▪ Director
1998
Other Professional Experience
KAPLAN TEST PREPARATION
Course Instructor and Tutor: ESL, Pre-College, and GRE
 Taught TOEFL test preparation and General English courses
 Individual tutoring for GRE, SAT and ACT preparation
 Instructor for ACT and GRE courses
INTERPRETER
▪ Volunteer interpreting services at American Family Children’s Hospital
TUTOR
Madison, WI, Feb. 2007-Oct. 2011
Madison, WI, June-July 2011
Madison, WI, 2006-Present
▪ Freelance tutoring for high school students through adults in a variety of topics: primarily Spanish grammar, conversation,
and composition, but also math, science, English literature and composition
PATIA TRANSLATIONS
Freelance Document Translator
 Translated a variety of documents from Spanish into English
South Bend, IN, Aug. 2005-2006
HONORS, AWARDS AND GRANTS
Teaching Awards
OUTSTANDING INSTRUCTOR
▪ University of Wisconsin Student Resident Halls
KANEB AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT
▪ University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
Fall 2009
April 2002
Grants
VILAS TRAVEL GRANT, University of Wisconsin-Madison
▪ Funding for travel to present at an international conference
INSTITUTION FOR SCHOLARSHIP IN THE LIBERAL ARTS, University of Notre Dame
▪ Funding for the Spanish Theatre Workshop production
2013
2004, 2005, 2006
Other Awards and Recognitions
MELLON-WISCONSIN DISSERTATION BOOT CAMP, University of Wisconsin-Madison
June 2012
STAGNI SERVICE AWARD, University of Notre Dame
Oct. 2010
PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLAR
July 1997
NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLAR
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Modern Language Association
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese
Wisconsin Association of Foreign Language Teachers
LANGUAGES
Spring 1997
ENGLISH
SPANISH
FRENCH
ITALIAN
ARABIC
Native
Near-native
Intermediate; Reading proficiency
Novice; Reading proficiency
Novice
REFERENCES
Francois V. Tochon
Professor of Curriculum & Instruction and World Language Education
Department of Curriculum & Instruction
School of Education
University of Wisconsin-Madison
544c Teacher Education Building
225 N. Mills St.
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: (608)263-7570 or (608)262-9743
Email: [email protected]
Diana L. Frantzen
Professor of Spanish and Director of Spanish Language Program
Department of Spanish & Portuguese
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1060 Van Hise Hall
1220 Linden Drive
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: (608)263-0604
Email: [email protected]
Stasie C. Harrington
Associate Faculty Associate and Coordinator of Spanish 226
Department of Spanish & Portuguese
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1144 Van Hise Hall
1220 Linden Drive
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: (608)262-6568
Email: [email protected]
Revised 2 September 2015