Faculty Profile

Maria Tovar

Title
Principal Lecturer
Department
Spanish
College
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
MA, University of Texas Pan American, 1992. 
Major: Spanish Literature
BA, University of Texas Pan American, 1990. 
Major: Spanish





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
SPAN 3003.001, Advanced Grammar, Summer 2023 


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  


    

    

      


        


          


            
Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    SPAN 3080.001, Development of Spanish Language Proficiency, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 1010.011, Elementary Spanish, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 1010.013, Elementary Spanish, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 4040.001, Spanish Writing for the Mass Media Professions, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3080.001, Development of Spanish Language Proficiency, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 1010.014, Elementary Spanish, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3570.001, Spanish in the Bilingual Classroom, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3020.001, Spanish Translation, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3003.001, Advanced Grammar, Summer 5W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 2040.007, Intermediate Spanish, Summer 5W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3003.002, Advanced Grammar, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3080.001, Development of Spanish Language Proficiency, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 1020.014, Elementary Spanish, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 4040.001, Spanish Writing for the Mass Media Professions, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3080.001, Development of Spanish Language Proficiency, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3570.001, Spanish in the Bilingual Classroom, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3020.001, Spanish Translation, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3003.001, Advanced Grammar, Summer 5W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3004.002, Advanced Composition, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3003.801, Advanced Grammar, Spring 3W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3080.001, Development of Spanish Language Proficiency, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3020.001, Spanish Translation, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 4040.001, Spanish Writing for the Mass Media Professions, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3003.004, Advanced Grammar, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3080.001, Development of Spanish Language Proficiency, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3570.001, Spanish in the Bilingual Classroom, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3020.001, Spanish Translation, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3003.001, Advanced Grammar, Summer 5W1 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    SPAN 3004.002, Advanced Composition, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    SPAN 3003.801, Advanced Grammar, Spring 3W1 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    SPAN 3080.001, Development of Spanish Language Proficiency, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    SPAN 4040.001, Spanish Writing for the Mass Media Professions, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    SPAN 3004.003, Advanced Composition, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3003.004, Advanced Grammar, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3020.001, Spanish Translation, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3003.001, Advanced Grammar, Summer 5W1 2019 
                    

                    SPAN 4980.601, Experimental Course, Summer 3W1 2019 
                    

                    SPAN 4900.701, Special Problems, Summer 2019 
                    

                    SPAN 3004.006, Advanced Composition, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3003.001, Advanced Grammar, Spring 3W1 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3003.005, Advanced Grammar, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 4040.001, Spanish Writing for the Mass Media Professions, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3004.006, Advanced Composition, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3003.005, Advanced Grammar, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3090.001, Advanced Spanish Grammar I, Summer 5W2 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3090.002, Advanced Spanish Grammar I, Summer 5W1 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 4980.601, Experimental Course, Summer 3W1 2018 Syllabus
                    

                    SPAN 2050.002, Intermediate Spanish, Summer 5W2 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3080.001, Advanced Spanish Composition and Grammar for Bilinguals, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3090.004, Advanced Spanish Grammar I, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3090.005, Advanced Spanish Grammar I, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 4040.001, Spanish Writing for the Mass Media Professions, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3080.001, Advanced Spanish Composition and Grammar for Bilinguals, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3090.003, Advanced Spanish Grammar I, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3090.004, Advanced Spanish Grammar I, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3090.005, Advanced Spanish Grammar I, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 4980.601, Experimental Course, Summer 3W1 2017 Syllabus
                    

                    SPAN 2050.002, Intermediate Spanish, Summer 5W2 2017 Syllabus
                    

                    SPAN 2050.004, Intermediate Spanish, Summer 5W2 2017 Syllabus
                    

                    SPAN 3080.001, Advanced Spanish Composition and Grammar for Bilinguals, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3090.004, Advanced Spanish Grammar I, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3090.005, Advanced Spanish Grammar I, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 4040.001, Spanish Writing for the Mass Media Professions, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3080.001, Advanced Spanish Composition and Grammar for Bilinguals, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3090.004, Advanced Spanish Grammar I, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3090.005, Advanced Spanish Grammar I, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3090.006, Advanced Spanish Grammar I, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 1010.001, Elementary Spanish, Summer 5W1 2016 Syllabus
                    

                    SPAN 1020.001, Elementary Spanish, Summer 5W1 2016 Syllabus
                    

                    SPAN 3090.005, Advanced Spanish Grammar I, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3090.006, Advanced Spanish Grammar I, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3110.002, Introduction to Hispanic Literature, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 4040.001, Spanish Writing for the Mass Media Professions, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3080.002, Advanced Spanish Composition and Grammar for Bilinguals, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3090.005, Advanced Spanish Grammar I, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3090.006, Advanced Spanish Grammar I, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 1010.031, Elementary Spanish, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 4920.601, Cooperative Education in Spanish, Summer 3W1 2015  SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 1010.001, Elementary Spanish, Summer 5W1 2015  SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 1020.001, Elementary Spanish, Summer 5W1 2015  SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3010.601, Writing in Spanish : Style and Technique, Summer 3W1 2015  SPOT
                    

                    SPAN 3090.006, Advanced Spanish Grammar I, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    SPAN 3110.003, Introduction to Hispanic Literature, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    SPAN 3570.001, Spanish in the Bilingual Classroom, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    SPAN 4040.001, Spanish Writing for the Mass Media Professions, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    SPAN 3090.003, Advanced Spanish Grammar I, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    SPAN 1010.005, Elementary Spanish, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    SPAN 3010.001, Writing in Spanish : Style and Technique, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    SPAN 1010.001, Elementary Spanish, Summer 5W1 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    SPAN 3010.001, Writing in Spanish : Style and Technique, Summer 5W1 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    SPAN 3110.003, Introduction to Hispanic Literature, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    SPAN 3570.001, Spanish in the Bilingual Classroom, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    SPAN 3010.001, Writing in Spanish : Style and Technique, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    SPAN 3090.002, Advanced Spanish Grammar I, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    SPAN 3090.003, Advanced Spanish Grammar I, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    SPAN 3110.001, Introduction to Hispanic Literature, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    SPAN 4900.703, Special Problems, Fall 2013 
                    

                    SPAN 3010.001, Writing in Spanish : Style and Technique, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    SPAN 2040.002, Intermediate Spanish, Summer 5W1 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    SPAN 3110.001, Introduction to Hispanic Literature, Summer 5W1 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    SPAN 3110.003, Introduction to Hispanic Literature, Spring 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    SPAN 3010.001, Writing in Spanish : Style and Technique, Spring 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    SPAN 3090.003, Advanced Spanish Grammar I, Fall 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    SPAN 3110.001, Introduction to Hispanic Literature, Fall 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    SPAN 3010.001, Writing in Spanish : Style and Technique, Fall 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    SPAN 2040.003, Intermediate Spanish, Summer 5W1 2012 
                    

                    SPAN 4900.715, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2012 
                    

                    SPAN 4910.715, SPECIAL PROBLEMS, Summer 10W 2012 
                    

                    SPAN 3110.003, Introduction to Hispanic Literature, Spring 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    SPAN 3010.001, Writing in Spanish : Style and Technique, Spring 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    SPAN 3090.003, Advanced Spanish Grammar I, Fall 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    SPAN 3110.001, Introduction to Hispanic Literature, Fall 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    SPAN 4900.715, Special Problems, Fall 2011 
                    

                    SPAN 3010.001, Writing in Spanish : Style and Technique, Fall 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    SPAN 2040.002, Intermediate Spanish, Summer 5W1 2011 
                    

                    SPAN 2040.005, Intermediate Spanish, Summer 5W1 2011 
                    

                    SPAN 4900.715, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2011 
                    

                    SPAN 3110.002, Introduction to Hispanic Literature, Spring 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    SPAN 3110.003, Introduction to Hispanic Literature, Spring 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    SPAN 4900.715, Special Problems, Spring 2011 
                    

                    SPAN 3090.003, Advanced Spanish Grammar I, Fall 2010 Syllabus
                    

                    SPAN 3090.004, Advanced Spanish Grammar I, Fall 2010 Syllabus
                    

                    SPAN 3110.004, Introduction to Hispanic Literature, Fall 2010 Syllabus
                    

                    SPAN 2040.002, Intermediate Spanish, Summer 5W1 2010 
                    

                    SPAN 2040.005, Intermediate Spanish, Summer 5W1 2010 
                    

                    SPAN 4980.005, Experimental Course, Spring 2010 
                    

                    SPAN 3110.003, Introduction to Hispanic Literature, Spring 2010 
                    

                    SPAN 4040.001, Spanish Writing for the Mass Media Professions, Spring 2010 
                    

                    SPAN 3060.004, Advanced Spanish Composition and Oral Practice, Fall 2009 
                    

                    SPAN 3060.005, Advanced Spanish Composition and Oral Practice, Fall 2009 
                    

                    SPAN 3110.004, Introduction to Hispanic Literature, Fall 2009 
                    

                    SPAN 2040.002, Intermediate Spanish, Summer 5W1 2009 
                    

                    SPAN 2040.002, Intermediate Spanish, Spring 2009 
                    

                    SPAN 2050.002, Intermediate Spanish, Spring 2009 
                    

                    SPAN 3050.002, Readings in Hispanic Literature, Spring 2009 
                    

                    SPAN 4900.700, Special Problems, Spring 2009 
                    

                    SPAN 4980.003, Experimental Course, Fall 2008 
                    

                    SPAN 3110.003, Introduction to Hispanic Literature, Fall 2008 
                    

                    SPAN 3050.003, Readings in Hispanic Literature, Fall 2008 
                    

                    SPAN 2040.003, Intermediate Spanish, Summer 5W1 2008 
                    

                    SPAN 2040.004, Intermediate Spanish, Summer 5W1 2008 
                    

                    SPAN 1020.004, Elementary Spanish, Spring 2008 
                    

                    SPAN 1020.006, Elementary Spanish, Spring 2008 
                    

                    SPAN 1020.301, Elementary Spanish, Spring 2008 
                    

                    SPAN 1020.306, Elementary Spanish, Spring 2008 
                    

                    SPAN 1020.308, Elementary Spanish, Spring 2008 
                    

                    SPAN 1020.310, Elementary Spanish, Spring 2008 
                    

                    SPAN 1020.318, Elementary Spanish, Spring 2008 
                    

                    SPAN 1010.011, Elementary Spanish, Fall 2007 
                    

                    SPAN 1010.321, Elementary Spanish, Fall 2007 
                    

                    SPAN 1020.304, Elementary Spanish, Fall 2007 
                    

                    SPAN 1020.306, Elementary Spanish, Fall 2007 
                    

                    SPAN 1020.307, Elementary Spanish, Fall 2007 
                    

                    SPAN 1020.308, Elementary Spanish, Fall 2007 
                    

                    SPAN 1020.309, Elementary Spanish, Fall 2007 
                    

                    SPAN 1020.310, Elementary Spanish, Fall 2007 
                    

                    SPAN 4980.003, Experimental Course, Fall 2007 
                    

                    SPAN 2040.019, Intermediate Spanish, Fall 2007 
                    

                    SPAN 2040.003, Intermediate Spanish, Summer 5W1 2007 
                    

                    SPAN 2040.004, Intermediate Spanish, Summer 5W1 2007 
                    

                    SPAN 1020.301, Elementary Spanish, Spring 2007 
                    

                    SPAN 1020.302, Elementary Spanish, Spring 2007 
                    

                    SPAN 1020.307, Elementary Spanish, Spring 2007 
                    

                    SPAN 1020.310, Elementary Spanish, Spring 2007 
                    

                    SPAN 1020.312, Elementary Spanish, Spring 2007 
                    

                    SPAN 1020.313, Elementary Spanish, Spring 2007 
                    

                    SPAN 1020.314, Elementary Spanish, Spring 2007 
                    

                    SPAN 1020.315, Elementary Spanish, Spring 2007 
                    

                    SPAN 1020.316, Elementary Spanish, Spring 2007 
                    

                    SPAN 1020.318, Elementary Spanish, Spring 2007 
                    

                    SPAN 2050.012, Intermediate Spanish, Spring 2007 
                    

                    SPAN 2050.016, Intermediate Spanish, Spring 2007 
                    

                    SPAN 3050.001, Readings in Hispanic Literature, Spring 2007 
                    

                    SPAN 1020.302, Elementary Spanish, Fall 2006 
                    

                    SPAN 1020.303, Elementary Spanish, Fall 2006 
                    

                    SPAN 1020.304, Elementary Spanish, Fall 2006 
                    

                    SPAN 1020.307, Elementary Spanish, Fall 2006 
                    

                    SPAN 1020.308, Elementary Spanish, Fall 2006 
                    

                    SPAN 1020.309, Elementary Spanish, Fall 2006 
                    

                    SPAN 2040.009, Intermediate Spanish, Fall 2006 
                    

                    SPAN 2040.010, Intermediate Spanish, Fall 2006 
                    

                    SPAN 2050.006, Intermediate Spanish, Fall 2006 
                    

                    SPAN 3070.001, Advanced Spanish Composition and Oral Practice, Summer 5W1 2006 
                    

                    SPAN 3070.002, Advanced Spanish Composition and Oral Practice, Summer 5W1 2006 
                    

                    SPAN 2040.001, Intermediate Spanish, Spring 2006 
                    

                    SPAN 2040.006, Intermediate Spanish, Spring 2006 
                    

                    SPAN 2050.001, Intermediate Spanish, Spring 2006 
                    

                    SPAN 2050.011, Intermediate Spanish, Spring 2006 
                    

                    SPAN 1010.007, Elementary Spanish, Fall 2005 
                    

                    SPAN 1010.011, Elementary Spanish, Fall 2005 
                    

                    SPAN 1010.014, Elementary Spanish, Fall 2005 
                    

                    SPAN 2050.001, Intermediate Spanish, Fall 2005 
                    

                    SPAN 2040.002, Intermediate Spanish, Summer 5W1 2005 
                    

                    SPAN 2040.004, Intermediate Spanish, Summer 5W1 2005 
                    

                    SPAN 2040.003, Intermediate Spanish, Spring 2005 
                    

                    SPAN 2040.004, Intermediate Spanish, Spring 2005 
                    

                    SPAN 2050.005, Intermediate Spanish, Spring 2005 
                    

                    SPAN 3060.001, Advanced Spanish Composition and Oral Practice, Fall 2004 
                    

                    SPAN 3060.004, Advanced Spanish Composition and Oral Practice, Fall 2004 
                    

                    SPAN 2040.003, Intermediate Spanish, Fall 2004 
                    

                    SPAN 2040.005, Intermediate Spanish, Fall 2004 

          


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  

  
  	

	

	  

		

		   	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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Engagement Index		
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out of 7		
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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    
			This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
				
      
					
    • The course as a whole was
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    • The course content was
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    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
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    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
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  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    
			This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
				
      
					
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
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    • The intellectual challenge presented was
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    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
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    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
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    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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