Robert L. Davis is Associate Professor and the Director of the Spanish Language Program at the University of Oregon. He teaches courses in Spanish language, historical linguistics, and teaching methodology. His interests include language pedagogy and material development, in particular the development of language skills within content-based instruction. He has co-authored two introductory textbooks on the language and cultures of the Spanish-speaking world—Entrevistas (McGraw Hill, 2004) and Portafolio (McGraw-Hill, 2008), an advanced oral skills textbook (Tertulia, ITP, 200l), and articles on language pedagogy, material development, and language program direction.