Profile of <span>Alla Fil</span>
Office
Voter Hall 207
Email
afil@middlebury.edu
Office Hours
Spring 2024: M/W/F 12:15-1:00 pm - Zoom or Voter 207 - and by appointment

Alla Fil received her PhD in Spanish Literature and Cultural Studies from Georgetown University. Her field of studies is twentieth century Spanish literature with focus on travel narratives and touristic phenomena in Francoist Spain.

Prior to coming to Middlebury College in 2012, Alla taught at New York University Department of Spanish and Portuguese for 11 years, where she also coordinated first-year Spanish Program and teacher assistants’ training. She has also taught at the Middlebury College Spanish Summer School.

Courses Taught

Course Description

Beginning Spanish I
This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of grammar and focuses on the development of four skills in Spanish: comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. Emphasis will be placed on active communication aimed at the development of oral and comprehension skills. This course is for students who have not previously studied Spanish. Students are expected to continue with SPAN 0102 and SPAN 0103 after successful completion of SPAN 0101. 5 hrs. lect./disc.

Terms Taught

Spring 2021

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Course Description

Beginning Spanish II
This course is a continuation of SPAN 0101. Intensive reading, writing, and oral activities will advance students’ proficiency in Spanish in an academic setting. (SPAN 0101 or placement exam) 6 hrs. lect./disc.

Terms Taught

Fall 2023

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Course Description

Intermediate Spanish
This accelerated course is designed to review, reinforce, and consolidate the linguistic structures that students need in order to reach the intermediate level of proficiency in Spanish. A grammar review will accompany intensive language acquisition, vocabulary expansion, readings, discussions, and compositions. (Placement test required) 3 hrs. lect., 1 hr. drill.

Terms Taught

Fall 2020, Fall 2023, Spring 2024

Requirements

LNG

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Course Description

Intermediate Spanish II
A course for students seeking to perfect their academic writing skills in Spanish. The course is also an introduction to literary analysis and critical writing and will include reading and oral discussion of literary texts. The course will also include a thorough review of grammar at a fairly advanced level. This course may be used to fulfill the foreign languages distribution requirement. (SPAN 0201, SPAN 0210, or placement) 3 hrs. lect./disc.

Terms Taught

Fall 2021

Requirements

LNG

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Course Description

Advanced Conversation
In this course we will focus on the development of oral skills in Spanish at the advanced level. Students will also be exposed to cultural context in Spanish, through which they will be introduced to social and political trends in the Spanish-speaking world. Through oral exams, presentations, debates, and other forms of oral assessment, students will deepen their oral skills, as well as their understanding and production of oral expression in the target language. The course will give special attention to communicative skills in Spanish, particularly speaking (including pronunciation) and listening. The instructor may choose specific grammar points for review when necessary. 3 hrs. lect.

Terms Taught

Spring 2022

Requirements

LNG

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Course Description

Independent Study
The department will consider requests by qualified juniors and senior majors to engage in independent work. (Approval only)

Terms Taught

Spring 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023, Winter 2024, Winter 2025

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Course Description

Senior Honors Thesis
The department will award honors, high honors, or highest honors on the basis of a student's work in the department and performance in SPAN 0705. (Approval only)

Terms Taught

Spring 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023, Winter 2024, Winter 2025

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