Dr. Sharon Robinson
Associate Professor of Spanish
Director, Modern Language Resource Center
364 Schewel Hall
434/544-8601
Email: Robinson.s@lynchburg.edu
Experience/Background
May 2006-present: Associate Professor of Spanish, Lynchburg College
2000-May 2006: Assistant Professor of Spanish, Lynchburg College
1996-2000: Instructor and Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish, Virginia Tech
1995-1996: Adjunct, Spanish, Virginia Western Community College
1995: Adjunct, Spanish, Radford University
Degrees and Certifications
1998 Ph.D., Contemporary Spanish-American Literature, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1986 M.A., Spanish-American Literature, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1983 B.A., Spanish, Radford University
Information on Courses Taught
Accelerated beginning Spanish
Beginning, Intermediate Spanish
Medical Spanish
Methods of Translation in Practice
The Role of the Reader in the Modern Argentine Short Story of Mystery and the Fantastic
The Culture and Civilization of Spanish America
Spanish and Latin American Literature in English Translation
Survey of Latin American History
Honors and Awards
2003: Mary Francis Turner Award, Kappa Delta Sorority, Lynchburg College
2002: Lynchburg Police Department Civilian Commendation Award
2002: PHT Award, MACS, Lynchburg College
Publications
2010 "Contact Precautions," patient brochure for Centra Health. Translated from Spanish to English.
2010 "Acerca de su colonoscopía," patient brochure for Centra Health. Co-translator.
2010 "Derechos del paciente," patient brochure for Centra Health. Co-translator.
2009 "Radiología diagnóstica," patient brochure for Centra Health. Co-translator.
2009 Invited author of all of the service and experiential learning activities for the workbook for ¡Anda-Intermediate!, an intermediate Spanish textbook, published by Prentice Hall, January 2009.
2008 "Guía del paciente," patient booklet for Centra Health. Co-translator.
2008 Invited author of all of the service and experiential learning activities for the workbook for ¡Anda!, a beginning Spanish textbook, published by Prentice Hall, January 2008.
2007 "Mom's Discharge Instructions," translation into Spanish for Centra Health.
"Newborn Instructions," translation into Spanish for Centra Health.
"Discharge Instructions for Peripherally Inserted Catheters," translation revision of
Spanish for Centra Health.
2003: "Using Computer Mediated Communication to Enhance In-Class Discussions and Comprehension in Undergraduate Literature Classes." Inventio: Creative Thinking about Learning and Teaching, Spring 2003, Vol. 5, Issue 1.
2003: "Josefina Plá." Salgado, María, ed. Dictionary of Literary Biography: Spanish American Poetry. Bruccoli, Clark, and Layman.
Custom Publishing Texts:
2006 Cuaderno suplementario para las clases de español, edición primera. Sharon Robinson, editor and contributor. Boston: Vista Higher Learning Custom Publishing.
2004 Spanish Review and Practice, revision of 2nd edition. Sharon Robinson, ed. Boston: Thomson Custom Publishing.
2003 Spanish Review and Practice, 2nd edition. Sharon Robinson, editor and contributor. Boston: Thomson Custom Publishing.
Professional Associations
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
The Directory of Latin Americanists
The Instituto Cervantes
Modern Language Association
Sigma Delta Pi
