Roberto Cortina

Assistant Professor
Office: CHS 285
Phone: 956-882-8870
E-Mail: roberto.cortina@utb.edu

Bio

Born in Camagüey, Cuba 1940. Studied elementary and secondary school with the Marist Brothers. Graduated in 1957 and enrolled in Universidad de Santo Tomás de Villanueva in Havana. Due to the Castro revolution the university closed in February 1958. In the Fall of 1958, he came to the United States to study, 4 months before the Castro takeover.

He studied at Texas A & I – Kingsville. Taught at Texas A & I as a Graduate Teaching Assistant (1964-1966) and as an instructor in the Modern Languages Department from 1966-1970. Received a University Fellowship for postgraduate studies at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island (1970-1973). Taught for one year at Brown as a Graduate Teaching Assistant.

He then began teaching at TSC in the Fall of 1976. Has taught all levels Spanish and ESL. From 1979-1981, served as Coordinator for ESL program for Continuing Education Division. Returned to the Modern Languages Department in 1981 to teach lower-level undergraduate Spanish and ESL. Became Assistant Professor with the UTB/TSC partnership and has been teaching bilingual students ever since.

Interests:

Spanish grammar and orthography.

Education:

M.A., Texas A & I – Kingsville, 1966
B.B., Texas A & I – Kingsville, 1964

Courses taught:

SPAN 2316
SPAN 2321 & 2322
SPAN 3330
SPAN 4316

In addition, team-teaches History 1302, The United States Since 1867 in Spanish as precursors of biliteacy mission and dual Language Certificate offered at UTB/TSC

Published works, Barnes & Noble Campus Bookstore:

Gramática española, El Verbo, Fall 2004.

Ortografía para estudiantes bilingües, Spring 2005.