Ballantyne, Margaret
Ballantyne, Margaret
Professor
Foreign Languages, ESL and Humanities
Phone: 718-262-2444
Office Location: AC-3C08A
mballantyne@york.cuny.edu
Education
| Degree | Institution | Field | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| PhD | Brown University | Hispanic Studies | 1984 |
| MA | Brown University | Hispanic Studies | 1981 |
| BA | Adelphi University | Spanish | 1978 |
| certificate | Instituto de Cultura Hispanica, Madrid | Spanish Studies | 1977 |
It is crucial to me to weave together the 3 strands of my YC career: teaching, scholarship, service. I strive to engage students in the 25+ courses in Spanish, ESL, Hum., World Lit & Cultural Diversity courses I have taught. My research leads to curricular revisions & innovations. Nowhere is the overlap of classroom-library-community as clear as in Translation. My experiences (translator for Avis,Garden City; legal interpreter in Providence, RI; ongoing pro-bono translator for my parish & for adoptive parents;interpreter for the Mineola School District), connect to my teaching & to my many published translations. In the 1990's the OAA subsidized a student-staffed Spanish translation service which I directed. Students translated documents for individuals & for entities including YAI & Jamaica Hospital. Classroom theory & practice came alive as students gained career experience & contributed to the community.
Areas of Expertise
- Nineteenth Century Literature and Intellectual History of Spain
Nineteenth Century Women Writers in Spain
Literary Translation
Other Professional Activities and Public Service
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Spanish Translation Center, Director: 1991-5.
