UNIVERSIDAD DEL ROSARIO

UNIVERSIDAD DEL ROSARIO
CENTRO DE GESTIÓN DEL CONOCIMIENTO Y LA INNOVACIÓN
CONTENIDO PAGINA WEB GRUPOS DE INVESTIGACIÓN
FICHA DE PRESENTACIÓN DE PROFESORES
1. DATOS GENERALES
Héctor Manuel Serna Dimas
[email protected]
2. CATEGORÍA EN EL ESCALAFÓN
Profesor Asistente
Centro Multicultural y Multilingüe
3. RESUMEN DE HOJA DE VIDA
TÍTULOS
PhD Composition and TESOL
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
USA
Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Saint Michael’s College, Winooski Park
USA
Bachelor of Education in Philology and Spanish-English Language Teaching
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
ÁREA DE INVESTIGACIÓN
Pedagogía de la Lectura y Escritura
Bilingual Education and Second Language Literacy
Professional Development
EXPERIENCIA PROFESIONAL Y DOCENTE
Universidad del Rosario, Profesor asistente, Coordinador del Centro Multicultural y Multilingüe
2009 a la fecha
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Design Spanish Program for Speakers of Other Languages
Design Diploma Program in Content-Based Instructions for Learners in Tertiary
Education
Teach English for Academic Courses for undergraduate students
Participate in the Research Group on the Pedagogy of Literacy for Tertiary Education
Students
Create curricula for online English courses
Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Assistant Professor
January 2010 – May 2010
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Taught oral skills and functional grammar to undergraduate student teachers
in the Languages Department of the School of Human Sciences
Universidad Colombo- Americana, Assistant Professor
August 2009- May 2010
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Taught courses in the B.A program on Bilingual Education
Lecturer at the Teacher Training Institute
Associate Director at Gimnasio Vermont a K-12 Bilingual School in Medellín, Colombia
September 1997- 2009
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Coordinated Content-Based Instruction in English for the elementary and high school
sections.
Oversaw planning of major school events throughout the academic year.
Conducted in-service training for both preschool and elementary school teachers in first
and second language literacy and CBI.
Taught Language Arts in Elementary and High School.
Trained in Quality Service Systems ISO-9000.
Full Professor in the Faculty of Education at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana in Medellín
January 1998- May 2009
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Taught courses in the undergraduate program for pre-service teachers.
Taught courses in the graduate program for in-service teachers.
Oversaw the research projects in the Specialization in the
Teaching of English.
Participated in the CBI Project in the Faculty of Education.
Spanish Language Assistant at Notre Dame High School in Liverpool, England
May 1995
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October, 1994-
Worked with students in both junior and senior schools.
Designed language activities geared towards the development of
oral abilities in students.
Taught reading comprehension strategies for students in senior high as part of their
preparation for state exams in Spanish language proficiency.
Recorded Spanish material for the Modern Language Department.
English Teacher at Centro Colombo Americano in Bogotá
June 1991-June 1994
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Taught English in the Children Program
Taught English for Specific Purposes in the Externado Program.
The Externado Program is an English Program for College students at Universidad
Externado de Colombia in Bogotá.
Taught English in the Adult Program at the Centro Colombo
Americano.
English Teacher at Gimnasio Vermont in Bogotá, Colombia
January 1992-June 1993
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Taught English in both elementary and high school.
Designed an English program to meet the needs of the most advanced students in the
high school sections.
4. GRUPOS DE INVESTIGACIÓN A LOS QUE PERTENECE
Pedagogía de la Escritura y el Lenguaje
5. PROYECTOS DE INVESTIGACIÓN
Desarrollo de la competencia comunicativa escrita en la transición de Educación Media a
Educación Superior en la Universidad del Rosario.
6. PUBLICACIONES
Serna, H.M. & Murcia, E. (1996). Brightness: An English Series for
Elementary School Children. Books 1 through 5. Educar Editores.
Serna, H. M. (2001). Definition of the Language Teaching Profession
Revista Textos. No.6 Facultad de Educación Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana. p.103113.
Serna, H.M. & Cuellar, A. (2004). Autonomía y Desempeño Escolar. Universitas
Científica. Volumen III. Febrero. CIDI (Centro Integrado para el Desarrollo de la
Investigación). Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana.
p. 214-220.
Serna, H.M. (2005) Teachers Own Identities: Concocting a Potion to Treat
the Syndrome of Dr. Jekyll and Edward Hyde in Teachers. Ikala. Revista de Lenguaje y
Cultura. Vol. 10, No.16. Escuela de Idiomas. Universidad de Antioquia. Medellín. p.4359.
Serna, H. M. et al. (2005) Articulating English to Specific Content Areas at Pontificia
Bolivariana University. Colombian Applied Linguistics Journal. Number 7. September.
Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas. Bogotá. p. 130-148.
Serna, H. M. & Bedoya J. (2006).Professional Awareness and Development:
Classroom-Based Research Papers with In-Service Teachers in the Teaching English
Foreign Language Graduate Program at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana. Medellín.
Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana.
Serna, H. M. et al. (2006). Proyecto CBI: Articulación del Inglés a los Saberes
Específicos. Elaboración del protocolo CBI para la Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana.
Compilador. Medellín. Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana.
Serna, H.M. (2011). Explicit Vocabulary Instruction in an English Content-Area Course with
University Student Teachers: When Comprehensible Input Needs to be Comprehended.
GIST: Education and Learning Research Journal. Vol. 5 No.1 Institución Universitaria
Colombo-Americana.
Serna, H.M. et al. (2011). Viewpoints: An English Series for High School Students. Book 3.
Bogotá. Greenwich ELT.
7. ASIGNATURAS QUE IMPARTE
English Oral Skills
English Grammar Workshop
Introductory course on teaching English through content in tertiary education
Action-Research projects on Content-Based Instruction with university students
Academic Literacy in English
8. RECURSOS VIRTUALES QUE MANEJA
Administrador académico de las plataformas de inglés virtual:
My Oxford English (MOE)
The English Teacher (TET)
Moodle
9. CONTACTO
Edificio Santafe, oficina 517
Carrera 6ªA No 14-13, 5° piso
341 4006, Ext. 246
Skype: manuel.serna.colombia