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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - - 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 - 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