María Martha Manni

María Martha Manni

Teaching Professor · Non-Tenure Track

Department of Modern Languages, Linguistics & Intercultural Communication

College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

She/Her/Hers/Herself

Research interests

Spanish language variations - Latinx and Hispanic Literature and Cultures.
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, English literature.
Intercultural Communication: virtual exchanges.
Teaching Methods/ Teacher's Training, Instructional design and use of technology for educational purposes.
Affect Studies, Performance Studies,
Research as practice, relational research practices. Discourse and conversation analysis.

Teaching interests

Spanish language and its variations - Latinx and Hispanic Literature and Cultures.
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, English literature.
Intercultural Communication: virtual exchanges.
Teaching Methods/ Teacher's Training, Instructional design and use of technology for educational purposes.
Affect Studies, Performance Studies
Research as practice, relational research practices. Discourse and conversation analysis.

Education

  • Other, Language Literacy and Culture — University of Maryland Baltimore County (2023)
  • , Advanced Certification in Teaching Spanish — University of Rochester, Warner School of Education (2009)
  • MS, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages — University of Rochester, Warner School of Education (2009)
  • BA, English — University of Rochester (2007)
  • BA, Spanish — University of Rochester (2007)
  • , Humanities and Social Sciences — Monroe Community College (2005)

Presentations

  • Technologies for Language Learning 2020 Teacher Tuesday's Workshops on Teaching Online During the Covid-19 Pandemic · CONVERSIFI
  • Competency Based Education 2016 Provost's Teaching and Learning Symposium · UMBC-Faculty Development Center · Oral Presentation Nancy S Kusmaul, Kalman M Nanes, Eileen L O'Brien, Maria M Manni, Karen Michelle Watkins-Lewis, Sarah M Leupen

Grants and Contracts

  • Maryland Open Source Textbook Initiative - Open Educational Resources - Evaluate OER 2020 University System of Maryland- Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation - M.O.S.T. · Grant · Funded

Courses Taught

  • Topics In Latn Amer Civ SPAN 472 · Fall 2025
  • Advanced Spanish II SPAN 302 · Spring 2025
  • Spanish Translation SPAN 319 · Summer 2022
  • Comments on Yearly Curricular Design for Elementary Spanish Coordination for ( 101/102/103) SPAN · Fall 2018
  • Elementary Spanish I SPAN 101 · Fall 2015