College of Arts and Sciences

McKew Devitt

Senior Lecturer

Alma mater(s)
  • Ph.D. Hispanic Studies, SUNY Albany

Areas of expertise

Language instruction

BIO

McKew Devitt teaches all levels of Spanish language courses and many of the survey courses in both Peninsular and Latin American literature. His research focuses on Peninsular Spanish literature of the 20th century, particularly narrative in the post-Civil War period. He has led a service-learning trip to the Dominican Republic in which students built a house for a family, participated in a literacy program and Fútbol para la vida activities, and traveled to different parts of the country. He has also led group trips on the Camino de Santiago from León to Santiago de Compostela, a 300 km hike through historic and natural landscapes.


 

Courses

  • SPAN 1100: Elementary I
  • SPAN 1200: Elementary II
  • SPAN 1210: Elementary Spanish for Special Purposes - Hiking Through History
  • SPAN 2100: Intermediate I
  • SPAN 2200: Intermediate II
  • SPAN 1990: Introductory Special Topics: Hiking Through History - Spain
  • SPAN 3110: Composition and Conversation
  • SPAN 3120: Spanish Grammar
  • SPAN 3610: Analyzing Hispanic Literatures
  • SPAN 4110: Advanced Composition and Conversation
  • GRS 1990: Introductory Special Topics: Travel Study - Dominican Republic

Publications

Publications (PDF)

Bio

McKew Devitt teaches all levels of Spanish language courses and many of the survey courses in both Peninsular and Latin American literature. His research focuses on Peninsular Spanish literature of the 20th century, particularly narrative in the post-Civil War period. He has led a service-learning trip to the Dominican Republic in which students built a house for a family, participated in a literacy program and Fútbol para la vida activities, and traveled to different parts of the country. He has also led group trips on the Camino de Santiago from León to Santiago de Compostela, a 300 km hike through historic and natural landscapes.


 

Courses

  • SPAN 1100: Elementary I
  • SPAN 1200: Elementary II
  • SPAN 1210: Elementary Spanish for Special Purposes - Hiking Through History
  • SPAN 2100: Intermediate I
  • SPAN 2200: Intermediate II
  • SPAN 1990: Introductory Special Topics: Hiking Through History - Spain
  • SPAN 3110: Composition and Conversation
  • SPAN 3120: Spanish Grammar
  • SPAN 3610: Analyzing Hispanic Literatures
  • SPAN 4110: Advanced Composition and Conversation
  • GRS 1990: Introductory Special Topics: Travel Study - Dominican Republic

Associations and Affiliations

Associations and Affiliations

  • American Comparative Literature Association (ACLA)
  • American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
  • The Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (NECTFL)
  • The Modern Language Association (MLA)
  • Northeast Modern Language Association (NEMLA)
  • Midwest Modern Language Association (MMLA)