Senior Lecturer of Spanish

McKew Devitt teaches intermediate and advanced Spanish courses. His research focuses on Peninsular Spanish literature of the 20th century, particularly narrative in the post-Civil War period. He leads a service-learning trip every March to the Dominican Republic in which students build a house for a family, participate in a literacy program and FĂștbol para la vida activities, and travel to different parts of the country.

Area of expertise:

Language instruction

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)
Professor McKew Devitt

Areas of Expertise and/or Research


Education

  • Ph.D. Hispanic Studies, SUNY Albany

Contact

Phone:
  • (802) 656-1359
Office Location:

542 Waterman

Courses Taught

  • 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