4310 N Tallgrass Avenue Meridian, ID 83646 (208) 841-8770 fcornwal@boisestate.edu

2005 to 2007: University of California – Santa Barbara

MA in Hispanic Languages and Literatures

1999-2002: Boise State University, Boise, Idaho.

BA in Spanish Literature.

Magna Cum Laude.

1985-1988: Escola Secundaria Padre Jerónimo Aguilar, Terceira, Azores, Portugal.

High School diploma and AP classes towards an Associate degree in Agricultural Science.

2002 to Present: Boise State University, Boise, Idaho.

Department of Modern Languages & Literatures

Spanish Language Coordinator & Instructor

Courses taught:

SPAN 101 Elementary Spanish

SPAN 102 Elementary Spanish

SPAN 303 Advanced Spanish Conversation and Composition

SPAN 304 Introduction to Hispanic Literature

SPAN 311 Advanced Conversation

SPAN 312 Grammar Review

SPAN 197/CJA 297 Spanish for Criminal Justice Professionals

SPAN 412 Advanced Spanish and Grammar Syntax

2002 to 2006: Boise State University, Boise, Idaho.

Department of Education

Multicultural Opportunities – HEP

Spanish GED Instructor / Coordinator.

2001 to Present: Freelance Interpreter/translator in Spanish and Portuguese.

2001 to 2002: Albertson’s, Inc, Boise Idaho

Labor Relations and Employment Law

Clerk.

1999 to 2000: Montessori School, Boise, Idaho

Bilingual Teacher

1998: Boise State University

Multicultural Opportunities – HEP

Tutor.

2006: State Certified Portuguese Court Interpreter

2003: Federal Court Interpreter Certification Exam

(First phase)

2002: State Certified Spanish Court Interpreter

2002: CAMP / HEP Western Stream Conference. Presenter.

“Best Classroom Practices for Spanish Instructors.”

2003 to Present: Facilitator, Idaho Supreme Court. Orientation workshops for interpreters.

2003 to Present: Facilitator, Idaho Supreme Court. Magistrate Judges Institute and New

Judges Orientation.

2004: Live demonstration of Simultaneous interpretation from Spanish into

English for the Idaho Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee (JFAC):

“The Role of the Court Interpreter”.

2002: President's Writing Awards Contest, Boise State University.

“¿Hot tamales o arroz con leche?”

2001: President's Writing Awards Contest, Boise State University.

“Corazón esclavizado”.

2000 Modern Languages and Literatures Departmental Scholarship, Boise

State University.

2007: American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)

2007: National Association of Judicial Interpreters and Translators (NAJIT)

2007: The American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, Inc.

(AATSP)