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Robert Davis

Professor of Spanish
Interim Head, Dept. of Romance Languages
College of Arts and Sciences, Language Teaching Studies, School of Global Studies and Languages, Spanish, Spanish Heritage Language Program, French, Italian, Portuguese
rldavis@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-0956
Office: 209 Friendly Hall, 1233 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1233
Office Hours: Book a visit here: https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/bookingsrldavisofficehours@uoregon.edu/bookings/
Research Interests: second language teaching and learning, technology in second language learning, Romance linguistics
Website: http://rl.uoregon.edu

Education

Ph.D. in Linguistics (1991) U North Carolina-Chapel Hill
M.A. in Linguistics (1987) U North Carolina-Chapel Hill
B.A. in Spanish (1983) U Southern Mississippi

Publications

Books / Instructional materials

  • Mar, A., R.L. Davis, M. Sloan, and G. Watson-López (first edition 2016, second edition 2026) EntreCulturas: Communicate, Explore, and Connect Across Cultures (Book 1). Freeport ME: Wayside Publishing.
  • Ramos, A. and R.L. Davis (2008) Portafolio. McGraw Hill.
  • Curland, D., R. L. Davis, and L. Verano (2005) Hispanidades: España, La primera hispanidad. McGraw Hill.
  • Curland, D., R. L. Davis, F. Lomelí (2005) Hispanidades: Latinoamérica y los Estados Unidos. McGraw Hill.
  • Davis, R. L., J. Siskin and A. Ramos (2000, second edition 2004) Entrevistas: An Introduction to Language and Culture. San Francisco: McGraw Hill.
  • Davis, R. L. (1996) Testing Program for Fuentes, Intermediate Spanish Program. Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Co.
  • Davis, R. L. and M. Losada (1995, second edition 2001) Tertulia: Advanced Conversation Skills in Spanish. Heinle and Heinle (Cengage).

Articles/Chapters

  • Holguín Mendoza, Claudia, R.L. Davis, J. Weise (2018) La pedagogía crítica y las ciencias sociales: Estrategias para empoderar a estudiantes de español como lengua de herencia y de segunda lengua. Hispania 101 (3), 368-380.
  • Hardwick, S. and R.L. Davis (2009) Content-Based Language Instruction: A New Window of Opportunity in Geography Education. Journal of Geography 108 (4-5):163-173.
  • Davis, R. L. (2007) MOSAIC: Content-based Instruction in Spanish. In C. Falsgraf (ed.), NETS•S Curriculum Series: Second Language Units for Grades 9–12. Eugene, OR: International Society for Technology in Education, pp. 61-105.
  • Davis, R. L. (1997) Group Work is NOT Busy Work: Maximizing Success in Group and Pair Activities in the L2 Classroom. Foreign Language Annals 30 (2), 265-279.
  • Siskin, J., M. Knowles and R. L. Davis (1996) “Le français est mort; vive le français!” Rethinking the function of French. 35-69 in J. Liskin-Gasparro (ed.), Patterns and Policies: The Changing Demographics of Foreign Language Instruction, American Association of University Supervisors and Coordinators (AAUSC) Issues in Language Program Direction, A Series of Annual Volumes. Boston: Heinle & Heinle.
  • Siskin, J. and R. L. Davis (1996) Authentic Documents Revisited: Teaching for Cross-cultural understanding. 1-18 in E. Spinelli (ed.), Creating Opportunities for Excellence Through Language Teaching, Report of Central States Conference. Lincolnwood IL: National Textbook Company.
  • Davis, R. L. and J. Siskin (1994) “I Can’t Get Them to Talk”: Task Content and Sequencing in the Advanced Conversation Class. 39-53 in G. Crouse (ed.), Meeting New Challenges in the Foreign Language Classroom, Report of Central States Conference. Lincolnwood IL: National Textbook Company.
  • Davis, R. L. and J. Turner (1993) After the Classroom Visit: A Model for the Training of Peer Supervisors. 201-222 in D. Benseler (ed.), The Dynamics of Language Program Direction, American Association of University Supervisors and Coordinators (AAUSC) Issues in Language Program Direction, A Series of Annual Volumes. Boston: Heinle & Heinle.

Technology

  • Davis, R. L. (2005) (editor and project co-director) MOSAIC: Linking Languages and Content.http://casls.uoregon.edu/mosaic.
  • Davis, R. L., (ed.) (2003) Classpak: On-line tools for teachers of Spanish. (http://teacher.classpak.net). Eugene, OR: Language Learning Solutions.
  • Davis, R. L. (2003) Reading Lesson Builder (in ClassPak, http://teacher.classpak.net). Eugene, OR: Language Learning Solutions.
  • Davis, R. L., J. Siskin and A. Ramos (2000) Interactive CD-ROM to accompany Entrevistas: Introduction to Culture and Language in Spanish. San Francisco: McGraw Hill.