Tú dirás: Introducción a la lengua y cultura hispánicas, with A. Martínez, J. Gutiérrez, 4th edition, Boston, MA., Thomson/Heinle Publishers, 2007.
Harry L. Rosser
Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies
Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies
romance languages and literatures
Academic Degrees
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.A., Cornell University; B.A., College of Wooster
Research Areas
Latin American Novel, Short Prose Fiction, Essay; Latin American Studies, Applied Linguistics
Honors and Awards
Associate Editor, Hispania, the Journal of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, 2011-2013.
Elected Executive Council Member, American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, 2005-2008.
Books
Tú dirás: Introducción a la lengua y cultura hispánicas, with J. Gutiérrez and A. Martínez, 3rd ed., Boston: Heinle Publishers, 2003.
Ya verás: Primer nivel, 2nd edition, (with J. Gutiérrez). Boston: Heinle & Heinle, 1997, 3rd edition, 1999.
Ya verás: Segundo nivel, 1st edition (with J. Gutiérrez). Boston: Heinle & Heinle, 1992. 2nd edition, 1997, 3rd edition, 1999.
Ya verás: Tercer nivel, 1st edition (with J. Gutiérrez). Boston: Heinle & Heinle, 1993. 2nd edition, 1997, 3rd edition, 1999.
Conflict and Transition in Rural Mexico: The Fiction of Social Realism. Waltham, MA: Crossroads Press, 1980.
Video Programs
Mosaico Cultural: Images from Spanish-Speaking Cultures. Boston: Heinle & Heinle Publishers and Castine Communications, 1993. Author, Chief Designer and Narrator of a series of 20 ten-minute video programs.
Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish. Boston: WGBH Public Broadcasting System Educational Foundation, Annenberg Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and McGraw Hill, Inc, 1992. Narrator, Design Team Member, and Advisory Board Member for 52 half-hour programs of Spanish Telecourse 1988-1992 (First national telecast, September 1992).
Other Texts
Video Guide to Accompany Mosaico Cultural, (with J. Renjilian-Burgy), Boston: Heinle & Heinle, 1994.
Contributing writer, Testing Kit: Spanish Oral Proficiency, in Adams, Marianne L., and James R. Frith, editors, Washington: Foreign Service Institute, U.S. Gov't. Printing Office, 1979.
Contributing writer, Spanish Programmatic Course, vol. 2, Harris, C. Cleland et al., Washington: Foreign Service Institute, U.S. Gov't. Printing Office, 1970.
Recent Articles and Book Chapters
"Carlos Fuentes: Crossing Borders and into the Classroom." Hispania 95.4 (December 2012): 1-4 (Guest Editorial).
Recent Papers and Presentations
“Conversaciones con Moctezuma en Llanto: novelas imposibles de Carmen Boullosa”, American Association of Teachers of Spanish & Portuguese Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM, July, 2009.
Contact Information
Boston College
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures
Lyons Hall 307D
140 Commonwealth Avenue
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Phone: 617-552-3828
FAX: 617-552-2064
Email: harry.rosser@bc.edu
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