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Department of Modern Languages & Cultures
 

Contact & Location

Moscow

Department of
Modern Languages & Cultures

Physical Address:
Administration Building 302
PHONE: (208) 885-6179
FAX: (208) 885-5221
E-MAIL: modlang@uidaho.edu

Mailing Address:
Department of
Modern Languages & Cultures
c/o University of Idaho
875 Perimeter Drive MS 3174
Moscow, ID 83844-3174

Irina Kappler-Crookston

Irina Kappler-Crookston, M.A.

Office: Admin 314
Phone: (208) 885-8995
Email: irinac@uidaho.edu
Mailing Address: Department of Modern Languages and Cultures - University of Idaho
P.O.Box 443174
Moscow, Idaho 83844-3174

College of Letters, Arts & Social Sciences
Department of Modern Languages and Cultures
Chair, Senior Instructor in Spanish, Spanish Section Coordinator, and Academic Abroad Advisor

Campus Locations: Moscow
  • 1978 - B.A., Washington State University, French and Spanish Language and Literature (Cum Laude)
  • 1980 - Post-Graduate Diploma, Hispanic Studies, Universidad Complutenses de Madrid
  • 1988 - M.A., Washington State University, Spanish Literature (Iberian Studies)

Research Projects

  • Irina Kappler-Crookston's main research interests are in Peninsular Studies and Second Language Acquisition. She has worked on several joint projects on assessment and methodology with the University Study Abroad Consortium (USAC).

Outreach Projects

  • Moscow High School and Lena Whitmore Elementary School, provided methodological support in the teaching of foreign language to teachers.
  • University of Guadalajara, Mexico: provided cultural and language support for Moscow High School students and teachers on a Turtle Conservation Station.

Awards and Honors

  • The University of Idaho, Martin Luther King Distinguished Service Award, 2008.
  • State Board of Education Technology Initiative Grant for online courses at the University of Idaho in foreign languages ($65,000.00), 2007.
  • The State of Idaho, Foreign Language Teachers, Teacher of the Year Award, 2006
  • Fulbright Hayes Grant to take twenty-one teachers of Spanish for a five-week seminar to Quito, Ecuador ($43,000.00), 1993.

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