Richard McDorman’s Guest Appearance on Telemundo’s “Yo Me Llamo”
Richard McDorman’s Guest Appearance on Telemundo’s “Yo Me Llamo”
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Richard McDorman appeared as an invited guest expert on Spanish-language television network Telemundo’s reality singing contest “Yo Me Llamo” on Sunday, October 14, 2012.
Richard McDorman Recognized for Work in Language Assessment and Bilingual Test Development
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Richard McDorman has been recognized as a leading expert in language assessment and bilingual test development by BilingualBility, a cutting-edge language testing program that “simulates international business scenarios in 4 distinct modules. Providing simultaneous assessment of language and cultural fluency in English and [many other languages].” McDorman has served as Head Test Developer for BilingualBility’s...
“Presenting English Grammar” Released on April 5, 2013
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The paperback version of Presenting English Grammar is now available for purchase from Amazon, Barnes and Noble and thousands of other book retailers and textbook suppliers around the world. The text has been available in e-book format since 2012. The paperback version is 156 pages in length and has been published in full color. The e-book version...
Language Textbook Authored by Richard McDorman
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Richard E. McDorman (Col ’94 L/M) published his second book, Managing Successful Meetings. The book was published by inlingua International (Bern, Switzerland) in February.
Understanding African-American English (AAE): A Framework for Course Development
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Modern methods of second language instruction, such as communicative language teaching (CLT) and task-based language learning (TBLL), emphasize the importance of interaction in the second language acquisition and learning process and focus on the development of real-world language skills and the learner’s ability to use language in authentic, meaningful contexts. Proponents of such methods generally...
Richard McDorman Recognized by Language Textbook Publisher
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On May 22, 2012, ESL language textbook publisher Heinle, in conjunction with National Geographic Learning, recognized Richard McDorman for his work reviewing and commenting on Heinle’s new ESL textbook series Pathways. Click here to view or download a copy of the official acknowledgment published in the textbook series.
Warrior Dash 2011
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Here are some of the pictures from the Warrior Dash obstacle course race I completed on December 3, 2011 in Deerfield Beach, Florida (click on each picture to see the full-sized version). I finished 59th out of 557 in my age group and 507th out of 7,148 finishers overall (about half of the competitors finished the course)....
Translations of Rosario Castellanos’ “Silencio cerca de una piedra antigua”
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Silencio cerca de una piedra antigua Rosario Castellanos (1925-1974) Estoy aquí, sentada, con todas mis palabras como con una cesta de fruta verde, intactas. Los fragmentos de mil dioses antiguos derribados se buscan por mi sangre, se aprisionan, queriendo recomponer su estatua. De las bocas destruidas quiere subir hasta mi boca un canto, un olor...
Member of the ProZ.com Certified PRO Network
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Richard McDorman has been named a member of the ProZ.com Certified PRO Network. For more information about the Certified PRO Network, click here.
Translation of Alfonsina Storni’s “Voy a dormir”
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Voy a dormir Alfonsina Storni (1938) Dientes de flores, cofia de rocío, manos de hierbas, tú, nodriza fina, tenme prestas las sábanas terrosas y el edredón de musgos encardados. Voy a dormir, nodriza mía, acuéstame, ponme una lámpara a la cabecera; una constelación; la que te guste; todas son buenas; bájala un poquito. Déjame sola:...