Professor Eddy Arana teaches Spanish and German, coordinates the German program, and serves as the co-coordinator of the Paul Peck Humanities Institute Internship Program. He has worked as an independent consultant in translation, interpretation, curriculum development, and intercultural competence training since 2002 and speaks five languages. His research includes second/third language acquisition and teaching, curriculum and instruction, the construction of identity and nation through language in German-speaking Europe, and Spanish bilingualism/heritage language maintenance in the U.S. He has been a contributor to several publications: the teacher's editions of first-year Spanish and German textbooks, Duolingo’s smartphone application for a first-year German textbook, and to the Atlantic Council's 2015 publication Through a New Prism: A Next Generation Strategy for the U.S.-German Relationship. When not teaching, he enjoys films, traveling abroad, and international cuisine. The Montgomery College-Smithsonian Faculty Fellowship is the signature program of the Paul Peck Humanities Institute at Montgomery College, a community college located in suburban Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C. Since 1998, more than 180 faculty have completed the fellowship—integrating theme-based learning and museum visits into their courses. The program has spurred more than 20,000 visits to the Smithsonian as MC students and their guests travel to various Smithsonian museums, programs and events. Watch more from the Smithsonian Faculty Fellowship 2018 here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list= PL32wEiPova8LYnuWmgTxPK26RYw9O1MS2
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