Victoria Russell is a Professor of Spanish and Foreign Language Education at Valdosta State University (VSU). She is the coordinator of online programs for the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and she is the director of the VSU sponsored summer study abroad program in Cádiz, Spain.
She earned a Ph.D. in Second Language Acquisition and Instructional Technology from the University of South Florida. Her areas of research interest are online language pedagogy, world language teacher preparation, and interlanguage pragmatics.
Victoria served as the 2022 President of ACTFL: http://www.actfl.org
Department website: Department of Modern and Classical Languages
Sample Courses Taught Include:
Foreign Language Education
FLED 7000: Curriculum and Instruction of World Languages and TESOL
FLED 7010: Curriculum and Instruction of World Languages and TESOL Laboratory
FLED 6790/80: Final Clinical Practice or Internship
FLED 6800: Professional Development Seminar in Foreign Language Education
FLED 7500: Second Language Acquisition Theory and Practice
ESOL / TESOL
ESOL 6800: Professional Development Seminar in English for Speakers of Other Languages
ESOL 4060: Second Language Acquisition Theory and Practice (Online Certificate TESOL)
Spanish
SPAN 4970: Study Abroad Seminar
SPAN 4500: Professional Practicum or Study Abroad (Online Certificate in Spanish for Professionals)
SPAN 1002: Beginning Spanish Language and Introduction to Hispanic Culture II
(Traditional and Online Formats)
SPAN 2001: Intermediate Spanish Language and Hispanic Culture I (Traditional and Online Formats)
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