Maria-Concepcion Lagunas Davis

Maria-Concepcion Lagunas Davis is a Senior Lecturer Emerita in the Department of Romance Studies at Tufts University. She holds a PhD (1992) and MA (1982) in Spanish Language and Literature from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. With over four decades of teaching experience, she has taught at institutions including The Ohio State University, Boston University, and Tufts University since 2001. Her expertise focuses on Latin American and Spanish cinema and innovative second language pedagogy, emphasizing cultural immersion through film.

Education:

• PhD in Spanish Language and Literature, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (1992)
• MA in Spanish Language and Literature, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (1982)

Teaching Career: Began teaching Spanish as a foreign language in 1983 at Fundación Ortega y Gasset-Marañón (Toledo, Spain). Transitioned to the U.S. in 1988, coordinating Spanish programs at Boston University (1993-1998) before joining Tufts as a lecturer and course administrator in 2001.

Research Focus: Integrates cinematic analysis with language education, particularly using films from Latin America and Spain to enhance cultural understanding. Advocates for dynamic pedagogical approaches to language acquisition.

Grants & Labs: No specific grants or lab affiliations mentioned. However, her teaching innovations implicitly suggest curriculum development projects.