Ray Madrigal

Director of TESOL, Department of Education (2002-present) Professor of Biblical Studies and Modern Languages (1996-present) Appointment Date: August, 1996 813.899.6805 madrigal@floridacollege.edu

Education

• B.A., Interdisciplinary (Spanish and Philosophy), Blackburn College, Carlinville, Illinois (1979). Graduation Honors: Magna Cum Laude.
• M.A., Religious Studies (Major: Biblical Languages), DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois (1983). Graduation Honors: Graduation with Distinction.
• M.A., Foreign Languages & Literatures (Spanish), Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (1994).
• Ph.D., Second Language Acquisition & Instructional Technology (Double Major), University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida (2007). Dissertation: Cogito ergo doceo: A cross-case study of Latin teacher cognition in technology-rich communities of practice.

Academic Appointments

Florida College

Appointment Date: August, 1996

• Director of TESOL, Department of Education (2002-present)
• Professor of Spanish (1996-present; tenure granted in 2002)
• Professor of Biblical Studies (1996-present)

University of Kentucky / Paducah Community College Campus

Appointment Date: January, 1988

• Instructor of Spanish (1988-96)

Languages

• English (Native Speaker)
• Spanish (Near-Native Speaker)
• Polish (Intermediate/Conversational)
• Biblical Greek (Reading Knowledge)
• Biblical Hebrew (Reading Knowledge)
• Latin (Reading Knowledge)

Professional Development and Credentials

• Workshop on Program Evaluation (Teacher Education) with Vicki Giordano of Barry University (2007)
• Curriculum Review Committee, Florida College (2005-present)
• Compliance Certification, QEP and SACS Reaffirmation, Florida College (2004-2006)
• Clinical Educator Training Certificate, Hillsborough County, Florida (2004)
• Legal and Ethical Issues in Higher Education: Workshop at FC by attorney Kevin Hyde (2003)
• PT3 (Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to use Technology) Training at USF (2003)
• Designed and Developed two blended distance-learning TESOL courses at Florida College (2002)
• Creation and Development of REL 4931 [for Education majors] – Selected Topics in Ethics (2002)
• ESOL in Higher Education (Three Graduate Credits), Barry University, Miami Shores, Florida (2002)
• Faculty use of the LAN/WEB: In-service Workshop at Florida College (2002)
• Creation and Development of HUM 2930 [travel course] – Spanish and French Baroque (2001)
• Research and analysis of baccalaureate programs in Biblical Studies/Biblical Languages among independent colleges and universities: A report to the Biblical Studies Department (1999)
• Manuscript editing (proofreading) for the Florida College Lectures (1998, 1999, 2001)
• Consultant as a Translator of Spanish language. Used by Government and industry (1988 – present)

Professional Association Memberships

• American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
• Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
• Florida Foreign Language Association (FFLA)
• Sunshine State TESOL of Florida
• American Classical League (ACL)
• Society of Biblical Literature (SBL)

Honors

• Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers (2002, 2005)
• Special Dean’s Award (for work in SLA and TESOL), Florida College (2003)
• Winner of the SLAQ Travel Award Competition, University of South Florida (2003)
• Tenure Granted: Florida College (2002)

Teaching Experience

World Languages and Cultures

• TSL 3080 – Introduction to TESOL (2002 – present)
• TSL 4081 – TESOL Issues and Practices (2003 – present)
• LIN 6601 – Sociolinguistics (University of South Florida, Co-teacher, 2003)
• SPN 1120 & 1121 – Elementary Spanish sequence (1988 – present)
• SPN 2200 & 2201 – Intermediate Spanish sequence (1988 – present)
• HUM 2218 – Honors Reading I: Ancient Classics (Co-teacher, 1999)
• HUM 2930 – Spanish and French Baroque (Travel Course, Spring 2001)

Biblical Literatures and Languages

• REL 4907 – Directed Study: Readings in Biblical Hebrew (2001)
• REL 4931 – Selected Topics: Ethics in Education/Research (2002-present)
• REL 4228 – OT Prophets / Major (1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008)
• REL 3227 – OT Prophets / Minor (2005, 2007)
• REL 3249 – Synoptic Gospels (1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008)
• REL 3716 – Hermeneutics (1997, 1999, 2001, 2003)
• REL 3460 – Philosophy of Religion (1999, 2001)
• REL 2257 – NT Epistles: I Corinthians (2007, 2009)

Publications

Peer-Reviewed or Invited

• Madrigal, R. A. (in preparation). Technology in ancient language learning: A TALL order. For submission to Foreign Language Annals or Modern Language Journal.
• Summers, R. & Madrigal, R. A. (2008). Presentation software: Fun with PowerPoint. In T. Erben & I. Sarieva (Eds.), CALLing all foreign language teachers. New York: Eye on Education.
• Madrigal, R. A. (2007). Review of: Age in L2 acquisition and teaching. Florida Foreign Language Journal.
• Madrigal, R. A. & Madrigal, D. R. (2007). Imprecatory language in the Psalter. In D. W. Petty, Jr. (Ed.). Studies in the Psalms (pp. 221-240). Temple Terrace: Florida College Press.
• Madrigal, R. A. (2006). Religion. In N. J. Salkind (Ed.). Encyclopedia of human development (pp. 1074-1075). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
• Madrigal, R. A. (2003). Textbooks as resources for creative language teaching. Florida Foreign Language Journal, 1(1), 61-65.
• Cheng, R., Jin, L., Madrigal, R., Sarieva, I., and Zoran, A. (2003). Reading strategies and abilities of doctoral students who are non-native and native speakers of English. Unpublished manuscript. University of South Florida.
• DiMasi, D., Madrigal, R. and Zoran, A. (2003). Pre-application guide for international students. Interactive WBT tutorial. University of South Florida.
• Madrigal, R., Gomes, N. and Harrison, A. (2002). The structure of language: An interactive tutorial. Interactive CBT/WBT tutorial. University of South Florida.
• Madrigal, R. (2002). John among the synoptic gospels. In D. Petty (Ed.), God so loved: Studies in the gospel of John (pp. 1-25). Temple Terrace: Florida College Press.
• Madrigal, R. (2000). The arrest of Jesus. Truth Magazine, 44(3) 3-4.
• Madrigal, R. (1999). Faith and reason. In F. Jenkins (Ed.), A place to stand (pp. 160-180). Temple Terrace: Florida College Press.
• Madrigal, R. (1999). The Jefferson gospel. Christianity Magazine, 16(1), 22.
• Madrigal, R. (1997). Dealing with discrepancies. In F. Jenkins (Ed.), A Tribute to Melvin D. Curry, Jr. (pp. 196-205). Temple Terrace: Florida College Press.
• Madrigal, R. (1994). The lamb on Mount Zion. In F. Jenkins (Ed.) Overcoming with the lamb (pp. 120-130). Temple Terrace: Florida College Press.
• Madrigal, R. A. (1984). Review of: Leviticus. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 27(2), 246.

Not Peer-Reviewed

• Madrigal, R. (1994). Krok po kroku: Step by step. GOT, 38(21), 649-50.
• Madrigal, R. (1991). Verdict on the resurrection. GOT, 35(7), 16-17.
• Madrigal, R. (1989). If God has spoken. Christianity Magazine, 6(11), 24.
• Madrigal, R. (1987). Out of context. Christianity Magazine, 4(3), 24.
• Madrigal, R. (1985). Dependence and growth. GOT, 29(18), 545, 566.
• Madrigal, R. (1984). The noble nike. Christianity Magazine, 1(11), 30.
• Madrigal, R. (1984). Biblical ethics. GOT, 28(6), 166.
• Madrigal, R. (1983). The prophet of prophets. GOT, 27(19), 593-94.
• Madrigal, R. (1983). The power of negative thinking in Ecclesiastes. GOT, 27(12), 362-3.
• Madrigal, R. (1981). Contents and realities. Plain Talk, 17(12), 6.
• Madrigal, R. (1980). The profit of prophets. Plain Talk, 1(9), 6.

Papers Presented

• Frameworks for the Study of the Prophets, Florida College Lectureship, February 6, 2008.
• Second language teacher cognition in technology-rich communities of practice, Annual Convention of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), San Antonio, Texas, November 17, 2007.
• Metaphorical language in the Bible, Special Series at Florida College, September 24-26, 2007
• Divine dice, divination, and the selection of Matthias, Florida College, February 6, 2007
• Imprecatory language in the prophets, Florida College Lectureship, February 7, 2006
• From scroll (n.) to scroll (v.), Florida College Lectureship, February 8, 2005
• A Blended Distance Learning Model for ESOL, Sunshine State TESOL, April 29, 2004
• Two Contents & Two Realities, Florida College Lectureship, February 5, 2004
• The Research Cycle in SLA, 10th Annual Socio-cultural Theory Workshop, University of South Florida, October 31, 2003.
• The Tower of Babel and the Study of Linguistics, Florida College Lectureship, February 4, 2003.
• The Implications of Linguistic Evolution, University of South Florida, December 4, 2002.
• Come Before Winter, Florida College Lectureship, February 5, 2002.
• The Synoptic Problem, Florida College Lectureship, February 6, 2001.
• Jesus and the Sermon on the Mount, Florida College Lectureship, February 8, 2000.
• Faith and Reason, Florida College Lectureship, February 4, 1999.
• How to Say It: Gracious Communication, Florida College Lectureship, February 5, 1998.

Other Scholarly Activity

• « Una bibliografía anotada sobre la crítica de Don Juan Manuel, 1972-1992. » Master’s Thesis. Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, April 1994.
• “The Concept of the Day of the Lord in the Hebrew Prophets.” Master’s Thesis (Major Paper). DePaul University, December 1982.

Community Involvement

• Faculty Sponsor for Student Societies Phi Sigma Chi (1996 – 2003) and Sowers Club (2003-present)
• Workshops, Lectureships, Conference Speaker (USA, Colombia, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Poland, Spain)
• Translation Services (Pro-bono). Mission Reports From Latin America (1996 – present)