David J. Shook

Associate Professor of Spanish

Member Of:
  • School of Modern Languages
Email Address:
drshook@gatech.edu
Office Phone:
404-385-3014
Fax Number:
404-894-0955
Office Location:
Swann 213
Office Hours:
During Spring 2021, please contact to arrange an on-line meeting
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Overview

Dr. David J. Shook is Associate Professor of Spanish. He has served twice as Interim Chair of the School of Modern Languages, 2013-2016 and, most recentgly, 2021-2023; he additionally served  as Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies in the Ivan Allen College 2019-2021; and in his 30+ years at Georgia Tech he has acted as Associate Chair, Director of Undergraduate Studies, and Coordinator of the 1st-year Spanish Programs in the School of Modern Languages. For eight years, he was the Coordinator for the TA Development Programs in the Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning at Georgia Tech.

David Shook received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign, in Second Language Acquisition and Teacher Education. He was named a Lilly Teaching Fellow in 1992 and "Professor of the Year" by the Georgia AATSP in 1996. His research interests lie in language program development, teaching methodology, grammar acquisition through reading, the use of literature for language acquisition and, more recently, the zombie trope in Hispanic literature and langauge acquisition. His research papers appear in national journals, and he presents papers at local and national conferences. He frequently fields offers to produce and review textbook materials,.

Education:
  • Ph.D. University of Illinoins (Urbana/Champaign) Second Language Acquisition and Teacher Education 1990
  • M.A. University of Georgia Hispanic Linguistics
  • B.A. Luther College Spanish and Management
Areas of
Expertise:
  • Curriculum Development
  • Foreign Language Education
  • Foreign Language Reading
  • Zombies In Contemporary US And Hispanic Cultures

Interests

Research Fields:
  • Applied, Cognitive and Socio-Cultural Linguistics
  • Instructional Technologies for Foreign Language Acquisition
  • Pedagogy and Curriculum Development
  • Spanish
Geographic
Focuses:
  • United States
Issues:
  • Global Marketplace for Students
  • Grammar
  • Interdisciplinary Learning and Partnering
  • Language Acquisition
  • Language and Popular Culture
  • Perspectives on technology

Courses

  • FREN-3692: French LBAT II
  • SPAN-1001: Elementary Spanish I
  • SPAN-1002: Elementary Spanish II
  • SPAN-1101: Patterns of Spanish I
  • SPAN-1102: Patterns of Spanish II
  • SPAN-1813: Special Topics
  • SPAN-2001: Intermediate Spanish I
  • SPAN-2002: Intermediate Spanish II
  • SPAN-2813: Special Topics
  • SPAN-3040: Pract. App. Span Grammar
  • SPAN-3050: Intro-Read Hispanic Lit
  • SPAN-3064: Medical Spanish
  • SPAN-3101: Conversation I
  • SPAN-4695: Spanish Internship