Bio
Marta Vessoni-De-Lence is a Teaching Professor of Spanish in the Department of World Languages and Cultures at Iowa State University. She serves as Co-Director of ISU on the Mediterranean, a summer study abroad program in Valencia, Spain, and co-founded the Medical Spanish in Costa Rica study abroad program.
Her teaching reflects a commitment to helping students use Spanish in meaningful personal and professional contexts. She developed Spanish for Heritage Speakers and Spanish for Health and Health Professions to address emerging needs within the curriculum. In addition, she teaches courses in Spanish conversation, grammar, intermediate Spanish, and intensive online elementary Spanish.
Her scholarly and pedagogical interests focus on language teaching and learning, particularly the use of aural and visual texts in the Spanish classroom. She is interested in creating authentic and authentic-like instructional materials that strengthen listening comprehension and support students’ development as confident language users
Courses Taught (Past & Present)
- Spanish for Heritage Speakers
- Spanish for Health and Health Professions
- Intermediate Spanish
- Accelerated Beginning and Intermediate Spanish
Awards
- Excellence in Teaching by a Lecturer Award
- Impact on Student’s Success Award