Anita Zandstra, Adjunct Professor
(616) 526-7803
alz2@calvin.edu
Office: Hiemenga 422
Educational background
BA (English and Spanish) Calvin College 1999
Coursework in Costa Rican Literature and culture (Universidad de Costa Rica, 1999)
Academic interests
Sociolinguistics, Language aquisition, Bilingualism and intercultural encounters, The role of learning in personal and spritual growth
Recent activities
Teaching high school English Literature in an English-speaking school in Bolivia; Sporadic freelance translating and interpreting; Raising a bilingual son (now 2 years old) with her husband
Hobbies
Reading (fiction and nonfiction)
Spanish-speaking countries visited
Argentina: lived there for 6 years during childhood;
Mexico: visited the Yucatán and Chiapas;
Costa Rica: lived there for 2 and a half years; also visited Guatemala and Panama
Bolivia: lived there for 5 and a half years;
Spain: spent 2 semesters there
