Marta Lacorte received her B.A. in Catalan
Language and Literature from the University of Barcelona. She
has taught different levels of Spanish in the Instituto
Cervantes in Chicago, Loyola University, and in the University
of Illinois at Chicago where she completed an M.A. in Hispanic
Linguistics. In her class she emphasizes the use of Spanish at
all times and insists on the importance of homework and oral
practice speaking. She loves to study languages. Japanese is
first in her list, and believes she can speak French very well.
She bikes to school and everywhere else.
e-mail: mlacorte@ccc.edu