Dr. Jason R. Jolley

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Education

• PhD, Spanish, 2003, The Pennsylvania State University
• MA, Spanish, 1997, Brigham Young University
• BA, Spanish, 1995, Brigham Young University
• AA, Journalism, 1993, BYU-Idaho

Teaching

• MCL 310 Introduction to Translation and Interpreting
• MCL 410 Translation Capstone Project
• SPN 326 Civilization of Spanish America
• SPN 410 Translation
• SPN 460 Spanish American Literature
• SPN 510/610 Advanced Translation
• SPN 590/690 Advanced Spanish Grammar
• SPN 725 Seminar in Hispanic Literature and Culture

Professional experience

• Associate Dean of Policy, Globalization, and Diversity, College of Arts and Letters, Missouri State University
• Department Head, Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Missouri State University
• Co-director, Foreign Language Institute, Missouri State University
• Professor of Spanish, Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Missouri State University
• Chair of Board of Directors, Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
• Treasurer, Mid-America Chapter of the American Translators Association

Professional affiliations

• American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP)
• American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
• American Translators Association (ATA)
• Association of Departments of Foreign Languages (ADFL)
• Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (CSCTFL)
• Foreign Language Association of Missouri (FLAM)
• Mid-America Chapter of the American Translators Association (MICATA)
• Modern Language Association (MLA)
• Ozarks Foreign Language Association (OFLA)

Selected peer-reviewed publications

• Jolley, J. R, & Maimone, L. (2022). Thirty Years of Machine Translation in Language Teaching and Learning: A Review of the Literature. L2 Journal, 14(1), 26-44. http://dx.doi.org/10.5070/L214151760
• Antonio Skármeta: Nuevas Lecturas/New Readings. Eds. César Ferreira and Jason Jolley. Lima: Centro de Estudios Literarios Antonio Cornejo Polar (Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos), 2017.
• Orphans, Adoptive Filiation, and Literary Paternity in the Narratives of Antonio Skármeta. Antonio Skármeta: Nuevas Lecturas/New Readings. Eds. César Ferreira and Jason Jolley. Lima: Centro de Estudios Literarios Antonio Cornejo Polar (Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos), 2017: 27-39.
• Jolley, J. R, & Maimone, L. (2022). Free Online Machine Translation: Use and Perceptions by Spanish Students and Instructors. Central States Report. Ed. Aleidine J. Moeller. Crown Prints: Eau Claire, WI, 2015. 181-200.
• Preciso cuidar mais de mim: Intrapersonal Ethics in Clarice Lispector’s Laços de família. La palabra según Clarice Lispector: Aproximaciones críticas./A palavra segundo Clarice Lispector: Aproximacões críticas. Eds. Luciana Namorato and Cesar Ferreira. Lima, Peru: Centro de Estudios Literarios Antonio Cornejo Polar (Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos), 2011. 141-53.
• The Diverse Intonations of Man: Genealogical Rhetoric in Borges’s Prose. Rondas literarias de Pittsburgh 2008. Ed. Gregorio C. Martín. New Kensington, PA: Grelin Press, 2010. 119-33.

Research and professional interests

• Latin American literature
• Machine translation and language learning
• Translator training
• Self-directed language learning
• Open educational resources

Awards and honors

• Teaching Award, College or Arts and Letters, Missouri State University, 2006