MARIELA SAAD-DELGADO

marielasaad@gmail.com | 9431 Royal Vista Ave. Clermont, FL | (352)978-1186

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CARREER OBJECTIVE
Committed to second language acquisition as an integral component of education and to offer students a high quality instruction
experience.

EDUCATION

Master of Arts in French January 2017 – December 2018

University of South Florida Tampa, FL

Bachelor of Arts in French July 2015 - December 2016

University of Central Florida Orlando, FL
The Burnett Honors College
Dissertation title: “Gendered Virtue in Early Modern France”

Advisor: Anne-Charlotte Trinquet du Lys.

Juris Doctorate September 2004 - July 2009

Universidad Católica Andrés Bello Caracas, Venezuela

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

International Teacher Assistant-French January 2017 – Present

University of South Florida Tampa, FL
• Design lesson plans to maximize student learning opportunities.
• Employ assessment tools and proactive strategies to track students’ progress and provide constructive feedback.
• Encourage students to immerse in the French culture in order to enrich their learning experience.
• Develop unique classroom activities and games to facilitate comprehension.

International Teacher Assistant-Spanish January 2017 – Present

University of South Florida Tampa, FL
• Maintain communication with students and assist them in course related subjects .
• Share learning strategies with colleagues.

Teacher Assistant August 2015 – December 2015

UCP of Central Florida, East Orlando/Bailes Campus Orlando, FL
• Taught French to a group of 30 students with special needs.
• Organized creative and purposeful lesson planning.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Master Researcher 2017-Present

Department of World Languages, University of South Florida Tampa, FL
• Conduct primary source research at numerous archives, examining publication history through multiple sources.
• Examine conduct manuals, plays, novels and treatises, from the middle ages to the 18th century. 

Research Assistant 2016
Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, University of Central Florida 
 Orlando, FL
• Assistant to Professor Anne-Charlotte Trinquet du Lys, conducting primary and secondary source research. 



 MARIELA SAAD-DELGADO
marielasaad@gmail.com | 9431 Royal Vista Ave. Clermont, FL | (352)978-1186
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RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS

Gendered virtue and its evolution in Early Modern France. Religious studies, gender and women studies as well as the
analysis of French medieval and 17th century literature using a socio-historical approach.

PUBLICATIONS

Saad, Mariela, "Gendered Virtue: A Study of its Meaning and Evolution in Early Modern France" (2016). Honors in the Major
Theses. 146.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

World Languages Research Colloquium, University of South Florida, speaker. April 2018
• Les yeux, miroir de l’au-delà : le sens de la vue dans le récit fantastique.
• La danse macabre des femmes : une analyse du manuscrit de Guyot Marchant (1485)

World Languages Research Colloquium, University of South Florida, speaker. April 2017
• Cixous et Fanon : de l’essence Imposée aux minorités

Saad-Delgado, Mariela, guest under service, chair to panel:

46th International North American Society for 17th Century
French Literature Annual Conference at Rollins June 2016
Winter Park, FL
• Participated and presented at the event
• Helped with the organization and logistics

ACHIEVEMENTS

La Dictée de Taureaux, installment of a dictation tournament for undergraduate French students at USF. May 2018
Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence, Honors in the Major Program May 2016
Lauréats du Concours “Découverte de la France 2004”, Alliance Française of Venezuela July 2004
1st Place Winner

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Hillcrest Modern Language Club August 2015-September 2015

Orlando, FL
• Taught French to a group of 15 students
• Organized creative and purposeful lesson planning.

AFFILIATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

• American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) November 2017

• North American Society for 17th Century French Literature (NASSCFL) June 2016
• Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED October 2016

 MARIELA SAAD-DELGADO
marielasaad@gmail.com | 9431 Royal Vista Ave. Clermont, FL | (352)978-1186
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ADDITIONAL SKILLS

• Proficient in Canvas and with modern classroom technology.