Chase Krebs

Education

• M.A., 2014, Spanish Linguistics,
  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2014
  Research: The translatability of figurative language: A study of third language learners of Portuguese

• B.A., 2012, Foreign Languages and Literatures (Spanish),
  University of South Alabama
• Study Abroad (Spanish), 2010,
  Enforex Spanish Language School, Madrid, Spain

Courses Taught

The University of South Alabama

• Introductory Spanish I
• Introductory Spanish II
• Intermediate Spanish I
• Introductory Spanish For Healthcare Professionals
• Intermediate Spanish for Healthcare Professionals
• Advanced Spanish for Healthcare Professionals

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Intensive Elementary Spanish
• Introduction to Spanish Grammar
• Spanish in the Professions
• Spanish Grammar in Context
• Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics

Spring Hill College

• Elementary Spanish II

Professional Experience

Awards and Certifications

Google Educator, Level 2 Certification, May 2021
Google Educator, Level 1 Certification, Nov. 2020
Department of Spanish & Portuguese Conference Travel Grant, Awarded by the Department of Spanish & Portuguese, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, to present at Foreign Language Education & Technology (FLEAT) VI in Boston, MA., Aug. 2015
Ursula Williams Graduate Student Conference Grant, Awarded by the International Association for Language Learning Technology to present at FLEAT VI in Boston, MA., Aug. 2015

Presentations

● Krebs, C. (Jan. 2024). Motivation: What it is and how to actually DO it in the classroom. Presented to faculty at Teacher In-Service Day, Theodore High School. 

● Krebs, C. (Feb. 2019). Going rogue: Assessment in a non-traditional secondary modern language program. Presented at AWLA 2019, Montevallo, AL. 

● Krebs, C. (Jan. 2019). But what does that actually look like?: How to create communicative, proficiency-based lesson plans for the language classroom. Workshop presented at South Alabama Language Institute (SALI)’s Spring 2019 meeting, Mobile, AL. 

● Abalos, M., Krebs, C. & Romjue, A. (June 2017). The Next Generation: Graduate Students and IALLT. Panel presented at IALLT 2017, Moorehead, MN. 

● Krebs, C. (Aug. 2015). Teaching and learning the Smart way: The use of Smartphone technology to supplement foreign language instruction. Presented at FLEAT VI, Boston, MA. 

● Henshaw, F. & Krebs, C. (Aug. 2014). Free and easy tech tools to enhance your teaching. Presented at the Graduate Academy for College Teaching, Urbana, IL. 

Publications

• Krebs, C. (2016). Teaching and learning the smart way: Smartphone technology and the language classroom. IALLT Journal of Language Learning Technologies, 46(2), 40-50. 

Service

• Seal of Biliteracy Advisory Committee, Mobile County Public School System, Jan. 2024 – May 2024 
• National Spanish Honor Society Sponsor, Theodore High School, Aug. 2023 – May 2024
• Assistant, USA Study Abroad in Madrid, Spain, University of South Alabama, Summer 2022
• Treasurer, Alabama World Languages Association, Jan. 2020 – present
• English Language Learner Coordinator, Citronelle High School, Aug. 2019 – May 2023
• National Spanish Honor Society Sponsor, Citronelle High School, Aug. 2019 – May 2023
• Parliamentarian, Alabama World Languages Association, Feb. 2019 – Jan. 2020
• Curriculum & Instruction Committee Member, Alabama School of Mathematics & Science, Aug. 2017 – May 2019 
• Department of Foreign Languages Faculty Representative (Department Chair), Alabama School of Mathematics & Science, Aug. 2017 – May 2019
• Director of ASMS Cultural Exchange Program in Seville, Spain, Alabama School of Mathematics & Science, Aug. 2017 – May 2019
• Admissions Committee Member, Alabama School of Mathematics & Science, Feb. 2017 – May 2019
• National Spanish Honor Society Sponsor, Alabama School of Mathematics & Science, Aug. 2016 – May 2019 
• Abstract Reviewer, 8th Annual Meeting of the Illinois Language and Linguistics Society in Urbana, IL, Apr. 2016