Biography

Basia Moltchanov is an Associate Professor of Spanish and Pedagogy in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at the University of Delaware. Her teaching portfolio spans introductory and intermediate Spanish language courses, as well as specialized topics such as language teaching methods, syllabus design, materials development, and the capstone course for world languages education. Since 2010, she has directed numerous study abroad programs in Argentina, Costa Rica, and Spain.

A key component of her professional work involves fostering collaborative professional development for K-12 and university-level language educators. Her research focuses on enhancing support for K-16 language teachers, addressing student recruitment, and retention in world language education. Recently, she has led several funded study abroad programs to Cáceres, Spain, and spearheaded the development of a graduate certificate program for Spanish language teachers.

In addition to her academic work, she actively contributes to the broader educational community, serving as a board member of the Delaware World Language Teacher Leader Network, and as the Delaware State Representative for the National Network for Early Language Learning.

Degrees

• M.A., Wilmington University
  
• Ed.D, University of Delaware 

Grants, Awards, and Presentations

• Delaware Department of Education Grant:  $65,513 Delaware Teacher Study Abroad Program (PI), Martinique and Spain
• Delaware Department of Education Grant:  $35,513 Delaware Teacher Study Abroad Pilot Program (PI), Spain
• Instructional Improvement Grant: $5,000 University of Delaware’s Center for Teaching and Assessment of Learning (CTAL)
• Presenter, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) conference, November 2024, Philadelphia, PA. Session title: “From preparation to production: Designing purposeful communicative tasks”
• Presenter, Northeast Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (NECTFL) conference, February 2024, New York, NY. Session title: “What we learned: A pilot study abroad program to support the teaching of Spanish culture”
• Panelist, American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP), September 2023. “Languages for Life, Recruiting and Fostering Excellence in World Language Education”
• Presenter, Delaware World Language Teacher Leader Network, October 2022, Dover, DE. “Spotlight on Equity in World Language Learning: University of Delaware’s Focus on Proficiency”
• Presenter, Delaware Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (DECTFL) conference, October 2021, Newark, DE, Session title: “Current Issues in World-Language Teacher Preparation”
• Co-moderator and panelist, Delaware Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (DECTFL) advocacy initiative, April 2020, Newark, DE, “Promoting the World Languages Education Profession”
• Co-presenter, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) conference, November 2019. Washington, DC, “Collaborating for a K-16 Pathway to World Languages Proficiency”
• Poster presentation, Summer Institute for Teaching, Center for Teaching and Assessment of Learning (CTAL), June 2019, University of Delaware, Newark, DE. Poster title: “Bridging the Curricular Gaps K-16”
• Facilitator, Vision Coalition Conference, October 2018, University of Delaware, Newark, DE. Panel title” Supporting World-Language and Dual-Language Teachers”