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Heusinkveld, Paula Rae was born on November 21, 1945 in Kingfisher, Oklahoma, United States. Daughter of George Richard and Emma Louise (Becker) Heusinkveld.
(The key to successful business and travel in today's Mexi...)
The key to successful business and travel in today's Mexico In Mexico, as everywhere, details of etiquette, culture, and protocol can make or break any business or social interaction. This fascinating and informative guide provides everything you need to develop a solid working knowledge of the Mexican people, their unique customs and values, and their distinct world view. You'll learn: * How to talk to superiors and subordinates in the work-place, work with bureaucrats and officials, and schedule meetings * Crucial information on family, gender roles, bureaucracy, religion, time, manners, dress and appearance, meals, work, and leisure * Distinctions between rural and city life * The fine points of body language, socializing, conversing, making friends, dining out, romance, and Mexican humor * Insights into traditional Mexican mores and how they are changing in response to rapid modernization If you are planning to live, visit, or do business in Mexico, here is a reference you cannot afford to be without.
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Heusinkveld, Paula Rae was born on November 21, 1945 in Kingfisher, Oklahoma, United States. Daughter of George Richard and Emma Louise (Becker) Heusinkveld.
Bachelor in Spanish, Control College, Pella, Iowa, 1968; Master of Arts in Spanish, University of Wisconsin, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy in Spanish, University of Wisconsin, 1979.
Graduate teaching assistant University Wisconsin, Madison, 1968—1969, 1970—1973, 1975—1979. Instructor Spanish Alma College, Michigan, 1969—1970. Instructor Spanish, French Greensboro Day School, North Carolina, 1973—1975.
Assistant professor Spanish St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1979—1982. Assistant professor Spanish, French Clemson University, South Carolina, 1982—1988, associate professor Spanish, 1988—1997, professor Spanish, since 1997, acting director language and international trade, since 2003. Editorial consultant for foreign language texts Holt/Rinehart, Harper & Row, Houghton-Mifflin, District of Columbia Heath, John Wiley & Sons, Simon-Schuster, since 1990.
Director Clemson University summer study program in Mexico, since 1984. Presenter in-service workshops, seminars, lecturers school districts in St. Louis, Minneapolis, Fort Worth, others, since 1985.
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Member American Association of University Women, American Association Teachers Spanish and Portuguese, American Council on the Teaching Foreign Languages, Southern Conference on Language Teaching (executive board, Outstanding Foreign Language post-secondary Teacher award 1994, Founders award 2004).