Luis Peralta was born and studied in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

He graduated from the Modern Languages program at the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD), the oldest university on the continent. He also finished a Masters in Education for Education and Technology at American InterContinental University (AIUonline ).

Peralta has worked with the Peace Corps, ESL schools, Universidad Católica de Santo Domingo (UCSD) and Instituto Cultural Dominico-Americano (ICDA) where he coordinated and created the Spanish program for foreigners and conducted training, supervision, and recruiting of language teachers. (See resúmé).

He teaches the following courses at Millikin University: SP103 (Beginning Spanish), SP-114 (Continuing Spanish), SP-223 (Intermediate Spanish), Conversación and Composición (SP-302), Culture and Civilization of the Spanish Caribbean (IN-350), Cultura y Civilización del Caribe Hispánico (SP-350), and immersion and culture- based courses.

Now he enjoys designing technology-based courses and modules. He serves as an interpreter and also as a training assistant in safety and security for Monsanto in Illiopolis, Illinois. He is a member of ACTFL and he has participated in numerous international conferences for ESL and Language teachers in the Dominican Republic and the US. At the present, Peralta is the advisor for the Spanish Honor Society Sigma Delta Pi Chapter Phi Tau. This society prepares and sponsors cultural activities and services for Millikin and the community in Decatur, Illinois.

He likes to write short stories, activities and games for language teaching, loves music, and dancing. His hobbies include: dancing lessons, DJ, cultural presentations and event coordination. He has published three articles in different magazines in campus and in Decatur.

See resúmé (or to download the resúmé)