Orlando R. Kelm
Associate Professor — Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley

Contact
- E-mail: orkelm@austin.utexas.edu
- Phone: 512.232.4534
- Office: MEZ 4.146
- Office Hours: Onsite, T 11:30-12:30, or by appointment
- Campus Mail Code: B3700
Interests
The teaching of foreign language for professional purposes, Use of technology in foreign language education, Portuguese and Spanish phonetics, Applied linguistics. Beyond academic interests, here is Prof. Kelm's photo portfolio: https://orlando-kelm.pixpa.com/
Biography
Dr. Orlando R. Kelm is an Associate Professor of Hispanic Linguistics at the University of Texas at Austin where he teaches courses in Portuguese and Spanish, focusing mainly on business language and the cultural aspects of international business communication. He serves as the Director of the Portuguese Language Flagship Program, sponsored by the National Security Education Program (NSEP) of the Department of Defense. Professor’s Kelm's research and publications center on the cultural aspects of international business and the pedagogical applications of innovative technologies in language learning, focusing mainly on Latin America and Brazil. His most recent book publications include (2020, coauthors David A. Victor and Olivia Hernández-Pozas), “The Seven Keys to Communicating in Mexico: An Intercultural Approach,” (2017, coauthors: Haru Yamada and David A. Victor), “The Seven Keys to Communicating in Japan: An Intercultural Approach,” and (2016, coauthor: David A. Victor), “The Seven Keys to Communicating in Brazil: An Intercultural Approach ” (All three published through Georgetown University Press. His most recent online materials development projects are entitled “Slice of Life,” “Olha lá,” “Língua da Gente,” “Conversa Brasileira” and “Tá Falado.” Links: Homepage: https://orlandokelm.wordpress.com/ Photo Portfolio: https://orlando-kelm.pixpa.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orkelm/ Twitter: @orkelm Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orlando.kelm.5 YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/TalkingRealPortuguese BrazilPod: https://www.facebook.com/utbrazilpod/ |
Courses
ILA 386 • Frgn Lang In Digital World
44270 • Spring 2022
Meets T 10:00AM-1:00PM MEZ 1.104
Hybrid/Blended
(also listed as LAS 381)
POR 330L • Intro Lang/Lingstcs In Socty
44435 • Spring 2022
Meets T 2:00PM-3:30PM MEZ 2.124
Hybrid/Blended
GC
SPN 367D • Business In Hispan Life/Cul
45965 • Fall 2021
Meets TH 12:30PM-2:00PM JES A217A
Hybrid/Blended
GC
SPN 367D • Business In Hispan Life/Cul
45975 • Fall 2021
Meets T 2:00PM-3:30PM MEZ 1.210
Hybrid/Blended
GC
I B 285E • Stdies In Glbl Mgt/Bus Prac-Wb
03410 • Spring 2021
Meets T 3:30PM-5:30PM
Internet; Synchronous
POR 327C • Adv Grammar/Writing In Ctx-Wb
45170 • Spring 2021
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM
Internet; Synchronous
GCWr
SPN 367D • Business In Hispan Life/Cul-Wb
45765 • Spring 2021
Meets TTH 9:30AM-11:00AM
Internet; Synchronous
GC
UGS 303 • Cultural Issues With Lat Am-Wb
61840-61853 • Spring 2021
Meets TTH 2:00PM-3:30PM
Internet; Synchronous
GC
ID
SPN 367D • Business In Hispan Life/Cul-Wb
44185 • Fall 2020
Meets TTH 8:00AM-9:30AM
Internet; Synchronous
GC
SPN 367D • Business In Hispan Life/Cul-Wb
44190 • Fall 2020
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM
Internet; Synchronous
GC
POR 330L • Intro Lang & Lingstcs In Socty
44230 • Spring 2020
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM MEZ 2.122
GC
SPN 367P • Business In Hispan Life/Cul
44802 • Spring 2020
Meets TTH 9:30AM-11:00AM BEN 1.122
GC
(also listed as LAS 322)
UGS 303 • Cultural Issues With Lat Am
59780-59790 • Spring 2020
Meets TTH 2:00PM-3:30PM SZB 330
GC
ID
SPN 367P • Business In Hispan Life/Cul
44535 • Fall 2019
Meets TTH 9:30AM-11:00AM BEN 1.104
GC
(also listed as LAS 322)
SPN 367P • Business In Hispan Life/Cul
44540 • Fall 2019
Meets TTH 8:00AM-9:30AM BEN 1.124
GC
(also listed as LAS 322)
POR F367P • Busn Brazilian Life/Cul-Bra
84025 • Summer 2019
GC
POR 327C • Adv Grammar/Writing In Context
44750 • Spring 2019
Meets TTH 9:30AM-11:00AM BEN 1.104
GCWr
UGS 303 • Cultural Issues With Lat Am
61560-61570 • Spring 2019
Meets TTH 2:00PM-3:30PM SZB 330
GC
ID
POR 330L • Intro Lang & Lingstcs In Socty
45290 • Fall 2018
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM MEZ 1.212
GC
PRC 320E • Id/Resolv Cul Dilemma: Bra/Us
45367 • Fall 2018
Meets TTH 2:00PM-3:30PM BEN 1.126
GC
(also listed as LAS 322)
SPN 367P • Business In Hispan Life/Cul
45775 • Fall 2018
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM MEZ 1.212
GC
(also listed as LAS 322)
POR F367P • Busn Brazilian Life/Cul-Bra
85145 • Summer 2018
GC
UGS 303 • Cultural Issues With Lat Am
62185-62195 • Spring 2018
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM SZB 330
GC
ID
ILA 386 • Frgn Lang In Digital Human
45750 • Fall 2017
Meets T 5:00PM-8:00PM BEN 1.118
POR 330L • Intro Lang & Lingstcs In Socty
45955 • Fall 2017
Meets TTH 2:00PM-3:30PM BEN 1.102
GC
POR 330L • Intro Lang & Lingstcs In Socty
46015 • Spring 2017
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM BEN 1.102
GC
UGS 303 • Cultural Issues With Lat Am
62825-62835 • Spring 2017
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM SZB 370
GC
ID
SPN 330L • Intro Lang And Ling In Society
46455 • Fall 2016
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM MEZ 2.124
GC
SPN 330L • Intro Lang And Ling In Society
46460 • Fall 2016
Meets TTH 2:00PM-3:30PM PAR 303
GC
SPN F330L • Intro Lang And Ling In Society
86355 • Summer 2016
Meets MTWTHF 10:00AM-11:30AM MEZ 2.118
GC
POR 330L • Intro Lang & Lingstcs In Socty
45080 • Spring 2016
Meets TTH 9:30AM-11:00AM BEN 1.102
GC
UGS 303 • Cultural Issues With Lat Am
61700-61710 • Spring 2016
Meets TTH 2:00PM-3:30PM PAR 203
GC
SPN 330L • Intro Lang And Ling In Society
45645 • Fall 2015
Meets MWF 12:00PM-1:00PM MEZ 1.120
GC
SPN 346 • Sounds And Intonation
45655 • Fall 2015
Meets MWF 1:00PM-2:00PM MEZ 2.118
SPN F330L • Intro Lang And Ling In Society
87260 • Summer 2015
Meets MTWTHF 10:00AM-11:30AM MEZ 2.118
GC
POR 327C • Adv Grammar/Writing In Context
45560 • Spring 2015
Meets MWF 2:00PM-3:00PM MEZ 2.122
GC
POR 330L • Intro Lang & Lingstcs In Socty
45565 • Spring 2015
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM BEN 1.102
GC
SPN 346 • Sounds And Intonation
47320 • Fall 2014
Meets TTH 2:00PM-3:30PM JES A207A
SPN 367P • Business In Hispan Life/Cul
47395 • Fall 2014
Meets TTH 9:30AM-11:00AM MEZ 2.118
GC
(also listed as LAS 322)
POR F341 • Cul Diff: Btwn Usa/Brazil-Bra
88095 • Summer 2014
GC
POR 362 • Advanced Composition
47000 • Spring 2014
Meets MWF 9:00AM-10:00AM MEZ 1.102
SPN 130D • Spanish Across Disciplines
47540 • Spring 2014
Meets M 10:00AM-11:00AM MEZ 1.104
PRC 320E • Cul Aspects Busn In Brazil
46635 • Fall 2013
Meets TTH 9:30AM-11:00AM MEZ 1.118
(also listed as LAS 370P)
SPN 130D • Spanish Across Disciplines
47320 • Fall 2013
Meets T 2:30PM-3:30PM BEN 1.118
SPN 346 • Practical Phonetics
47335 • Fall 2013
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM BEN 1.122
POR 362 • Advanced Composition
46230 • Spring 2013
Meets MWF 11:00AM-12:00PM MEZ 1.118
SPN 130D • Spanish Across Disciplines
46825 • Spring 2013
Meets M 9:00AM-10:00AM PAR 302
SPN 130D • Spanish Across Disciplines
46550 • Fall 2012
Meets M 10:00AM-11:00AM WAG 208
SPN 346 • Practical Phonetics
46570 • Fall 2012
Meets TTH 9:30AM-11:00AM UTC 3.122
SPN S346 • Practical Phonetics
89105 • Summer 2012
Meets MTWTHF 1:00PM-2:30PM PAR 301
I B 395 • Business In Latin America
04755 • Spring 2012
Meets TTH 8:00AM-9:30AM CBA 4.330
(also listed as LAS 381)
POR 362 • Advanced Composition
45930 • Spring 2012
Meets MWF 10:00AM-11:00AM MEZ 1.120
SPN 346 • Practical Phonetics
46485 • Fall 2011
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM UTC 3.122
SPN 350 • Business In Hispan Life/Cul
46500 • Fall 2011
Meets TTH 9:30AM-11:00AM MEZ 1.210
GC
(also listed as LAS 370S)
SPN S611D • Intermediate Spanish II-Arg
89180 • Summer 2011
SPN S325L • Intro Spn Amer Lit Snc Mod-Arg
89195 • Summer 2011
GC
SPN S327G • Adv Grammar & Compositn I-Arg
89210 • Summer 2011
SPN S346 • Practical Phonetics-Arg
89235 • Summer 2011
I B 395 • Business In Latin America
04830 • Spring 2011
Meets TTH 8:00AM-9:30AM GSB 5.142A
(also listed as LAS 381)
POR 362 • Advanced Composition
46525 • Spring 2011
Meets MWF 10:00AM-11:00AM MEZ 1.120
SPN 346 • Practical Phonetics
46640 • Fall 2010
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM UTC 3.102
SPN 350 • Business In Hispan Life/Cul
46650 • Fall 2010
Meets TTH 9:30AM-11:00AM MEZ 1.210
(also listed as LAS 370S)
SPN S346 • Practical Phonetics
88690 • Summer 2010
Meets MTWTHF 11:30AM-1:00PM MEZ 1.120
SPN 346 • Practical Phonetics
48155 • Fall 2009
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM MEZ 1.306
SPN 346 • Practical Phonetics
48170 • Fall 2008
Meets MWF 11:00AM-12:00PM UTC 4.110
SPN S346 • Practical Phonetics
90005 • Summer 2008
Meets MTWTHF 10:00AM-11:30AM BEN 1.124
POR 321 • Practical Phonetics
47010 • Spring 2008
Meets MWF 10:00AM-11:00AM JES A205A
SPN S346 • Practical Phonetics
90155 • Summer 2007
Meets MTWTHF 10:00AM-11:30AM BEN 1.124
SPN 346 • Practical Phonetics
47850 • Spring 2007
Meets TTH 2:00PM-3:30PM BEN 1.122
SPN 350 • Business In Hispan Life/Cul
49125 • Fall 2006
Meets MWF 10:00AM-11:00AM BEN 1.104
(also listed as LAS 370S)
SPN S346 • Practical Phonetics
89875 • Summer 2006
Meets MTWTHF 10:00AM-11:30AM BEN 1.124
POR 321 • Practical Phonetics
46040 • Fall 2005
Meets MWF 12:00PM-1:00PM GAR 3
SPN 327G • Adv Grammar And Composition I
47105 • Fall 2005
Meets MWF 1:00PM-2:00PM BEN 1.124
SPN F346 • Practical Phonetics
89095 • Summer 2005
Meets MTWTHF 10:00AM-11:30AM PAR 306
SPN 345L • Intro To Hispanic Linguistics
45610 • Spring 2005
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM BEN 1.126
SPN 393T • Teaching Spn For Spec Purposes
44015 • Spring 2004
Meets TTH 2:00PM-3:30PM UTC 4.120
POR 322L • Conf Crs In Luso-Brazilian Lit
43890 • Fall 2003
POR S612 • Accl Sec-Yr Por: Oral Ex/Rd/Cm
88755 • Summer 2003
Meets MTWTHF 8:30AM-12:30PM BAT 217
SPN 393T • Teaching Spanish For Business
44460 • Spring 2003
Meets TTH 2:00PM-3:30PM UTC 4.120
SPN S346 • Practical Phonetics
88705 • Summer 2001
Meets MTWTHF 2:30PM-4:00PM BAT 307
SPN 393T • Tech Teaching Cul/Lang/Lin/Lit
43970 • Spring 2001
Meets TTH 2:00PM-3:30PM BAT 107
CIBER
Orlando R. Kelm 柯安良, (kē, ān liáng)
Associate Director, Business Language Education
Center for Global Business / CIBER
McCombs School of Business
University of Texas, Austin 78712
TEL (512) 232-4534 FAX (512) 471-8073
URL: http://orlandokelm.wordpress.com
Internet Based Publication Projects
“Cultural Interviews with International Business Executives” 2018. Updated version of the nearly 1000 previous Spanish, German, Chinese, Turkish and Japanese online interviews. Update includes Russian and Portuguese. <http://sites.utexas.edu/culturalinterviews/>.
“Língua da Gente.” 2014-2018. Audio podcast lessons with accompanying PDF files, and discussion blog. <http://linguadagente.coerll.utexas.edu>.
“Língua da Gente” Application. 2014-2017. Mobile App with exercises to accompany the Língua da Gente podcast series. <http://openlanguage.com/library/learn-portuguese/24/latest>.
"Conversa Brasileira." 2009-2012. Video podcast lessons with accompanying PDF files, and discussion blog. <http://coerll.utexas.edu/brazilpod/cob/>.
Online Interviews
Olá Brasil!: Intercultural Learning at a Distance in a Global Classroom, May 7, 2018. http://spark.facultyinnovate.utexas.edu/ola-brasil-intercultural-learning-at-a-distance-in-global-classrooms/
Open Education Week Promotion of Open Access. Texas Libraries, March 5, 2018. https://blogs.lib.utexas.edu/texlibris/2018/03/05/open-education-week-promotion-of-open-access/
The Foreign Language Mastery Show. Host John Fotheringham. Nov. 25, 2009. http://l2mastery.com/blog/shownotes/interview-with-dr-orlando-kelm/
The Global Wanderer: Intelligent Talk – Business. Culture. Travel. Host: Michael Froehls, June 11, 2013. http://theglobalwanderer.tumblr.com/post/52749385036/intercultural-awareness
The Hum of Language Acquisition: The Official Voice of OpenLanguage. Host: Jenny Zhu, July 31, 2013. http://blog.openlanguage.com/2013/07/31/the-openlanguage-learners-series-conversation-with-a-reluctant-polyglot/
Travel Wisdom Podcast. Host Ladan Jiracek. Feb 13, 2015-10-15. http://www.podcastchart.com/podcasts/travel-wisdom-podcast-how-travelling-can-plant-the-seeds-of-wisdom-and-lead-to-success-in-life/episodes/ep-42-orlando-kelm-on-learning-languages-as-a-cultural-thing-also-his-portuguese-podcast
Communicating in Brazil: Professor’s New Book Promotes Understanding Across Cultures. Jeremy Simon. December 12, 2016. http://www.today.mccombs.utexas.edu/2016/12/orlando-kelm-brazil-communication-new-book
Publications
Kelm, Orlando R., David Victor, and Haru Yamada. The Seven Keys to Communicating in Japan: An Intercultural Approach. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2017. Pp 254.
Kelm, Orlando R. and David A. Victor. The Seven Keys to Communicating in Brazil: An Intercultural Approach. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2016. Pp 211.
Kelm, Orlando R. Conversa Brasileira. Reproduced and distributed on demand by the Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning (COERLL), The University of Texas at Austin. 2013. Pp 352.
http://www.lulu.com/shop/orlando-r-kelm/conversa-brasileira/paperback/product-21180214.html
Kelm, Orlando R., John N. Doggett, and Haiping Tang. When we are the foreigners: What Chinese think about working with Americans. Charleston, SC: Createspace.com. 2011. Pp 146.
Interview Article: Ladan Nikravan, Diversity Executive, Oct. 4, 2011, <http://www.diversity-executive.com/article.php?in=1325>
Review: Kirkus Indie Review, Oct. 3, 2011, <http://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/indie/orlando-r-kelm/when-we-are-foreigners/>
Review: Trevor Williams, Global Atlanta, Sept. 21, 2011, <http://www.globalatlanta.com/article/25079/>
Kelm, Orlando R., Mary Risner. Brazilians Working with Americans: Cultural Case Studies. Austin, TX: The University of Texas Press, 2007. Pp 196.
Review: Vanessa Fitzgibbon, Luso-Brazilian Review, Volume 47, Number 1, 2010, pp. 254-256.
Review: Maria Antonia Cowles, The Modern Language Journal, Volume 93, Number 1, 2009, pp. 132.