Carmen Hoyos
Spanish Instructor
519-997-4316
463 Manoogian
Department
Carmen Hoyos
I was born in Washington, DC, to a Spanish mom and a Colombian father, but grew up in Brazil, where I learned Portuguese after learning Spanish. I have been teaching Spanish for over 25 years in Universities and Colleges in Brazil, U.S. and Canada. I have earned a master degree in Bilingual/Bicultural Education from Wayne State University and I am currently interested in a variety of methodologies for teaching and learning foreign languages, such as multicultural, project-based and socio-cultural approaches. I love teaching Spanish and enjoy spending time with my students, talking, learning, playing games, cooking or even dancing to Hispanic rhythms. I live in Windsor, Ontario, with my family; Canada has been home for 20 years now.
Research interest(s)/area of expertise
- Second language acquisition
- Bilingual bicultural education
- Spanish as a foreign language
- ESL
Education
- Bachelor of Arts in Spanish, Portuguese and English Languages and Literatures
- Master of Arts in Bilingual/Bicultural Education
Awards and grants
Graduate teaching assistantship (January 2022) as a Spanish Ph.D. graduate student.