Faculty

Arlene Fuentes

Assistant Professor of Spanish

“It is my belief that a college education is incomplete without learning at least one foreign language. I consider it an honor to have the opportunity to open students’ minds to the rich cultures of the Spanish-speaking world, and to teach my beloved native language in a fun and welcoming environment.”

Education

  • Master of Second Language Teaching, Utah State University, 2002
  • B.A. magna cum laude in Spanish, minor in English, Utah State University, 1999
  • Associate of Science summa cum laude, Snow College, 1996

Courses

  • Spanish Major: Beginning Spanish, Intermediate Spanish, Spanish Grammar Review, Advanced Spanish Grammar, Culture of the Spanish Speaking World, Spanish for the Health Professions
  • Travel Study: Spain, Costa Rica

Teaching Positions & Professional Experience

  • Joined the Southern Virginia University faculty in 2004
  • Adjunct Instructor of Spanish, Utah State University, 2002–04
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant, Utah State University, 1999–2001
  • Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Utah State University, 1996–99

Scholarship & Creative Work

  • “Affective Language Teaching: Understanding and Addressing the Affective Factors in Classroom Language Teaching”
  • Underwent cultural and academic research in Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic

Awards, Leadership & Awards

  • President-Elect, Phi Kappa Phi, 2019
  • Professor of the Semester, Southern Virginia University, Spring 2019
  • Nominated as Teaching Assistant of the Year, Utah State University College of Humanities, 2001
  • Spanish Student of the Year, Utah State University, 1998
  • Missionary, Chile Osorno Mission, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1982–83

Memberships

  • American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
  • Foreign Language Association of Virginia
  • Phi Kappa Phi