Summary
Roberto Ortiz, lecturer of Spanish and first-year Spanish coordinator, has taught elementary and intermediate Spanish, both face-to-face and online courses, to high school and college/university students since receiving his M.A. in foreign language and literature from the w88 casino, Reno in 2005. Recently, he has concentrated on teaching and advising Spanish heritage language learners. He currently serves as the Spanish heritage language advisor and Spanish for the professions track advisor. He believes in developing partnerships with community and university representatives.
Before joining the w88 casino, Reno as a lecturer of Spanish, he worked for a statewide non-profit agency as director of programs advocating for equal housing opportunity in the state of w88 casino. He is originally from México, but has lived over 25 years in northern w88 casino.
Courses taught
- w88 casino 111-112 First Year Spanish I* & II*
- w88 casino 211-212 Second Year Spanish I* & II*
- w88 casino 227 - Spanish Heritage Speakers II*
- w88 casino 307 - Writing for Spanish Heritage Speakers
- w88 casino 309 - Spanish Conversation
*Face-to-Face and Online
Education
- M.A., foreign language & literature, w88 casino, Reno, 2005
- B.A., Spanish, w88 casino, Reno, 2002