¡Hola!
My name is Arthur Wendorf. I have been teaching Spanish at the university level since I started my MA back in 2006 (and full time since getting my PhD from the University of Texas – Austin in 2014). Over the years I have taught classes face-to-face, fully online, as well as hybrid.
In my courses, I view my role as primarily that of providing support for my students. I want them to succeed! And I do everything in my power to help facilitate their success while keeping my standards for their achievement high.
My field of expertise is called: Applied, Technology-Enhanced, Spanish Second Language Acquisition. Basically, that means that what I study is how we can best use technology to help teach Spanish. I am particularly interested in the use of digital games.
Personally, my teaching philosophy is that learning a language works best when it is both fun and meaningful. But it is a lot of work too, and requires a lot of practice!
I learned a lot about how much practice it takes to learn Spanish while I lived in Chile for two years as a missionary!
I have also lived in Germany, as well as several different states in the US. And I have visited many other states, as well as Mexico, Costa Rica, and various European countries.
I have a large family, and I love to spend time with my wife and kids! We are especially fond of playing board games, video games, and Legos together!
Finally, I am also a maker and love to create not just video games (using Unity), but also 3D printing (with my Ender 3), and laser printing (with my public library‘s Glowforge).
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me!