Edgar Larrea

Edgar Larrea, Ph.D.

Position Title: Assistant Professor of Spanish

Year Appointed: 2020

Education
Ph.D. in Spanish: Latin-American Literature–University of South Carolina; M.A. in Applied Linguistics: Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language–Universidad Antonio de Nebrija (Madrid, Spain); B.A. in Education & Licenciatura in ESL–Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (Lima, Peru)

 Prior appointments
Columbia College, Columbia, SC–Director of Modern Languages, 2018-2020; University of South Carolina–Adjunct Professor of Spanish, 2018-2020; Francis Marion University–Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish, 2016-2018; Benedict College–Adjunct Professor of Spanish, 2012-2018; ECPPS, Elizabeth City, NC–K9-12 Spanish Teacher, 2006-2011; Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Peru–Spanish & ESL instructor, 1996-2006; Universidad del Pacifico, Peru–Spanish, ESL & TOEFL instructor, 1995-2006

Academic Expertise 
Spanish as a Foreign Language in the US, Spanish for Heritage students, Spanish for Business and Medical professions, Online teaching and design of Spanish college courses, The Novel of Political Violence in Peru, The Indigenista novel in Peru, The Latin-American boom, Contemporary Latin-American Literature, Foreign language teaching methodology, Spanish Syntax & Phonology, Second Language Acquisition, ESL.

Office Location: Wilson Hall 2102
Phone Number: (410) 621-6203
Email Address:  elarrea@umes.edu