Carmen Hoyos

Carmen Hoyos is a Spanish Instructor at Wayne State University's Department of Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures, affiliated with the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. With over 25 years of teaching experience across Brazil, the U.S., and Canada, she specializes in language pedagogy.

Education: Bachelor of Arts in Spanish, Portuguese and English Languages and Literatures; Master of Arts in Bilingual/Bicultural Education from Wayne State University.

Research focuses on methodologies for teaching foreign languages, including multicultural, project-based, and socio-cultural approaches. Her interests also encompass second language acquisition and ESL education.

Recent teaching roles include SPA1020 (Elementary Spanish II) and SPA2010 (Intermediate Spanish) across multiple terms up to Winter 2025. Awards include a 2022 Graduate Teaching Assistantship.

Lives in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, where she has resided for 20 years, and emphasizes a student-centered teaching approach blending cultural immersion with interactive activities.