Native Tucsonan, first generation Chicana, Spanish heritage speaker and instructor, and Heritage Language Program assistant. Xochilt received her undergraduate degree from the University of Arizona with a major in Spanish and a minor in Philosophy. She later obtained a master's degree in Spanish with an emphasis in Spanish Literature and Hispanic Cultures. Her main academic interests are Latin@ representation in Pop-Culture, Border Studies, and Heritage Language pedagogy. Xochilt has been teaching in the Heritage Language Program since 2013.
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Currently Teaching
SPAN 150B1 – Latino/a/x Stories
This course introduces students to the Latina/o/x experience in the United States through exploring its expressive culture. Students will analyze a variety of texts including short stories, poems, novels, films, and songs in order to explore a wide range of themes, from race relations to migrant identities to gender norms, in a variety of contexts including family, education, politics, and popular culture.
This course introduces students to the Latina/o/x experience in the United States through exploring its expressive culture. Students will analyze a variety of texts including short stories, poems, novels, films, and songs in order to explore a wide range of themes, from race relations to migrant identities to gender norms, in a variety of contexts including family, education, politics, and popular culture.
This course introduces students to the Latina/o/x experience in the United States through exploring its expressive culture. Students will analyze a variety of texts including short stories, poems, novels, films, and songs in order to explore a wide range of themes, from race relations to migrant identities to gender norms, in a variety of contexts including family, education, politics, and popular culture.
This course introduces students to the Latina/o/x experience in the United States through exploring its expressive culture. Students will analyze a variety of texts including short stories, poems, novels, films, and songs in order to explore a wide range of themes, from race relations to migrant identities to gender norms, in a variety of contexts including family, education, politics, and popular culture.
SPAN 203 – Writing and Oral Skills for the Heritage Learner of Spanish
Designed for students who learned Spanish in a home or community environment. Focuses mainly on written and oral development but reading and listening skills are also practiced in a dynamic cultural context. Grammar and spelling issues problematic to students are also covered. This course fulfills the University's foreign language requirement.