Marcus Welsh
Assistant Professor of Spanish, Head of Spanish Program
Email: welshme@pacificu.edu 
Phone: 503-352-2893
Office Location: World Languages 204
Office Hours: Mondays 1-2:30 and Wednesdays 11-12:30 or by appointment
Education
M.A. in Hispanic Literature, 2002, University of Arizona
B.A. in Spanish and International Studies with an emphasis in Latin America, 1997, Pacific University
Teaching/Research Interests
Foreign language pedagogy, Latin American and Spanish cinema and theater, music and culture, picaresque literature, world religions, the question of 'the other'
Other Interests or Hobbies
photography, travel, food, wine, cooking, acting
I have always had an interest in acting, but I have not really done much of it. As an undergraduate I was in a couple of student-made soap operas. During my Masters program, I was in a student production called "Robo de Navidad," playing the part of a robber that got into more than he expected when he tried to rob a family on Christmas eve. In the summer of 2006, I spent a month in Madrid with the Marsillach Acting Academy participating in an acting workshop, which culminated in a public performance of Federico Garcia Lorca's "Bodas de sangre" (Blood Wedding). I played "El novio" (The Bridegroom) and am still recovering from the heartbreak.
More about Marcus
I think I have had a unique Pacific experience. I was first a student at Pacific, and now I am a faculty member and the head of our Spanish program. I enjoy the mix of administrative work and teaching. At Pacific I teach a variety of Spanish language and culture courses, have co-taught several travel courses to Spain and Mexico, and am currently the director of our Spanish language mentor program. I also teach in our First Year Seminar humanities program and was the co-Director of the Forensics program (Speech and Debate) when I first started teaching at Pacific. Before returning to Pacific in 2004, I taught elementary school Spanish and Puerto Rican social studies in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and English literature and speech at a high school in Barranquilla, Colombia.
Courses
Spring 2007 Teaching Schedule:
| SPAN 101-01 | Intro to Spanish Language and Culture | MWF | 10:00-10:50 | WLTX 101 |
| SPAN 255-01 | Traveling in Spain: Literary Perspectives | M | 6:00-7:30pm | WLTX 105 |
| SPAN 320-01 | Mentoring in Spanish | Th | 9:25-10:40 | Marsh LL5 |
Recent courses:
Hum 100 First Year Seminar "Encountering Self and Other"
Span 101-102 Introduction to Spanish Language and Culture
Span 201-202 Intermediate Spanish
Span 255 Traveling in Spain: Literary Perspectives
Span 301 Composition and Conversation
Span 320 Mentoring in Spanish
Span 467 Practicum in Tapalpa Mexico (co-taught with Professor Nancy Christoph)
In addition, I was a co-leader of the following travel courses:
Span 255 Arts and Letters in Barcelona in 2000
Span 255 Contrasts in Spanish Culture in 2005