Delia Mendez Montesinos

Post-Secondary Education

University of Texas Austin
Doctor of Philosophy
Spanish

Teaching Experience

2000-present               Adjunct faculty Austin Community College

2000 - 2022                Professor of Instruction in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University

                                    of Texas at Austin

2000-2001                   Instructor, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas

2001                            Instructor, St. Edward’s University, Austin, Texas

1995-1999                   Assistant Instructor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese,

                                    University of Texas at Austin

1989-1995                   High school teacher, Brownsville Independent School District,

                                    Brownsville, Texas

1991-1995                   Adjunct Instructor in the Department of Modern Languages,

                                    University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

1981-1982                  High school teacher, Brownsville Independent School District.

1979-1981                   English instructor, Escuela de Idiomas Mundo,

                                    Castellón, Spain

1981                            English instructor, Colegio Menor de la Juventud, Castellón,

                                    Spain

1966-1967                   High school teacher, Brownsville Independent School District

Professional Publications

Avanzando. Lengua y cultura. An Intermediate Course for Heritage Learners of Spanish.  2nd ed. Dubuque, IA:

             Kendall-Hunt, 2019.

Conectando con mi herencia: Lengua y cultura. An Introductory Course for Heritage Learners of Spanish.

             Dubuque, IA: Kendall-Hunt, 2014. 4th Edition, 2022

The Ingenious Simpleton: Upending Imposed Ideologies through Brief Comic Theatre. Lanham, MD: U P of

             America, 2013.

Acercándome. with Mina Ogando-Lavin and Melissa D. Murphy. 3rd edition. Dubuque, IA:

            Kendall-Hunt, 2013.

Por mí mismo. with Mina Ogando-Lavin and Melissa D. Murphy. 2nd edition. Dubuque, IA:

            Kendall-Hunt, 2011.

Teaching Literature in the Pre-AP Course. Participant and Consultant Manual.

            College Entrance Examination Board, 2003.

“De amador cortés a cornudo y contento: Una nueva lectura de un paso de Lope

           de Rueda.” Angélica.

“Strategies for Teaching Spanish in the Pre-AP Classroom,” College Entrance

            Examination Board, 2003.

“Reading the Play as Theatre,” Chapter 9 in Spanish Literature. Teacher’s Guide.

           New York: College Entrance Examination Board, 2001.

“Syllabus 2,” Teacher’s Guide to The Advanced Placement Course in Spanish                                Language (New York: The College Board and Educational Testing                            Service, 1995): 40-44

“Syllabus 3,” Teacher’s Guide to The Advanced Placement Course in Spanish                                Literature (New York: The College Board and Educational Testing                            Service, 1995): 126-36

Contributed seven articles to The Latino Encyclopedia published by Salem                                     Press,   1994.  “Franciscan Missionaries,” “Hacienda System,” “Jesuit                                 Missionaries,” “Latifundios,” “Mercedes,” “Presidio System,” “Sonorense              System”