Phone: (626) 815-3781
Email: asolorzano@apu.edu
Office Location: Rose Garden, Room 22
Office Hours: Monday 3:10 - 4 p.m.
Wednesday and Friday 3:10 - 4:30 p.m.
Thursday 9:40 - 10:40 a.m.
Aroldo Solórzano, Ph.D.
Chair and Assistant Professor
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Profile
Aroldo Solórzano, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of Spanish and the study abroad coordinator for the Department of Modern Languages. He has taught at APU since 1994. His area of interest is the Spanish Golden Age, Colonial Period, and 19th century Latin American and Peninsular Literature, specifically the "Modernismo" movement. He has presented at national and international conferences on a variety of topics in literature, Spanish pedagogy, and creative writing. He has published two short stories and is working on his first book, a collection of short stories in Spanish.
Education
Ph.D. – Hispanic Literature, University of California, Riverside, 2006
M.A. – Latin American Studies, University of Texas, Austin, 1990
B.A. – Spanish and History, Asbury College, Wilmore, KY, 1984
M.A. – Latin American Studies, University of Texas, Austin, 1990
B.A. – Spanish and History, Asbury College, Wilmore, KY, 1984
Professional/Scholarly Presentations
Presentations
Solórzano, Aroldo. "Livin la Vida loca: Carrillo, Sawa, and the Bohemian Lifestyle," paper presented at the North American Christian Foreign Language Association National Conference, Bailor University, Waco, 2006
Solórzano, Aroldo. "Listening: the Neglected Skill," paper presented at the North American Christian Foreign Language Association National Conference, Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, 2000
Solórzano, Aroldo. "La bohemia triunfante de Enrique Gómez Carrillo," paper presented at the I Congreso Internacional Reencuentro con Enrique Gómez Carrillo, Universidad Rafael Landívar, Guatemala, 2006
Solórzano, Aroldo. "Eros and Redemption in Enrique Gómez Carrillo´s 'El evangelio del amor'," paper presented at the North American Christian Foreign Language Association National Conference, Asbury College, Wilmore, KY, 2007
Solórzano, Aroldo. "Creative Religious Poetry in the Classroom," paper presented at the North American Christian Foreign Language Association National Conference, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, 2003
Publications
Solzano, Aroldo. "La bohemia triunfante de Enrique Gmez Carrillo." Cultura de Guatemala. Tercera poca: Ao XXII, Volumen III, Septiembre-Diciembre (2006): 213-229.
Solorzano, Aroldo. "Entre fuegos." Acento Hispano, 4, Vol. 44, Junio-Julio, (1997).
Solórzano, Aroldo. "El corte de pelo." Acento Hispano, 3, Vol. 42, Abril-Mayo, (1997).
View All Professional/Scholarly Presentations
Solórzano, Aroldo. "Livin la Vida loca: Carrillo, Sawa, and the Bohemian Lifestyle," paper presented at the North American Christian Foreign Language Association National Conference, Bailor University, Waco, 2006
Solórzano, Aroldo. "Listening: the Neglected Skill," paper presented at the North American Christian Foreign Language Association National Conference, Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, 2000
Solórzano, Aroldo. "La bohemia triunfante de Enrique Gómez Carrillo," paper presented at the I Congreso Internacional Reencuentro con Enrique Gómez Carrillo, Universidad Rafael Landívar, Guatemala, 2006
Solórzano, Aroldo. "Eros and Redemption in Enrique Gómez Carrillo´s 'El evangelio del amor'," paper presented at the North American Christian Foreign Language Association National Conference, Asbury College, Wilmore, KY, 2007
Solórzano, Aroldo. "Creative Religious Poetry in the Classroom," paper presented at the North American Christian Foreign Language Association National Conference, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, 2003
Publications
Solzano, Aroldo. "La bohemia triunfante de Enrique Gmez Carrillo." Cultura de Guatemala. Tercera poca: Ao XXII, Volumen III, Septiembre-Diciembre (2006): 213-229.
Solorzano, Aroldo. "Entre fuegos." Acento Hispano, 4, Vol. 44, Junio-Julio, (1997).
Solórzano, Aroldo. "El corte de pelo." Acento Hispano, 3, Vol. 42, Abril-Mayo, (1997).
View All Professional/Scholarly Presentations
Professional Involvement and Accomplishments
Honors, Awards, Recognition
Asociación Enrique Gómez Carrillo
North American Christian Foreign Language Association
Sigma Delta Pi Spanish Honor Society
Associations, Boards, Committees
Advisor, Sigma Delta Pi, 2004-present
Study Abroad Coordinator, 2006-present
Asociación Enrique Gómez Carrillo
North American Christian Foreign Language Association
Sigma Delta Pi Spanish Honor Society
Associations, Boards, Committees
Advisor, Sigma Delta Pi, 2004-present
Study Abroad Coordinator, 2006-present
Expertise
Autobiography
Golden Age Spanish Literature
Spanish American Colonial Literature
Spanish American "Modernismo"
Courses Taught
Elementary Spanish I (SPAN 101)
Elementary Spanish II (SPAN 102)
Advanced Spanish (SPAN 301)
Latin American Civilization (SPAN 312)
Advanced Spanish Composition (SPAN 320)
Survey of Spanish Literature (SPAN 421)
Survey of Latin American Literature (SPAN 422)
Spanish Language Poetry and Short Story (SPAN 431)
Literary Masters (SPAN 432)
Spanish Applied Linguistics (SPAN 440)
Spanish Language Pedagogy (SPAN 450)
Capstone Seminar (SPAN 480)
Readings (SPAN 497)
Elementary Spanish II (SPAN 102)
Advanced Spanish (SPAN 301)
Latin American Civilization (SPAN 312)
Advanced Spanish Composition (SPAN 320)
Survey of Spanish Literature (SPAN 421)
Survey of Latin American Literature (SPAN 422)
Spanish Language Poetry and Short Story (SPAN 431)
Literary Masters (SPAN 432)
Spanish Applied Linguistics (SPAN 440)
Spanish Language Pedagogy (SPAN 450)
Capstone Seminar (SPAN 480)
Readings (SPAN 497)
Note: This information is current for the 2008-09 academic year. For additional information, please contact the appropriate office.
