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Bio

Chrissie first came to Victoria as a Lecturer at UVic in 1998, and has been teaching Spanish Language, Latin American Culture Through Music, and Latin American Culture Through Film in the School of Languages, Linguistics, and Cultures (formerly the Department of Hispanic and Italian Studies) ever since.  She was born in England and raised mostly in Canada, but developed a special interest in Argentina during the last year of her secondary education, which she spent at a public school in the Province of Buenos Aires.  After returning to Canada, she completed a Graduate Studies program in Contemporary Latin American Literature in the Department of Hispanic and Italian Studies at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.  She spends her free time engaging with the local Victoria community through her radio show “Postales musicales de Latinoamérica” on CFUV 101.9fm, and by performing live Latin American folk music with her group “Raíces”.   Chrissie visits Argentina regularly for professional as well as personal reasons, and has also served as the Academic Resource Advisor and/or On-Site Coordinator for the UVic Division of Continuing Studies’ Travel-Study Programs to Argentina, Chile, Cuba and Spain.

Courses

• SPAN 100A - Beginners' Spanish I
• SPAN 100B - Beginners' Spanish II
• SPAN 149 - Intensive Beginners' Spanish 
• SPAN 250A - Intermediate Spanish I
• SPAN 250B - Intermediate Spanish II
• SPAN 249 - Intensive Intermediate Spanish 
• SPAN 307 - Latin American Culture Through Music (in English)
• SPAN 349 - Intensive Upper Intermediate Spanish
• SPAN 350A - Upper Intermediate Spanish I
• SPAN 350B - Upper Intermediate Spanish II