Foreign Language
Viola Olsen
Instructor, Spanish
541-552-6744
Churchill 235
OlsenV@sou.edu
Educational Background
Ed.M. Oregon State University
B.A. Texas A&M University: Graduated with Highest Honors
Adult and Higher Education Specialist
Spanish Language Studies at U.N.A.M. and Madrid
Academic Interests and Background
Focus on Adult Education: Language Proficiency and Critical/Creative Thinking
To learn academic Spanish, Dr. Olsen studied grammar, literature, and composition at the University of Mexico and more recently studied the works of the Spanish mystical poets in Spain. Besides teaching Spanish classes at SOU, Dr. Olsen also teaches a distance education class for Rogue Community College and facilitates workshops for the state of Oregon.
