Tom Mathews, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Spanish
Department of World Languages and Cultures
email: tmathews@weber.edu
• Welcome to my webpage. I began teaching at WSU in 1996; I retired in 2023.
• I have mostly taught composition and Spanish linguistics as well as pedagogy for future teachers. I have taught Spanish in junior high school as well as to high-school and college students since 1981.
• I earned a Ph.D. in Linguistics at the University of Delaware. Previously, I completed an M.A. in Spanish Literature through Middlebury College and a B.A. in Spanish Teaching at Weber State.
• I have mostly taught composition and Spanish linguistics as well as pedagogy for future teachers. I have taught Spanish in junior high school as well as to high-school and college students since 1981.
• I earned a Ph.D. in Linguistics at the University of Delaware. Previously, I completed an M.A. in Spanish Literature through Middlebury College and a B.A. in Spanish Teaching at Weber State.
The Utah Foreign Language Association |
The Southwest Conference on Language Teaching |
The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
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Fall 2025
SPAN 3060 Syllabus
Office Hours:
EH 414: TR 8:00-8:50 am
or by appointment
Personal Writing
· The thrice-tied knot: The story of a late bloomer
· An ethics of same-sex marriage
· The pursuit of happiness: What should we do after we come out?



