P.J. Kinzler

English Language Center Faculty

Contact: paul.kinzler@austin.utexas.edu

P.J. Kinzler grew up in Austin, Texas and received his B.A. in English and his TESOL Certificate from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. He later moved to Fort Worth, Texas where he earned his M.A. in Modern Languages from The University of Texas at Arlington. He lived in Chile for two years and has traveled to various European countries on several occasions, including the Baltic States. He is fluent in Spanish and speaks a little Russian. In Fort Worth, he taught ESL at Tarrant Community College and Spanish at The University of Texas at Arlington for several years. He loves to meet ESL students from all over the world and learn about their languages, countries, and cultures. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family, reading, watching movies, and writing and playing music.