Spring 2027

First Semester Spanish

First Semester Spanish covers basic listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills without requiring prior knowledge of the language.

offering recorded4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 No instructors listed

Summary

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Past student reviews · Michelle Dutton, Caitlin Beduhn

The workload was very heavy, particularly in accelerated summer sessions, with a large volume of homework that some students rushed through. There were no opportunities for extra credit or dropped assignments.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Communicate, with few errors, in Spanish using level-appropriate language for classroom and non-classroom situations.

  • Comprehend and analyze basic, level-appropriate common auditory and written inputs such as classroom instructions and real-world examples.

  • Identify and produce level-appropriate grammar and vocab, especially in written work.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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SPANISH 101 used by

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Professors

Spring 2027

No instructors recorded for this selection.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

BRIANNA BUTERA is recorded teaching in Fall 2011, Fall 2016. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

CAITLIN BEDUHN is recorded teaching in Fall 2010. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JAMIE DE MOYA-COTTER is recorded teaching in Fall 2017, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MARGARITA OROZCO is recorded teaching in Fall 2020, Fall 2021. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MICHELLE DUTTON is recorded teaching in Fall 2016, Spring 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

PRIYA ANANTH is recorded teaching in Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2012. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 270
LEC 002Classroom Instruction0 / 270
LEC 003Classroom Instruction0 / 270
LEC 004Classroom Instruction0 / 270
LEC 005Classroom Instruction0 / 270

Times are Central. Select a meeting for details; export includes recorded dates for the selected sections. Enrollment reflects scan time.

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Caitlin Beduhn, Jamie De Moya-Cotter

Students found the class engaging with group work and discussion, but emphasized that active participation is critical for success. The workload was described as heavy, requiring consistent effort to avoid falling behind.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.19 GPA, 57.1% A/AB (n=119 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.39 GPA, 65.1% A/AB (n=189 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.49 GPA, 67.0% A/AB (n=97 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Michelle Dutton, Caitlin Beduhn

The workload was very heavy, particularly in accelerated summer sessions, with a large volume of homework that some students rushed through. There were no opportunities for extra credit or dropped assignments.

Past student reviews · Michelle Dutton

Experiences with support varied significantly; one student reported difficulty getting help outside of class and missed office hours, while another found the instructor caring, friendly, and kind.

Topics

  • Basic language skills including listening, speaking, reading, and writing
  • Level-appropriate grammar and vocabulary

Skills

  • Communicating in Spanish with few errors in various situations
  • Comprehending and analyzing basic auditory and written Spanish inputs
  • Identifying and producing level-appropriate Spanish grammar and vocabulary

Grades

Historical instructor

Spring 2027 · Projected

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Approximate 80% prediction interval

About this estimate

The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.

The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.

8 earlier forecasts · 0.14 GPA average error.

Grades over time

Through Spring 2027

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Where this course fits relative to

Latest available grades · Spring 2026 · all course levels

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letter grades

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About this comparison

1280 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Catalog observation history

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Selected offering source records
SPANISH 101 · Spring 2027

First Semester Spanish

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Grade history

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Model outputs & technical records
Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
LLM outputs across runs
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Full model traces

Recorded model configuration, reasoning, and tool conversations.

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Model & dataset provenance 
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