Advanced Conversation

SPANISH 325 is an advanced conversation course focused on improving Spanish speaking skills and discussing cultural and social issues affecting Latin America and the US.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Sarli Mercado4.0/5

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Historical reviews of Veronica Egon: Veronica Egon's course required a portfolio comprising homework, exams, and presentations, weighted at 30% mid-semester and 70% at the end.

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Prerequisites

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SPANISH 226 or 311

SPANISH 325

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Fall 2026
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Raw average: 4.26/5 from 34 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.88 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=24 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.54 GPA, 82.6% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.92 GPA, 96.0% A/AB (n=50 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews for Kristin Neumayer, Veronica Egon, and Ivy Corfis highlight supportive instruction and speaking fluency improvement. Neumayer was praised for helping all students, Egon focused on portfolio-based grading, and Corfis was noted for helpful teaching and straightforward presentations.

IVY CORFIS is recorded teaching in Spring 2014, Fall 2015, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Fall 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

KRISTIN M. NEUMAYER is recorded teaching in Fall 2012, Spring 2013. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SARLI MERCADO is recorded teaching in Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Fall 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2020, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

VERONICA V EGON is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2013, Fall 2014. 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

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction24 / 270
LEC 002Classroom Instruction27 / 270

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Student experience

the class

Historical reviews describe instructors as supportive and effective at improving speaking fluency, though workload varies by instructor and grading often depends on portfolio completion and participation.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.86 GPA, 95.7% A/AB (n=47 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.92 GPA, 96.0% A/AB (n=50 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.74 GPA, 91.5% A/AB (n=47 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Veronica Egon: Veronica Egon's course required a portfolio comprising homework, exams, and presentations, weighted at 30% mid-semester and 70% at the end.

Historical reviews of Ivy Corfis, Kristin Neumayer: Students reported that instructors were helpful in teaching speaking skills and encouraged class participation, with simple presentations and a focus on individual improvement.

Topics

  • Cultural and social issues in Latin America and the US

Skills

  • Conversational Spanish proficiency
  • Forming and presenting opinions on cultural and social issues
  • Using appropriate vocabulary and language

Grades

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1283 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.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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SPANISH 325 · Fall 2026

Advanced Conversation

Recorded 2026-09-07
Raw records
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Model & dataset provenance
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