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19 courses
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Illustrated lectures on the cultural evolution of Spain from the medieval period to the present, taught entirely in Spanish.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Juan Egea
A student who took the course over a four-week summer period described it as fast-paced. They emphasized that consistent completion of homework was key to performing well in the class.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Topics in Spanish Language Practice offers intensive oral and written practice in Spanish professional usage, focusing each offering on fields like journalism, commerce, medicine, law, or social services.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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Fall 2022–Fall 2024Covers Spanish business language, culture, and practice within Spanish-speaking economic markets, focusing on comparative business models and professional portfolio development.
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026Advanced Conversation focuses on practicing and improving conversational Spanish while forming and presenting opinions on cultural and social issues affecting Latin America and the US.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Veronica Egon
Work included homework, take-home exams, presentations, and out-of-class assignments that compiled into a portfolio graded at the semester's midpoint and end.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Advanced Spanish language practice focusing on intensive writing, grammar, and stylistics. Students develop vocabulary usage and apply genre-specific characteristics to their own compositions.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Saylin Alvarez
Assessment typically involved several short papers, homework, and participation, with some students noting that grading on essays could be strict regarding grammar details.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026TOPICS IN HISPANIC CULTURE provides an in-depth study of important cultural-historical issues concerning the Hispanic world.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Introduction to the culture and history of Mexican and Latin American origin people in the U.S., focusing on diversity, hybridity, and socio-political issues.
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Spring 2024–Spring 2026Intermediate Spanish course offering intensive practice in reading, writing, and grammar with an emphasis on applying grammatical structures and revising written work.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Jamie De Moya-Cotter, Emily Frerichs
The course involved significant writing assignments, which were central to the learning goals. Grading often relied on class participation and personal improvement rather than heavy homework loads.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Advanced descriptive, historical, or applied topics in Spanish linguistics.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Introduction to Hispanic Literatures focuses on reading and analyzing literary works in Spanish, developing oral and written skills for literary discussion and applying methods to basic forms, genres, and short texts.
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Past student reviews · Steve Hutchinson
A student claimed that reading independently and attending discussion allowed one to get an easy A, advising against attending lectures.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Introduction to Latin American culture and society from an interdisciplinary perspective, covering historical developments from pre-Columbian times to the present.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Kathryn Sanchez
Lectures delivered a lot of information quickly, requiring diligent note-taking to succeed on tests. One student noted that multiple-choice questions often targeted small details mentioned only once during class.
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026Fourth Semester Spanish covers intermediate language review, Hispanic readings and culture, and intensive written and oral activities.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Sabina Madrid-Malloy
Sabina Madrid-Malloy’s class had a lot of daily homework, but the reviewer said it was not too difficult to complete.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026A practice course in Spanish phonetics focused on improving pronunciation and introducing transcription, phonetic, and phonemic analysis.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Fernando Tejedo-Herrero
Tests required studying and deep understanding of the material, though the instructor was knowledgeable and eager to help with questions.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026SPANISH 203 is an intermediate third-semester Spanish course focused on language review, Hispanic readings, culture, and conversational patterns.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Beatrice Steinhilber
A student in Beatrice Steinhilber's class found the course difficult, but said exams got easier as the class progressed and students could drop one exam.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Survey of Spanish American literature from the eighteenth century to the present, covering reading, discussions, and literary history.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Marcelo Pellegrini
Pellegrini demanded attendance, which the student found fair, and the exams were relatively easy because he did not believe in them.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Explores social and political issues of migration, contact zones, transculturation, and diaspora in Latinx America through cultural and literary texts.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Paola Hernandez
The course was rated as relatively easy in terms of difficulty.
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Spring 2024–Spring 2026Introduction to linguistic study of Spanish using real-world examples like blogs, corpora, and film to examine variation across regions, speakers, and contexts.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Fernando Tejedo-Herrero
The course was described as super fast-paced and really difficult to manage, with a heavy focus on practice problems and questions.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026First Semester Spanish covers basic listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills without requiring prior knowledge of the language.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Second Semester Spanish covers all basic language skills: listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. It continues SPANISH 101.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Erin Russ, Jamie De Moya-Cotter
In Erin Russ’s 102 section, there was daily homework, many exams, and constant textbook use; Jamie De Moya-Cotter allowed only three skipped classes before a grade drop.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026