Spanish for Heritage Speakers

Catalog description

If you were raised in a home where Spanish was spoken, but received the majority of your formal education in English, you are considered a heritage speaker. This course is designed to build on the language base heritage speakers already possess, and improve each of the basic communicative skills (oral, listening, reading, and writing). This class offers an opportunity to study Spanish in an academic setting through dynamic lessons, focused on meaningful activities and real-life material. Among other benefits, students in this course will gain awareness and understanding of their cultural heritage, meet peers and instructors with similar interests and experiences, and complete a class that counts toward the Spanish minor and major. Equivalent of SPAN 211.