Topics in Spanish Lanuage: Heritage Speakers

This advanced level Spanish course is for heritage Speakers of Spanish, meaning students who were raised in a home where Spanish was spoken and who is to some degree bilingual in English and Spanish. This course will focus on the common obstacles and difficulties specific to heritage speakers, including but not limited to, complex grammar structures, diverse vocabulary, varying registers, code-switching, etc. Students will build on already high proficiency skills to speak and write the language with more control in varying social contexts. Students who complete this class as their first college Spanish class with at least a C also receive nine retroactive credits for SPAN-101 and 102 or 103, 250 and 251. Consent of department required. May be repeated once for credit.