Heritage Spanish: Developing Foundational Skills

Undergraduate / Graduate

This course provides heritage learners of Spanish differentiated help to successfully reach Intermediate Mid/High-level course objectives, so they can successfully continue in the Intermediate heritage language track. Skill areas include in-depth practice in reading and writing, along with review and expansion of targeted grammar structures, and development of precision in vocabulary and orthography. Although the main objective is to improve reading and writing on all fronts, from informal, mostly communicative (emails, letters, and such), to formal and well-structured (short academic essays), students' oral and listening skills will also be addressed. During the program students will work on an oral history project based on weekly interviews with family or community members.