In the Americas, the Spanish-speaking population of the United States is second only to México, and is slightly above Argentina and Colombia. It is forecast that in the next five years, Spanish-speaking populations will continue their phenomenal growth, resulting in ever increasing demands on businesses and institutions to provide dual-language services. Fluency in Spanish is rapidly becoming a necessary job skill in many sectors, and this trend will only continue to grow. Study of Spanish helps introduce learners to not only the culture of Spain, but of the Americas and a wide population of the United States.
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WHERE TO START
Department:
Department of Spanish & Portuguese
Advisor:
Karen Francis, karen.francis@wisc.edu
https://spanport.wisc.edu/undergrad-advising/
Intro Class:
SPANISH 101: First Semester Spanish
If you have background in Spanish, either through formal study, informal study, or as a heritage learner, complete a placement test through Testing & Evaluation Services to determine which level to start with.
MAJORS
CERTIFICATES
RESIDENTIAL
Live in Residencia de Estudiantes, the Spanish House in the International Learning Community.
FIRST-YEAR INTEREST GROUP (FIG)
Hispanic Culture Through Literature is a First-Year Interest Group (FIG) that focuses on a variety of topics related to rich artistic and cultural traditions from diverse regions of the Hispanic world.
CONTINUING STUDIES
Affordable non-credit language classes offered on campus in the evenings, on the weekends and in the summer. Learn more
LANGUAGE TABLE
Contact Steve Fondow, srfondow@wisc.edu, for details.
¡Bienvenidos! = "Welcome!"