In this beginner’s course, you’ll get grounded in basic Spanish grammatical structures and vocabulary. You’ll be able to discuss topics from daily life like friends, family, leisure activities, food and work by studying specific situations.

What does the U.S. Latinx literary tradition look like, and what are its main social and cultural concerns? In this course, you’ll explore these questions in a hands-on way, reading major literary texts by 20th and 21st century Latinx U.S. writers like José Antonio Villarreal, Junot Díaz and Carmen María Machado, among others.

If you grew up in a Spanish-speaking household, but haven’t studied the language formally, this class is for you. Spanish heritage speakers usually speak the language fluently, but may not have been trained in academic Spanish. In this class, you’ll sharpen your reading and writing skills in Spanish through critical analysis of cultural and historical materials.

Spanish-language cinema provides a great medium for exploring issues in Latinx cultures in Spain, Latin America, and the U.S. This course will explore issues like discrimination, urban violence, and gender and sexuality while increasing your proficiency in speaking and listening to Spanish at the advanced intermediate level.

This course is designed for students with an interest in Spanish-English translation in fields such as law, immigration, human rights and community development. You’ll discuss topics like the uses of languages in the local and federal government, legal aid access, equality, and voters’ rights—with a special focus on preparing students for the Federal Court Interpreter Certification Examination.

You know the stories: the ones that vilify Latin American immigrants as invaders and criminals or hold them up as examples of determination and hard work. This course digs into these stories and asks how they might miss the complexity and richness of the migrant experience. For answers, you’ll explore Latin American and U.S. Latinx migrant and border fiction, nonfiction, film and poetry in both Spanish and English.