Spanish is widely spoken here in
California and throughout the United States. The Spanish academic
program is dedicated to promoting culturally and linguistically competent
citizens in our multicultural and multilingual society. It is the largest
program in the languages department instructing more than 700 students each
academic semester. About 100 students choose Spanish as their major or minor
for their undergraduate degree. The professors in the Spanish academic program
are dedicated to the communicative approach to language teaching and emphasize
student participation in a class size that is limited from 19-23 students for a
more personalized education.
In addition to introductory courses, more advanced, specialized and innovative courses have been developed by the faculty such as:
- Spanish 440 Multidisciplinary Approach to Spanish Bilingualism
- Spanish 484 Twentieth Century Spanish Poetry and Drama, Literary Pictures
- Spanish 398 Twentieth Century Latin American Fiction, Journeys Across Memory
- Spanish 484 Hispanic Theater in Dialogue with the Classics: a Workshop for Dramatic Creations
Pictured left: (from left to right): Professors Hodge, Valenzuela, and Loustau
