Hispanic Studies

Overview

Coursework includes speaking, listening, reading, and writing in Spanish, as well as the study of a broad spectrum of textual analysis, from pre-Columbian Mesoamerican to contemporary Latin culture in the U.S. Studying Spanish prepares students for eight of Lewis & Clark’s overseas programs.

By majoring in Hispanic Studies at Lewis and Clark College, students become immersed in one of the oldest and richest Romance languages, and in a culture with roots in antiquity. 

Learning Outcomes

• To attain Advanced Low level in the student’s primary or major foreign language (according to standards set out by the American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages, ACTFL) in reading, writing, aural comprehension and speaking.

• To attain, if minoring or studying a secondary foreign language, an ACTFL level of intermediate high in this language.

• To gain a background in the literary, linguistic and cultural histories of another country.

• To use critical skills to analyze literary and cultural texts.

• To achieve cultural competency through living in another cultural and linguistic environment.