As a single department with two majors—one in Spanish, the other in Portuguese and Brazilian studies—our commitment to intercultural studies reaches beyond traditional fields of national literatures, ...

It is a prerequisite for further study in linguistics. The department of Spanish and Portuguese has a program for heritage speakers of Spanish—meaning "individuals who grew up in Spanish-speaking ...

Creoles are languages that arose in situations of intense contact, where people of diverse ethno-cultural and linguistic backgrounds came together and formed distinct communities and languages.

We are dedicated to helping students form strong oral and written communication skills in both Spanish and Portuguese — and to developing students' capacity for critical thinking and cultural literacy ...