Spanish - Hamilton College Clinton

Spanish from Hamilton College Clinton is a Campus Bachelor Language degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. It was the first spoken European language in the Americas, preceding English across most of the South, Midwest and West of the United States. Hundreds of cities and many states bear the imprint of Hispanic culture in their very names as well as their populations, from Florida to Montana and Colorado, from Miami to Los Angeles and San Francisco. Spanish is the first language of more than 30 million U.S. residents ? making the United States the world's third most populous Hispanic nation after Mexico and Spain. The Hispanic Studies Department offers a diverse curriculum that includes Spanish language study for both nonnative and native speakers as well as study in Latin American, Spanish and U.S. Latino/Latina literature and culture. It's a field of great practical value to students interested in careers in international affairs, government, education, the arts, or any profession requiring competence in Spanish. But in many ways the importance of Hispanic studies runs far deeper. We live in an increasingly bilingual culture as well as in a world where communication and understanding across geographical and ethnic lines have become essential. To more fully appreciate another culture is also to more clearly see one's own. In this sense, the Hispanic studies program represents Hamilton's most enduring liberal arts tradition ? to reach beyond the limits of one's own experience and build bridges to the world. STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUNITIES Research takes a variety of forms in Hispanic studies, from laboratory work in language proficiency to literary scholarship in Hamilton's extensive Burke Library holdings to field work in Latino communities. Certainly one of the most important research fronts, however, is the Hamilton's Academic Year in Spain program. Established in 1974 to provide the highest academic standards ? small classes, distinguished professors and total immersion in Spanish life and language ? the Madrid-based program provides an intellectual, cultural and social experience that cannot be duplicated in any classroom. THE SENIOR PROGRAM The Senior Program serves as an integrating, culminating experience in which Hispanic studies majors bring the knowledge, skills and research experience of the first three college years to an in-depth research project. Each student works closely with at least one faculty member during the project. RESOURCES The Hispanic Studies Department offers an ongoing series of lectures, films and presentations. It also supports La Mesa de Espa?ol, where students and faculty members meet weekly for lunch and conversation in Spanish. Students in the program direct Club Espa?ol, which organizes cultural activities related to Spanish and Latin American cultures, and La Vanguardia, for students of Latino background. The department and the College provide computer facilities, a modern language laboratory, an audiovisual center and a recording studio for student use. View more details on Hamilton College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Language courses.