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Spanish Program: Your Key to Cultural Understanding and Professional Success

Benedictine University’s Spanish program aims to equip students with comprehensive language skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students will also gain an in-depth understanding of Hispanic cultures, enabling them to become culturally sensitive and navigate diverse social settings effectively. Additionally, they will develop specialized terminology in various professional fields, enhancing their career prospects in an increasingly interconnected world.

Benedictine University offers three Spanish minors that provide students with valuable opportunities to enhance their education and broaden their horizons. These minors allow students to develop proficiency in the Spanish language while focusing on areas relevant to health care and related fields. By pursuing a Spanish minor, students can tailor their studies to complement their major and align with their professional goals. Additionally, many Spanish courses fulfill Benedictine University’s general education requirements, ensuring a well-rounded academic experience that prepares graduates for success in diverse care.

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Programs

Spanish, Minor – Lisle | Mesa

Locations

Lisle | Mesa

Study Abroad – Lisle | Mesa

The BenU Difference

Why Study at BenU?

Embrace the Spanish Language and Culture

Our faculty members who teach in the Spanish program firmly believe that, for the person who possesses the ability to communicate in another language and who shows sensitivity toward and understanding of other cultures, the world will have fewer boundaries. The development of language skills and cultural understanding and sensitivity will stimulate students’ intellectual and personal growth and broaden their perspective, thus enabling them to become responsible citizens and leaders in the world community.

The faculty subscribes to the proficiency guidelines of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) and uses them as a basis for instruction.

Program Details

The Minors in Spanish are Designed to:

Enable students to develop at least Intermediate-Mid level proficiency in all four skills, as described in the ACTFL guidelines. At this level students will be able to:

Create with the language;
Handle successfully a variety of uncomplicated, basic and communicative tasks and social situations;
Talk simply about self and family members;
Ask and answer questions and participate in simple conversations on topics beyond the most immediate needs, such as personal history and leisure time activities; and
Be generally understood by sympathetic interlocutors, although misunderstandings may still arise.

Expose students to the traditions, values and lifestyles of a culture different from their own.

Introduce students to the grammatical structures and terminology most commonly used in a variety of professional settings including health care, business and finance, and law and law enforcement.

Courses

Here is an example of some courses you may take in the Spanish program:

Elementary Spanish
Intermediate Spanish through Study Abroad
Spanish Civilization and Culture
Business Spanish
Advanced Hispanic Literature

Spanish courses (SPAN)

Lisle undergraduate courses and descriptions

Mesa undergraduate course and descriptions

Goodwin College of Business and Liberal ArtsSpanish