• Placement exam information
• Proficiency assessment information: The Emmersion oral assessment test for Spanish 3, Spanish majors and minors, Latin American and Border Studies majors, and International Studies majors: You will be prompted to create an account if you have never taken one of these exams. Use your full southwestern email address as your user name. If you took a placement exam in Spanish, French, German or Chinese as an incoming 1st-year-student, choose the “I already have an account” link below the “Create account” button. If you have technical problems please contact Dr. Ted Jobe. Technical requirements: a computer with an internal or external mic for voice input.

Free Spanish Tutoring - Fall 2023

tutor - Paola

• Tuesdays 2:00-3:00 pm

• Wednesdays 12:00-2:00 pm

• Thursdays 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Make an appointment through 

the Debby Ellis Writing Center

more info here

• Transfer of Credit Guidelines - information on transfer of credit for Spanish
• Pre-departure transfer of credit form- information to bring to your meeting with the Spanish department chair concerning your study abroad program
• Suggested programs for Spanish majors and minors
• Office of Intercultural Learning -  information on study abroad
• Granada, Spain - student photos from summer programs
• Buenos Aires, Argentina - student photos from summer programs

• Spanish Department advising guide
• Degree plans for Spanish majors and minors (2018-19 catalog. Older degree plans here).
• Spanish major and minor -  google documents
• Pathways to Success in Spanish
• Sigma Delta Pi (Spanish Honor Society) - contact faculty advisor Professor Angeles Rodríguez Cadena or student president for information.

• Word reference - recommended dictionary. includes many discussion forums
• La Real Academia Española - El diccionario oficial de la Real Academia Española: español/español
• Jergas de habla hispana - dictionary of slang in the Spanish-speaking world
• MLA Formatting and Style Guide (Literature, Culture, Film Studies)
• APA Formatting and Style Guide (Linguistics)

• Spanish Language and Culture - a great site with many interactive activities and songs
• Study Spanish - grammar explanations and activities, along with vocabulary and pronunciation activities
• Stanford University Language Resources Page - includes many links to search engines, radio and television, etc.
• BBC Spanish language learning resources

• BBC mundo
• Toda la prensa
• CNN en español
• Periódicos
• The Latin American Network Information Center

• Netflix
• Radio Ambulante - podcast
• Pero Like
• Remezcla
• Flama

On a Macintosh
[á] =”option” + “e” and “a”
[é] =”option” + “e” and “e”
[í] =”option” + “e” and “i”
[ó] =”option” + “e” and “o”
[ú] =”option” + “e” and “u”
[ñ] =”option” + “n” and “n”
[¡] =”option” + “1”
[¿] =” shift” + “option” + “?”
Note:For the vowels and the [ñ], press the option key and the first letter together. Release them both. Then type the second letter.

On a PC
[á] = “alt” + “0225”
[é] = “alt” + “0233”
[í] = “alt” + “0237”
[ó] = “alt” + “0243”
[ú] = “alt” + “0250”
[ñ] = “alt” + “0241”
[¡] = “alt” + “0161”
[¿] = “alt” “0191”
Note:Hold down the alt key as you type in the numbers. Then release the alt key.