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Personalized Spanish Course

Subject Area: Languages → Spanish
Do you need Spanish training tailored to your schedule and your needs? Whether you need to increase your Spanish-language skills for work or everyday life, our Personalized Spanish Course offers you the flexibility and professionalism that you need to succeed.
Upcoming Dates
  • July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025
    $2,499
    Self-paced

Spanish Writing: Brush Up the Past Tenses

Subject Area: Languages → Spanish
Take your command of Spanish to the next level with this practical course. Brush up on those tricky past tenses, object pronouns and the subjunctive while learning to compose a well-written narrative. A Spanish-writing expert will give you personalized feedback on five writing assignments.
Upcoming Dates
  • July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025
    $209
    Self-paced

Spanish Writing: Brush Up the Basics

Subject Area: Languages → Spanish
This practical course has something for everyone. Brush up your Spanish writing by eliminating common errors and growing your command of basic language skills. Perfect the use of written accent marks, articles, gender, word order and tricky verb conjugations.
Upcoming Dates
  • July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025
    $209
    Self-paced

Spanish 0

Subject Area: Languages → Spanish
This mini-course developed by UW–Madison sets you up for success in Spanish 1 with a slow introduction to the fundamentals of Spanish. Guided by an experienced instructor and proven strategies for adult language learners, you will feel success from day one.
Upcoming Dates
  • Jan. 7, 2025–Feb. 11, 2025
    $144
    Live online
  • Jan. 7, 2025–Feb. 11, 2025
    $144
    Live online
  • Feb. 11, 2025–March 18, 2025
    $144
    Live online
  • Feb. 12, 2025–March 19, 2025
    $144
    Live online
  • March 27, 2025–May 1, 2025
    $144
    Live online

Spanish 1

Subject Area: Languages → Spanish
This practical beginner’s course (A1.1), developed fully by UW-Madison for adult language learners, explores the cultural richness of the Spanish-speaking world while helping you master the basics of Spanish. Learn to talk about life, family, work and travel with our award-winning approach.
Upcoming Dates
  • Jan. 7, 2025–March 18, 2025
    $279
    Live online
  • Jan. 22, 2025–April 9, 2025
    $279
    Live online
  • Feb. 6, 2025–April 24, 2025
    $279
    Live online
  • Feb. 18, 2025–May 6, 2025
    $279
    Live online
  • April 1, 2025–June 10, 2025
    $279
    Live online
  • April 2, 2025–June 11, 2025
    $279
    Live online

Spanish 2

Subject Area: Languages → Spanish
This practical high beginner’s course (A1.2), developed fully by UW-Madison for adult language learners, explores the cultural richness of the Spanish-speaking world while improving your ability to converse about real-life topics. Focuses on the present tense with an introduction to the past tense.
Upcoming Dates
  • Jan. 7, 2025–March 18, 2025
    $279
    Live online
  • Jan. 7, 2025–March 18, 2025
    $279
    Live online
  • Jan. 22, 2025–April 9, 2025
    $279
    Live online
  • Jan. 22, 2025–April 9, 2025
    $279
    Live online

Spanish for Reading and Translation: Comprehensive

Subject Area: Languages → Spanish
Gain the skills you need to translate Spanish texts from disciplines in the social sciences and humanities to English. This comprehensive course is more extensive than the basic course with additional instructor feedback, more advanced translations and a capstone project tailored to you.
Upcoming Dates
  • Jan. 8, 2025–April 30, 2025
    $585; Graduate students $485
    Group-paced
  • May 14, 2025–Sep. 3, 2025
    $585; Graduate students $485
    Group-paced
  • Aug. 27, 2025–Dec. 17, 2025
    $585; Graduate students $485
    Group-paced

Language Reading Knowledge Exam

Subject Area: Languages → Reading & Translation Courses
These translation exams test reading knowledge of French, German, Italian or Spanish and meet the requirements of UW–Madison graduate programs. Register at least one week prior to your chosen exam date. No refunds after registration. Honorlock will proctor these exams.
Upcoming Dates
  • Jan. 9, 2025
    $65
    Self-paced
  • May 15, 2025
    $65
    Self-paced
  • Aug. 28, 2025
    $65
    Self-paced
  • Jan. 8, 2026
    $65
    Self-paced

Spanish for Reading and Translation: Basic

Subject Area: Languages → Spanish
Gain the basic skills you need to read and translate Spanish texts to English. Learn fundamental Spanish grammar and vocabulary while translating texts from disciplines in the social sciences and humanities. This course is excellent preparation for a Spanish graduate-level reading knowledge exam.
Upcoming Dates
  • Jan. 15, 2025–April 30, 2025
    $475; Graduate students $375
    Group-paced
  • May 14, 2025–Aug. 27, 2025
    $475; Graduate students $375
    Group-paced
  • Sep. 3, 2025–Dec. 17, 2025
    $475; Graduate students $375
    Group-paced

Spanish 4

Subject Area: Languages → Spanish
This practical intermediate course for adult language learners, explores the cultural richness of the Spanish-speaking world, while deepening your ability to discuss past events. Learn future and conditional tenses, command forms and relevant new vocabulary.
Upcoming Dates
  • Jan. 22, 2025–April 9, 2025
    $279
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  • Feb. 18, 2025–May 6, 2025
    $279
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Spanish 5

Subject Area: Languages → Spanish
This practical high-intermediate course (B1.1) designed for adult language learners will improve your ability to have sustained conversations about a wide range of topics. Learn the differences between the present subjunctive and indicative and improve your use of complex sentence structures.
Upcoming Dates
  • Jan. 23, 2025–April 24, 2025
    $349
    Live online
  • Feb. 11, 2025–May 13, 2025
    $349
    Live online

Business Spanish Certificate Program

Subject Area: Languages → Spanish
Improve your professional proficiency in Spanish and gain the cultural knowledge you need to do business with clients and colleagues from across Spain and Latin America. Learn to communicate professionally via email, telephone and videoconferencing in this practical skills-based certificate.
Upcoming Dates
  • Jan. 29, 2025–May 30, 2025
    $749
    Group-paced

Spanish 3

Subject Area: Languages → Spanish
This practical low-intermediate course (A2.1), developed fully by UW-Madison for adult language learners, explores the cultural richness of the Spanish-speaking world, while growing your speaking and comprehension skills. Learn to discuss past events and express opinions with real-life Spanish.
Upcoming Dates
  • Feb. 10, 2025–April 28, 2025
    $279
    Live online
  • Feb. 18, 2025–May 6, 2025
    $279
    Live online

High Intermediate Book Club

Subject Area: Languages → Spanish
Boost your confidence with this short high-intermediate (B1.2) book club while deepening your understanding of the Spanish past tenses. Practice narrating in the past, learn new expressions and expand your vocabulary as you discuss a novel with your instructor and other participants.
Upcoming Dates
  • Not scheduled at this time. See page for program description.

Spanish 6

Subject Area: Languages → Spanish
This practical high-intermediate course (B1.2) designed for the adult language learner will increase your ability to describe and discuss complex topics. Refine your understanding of the subjunctive mood while growing your cultural knowledge of the many cultures of the Spanish-speaking world.
Upcoming Dates
  • Not scheduled at this time. See page for program description.

Spanish Book Club

Subject Area: Languages → Spanish
In this advanced Spanish book club, participants will read the best-selling memoir Solito by Javier Zamora, which chronicles his harrowing journey from El Salvador to the United States as a 9-year-old boy. Together we will discuss his story in the context of the Salvadoran Civil War, (im)migration, and cultural differences between El Salvador, Guatemala, and Mexico.
Upcoming Dates
  • Not scheduled at this time. See page for program description.

Spanish Book Club: Low Intermediate

Subject Area: Languages → Spanish
Boost your confidence in Spanish with this short low intermediate (A2.1) course that provides the perfect transition from Spanish 3 to Spanish 4. Review essential grammar, learn new expressions and expand your vocabulary as you discuss a short novel with your instructor and other participants.
Upcoming Dates
  • Not scheduled at this time. See page for program description.

Spanish Intermediate Conversation

Subject Area: Languages → Spanish
This highly practical intermediate course will review preterite and imperfect tenses while teaching you to converse about visual art created by women artists from the Spanish-speaking world. Improve your Spanish conversation skills.
Upcoming Dates
  • Not scheduled at this time. See page for program description.