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Spanish for Heritage Speakers

June 29, 2025

Spanish classes designed for people who speak Spanish or grew up around it

Spanish as a Heritage Program EL PROGRAMA DE ESPAÑOL COMO LENGUA DE HERENCIA. About The Program • Did you grow up speaking or hearing Spanish in your family or community? • Do your parents, grandparents, or great-grandparents speak Spanish? • Do you consider Spanish a part of you culture and/or identity? If you answered "YES" to any of these questions, please consider enrolling in one of our Spanish as a Heritage Language courses. We offer beginning, intermediate, and advanced courses that emphasize speak
Who is a Heritage Learner? Heritage learners of Spanish are students who have been exposed to Spanish in their homes or communities from a young age. As a consequence of that early exposure, they can understand and/or speak the language and have a personal connection to it. The Spanish for Heritage Learners pro-gram at the University of Arizona offers classes for every level, from beginning to advanced. Program Objective The objective of the Spanish for Heritage Learners program is to strengthen the cultura

Contacts

Dr. Lillian Gorman
lgorman@arizona.edu
520 626 0786