Luther Spanish faculty members direct January Term programs in one of the Spanish speaking countries, and other faculty have led courses in Spain, Mexico, Peru, Central America, Brazil, and the Dominican Republic. Interdisciplinary Studies with a Spanish Emphasis Luther students whose academic or career interests extend beyond language and culture study have the opportunity to take courses in Latin American Studies, Global Studies, and International Management. These programs provide stimulating interdisciplinary experiences for those specializing in such areas as accounting, anthropology, art, economics, geography, history, management, religion, sociology, and teaching. The Casa Hisp nica, or Spanish Language House, provides a place of residence for Spanish students to surround themselves with many elements of Hispanic language and culture. To help develop Spanish language proficiency, house participants share meals with a native speaking faculty member.
Residents also enjoy special language-related cultural and social activities.
Students eat their noon meals in a designated area of the cafeteria where they converse in Spanish with faculty members or other native speakers. Since 1974 Luther students have utilized the computer to help learn important linguistic and cultural aspects of Spanish. As one of the first schools in the Upper Midwest to make use of this motivating and effective language-learning tool, Luther has exercises and simulations available which help students learn vocabulary and grammar, while providing many kinds of review for all levels of Spanish. Easy access to e-mail provides frequent, free, and nearly instant communication with other individuals throughout the world. Luther's Language Learning Center, which houses a large selection of audio, video, and computerized foreign language materials, enables those studying Spanish to develop language skills on an individual basis.