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Thinking about majoring or minoring in Spanish Language Studies?<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

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Interact\u00a0\u00a0with Diverse Communities.<\/span><\/h3>\n
In the U.S., Spanish is the unofficial second language.\u00a0 50 million people speak Spanish; that is one in six Americans, over 16%. In New Jersey, Hispanics and Latinos make up 17.7%. \u00a0Hispanic consumers, who represent 40% of the population growth, are the fastest growing market segment.\u00a0 In the world, Spanish is the fourth most spoken language with only Mandarin, Hindi and English ahead of it, and in native speakers it\u2019s ahead of English. The total 400 <\/span>million native Spanish speakers make up 6% of the world\u2019s population.<\/h5>\n

Learn from Diversity.<\/span><\/h3>\n
Spanish majors, as diverse as New Jersey itself, are made up of about half native or heritage speakers and half non-native second language learners. This not only makes for a diverse, rich classroom experience, but it also allows students to use their\u00a0unique strengths and gaps in linguistic and cultural knowledge to learn from one another.\u00a0 In this way, students have the opportunity to acquire a key skill in mastering any language – understanding how we learn language itself. \u00a0Studying language is one of the best ways to become culturally competent, that is, being able to\u00a0interact\u00a0effectively in more than one culture. \u00a0Everyone knows the U.S. and the world today are highly globalized and in order to negotiate successfully in them, we need to understand and appreciate diversity. \u00a0Your college experience should do this for you.<\/h5>\n

Double Major or Minor with Ease.
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With only 10 required courses, the major is designed to pair with another discipline. Spanish majors can complete a second\u00a0major or minor in most disciplines and graduate on time with a clear plan.\u00a0 Often times, studying abroad facilitates this process.\u00a0If Spanish is a the first major, students have to complete no school core after FYS, as it is subsumed in the language proficiency!\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Some students have even graduated on time with two majors, education, and student teaching! \u00a0The secret is getting good advisement from your Spanish major advisor as early as possible.<\/h5>\n

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Learn Efficiently Through Immersion.<\/span><\/h3>\n
The Spanish program at Ramapo employs the most efficient and effective means of getting students to the proficiency needed to perform in professional settings:\u00a0 total immersion and communication in real-world contexts. This approach is fun and challenging and offers linguistic and cultural competency.\u00a0 Many high school students have been led to believe they cannot learn languages because of boring grammar-driven methods, where classes focus on conjugating verbs instead of using the\u00a0language. With the right kind of training and dedication, what\u00a0Ramapo provides, most everyone can reach near-native fluency.<\/h5>\n

Improve Your\u00a0Communication\u00a0Skills.<\/span><\/h3>\n
In the School of Humanities and Global Studies (HGS), we emphasize that our majors acquire effective communication and expression skills that not only make them highly marketable in any career, but also more successful and fulfilled in life.\u00a0 Studying a second language is a great way to improve writing and\u00a0public speaking in English also.\u00a0 Thus, by studying Spanish or any second language, students can expand their knowledge of vocabulary, grammar, idiomatic expressions and other linguistic features of\u00a0their\u00a0own language.<\/h5>\n

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