Carthage is located in Kenosha, Wis., in an area settled by Spanish-speaking people from Mexico and various Central and South American countries. The nearby cities of Milwaukee and Chicago offer Carthage students numerous opportunities to learn about and experience Spanish culture first-hand. In recent years students have traveled to both cities with classes and on their own to enjoy Spanish plays, art exhibits, films, lectures, ethnic neighborhoods, and architectural tours.

Five Target Language Experts — graduate students from Mexico, Spain or Colombia — work in the Spanish program within the Modern Languages Department.

Each year the department selects a Spanish Fellow, who receives a small stipend and works closely with departmental faculty to enhance the academic and social aspects of our programs.

The Department of Modern Languages at Carthage offers both a major and a minor in Spanish. Students of Spanish will discover courses and a program that are student-centered and communicative and are aimed at helping students achieve a wide range of personal and professional goals.

Beginning courses focus on the spoken language and are usually taught by native Spanish speakers. In addition, students will be exposed to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking countries from the first day of their first Spanish course at Carthage. As they progress in their linguistic proficiency and move on to upper division courses even more emphasis is placed on culture — past and present — including literature, film, architecture and art, as well as everyday life.

When coupled with the programs of supporting disciplines, the major and the minor in Spanish will satisfy the needs of many students, including those who desire a broad liberal arts education with a multicultural dimension, those who wish to complete a teaching major or minor in Spanish, those who intend to continue their language studies in graduate school, and those interested in government service, careers in international commerce and industry, or in other fields.

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Faculty Spotlight

Isabel Rivero-Vila
Assistant Professor of Modern Languages

"It has been a privilege to work at Carthage College. Working here has offered me the possibility of dedicating myself to my passion: foreign languages in general and specifically, teaching French and Spanish. It is a dream come true." Read more.