The Spanish section of the Department of Modern Languages has a faculty of seven with specializations in significant areas of Spanish language, literature, and culture. There are also 13 instructors who hold at least a Master's degree and who have native or near-native proficiency in Spanish.

Abundant opportunities exist for students to work closely with Spanish faculty. The Department also sponsors a weekly foreign film series and periodic cultural events.

Spanish Language Initiative - Coming to OleMiss this summer!

Spanish Language Initiative - 2009

MA Initiative for Language Teaching Assistants (MILTA)

Student Organization:

Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, is the only honor society devoted exclusively to students of Spanish in four-year colleges and universities and is the largest foreign language honor society in existence with over 150,000 members. In the Department of Modern Languages, the Delta Iota chapter of Sigma Delta Pi recognizes outstanding achievement in Spanish among students at the University of Mississippi. For more information, contact chapter advisor Dr. Jason E. Klodt jklodt@olemiss.edu in C-109 Bondurant Hall. .

The Spanish Club Faculty Advisor is Dr. Luanne Buchanan, Assistant Professor of Spanish lbuchana@olemiss.edu. Office: Bondurant C-112.

Financial Assistance:

Financial assistance is available in the form of scholarships and assistantships. For more information, please contact the Department of Modern Languages.

Important information about the Spanish major:

Student Computer Requirements for Spanish 100 and 200 level courses:

Spanish courses at the 100 and 200 level are computer-enhanced courses in which students will employ technology to achieve more one-on-one interaction with their classmates, and their instructor during class time.

Computer Requirements for students taking Spanish 202:

The on-line component for Spanish 202 is available on Blackboard and students are given access when they enroll in the course.

There will be “MySpanishLab & Blackboard” training sessions during the regularly scheduled class-time at the beginning of each semester.

Students are encouraged to use the Language Resource Center located on the lower level of Bondurant Hall. For opening schedule you can visit the LRC web page at

http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/ modern_languages/lrc.html

Spanish Kindergarten in Oxford, MS!

Click below to hear an interview with the teacher broadcasted by MPB - May 2007

Spanish Kindergarten - mp3 file