Spanish and Portuguese | Division of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures | The University of Iowa

¡Bienvenidos! Bem-vindos!

Spanish

¡Bienvenidas/os! Welcome to the Spanish program!

You already know that speaking Spanish can be an asset, whatever you want to do after graduation. A Spanish major can open many more doors for your future. Whatever your interests may be, the exciting courses we offer in Spanish American, U.S. Latina/o, and Spanish culture, linguistics, literature, translation, creative writing and language will help you achieve your goals.

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Portuguese

Bem-Vind@! Welcome! With over 230 million speakers, Portuguese is the 6th most widely-spoken language in the world and is the official language of eight countries. Portuguese is important for business, diplomacy and development, and the arts! Learning Portuguese will give you marketable skills as well as access to rich cultural traditions, literature, and film. Venha para o Português!

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Spotlight on...

Luis Martín-Estudillo, Collegiate Scholar and professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, is one of twelve authors selected to receive an inaugural Fellowships Open Book Award from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Thanks to funding from the award, Martín-Estudillo's book, The Rise of Euroskepticism: Europe & Its Critics in Spanish Culture, will be newly edited as a free ebook.

Click here to see this story and many more articles featuring Spanish and Portuguese faculty and students.

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Iowa Literaria

Iowa Literaria es la revista web del programa MFA en Escritura Creativa del Departamento de Español y Portugués de la Universidad de Iowa.

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