The course aims to develop confident linguists who are able to communicate in spoken and written Spanish for a variety of purposes in daily life, society, and the working world. Students are encouraged to increase their awareness of current events and cultural matters in the target country. A variety of texts and online materials are employed to develop grammatical proficiency and encourage written and spoken fluency. Most of the teaching is in the target language and in addition, students benefit from individualized speaking sessions with a native language assistant. A further aim of the course is to train students in the study skills which will allow them to continue language studies at a higher level or to learn other languages.