Aracely Aragón

This course introduces students to the intercultural communication skills at the intersection of multilingualism and professional language. The overarching goal is to prepare students of all majors and academic backgrounds to succeed in navigating professional contexts using their Spanish language skills. Students will learn foundational elements of business language and linguistic strategies, explore real world examples of business and marketing, and put those talents to practice. The focus of this course is on language use in the global Spanish context. Learning Objectives Understand the intercultural communication at play across the Spanish speaking business world Develop intellectual competence of professional language strategies and lexicon Explore specific pragmatic conventions for using Spanish professionally Increase mastery of business communication Grow confidence in participating in professional conversations in Spanish Understand the diverse cultural landscape that intersects with business and with language