One of the courses I took for the Research category was the SPAN 312W class. It was one of my favorite classes I have taken. It is definitely a class that gets to you if you are not aware of the deadlines that Professor Alvaro sets, but regardless of that, it is a very interactive and dynamic class. The professor is very involved in the well-being of the student. I speak perfect Spanish; therefore, the class was a little easier for me, but regardless of that, I wrote a lot to Professor Alvaro to explain certain writings, my grammar, vocabulary, and some instructions that were not clear to me, and she always helped me to do my writings well. It is a 100% Spanish class—the writings, the discussions, the interviews, and VHL Central—but there were students whose first language is not Spanish, and they made the greatest effort to understand and write, and above all, with the help of the professor, I would say that they did not have any problems.

My recommendation would be to always try to hand in your work on time because you will end up doing twice as much as you should have if you had handed it in on time. Regardless of these difficulties, I really enjoyed the SPAN 312W class. The VHL Central purpose of this page is to help you understand and improve your grammar and use words appropriately when you start writing. People think that, being an online class, the level of difficulty would decrease and that there would not be constant interaction, but in this case the interaction with the Professor Alvaro was a key piece in this course in order to have a better development and performance in the language.

I leave you with a video in Spanish with English subtitles if you are interested in learning more about my experience taking this class.