Department of Spanish Mission
The Spanish language is more than words; it’s the living story of over 500 million people around the world. By connecting our students to the language and the vibrant cultures of this global community, our program helps them gain a deeper understanding of themselves, their worldview, and humanity. The Department of Spanish at Wake Forest empowers students to become global citizens through the development of language skills, cultural and linguistic analysis, and intercultural competence. We offer students diverse opportunities to engage with the Spanish language, including a wide range of courses, concentrations, research, internships, and study abroad. Whether students want to communicate with clients, friends, or their abuela, we help them get there–not just with words, but with true human connection and understanding.
Solo quedan unos días para Halloween. ¿Has decidido ya tu disfraz? ¿Prefieres disfraces más cómicos o te gustan disfraces que den miedo? ¡Comparte tus ideas para disfraces en los comentarios! #PalabraDelMiércoles
Oct 28
Josefa Pueyo Castán, Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Spanish, has recently published her work “Journalistic Translation as a Tool for Preserving Spanish in the United States: A Comparative Study of Three Letters from the Trilingual Supplement L’Abeille, The Bee, La Abeja (New Orleans, 1829).” Her article, published in the journal Glosas, is available in Spanish in the following link: https://glosas.anle.us/site/assets/files/1586/pueyo-castan-glosas-vol11-num1.pdf ¡Felicitaciones, Pepa!
Oct 27
Fall fuera del forest is pretty beautiful. Our Salamanca immersion group is in the south of Spain this week exploring the many different cultures and religions that shaped its past and present. Here are some pics from our days in Mérida And Córdoba. Now onto Granada!
Oct 27
Our community partner for October is the @community_care_clinic_forsyth, a local clinic that has offered free health care to the uninsured since 2000 and regularly accepts Wake Forest students as volunteer interpreters for Spanish-speaking patients. They are open Monday-Thursday on Walkertown Rd. ¡Gracias por todo lo que hacen! ❤️🩹
Oct 26
Our program in Salamanca not only allows you to practice your Spanish and experience a new culture; it also offers the opportunity to complete an internship in different fields. Would you like more information? Reach out to us with any questions!
Oct 23
We finish this week of strategies for learning and practicing Spanish with some tips to improve our writing. ¡Buen fin de semana!
Oct 23
We continue our week of tips for learning Spanish in honor of the “Academic Resources Awareness Week” organized by @wfu.class at Wake Forest. Today we share some ideas to practice and improve your speaking skills! ¿Tienes más consejos para compartir?
Oct 22
How are your Spanish listening skills going? Ready for some extra-practice? Day 3 of our strategies for learning Spanish focuses on tips for listening. Do you have more strategies? Maybe a TV show or an artist whose music you find particularly useful? Share in the comments!
Oct 21
Si el otoño es tu estación favorita, ¡necesitas saber cómo se dice "pumpkin" en español! Seguramente vas a cocinar sopa de calabaza, a preparar un pastel de calabaza para Acción de Gracias… ¡Y comprarás y decorarás calabazas para Halloween! #LaPalabraDelMiércoles
Oct 21
Continuing with this week’s focus on strategies for learning Spanish, today we share some tips for practicing vocabulary. What strategies do you use to memorize and practice new vocab? What kinds of activities do you find most useful? Share any helpful tips in the comments!
Oct 20
In honor of "Academic Resources Awareness Week", we`re sharing some of our best strategies for learning Spanish! Day 1 focuses on tips for reading in Spanish. Come back tomorrow for more!
What`s your favorite way to practice Spanish? Share in the comments
Oct 19
Interested in completing your language requirement next summer? Join us tomorrow for an information meeting about our Salamanca program and start planning your summer in Spain!
Oct 14
Study abroad in Spain is not just for majors and minors! Our summer program during summer session 1 allows students to experience an express immersion experience while completing the language requirement with a WFU professor. Here are some pics from our verano 2026 group with Profesora Liliana Mendoza Batista. Interested for next summer? Contact Dr. Kathryn Mayers at for more information!
Oct 13
¿Qué palabra es más familiar para ti para decir "corncub"? ¿Le dices Elote? ¿O lo llamas mazorca? Y lo más importante… ¿Cómo te gusta comerlo? #PalabradelMiércoles
Oct 7
Esta semana en Salamanca: we got to see La Bola Negra, the amazing new Spanish movie with a lot of Oscar buzz that isn’t out in the US yet, celebrated birthdays, hung out with Spanish students, and some of us even ventured over to Portugal over the weekend
Oct 6
💫Student Spotlight for October💫 is senior 🔥Grace Clark🔥 majoring in elementary education and Spanish. She`s planning on pursuing a Master`s degree in Teaching English as a Second Language after graduating in May, and her experiences with Spanish on campus and abroad in Madrid have helped her understand firsthand the challenges of learning a second language ¡una de nuestras súper estrellas! 😍💯👏
Oct 5
Octubre ha comenzado y hoy traemos tres películas en español para los amantes del cine de terror. ¿Y tú? ¿Qué recomendaciones tienes para esta "spooky season"? ¡Comparte tus sugerencias!
Oct 2
Making plans for next summer? Wouldn`t it be great to improve to Spanish and experience Spanish culture while completing your language requirement? Join us on October 15 to learn more about the Salamanca Summer 202 Program!
Oct 1
We say goodbye to September with our first #FacultySpotlight this academic year. Hit play and meet Tiffany Judy, Professor and Chair of the Department of Spanish! /
Despedimos septiembre con nuestro primer #FacultySpotlight del curso. ¡Dale al play y conoce a Tiffany Judy, Professor y Chair del Departamento de Español!
Sep 30
¿Has visto cómo las hojas de los árboles han comenzado a cambiar su color y a caer? Winston-Salem y Wake Forest ya empiezan a lucir sus colores de otoño. #Hojas #PalabradelMiércoles #Español #Spanish
Sep 30
Contact Us
Department of Spanish
323 Greene Hall
Wake Forest University
Box 7566
Winston-Salem, NC 27109
For general inquiries and information, please email or call (336) 758-4206
