The Spanish Language Program at Stanford is one of the most ambitious language programs in the country. It is based not only on current research in second language acquisition, but also on an understanding of the extraordinary talents and abilities that Stanford students bring to the study of language.

The principal goal of the entire program is to help students develop their proficiency so that, at the end of the second year of study, they can effectively participate alongside native Spanish speakers at universities throughout the Spanish-speaking world.

The Spanish Language Program and its webmaster gratefully acknowledge the following special contributors to the 2009-2010 iteration of this site:
Course Calendars: Vivian Brates, Loreto Catoira, Citlalli Del Carpio, Joan Molitoris, Paul Nissler, Veronika Reinhold, Candy Renfro, Kara Sánchez, Consuelo Perales, Ana Sierra, María Cristina Urruela, Hae-Joon Won.
Video and Audio Materials: Vivian Brates, Candy Guzmán, Carimer Ortiz-Cuevas,.
Technical Assistance: Joseph Kautz, Language Lab Director; Kim Hayworth and Ken Romeo, Academic Technology Specialists; Mark Branom, IT Services Technology Training.