The Elon Pendulum – Karina Pepe
“I have been enrolled in Spanish classes since 6th grade. Looking back on my foreign language education, I can say confidently that the way many other American children and I were taught Spanish needs a serious overhaul. Spanish majors at Elon University are required to study abroad in a Spanish-speaking country to apply the language in a native setting. My comfort with the language increased dramatically after my experience abroad, but the improvement didn’t come from a classroom. I will not be able to better my abilities much in an Elon class. The courses I need to complete my major fall into three general categories: grammar, literature and culture. I am not required to take any upper-level conversation classes, and that is the major downfall of trying to learn another language.”(more)