Spanish for Reading Knowledge
Learn how to read Spanish-language texts at an advanced level.
- On-campus semester course (noncredit)
- Course instructor
- Graduate school examination
- How to register
- Contact information
On-campus semester course (noncredit)
Every fall or spring semester you can work on your Spanish-language reading ability in a classroom setting on the UW-Madison campus. Learn to read Spanish for your own reading pleasure or research purposes or to pass the Spanish for Reading Knowledge Exam as part of your graduate-school requirements. This 25-hour course includes a complete grammar study and lively classroom translation practice and has successfully prepared many students for the Spanish for Reading Knowledge exam. The textbook is Spanish for Reading Knowledge, by Jeff Kirsch, the course instructor for more than 10 years. This non-credit course is quite affordable for graduate school budgets. The 10-week class typically meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:00 to 5:15 pm, usually beginning in the third week of the UW-Madison semester and ending three weeks before the end of the academic semester.
Course instructor
Jeff Kirsch (Ph.D., UW-Madison) has taught in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Tulane University and UW-Madison. He currently directs the Independent Learning Program in Spanish and Portuguese in the Division of Continuing Studies at UW-Madison. He is the author of three published novels, many Independent Learning courses and the course textbook.
Graduate school examination
Visit the Spanish for Reading Knowledge Exam page to learn more about the exam.
How to register
Call 608-262-2451, 7:00 am-4:00 pm, M-F. Specific program number and link to the mail-in registration form, or to register online, can be found in the continuing education catalog.
Contact information
If this Web page does not answer all of your questions about the UW-Madison, Division of Continuing Education, Spanish for Reading Knowledge program, feel free to contact us:
- Madison-area registration questions: 608 262-2451
- UW-Madison, Division of Continuing Studies, Coordinator of Spanish for Reading Knowledge Programs Jeff Kirsch: jkirsch@dcs.wisc.edu, or 608-262-3428.
- The UW-Madison Department of Spanish and Portuguese is a separate entity, not part of the Division of Continuing Studies. It does not offer a Spanish for Reading Knowledge course.
¡Gracias por su interés en aprender a leer español!
(Thanks for your interest in Spanish Reading Knowledge!)
