{"id":8748,"date":"2018-05-14T11:45:03","date_gmt":"2018-05-14T15:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/academics\/?post_type=programs&p=8748"},"modified":"2025-08-04T13:31:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T17:31:42","slug":"world-language-spanish","status":"publish","type":"degrees","link":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/academics\/programs\/world-language-spanish\/","title":{"rendered":"World Language - Spanish"},"featured_media":19611,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"wpcf-pubdate":"1754328702","wpcf-code":"WSP","wpcf-degree-type":"Certificate","wpcf-credits":"21-22","wpcf-alt-certname":"0","wpcf-catalog-description":"GCC\u2019s Spanish curriculum will give you the knowledge and skills in language and culture necessary to attain functional proficiency in spoken and written Spanish. The certificate will also fulfill the customary university four-semester language requirement. You\u2019ll take English composition courses, elementary and intermediate Spanish, which are taught primarily in Spanish, and you\u2019ll have the option to take Spanish for Health Professionals, Law Enforcement or Emergency Responders as well. If your goal is to attain the second level of the Global Seal of Biliteracy (Advanced Low on the ACTFL scale), you can also take our two Spanish film and language courses.","wpcf-catalog-next-steps":"If you plan to transfer to a bachelor\u2019s degree program, the Spanish certificate will give you an excellent base for a Spanish major or minor and will fulfill the language requirement of most liberal arts programs. Consider completing formal proficiency testing (Oral Proficiency Interview, OPI or OPI-C) to certify your level of proficiency on the ACTFL scale once you finish the program.","wpcf-masstrans":"0","wpcf-comcom":"0","wpcf-multiple-contacts":"1","wpcf-contact-types":"Contact","wpcf-contacts":"