西班牙语继续作为一种广泛使用的，本国和国际语言而广受欢迎，这使以西班牙语进行书面和口头交流的能力成为宝贵的知识，社会，文化和专业资源。西班牙语是21个国家/地区的官方或官方语言，全世界有4亿多说话者（预计到2050年将增加到5.3亿），是仅次于普通话和英语的全球第三广泛使用的语言。发展西班牙语的交流能力，并整合这些技能，以有效的交流和评估想法，并以适当的水平书写和口头表达西班牙语。演示对西班牙语书面和口语的语言，语用，社会语言和风格特征的理解，了解它们如何影响含义，并以适合水平的方式在写作和语音中应用这些
Spanish continues to gain ground as a widely spoken, national and international language, making the ability to communicate effectively in both written and spoken Spanish an invaluable intellectual, social, cultural, and professional resource. Spanish is the official or co-official language of 21 countries, and with more than 400 million speakers worldwide (projected increase to about 530 million by 2050), it is the third most widely spoken language on the planet after Mandarin and English.