College-Level Spanish Programs in the Fight for Social and Racial Justice: Intercultural Communication and Content-Based Instruction Initiatives

Abstract:Given the prominence of Spanish and presence of Spanish-speakers in the United States, Spanish programs are in a unique position to provide U.S. college students with genuine intercultural communication opportunities both inside and outside the classroom. The authors justify the importance of intercultural communication, outline the learning objectives of intercultural communication, present strategies to implement them, and address current challenges for successfully integrating intercultural communication into spaces of higher learning.