Program Faculty: Burdell, Cruz*, White (*department chair)
Program Description:
The Spanish program aims to develop in students effective linguistic and cultural communication in a Spanish-speaking environment. The courses are designed to develop and maintain Spanish proficiency and to provide cultural awareness and sensitivity. The appropriate sequencing of courses is important for a student to achieve the requisite linguistic skill and cultural knowledge.
All courses are taught in Spanish. Foreign study, travel or residence is highly recommended. During January, the Spanish department sponsors study abroad in Mexico alternately with study abroad in Spain. Native Spanish-speaking assistants in the department provide opportunities to converse in Spanish during regularly scheduled class conversation practice and the conversation table. Spanish Club offers further experiences to interact in a Spanish-speaking environment.
A Spanish major or minor needs to plan her courses and sequencing with her Spanish departmental advisor. To build and maintain Spanish language proficiency, students should plan a minimum of one course in Spanish per semester. The department also welcomes native Spanish speakers and designs a program with them to meet their needs and interests. The Spanish major and minor are available in the Day Program. Spanish elementary and intermediate level courses are offered in summer and in Weekend College.
Major Requirements: Prerequisite:
SPAN 112 Elementary Spanish II with a grade of B or higher.
The major consists of eight courses Required courses:
SPAN 325 Advanced Spanish
SPAN 486W Senior Seminar
One to three* 200-level courses:
SPAN 211 Intermediate Spanish I
SPAN 212 Intermediate Spanish II
SPAN 299 Topics: Visions of the Hispanic World (bridge course)
Four to six courses at the 300- or 400-level:
SPAN 316 Hispanics in the United States
SPAN 355 Galdos and the Generation of 1898
SPAN 370 Contemporary Spanish American Literature
SPAN 400 Hispanic Masterpieces
SPAN 410 Hispanic Women Writers
SPAN 460 Internship (4 cr.)
SPAN 495 Independent Study (when warranted)
SPAN 499 Topics
*Students placed into SPAN 211 and/or 212 may count it /them toward the major. Students who place into the bridge course will have fulfilled the College's language requirement but will still need to take an additional seven 300 or 400- level courses (with a minimum grade of C) to fulfill requirements for the major.
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS FOR NATIVE SPEAKERS The major for the native speaker of Spanish consists of the following courses:
SPAN 299 Topics: Visions of the Hispanic World (bridge course)
SPAN 325 Advanced Spanish
SPAN 486W Senior Seminar
Plus three of the following courses selected in consultation with a Spanish departmental advisor:
SPAN 316 Hispanics in the United States
SPAN 355 Galdos and the Generation of 1898
SPAN 370 Contemporary Spanish American Literature
SPAN 400 Hispanic Masterpieces
SPAN 410 Hispanic Women Writers
SPAN 460 Internship (4 cr.)
SPAN 499 Topics
Two courses relating to the Hispanic world, selected in consultation with a Spanish departmental advisor. Examples are POSC 359, THEO 285, ENGL 290W, HIST 359 or selected ACTC Latin America Area Studies courses.
K-12 TEACHING LICENSURE
Students interested in teaching Spanish at the elementary or secondary level need to plan their program with advisors in both the Spanish and education departments. Students seeking the K-12 teaching licensure must complete the following education courses:
EDUC 207W Teachers as Leaders for a Changing Society
EDUC 209 General Methods: Secondary and K-12
EDUC 249 School Health & Chemical Health
EDUC 355 Literacy in the Content Areas
EDUC 365 Current Issues in Education
EDUC 367 Methods & Materials in World Language at the Elementary School
EDUC 376 Special Methods: Grades 7-12: Teaching of World Languages
EDUC 392 Student Teaching & Seminar: World Languages & Cultures: Elementary
EDUC 393 Student Teaching & Seminar: World Languages & Cultures: Secondary
APPLIED FOREIGN LANGUAGE COMPONENT
Students at the post-intermediate level may have the possibility of applying a foreign language in the study of another discipline. For further information, consult the language departments.
Minor Requirements: Prerequisite:
SPAN 112 Elementary Spanish II with a grade of B or higher.
The minor consists of taking five courses
One to four* of the following courses:
SPAN 211 Intermediate Spanish I
SPAN 212 Intermediate Spanish II
SPAN 299 Topics: Visions of the Hispanic World (bridge course)
SPAN 325 Advanced Spanish
One to four courses at the 300 or 400-level, selected in consultation with an advisor in the Spanish department:
SPAN 316 Hispanics in the United States
SPAN 355 Galdos and the Generation of 1898
SPAN 370 Contemporary Spanish American Literature
SPAN 400 Hispanic Masterpieces
SPAN 410 Hispanic Women Writers
SPAN 460 Internship (4 cr.)
SPAN 495 Independent Study (when warranted)
SPAN 499 Topics
SPAN 486W Senior Seminar
*Students placed into SPAN 211 and/or 212 may count it/them toward the minor. Thereafter, they would need to take SPAN 212 (if applicable), SPAN 299 (bridge course) and 325, in addition to one or two courses at the 300- or 400-level (for a total of five 4-credit courses or 20 credits). Students who place into the bridge course will have fulfilled the College's language requirement but will still need to complete SPAN 325 and an additional three 300- or 400-level courses (with a minimum grade of C) to fulfill requirements for the minor.
Spanish majors satisfy the Writing Requirement for Majors by completing SPAN 486W. They complete the Liberal Arts and Sciences Core Writing Requirement with three other writing-intensive courses (CORE 100W and CORE 399W and any other writing-intensive course in another department). NOTE: The Spanish department is in the process of developing a writing-intensive bridge course.
