Spanish
Professor Malin; Associate Professor Bordera-Amerigo; Assistant Professors Borchard and Reagan;
Visiting Instructor Puppi-Redfern (Department of Modern Languages)
In its full range of courses, the Spanish section of the Modern languages Department seeks to develop student proficiency in four areas: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Courses at all levels are designed to provide continued opportunities for use of the language in a variety of modes and settings, on campus, in the Ashland and Richmond communities, and abroad. In addition to imparting linguistic skills, the Spanish section of the Modern Languages Department nurtures critical thinking and synthesis in a program balancing language, civilization, and literature. The Spanish faculty believes that a multifaceted study of another culture sensitizes studetns to realities other than their own, permits them to become less ethnocentric, and encourages them to become more understanding of cultural differences at the language and literature which evolves from another culture.
The department offers a number of study abroad opportunities. Individual faculty members accompany groups of students to Spain, Mexico, Peru, or other countries depending on faculty interest during the January term, and the college has established a fall and spring semester program in Salamanca, Spain. In addition, through its affiliation with ISEP, the college has exchange programs with several universities in the hispanic world.
The program for a major in Spanish consists of a minimum of 34 semester hours(including the capstone course) and 11 courses of at least 3 semester-hour credit numbered 231 or above, planned in consultation with an adviser in the depatment. SPAN 231, 232, and 241 as well as the 351 and 356 must be completed as soon as possible. To major in Spanish, students must have departmental permission. All majors must take any tests
Study abroad is required for a semester, although alternative arrangements can be made with permission of the department.(Interested students should contact the department chair for details.)
The Spanish minor consists of at least six courses numbered 231 or above, and includes the three core courses, one course in literature, one course in culture, and one elective.
Major
Group 1: (five core courses)
SPAN 231-Conversation
SPAN 232-Advanced Grammar and Composition
SPAN 241-Reading Literature in Spanish
SPAN 351-Introduction to the Literature of Spain
SPAN 356-Introduction to Latin-American Literature
Group II (Civilization):(one of the following)
SPAN 371
SPAN 372
SPAN 376
Group III:(Literature)(3 courses; one course from each set)
A: Peninsular Literature: (SPAN 451-459)
B: Latin American Literature: (SPAN 461-469)
C: One additional 400-level literature couse from A or B.
Group IV:(Electives). Choose any two from the following:
SPAN 235, SPAN 301, SPAN 305, SPAN *SPAN 349, SPAN 381, SPAN 450, SPAN 491, any course not selected from Gorups II and III above (only one 381 or 491 allowed).
Group V:(Capstone-one hour course)SPAN 495.
Minor(six courses)
Core Courses (all three):
SPAN 231-Conversation
SPAN 232-Advanced Grammar and Conversation
SPAN 241-Reading Literature in Spanish
Category A (choose one course):
SPAn 351-Introduction to Literature of Spain
SPAN 356-Introduction to Latin-American Literature
Category B (choose one course):
SPAN 301-Spanish for Business and International Trade
SPAN 371-Spain's Civilization
SPAN 372-The Two Spains
SPAN 376-Latin-American Civilization
Elective (choose one course from Category A or Category B)
Students are allowed to substitute courses taken abroad if they have been pre-approved. Modifications of these groupings may occur if students elect to complete a portion of their studey in courses taken abroad in programs other than our own in Salamanca. The department will accept a maximum of one half the major and one half of the minor courses in transfer from other institutions.
To receive an education endorsement in Spanish, students must successfully complete all courses required for the Spanish major including SPAN 235. These students must also take SPAN 349 and SPAN 376 and one of the following Spanish civilization courses: SPAN 371 or 372. Students must spend a semester abroad or complete a comparable program, as determined in consultaion with the department.