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Spanish Major

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Spanish Major

Description

As the nations of the world become more interdependent, knowledge of the world's languages and understanding of world cultures become more significant for effective global communication and peaceful coexistence. Language studey prepares today's students for tomorrow's opportunities by supporting interdisciplinary instruction and developing cross-cultural understanding. Our mission is to provide students with a well-rounded liberal arts background and to ensure that they gain competency in the target language and familiarity with the literature, history and culture of the civilization.

What can I do with a Spanish major?

Admission to the Program

Anyone can declare this [major/minor].

Students who successfully complete these requirements can declare a[n] [program name] major.

Program Requirements - Track One: Language, Literature and Civilization

Teaching Certification students in the Adolescence Inclusive with Middle Childhood Education Extension Program must choose this track.

Students in the Spanish major pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree, and must complete its requirements.

In addition to the course requirements below, students must meet the following requirements:

  1. All courses in the major or minor must be completed with a grade of "C" or higher. Courses with grades lower than "C" must be repeated.
  2. All students in the Teaching Certification Program must also take FCE 463 Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition in addition to the courses listed here.

Core Courses

  • SPN 350 Communication in Spanish
  • SPN 351 Written Expression
  • SPN 353 Literature and Cultures of Spain
  • SPN 354 Literature and Cultures of Spanish America
  • SPN 457 Contemporary Spanish Writers
  • SPN 458 Contemporary Spanish-American Writers
  • SPN 461 Advanced Spanish Grammar
  • THREE elective courses (one of which must be at the 400 level)

Total Number of Credits: 30

*NOTE: Students whose proficiency in Spanish is beyond that expected of those who complete SPN 350 and/or SPN 352, may take these courses as credit by examination.

Program Requirements - Track Two: Interdisciplinary Marjor in Bilingual-Multicultural Studies

Teaching Certification students in the Childhood Inclusive Education Program seeking a bilingual-multicultural education extension certificate MUST choose this track.

*NOTE: This track cannot be used for the Adolescence Inclusive Education Program

Students in the Spanish major pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree, and must complete its requirements.

In addition to the course requirements below, students must meet the following requirements:

  1. All courses in the major or minor must be completed with a grade of "C" or higher. Courses with grades lower than "C" must be repeated.

Core Courses

  • SPN 350 Communication in Spanish
  • SPN 351 Written Expression
  • SPN 461 Advanced Spanish Grammar
  • SPN 462 Spanish Language Variations
  • SPN 410 Spanish for Heritage Speakers
  • EDI 421 The Bilingual Child
  • FCE 463 Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition
  • FCE 420 Multiculturalism in the USA
  • FCE Foundations of Bilingual Education
  • THREE elective Spanish courses in Hispanic literature and/or cultures (one of which must be at the 400 level)

*NOTE: SPN 456 Literature and Culture of the Caribbean is NOT an elective for Track II

Total Number of Credits: 36

*NOTE: Students whose proficiency in Spanish is beyond that expected of those who complete SPN 350 and/or SPN 352, may take these courses as credit by examination.

Course Descriptions

 

Department of Modern Languages and Cultures

Department Chair: Andrea Parada
Location: Tower 103
Visit Website
Email: ljewell@brockport.edu
Phone: (585) 395-2269
Fax: (585) 395-2448

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Faculty & Staff

Anthony A Aponte MS
(SUNY College At Brockport)
Lecturer

Ewelina Barski-Moskal BA
(University of Western Ontario)
Instructor

Jose F Bonilla MA
(CUNY Hunter College)
Adjunct Lecturer

Thomas E Coughlan MS
(University Of New Haven)
Lecturer

John E Hagenah MA
(SUNY College At Brockport)
Adjunct Lecturer

Rita Kuzma MED
(SUNY At Buffalo)
Lecturer

Christina Leavitt-Garitselov MSED
(SUNY College At Brockport)
Adjunct Lecturer

Rachel A Linville Ph.D
(University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill)
Assistant Professor

Sarah Morrison MS
(Rochester Institute Of Technology)
Adjunct Lecturer

Beatriz Muller-Marques MA
(University Of South Florida)
Visiting Assistant Professor

Skye Paine
Assistant Professor

Andrea Parada Ph.D
(University Of Michigan-Ann Arbor)
Professor + Chair

Graziela B Rondon-Pari Ph.D
(SUNY At Buffalo)
Assistant Professor

Manar A Sabry Ph.D
(SUNY At Buffalo)
Adjunct Lecturer

Emiko Takai MA
(SUNY At Buffalo)
Lecturer

Ida G Wilder MSED
(Nazareth College Of Rochester)
Adjunct Lecturer

Donna Wilkerson-Barker Ph.D
(University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill)
Associate Professor

Patricia Will MSED
(Canisius College)
Adjunct Lecturer

Zhijuan Zhu MS
(Saint John Fisher College)
Adjunct Lecturer