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Spanish Major
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:
- 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.
- 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:
- 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 ParadaLocation: 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