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Sep 07, 2024
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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Spanish - Major
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Return to: College of Liberal Arts, Sciences, Business, and Education
The purpose of the Spanish Major Program is to prepare students to think in an informed manner and critically about the Spanish language, its evolutions, and its cultural uses in contemporary Spanish-speaking societies, including the United States. It is now documented that the languages that human beings speak impacts the ways in which we think. An important focus of our program is the multilayered connections between Spanish-speaking countries and the United States, which might illuminate the reasons behind the presence of Latinos in the United States. By critically analyzing texts, movies, songs, websites, paintings, art, and different cultural artifacts, students will learn the language while gaining a better understanding of these neighboring Spanish-speaking societies, in order to become inspiring change-makers who will strive for making a difference in our world. Our program also encourages students to establish connections between our class discussion and what they are learning in other disciplines, in a true cross-disciplinary manner, in Spanish.
Course options include: Conversational Spanish; Spanish for the Health Professions; Business Spanish; Short Stories; Culture of Spanish-Speaking societies (with a focus in the relationship between Latin America and the U.S., which explains the presence of Latinos in the United States); Towards Proficiency in Spanish; Foundational Stories of Latin America; Women, Film, and Literature; Testimonial Narratives; Migrant Voices; Exploring the Latin American City; and Intercultural Cyber-Pals (which provides the opportunity to work bilingually, in English and Spanish, with students from Universidad de Concepción in Chile). In addition, the Spanish Program offers students the opportunity to participate in deeply transformational experiences with migrant communities in the area with whom we have community engagement projects. Furthermore, students will find internship opportunities in Spanish both abroad and locally.
Through the Emerson Foreign Language Laboratory, students use technology and media at all language levels to communicate effectively in the target language by using the most updated software for language acquisition, an experience that includes interactions with native speakers both locally and abroad.
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Core Curriculum Requirements
All Nazareth students complete Core Curriculum coursework as part of their degree requirements. The Core provides a foundation in the liberal arts and sciences while guiding students to pose and explore their own intellectual questions. See Academic Policies and Procedures for specific core curriculum requirements.
Spanish Course Requirements
- 9 courses in Spanish (3 credits each), starting at the 102 level or higher
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- 3 labs in Spanish are required (1 credit each); other labs are optional
plus - SPN 400 - Spanish Senior Seminar Credits: 3
The Senior Experience for the Spanish major culminates with a capstone course, SPN*400, a seminar format that encourages students to further develop their critical thinking skills. It is a discussion-centered course that will allow seniors to reflect in depth about their experience in becoming fluent in the Spanish language, as well as their translingual and transcultural competence in contemporary Spanish-speaking societies, including the United States, and including their experience abroad.
Note:
- Classes taught in English do not count toward NYSED certification in teaching the target language.
Spanish Study Abroad Program
- One semester of study abroad is highly recommended:
Nazareth University offers different options for study abroad programs in Valencia, Spain, as well as in Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Chile, and Peru, through the Center for International Education (CIE). Spanish majors and non-majors alike may take advantage of the exciting course offerings in the fall and spring semesters. We highly encourage students to spend a semester abroad to make of their education a more in-depth experience.
Sample Program for Spanish Majors
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Return to: College of Liberal Arts, Sciences, Business, and Education
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