Spanish Major with Adolescence Education

The purpose of the major program is to educate students to think and perceive rationally and critically. This education includes reading and thinking; learning about literary and cultural movements; and making connections between the primarily aesthetic literary artifacts of the culture and its political, social, and economic history.

Through the Emerson Foreign Language Laboratory, students are trained to use new learning and technology media at all language levels to allow them to communicate effectively in the world. Likewise, they are encouraged to prepare themselves philosophically and practically to make linkages between the major and other academic disciplines.

The student majoring in Spanish learns about the world of ideas and letters, past and present. This training requires at least one semester of study abroad; one year is recommended. The cohesive, integrated program of foreign language, culture, history, interdisciplinary studies, and literature courses ensures maximum proficiency in the target language.

Spanish Core

Spanish majors are required to take the following courses. (Note: Only 300 level courses may be taken abroad. SPN 400 must be taken at Nazareth.)

Five Upper Division Spanish courses (300 level) credits: 15

As well as:

SPN 205 - Creative Essays on Valencia Credits: 2
SPN 221 - Conversation and Composition I Credits: 3
SPN 222 - Conversation and Composition II Credits: 3
SPN 223 - Review of Advanced Grammar Credits: 3
SPN 224 - Cultural Perspectives of Latin America Credits: 3
SPN 400 - Spanish Senior Project Credits: 3
SPN 499 - Spanish Comprehensive Credits: 0

Spanish Study Abroad Program

Nazareth College offers its own Spanish study abroad program in cooperation with Hispania in Valencia, Spain. Spanish majors and non-majors alike may take advantage of the extensive program of courses offered during fall and spring. Challenging courses such as Phonetics, Composition and Conversation, Medieval, Renaissance and Contemporary Literature, Analysis of Texts, Culture and Civilization courses, Commercial Spanish and Translation courses form part of the extensive curriculum available to Valencia Program participants.

Required Courses for Adolescence Education

See Education: Initial Teacher Certification in Adolescence Education for course requirements.

Spanish Senior Experience

The Senior Experience for the Spanish major culminates with SPN 400, a seminar that encourages students to develop further scholarly and critical thinking, including current theoretical discussions in the academy.

The Comprehensive Examination (written, oral) provides students with the threefold opportunity: