Language and Literature
Spanish prepares students for graduate work in the language or for work in a variety of careers, including political science, business, and academia. The program includes coursework in literature, stylistics, and special topics, and offers an option for licensure for secondary schools.
Degree Checklist
For a check list of all the courses required for this degree program and a suggested four-year sequence of study, please click on the link below.
General Education Requirements - Total Hours: 47 - 53
Click here for the General Education Core requirements
Religion Requirements - Total Hours: 12
Three hours of the 16-hour religion requirement are fulfilled through the following course.
| LING 495 - World Languages and Faith: A Capstone Seminar | Credit Hours: 3 | |
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A capstone seminar focusing on the Christian foreign language major's perception of God's creative purpose in two areas foundational to an informed sense of Christian vocation: second-language learning and instruction, and linguistics and cultural expression. This course affords students, as Christian professionals with a biblical understanding of God's calling, the opportunity to articulate appropriate responses to questions arising from the interaction of their particular discipline and faith. PrerequisitesTHEO-231 |
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Specialty Area Requirements
| SPAN 211 - Intermediate Spanish I | Credit Hours: 3 | |
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A proficiency-oriented course designed to review essential structures in further detail and to improve the student's ability in speaking, listening, reading and writing the Spanish language. One clock-hour language cafe required per week. PrerequisitesSPAN-112 or placement exam. |
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| SPAN 212 - Intermediate Spanish II | Credit Hours: 3 | |
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A continuation of the proficiency-oriented intermediate course. By the end of this course, the student should be prepared for more advanced study in the language and feel confident in being able to get along independently in a Spanish-speaking country. One clock-hour language cafe required per week. PrerequisitesSPAN-211 or placement. |
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| SPAN 210 - Intermediate Spanish FAST TRACK | Credit Hours: 6 | |
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An accelerated course that allows students to earn credit for both SPAN-211 and SPAN-212 in one semester. PrerequisitesSPAN-112, or SPAN-110, or placement. |
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| SPAN 213 - The Hispanic World: Communication in Context | Credit Hours: 3 | |
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This course is designed to strengthen intermediate and begin developing ACTFL advanced-level proficiency in Spanish through vocabulary building, sentence- to paragraph-level discourse development. Activities include telling stories, giving detailed instructions, describing with detail, and dealing with increasingly complex social interactions. Collaborative learning and interactive practice in Spanish are integral components of this course. One clock hour of language cafe required per week. Credit for this course may not be earned by proficiency exam. PrerequisitesSPAN-210, SPAN 212, or Spanish placement test |
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| SPAN 250 - Spanish for Native and Heritage Speakers | Credit Hours: 3 | |
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A course for heritage and native speakers of Spanish which focuses on enrichment of the student's own heritage and on the enhancement of linguistic and cultural skills and understanding. The course includes attention to continuing development of ACTFL advanced proficiency skills through guided discussion and writing on topics related to understanding identity issues of the Hispanic population living in the United States. PrerequisitesPlacement Test and instructor permission. |
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| SPAN 310 - Spanish Structures for Proficiency | Credit Hours: 3 | |
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A course designed to equip students to transition from writing and speaking at the ACTFL intermediate level to doing so at the ACTFL advanced level. Students will learn and practice those structures needed for sustained performance at that level, such as narration in all major time frames, elaborated description, as well as discourse devices that are marks of good Spanish speaking and writing. PrerequisitesSPAN-210, SPAN 212, or SPAN 213 |
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| SPAN 320 - Hispanic Arts, Culture, and Literature | Credit Hours: 3 | |
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This course explores aspects of Latin American and Spanish arts, culture and literature. It serves as an introduction to literary analysis with readings, historical art movements, and culture-based discussions linked to these target-language cultures. The literary and culturally-based approach of the course will serve as a context for students to continue their development of ACTFL advanced language skills while deepening their understanding of Hispanic cultures. PrerequisitesSPAN 213 or SPAN 310 |
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| SPAN 330 - Spanish Writing | Credit Hours: 3 | |
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This course helps students strengthen ACTFLadvanced-level proficiency, and begin building competence in ACTFL superior-level proficiency, particularly in writing. Students have the opportunity to study a topic of interest in Hispanic literature or culture while simultaneously developing writing, speaking and reading skills through a variety of writing tasks and close textual analyses of Hispanic authentic texts. This course may be repeated once for credit, provided topic is different. PrerequisitesSPAN 310 or higher |
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| SPAN 400 - Spanish Conversation: Issues and Values of the Spanish Speaking World | Credit Hours: 3 | |
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This course invites students to explore current issues, and the values they express, in the Hispanic world. It is designed to acquaint students with such topics in-depth, beyond what is done in lower-level courses. In addition to the cultural content, this course seeks to develop and strengthen ACTFL advanced speaking skills and transition students to ACTFL superior-level speaking proficiency through guided discussion of topics related to issues and values in the Spanish speaking world. Integral to the course is the development of learners' ability to state and defend opinions, as well as to hypothesize about topics discussed. This course may be repeated once for credit, provided the content is different. PrerequisitesSPAN 310 or higher |
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| SPAN 420 - Introduction to Translation | Credit Hours: 3 | |
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This is an advanced level course which exposes students to the aspects and practices of textual translation, as well as some limited aspects of simultaneous translation. The topics discussed in this class will help students familiarize themselves with translation as a professional possibility, or simply to explore translation as a means of building strong writing and speaking skills. PrerequisitesSPAN 320 or higher |
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| SPAN 440 - Hispanic Studies | Credit Hours: 3 | |
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This course is designed to acquaint students with current issues in the Hispanic world. Students will explore such topics in-depth, beyond what is done in lower-level courses. In addition to the cultural content, this course seeks to develop and strengthen ACTFL advanced and continue transitioning students to ACTFL superior-level speaking and writing proficiency, through guided discussion and writing on related topics. Integral to the course is the development of learners' ability to state and defend opinions, as well as to hypothesize about topics discussed. Course may be repeated once for credit, provided the topic is different than that taken before. PrerequisitesSPAN 400 or higher |
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| SPAN 493 - Special Topics in Hispanic Linguistics, Literature, and Culture | ||
| LING 495 - World Languages and Faith: A Capstone Seminar | Credit Hours: 3 | |
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A capstone seminar focusing on the Christian foreign language major's perception of God's creative purpose in two areas foundational to an informed sense of Christian vocation: second-language learning and instruction, and linguistics and cultural expression. This course affords students, as Christian professionals with a biblical understanding of God's calling, the opportunity to articulate appropriate responses to questions arising from the interaction of their particular discipline and faith. PrerequisitesTHEO-231 |
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Off-Campus Courses (6 hrs):
| SPAN 311 - Foreign Studies in Spanish (Study Abroad) | Credit Hours: 3 | |
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Offered in summer study programs only.Offered within a target-language context, this course affords a history of Hispanic culture and its many contributions to the world. Students will concentrate on building ACTFL advanced-level proficiency, concentrating on describing with detail, discussing current events in the Hispanic world, narrating in major time frames, and moving from sentence-level to paragraph-level expression in both speaking and writing. This course is only offered in target-language countries. PrerequisitesSPAN-210, SPAN-212, or placement exam |
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| SPAN 312 - Foreign Studies in Spanish (Study Abroad) | Credit Hours: 3 | |
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Offered in summer study programs only.Offered within a target-language context, this course, a sequel to SPAN311, affords a history of Hispanic culture and its many contributions to the world. Students will concentrate on building ACTFL advanced-level proficiency, concentrating on describing with detail, discussing current events in the Hispanic world, narrating in major time frames, and moving from sentence-level to paragraph-level expression in both speaking and writing. This course is only offered in target-language countries. PrerequisitesSpanish 311 |
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