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The Spanish Program



Spanish Faculty:

Gerald L. Gingras, Associate Professor of Spanish and Coordinator of the Spanish Program

Luzmila Camacho-Platero, Assistant Professor of Spanish

Heather Jones, Instructor of Spanish

Victor Rodriguez-Pereira, Instructor of Spanish

Inela Selimovic, Assistant Professor of Spanish

Jennifer Zachman, Associate Professor of Spanish

 

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Requirements for Spanish majors and minors:

All majors must take 27 hours above the 200 level, Major in Spanish (27 semester hours at 200 level and above)

  • MLSP 210, 320, 416
  • one of the following: MLSP 316, 317
  • one of the following: MLSP 410, 412
  • one of the following: MLSP 418, 420, 422, 424
  • one of the following: MLSP 425, 427
  • one of the following: MLSP 429, 431
  • one additional 300 or 400-level MLSP course

Minor in Spanish (15 semester hours at 200 level and above)

  • MLSP 320 is a prerequisite for any literature course

Minor in Latin American Studies (12 semester hours)

  • two courses (6 hours) Latin American studies from the following:
    MLSP 317,425,427,429,431
  • two courses (6 hours) in other disciplines related to Latin America
    (history, economics, political science, sociology, etc.).

To further enhance our program, language clubs and foreign study opportunities are available as well.

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Courses Scheduled for Fall Semester, 2008

MLSP 101: Introductory Spanish I: Stresses the development of basic skills in the language; oral comprehension, speaking, reading and writing. The student is also introduced to Hispanic culture. The audio, video and computer Language Learning Center is an essential tool in the learning process. College credit will not be given if units in Spanish have been earned in high school.

MLSP 105: Elementary Spanish I: This course reviews the principles of the Spanish grammar for students with limited prior knowledge of Spanish. Emphasis is placed on the communicative development of all four language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing. Students will continue their study of the Spanish language and the many facets of Hispanic culture in Spain and Latin America.

MLSP 111: Intermediate Spanish I: Development of the basic skills acquired at the introductory level. Latin American and Spanish civilization are also a component of the course. The audio, video, and computer Language Learning Center is an essential tool in the learning process.

MLSP 210: Advanced Grammar/Composition: A thorough review of the more challenging grammatical aspects of the Spanish language is applied to the development of writing skills.

MLSP 212: Spanish Composition: Designed to develop advanced skills in writing in Spanish. Various themes, styles and types of composition are considered.

MLSP 320: Introduction to the Study of Spanish Literature: An analysis of narrative and dramatic techniques and poetic devices to introduce Spanish majors and minors to the study and appreciation of Spanish and Latin-American literature.

MLSP 418: Survey of 19th & 120th-Century Spanish Literature: This survey of representative literary works includes readings from different literary movements such as Romanticism, Realism, the Generation of 1898, Modernism, the Generation of 1927, and contemporary trends.

MLSP 429: Latin American Women Writers: Readings of works of women writers from a range of literary texts (novels, short stories, dramas, poems, essays) which raise questions about the female discourse vs. the dominant male canon of Latin American culture.

MLSP 490: SpTp: Spanish for the Medical Profession

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Course Projection:
Spring 2009-Fall 2009

Note: These courses are subject to change

Spring 2009

  • MLSP 102
  • MLSP 106
  • MLSP 112

Fall 2009

  • MLSP 101
  • MLSP 105
  • MLSP 111

 

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¡Si Usted desea más información, contacté:
For more information, contact:

ggingras@saintmarys.edu



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