SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE
(SPAN/PORT)
The Department of Spanish and Portuguese offers courses in language skills, linguistics, pedagogy, grammar and composition, literature, and culture. There is an alternate track designed especially for native speakers of Spanish with courses in language and culture, culminating in creative writing and a variety of classes in Mexican and Mexican-American literature. The department provides academic direction in summer programs in Spanish at the Guadalajara Summer School in Mexico, in summer and year programs in Spain, and in Portuguese in a semester program in Fortaleza, Brazil.
The department offers programs leading to the following degrees: Bachelor of Arts with a major in Spanish, with a specialization in either language and culture or in Hispanic language and linguistics; or the Bachelor of Arts with a major in Portuguese, with a specialization in language and literature; the Bachelor of Arts in Education with a teaching major in Spanish; Master of Arts with a major in Spanish, and an emphasis in either literature or language and linguistics; the Master of Arts in with a major in teaching and teacher education; and the Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Spanish. For further information regarding the graduate programs, please consult the Graduate Catalog.
The Spanish for Native Speakers Program consists of a series of courses designed for the student who learned Spanish from early childhood at home or with relatives (as opposed to as a second language or foreign language in school). The SNS program emphasizes writing, grammar, speaking skills and cultural awareness. For more information, contact the Spanish for Native Speaker coordinator.