2016-2017 Academic Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2016-2017 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Spanish Major


Language, Literature and Culture Overview


The Language, Literature and Culture Department aims to promote students’ competency in learning other languages, and to broaden and enrich their education through in-depth study of other cultures. Mastering a language includes listening, speaking, reading and writing proficiency.  Students can easily apply these skills to other disciplines at Clark and to their future professions. 

Students can study ASL, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Japanese, Latin and Spanish at Clark, and can major in Ancient Civilization, Comparative Literature, French or Spanish. It is also possible, at the department’s discretion, to major in more than one language taught at Clark (the Combined Language major), or to self-design a major in German. Students can also apply skills in Asian languages to an Asian Studies major and skills in Hebrew to a concentration in Jewish Studies.

The Language, Literature and Culture Department is part of the Alice Coonley Higgins School of Humanities.

For more information, please visit the Language, Literature, and Culture Department’s website.

Language Placement


Please use the chart on the department’s main web page to determine what course level to take, depending on how many previous years of the language you’ve had. The University reviews transcripts to ensure that students are not over-qualified for a particular course. Students with native or near-native fluency in a language should consult with the coordinator in that language to determine the appropriate level.

For more on language placement, please consult
http://www.clarku.edu/departments/foreign/undergraduate/placement.cfm

Study Abroad


Participation in a Study Abroad program gives you a chance to view the interests and issues you care about from the perspective of another culture. Students in LL&C are encouraged to study abroad in exciting cities in Chile, China, the Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Japan, Senegal, and Spain.  The staff in Clark’s Office of Study Abroad and Study Away Programs can help you find an experience that fits your requirements.

Spanish Major Requirements


A student who wishes to major in Spanish at Clark must take a total of nine courses including:

  • Eight courses in Spanish literature, cinema, or culture
  • SPAN 131  (mandatory)
  • SPAN 237   or an equivalent (an advanced grammar and composition course) (mandatory)
  • SPAN 296   (Capstone seminar) (mandatory)
  • Five extra elective courses in Spanish literature, culture, or cinema to be chosen from the following list: SPAN 117 (optional) or any other courses above SPAN 131 (SPAN 133, SPAN 136, SPAN 140, and all the SPAN courses with a number 200 or higher).

CMLT 130  - The National Imagination (mandatory)

At least four of the eight Spanish required courses must be taken in residence at Clark. In order to fulfill the Spanish majors, students may also take a maximum of four literature or culture courses during their Study Abroad residence. In order to count towards the Spanish major, courses taken abroad must be conducted in Spanish and be related to Hispanic cultural studies or literature. Topics accepted include: Spanish Creative writing, Hispanic arts (drama, music, art, cinema…), Hispanic history, politics or philosophy. Courses in the hard sciences (math, science) or field work courses in the social sciences do not count towards the Spanish major. In order to make sure that the courses taken abroad count towards the major, they should be selected with the guidance of the major’s adviser.

We strongly encourage our majors to Study Abroad in a Spanish speaking country. However, this requirement might be waived under special circumstances.

Only courses with a grade of C or better may be counted towards the Spanish major.

Language, Literature and Culture Faculty


Program


María Acosta Cruz, Ph.D.
Belén Atienza, Ph.D.
Odile Ferly, Ph.D.
Everett Fox, Ph.D.
Beth Gale, Ph.D.
Juan Pablo Rivera, Ph.D.
Robert D. Tobin, Ph.D.
Alice Valentine, M.A.

 

Adjunct


Allison Fong, Ph.D.

Dolores Juan Moreno, Ph.D. 

Emeriti


Paul Burke, Ph.D.

Carol D’Lugo, Ph.D.

Marvin D’Lugo, Ph.D.
Kenneth Hughes, Ph.D.
Hartmut Kaiser, Ph.D.
Dorothy Kaufmann, Ph.D.
Walter Schatzberg, Ph.D.
Michael Spingler, Ph.D.

Languages, Literature and Culture Courses


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