This dual-level course will introduce students to the fundamental concepts of the field of Spanish linguistics and give them the skills to apply those concepts to the study and analysis of the Spanish language. The course will include an overview of the basic fields of linguistic analysis, with particular emphasis on the areas of morphology, phonetics and syntax. Attention will also be devoted to dialectal varieties of Spanish, including the use of Spanish in the United States. Class instruction is in Spanish. MSPAN 4710 meets with MSPAN 3710, with differentiated assignment lengths and expectations by level.
Prerequisite(s): MSPAN 3100 Spanish Composition and six credits from "core skills" courses or permission of the department chair.
MSPAN 4710 Introduction to Spanish Linguistics (4 hours)
This dual-level course will introduce students to the fundamental concepts of the field of Spanish linguistics and give them the skills to apply those concepts to the study and analysis of the Spanish language. The course will include an overview of the basic fields of linguistic analysis, with particular emphasis on the areas of morphology, phonetics and syntax. Attention will also be devoted to dialectal varieties of Spanish, including the use of Spanish in the United States. Class instruction is in Spanish. MSPAN 4710 meets with MSPAN 3710, with differentiated assignment lengths and expectations by level.
Prerequisite(s): MSPAN 3100 Spanish Composition and six credits from "core skills" courses or permission of the department chair.
MSPAN 3710 Introduction to Spanish Linguistics (4 hours)
See MSPAN 4710 Introduction to Spanish Linguistics.
Archway Curriculum: Foundational Literacies: Modern Language Literacy
MSPAN 3100 Spanish Composition (4 hours)
A course designed to develop composition skills in Spanish. Students will study the grammatical and stylistic structures of the Spanish language and will complete assignments in a variety of genres and styles in Spanish.
Prerequisite(s): Four credits from "Core Skills" courses (MSPAN 3010, MSPAN 3020, MSPAN 3030, MSPAN 3040, or MSPAN 3050) or permission of the department chair.
Archway Curriculum: Essential Connections: Writing Instructive
Archway Curriculum: Foundational Literacies: Modern Language Literacy