Course Requirements
The Spanish Linguistics minor introduces students to the formal study of Spanish Phonetics, Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, Sociolinguistics and Spanish in the U.S.
Students seeking to complete a minor in Spanish Linguistics must complete 24 quarter-hour credits of coursework, or 6 courses, distributed as follows:
Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
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Required: | ||
SPN 242 | INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH LINGUISTICS | 4 |
Select two advanced language courses from the following: | 8 | |
ADVANCED GRAMMAR AND COMMUNICATION | ||
ADVANCED COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION | ||
ADVANCED CONVERSATION | ||
ADVANCED GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION FOR HERITAGE LEARNERS I | ||
ADVANCED GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION FOR HERITAGE LEARNERS II | ||
ADVANCED CONVERSATION FOR THE HERITAGE LEARNER | ||
Select 12 credits of advanced (300-level) coursework from the list of approved electives. Any three of the following may be chosen (additional courses may be considered with the approval of the student's faculty advisor): | 12 | |
SPANISH IN THE U.S. | ||
SPANISH PHONOLOGY AND PHONETICS | ||
THE STRUCTURE OF SPANISH | ||
SPANISH SOCIOLINGUISTICS | ||
THE HISTORY OF THE SPANISH LANGUAGE | ||
SOCIOLINGUISTICS OF HERITAGE LANGUAGE LITERACY | ||
SPECIAL TOPICS IN SPANISH (depending on topic, with advisor approval) | ||
INDEPENDENT STUDY (depending on topic, with advisor approval) | ||
THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS/CURRENT RESEARCH SECOND/FOREIGN LANGUAGE ACQUISITION | ||
PSYCHOLINGUISTICS | ||
BILINGUALISM IN THE SPANISH-SPEAKING WORLD |
Depending on their level of prior expertise with Spanish, students may need to complete courses at the Basic and Intermediate levels before enrolling in 200 or 300-level language courses.
Students majoring in Spanish (BA) or minoring in Spanish or Commercial Spanish are restricted from earning this minor.