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 |
|---|---|---|
| Required: | ||
| SPN 242 | INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH LINGUISTICS | 4 |
| Select two advanced language courses from the following: | 8 | |
| LANGUAGE AND IDENTITIES: ADVANCED GRAMMAR FOR L2 LEARNERS | ||
| WRITING ABOUT DEMOCRACY: ADVANCED COMPOSITION FOR L2 LEARNERS | ||
| SPEAKING OF BORDERS: ADVANCED CONVERSATION FOR L2 LEARNERS | ||
| LANGUAGE AND IDENTITIES: ADVANCED GRAMMAR FOR HERITAGE LEARNERS | ||
| WRITING ABOUT DEMOCRACY: ADVANCED COMPOSITION FOR HERITAGE LEARNERS | ||
| SPEAKING OF BORDERS: ADVANCED CONVERSATION FOR HERITAGE LEARNERS | ||
| 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.