Graduate Index |
Edward T. Aylward, Chair of the Department
Professors
Edward T. Aylward, Ph.D., Princeton University, 1974
Celso de Oliveira, Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1976
T. Bruce Fryer, Ph.D., University of Texas, 1970
Associate Professors
Alfredo Alejandro Bernal, Ph.D., Indiana University, 1984
Lucile C. Charlebois, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, 1982
Kenneth P. Fleak, Ph.D., University of Missouri, 1981
Ramona Lagos, Ph.D., University of Arizona, 1982
María Angélica G. Lopes, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1980
María C. Mabrey, Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 1991
Assistant Professors
Darrell J. Dernoshek, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1996
David P. Hill, Ph.D., Duke University, 1978
D. Eric Holt, Ph.D., Georgetown University, 1997
Faust F. Pauluzzi, Ph.D., Rutgers University, 1980
Graciela Tissera, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1992
Instructors
Antonio Di Giacomantonio, M.A., Rutgers University, 1969
Carolyn Hansen, M.A., University of Kansas, 1974
Lizette Laughlin, M.A., University of South Carolina, 1975
Patti J. Marinelli, M.A., Pennsylvania State University, 1976
Faculty Emeriti
Stephen Hamilton Ackerman, Ph.D., Ohio State University, 1955
Stephen Bull Adams, M.A., University of Illinois, 1954
Mary C. Borelli, Ph.D., Ohio State University, 1954
Luigi C. Borelli, Ph.D., University of Turin, 1935
Rita M. Gardiol, Ph.D., Indiana University, 1968
Isaac Jack Lévy, Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1966
Carl R. Shirley Jr., Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1974
Overview
The Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese offers programs leading to the M.A., M.A.T., and I.M.A. degrees in Spanish. The department also participates in the M.T., Ed.S., M.Ed., Ph.D. in Secondary Education, and Ed.D. degree options offered by the College of Education. In addition, the department works in cooperation with the Comparative Literature Program, the Lingusitics Program, and the M.I.B.S. Program.
Admissions
To be accepted to enroll in the M.A., M.A.T., or I.M.A. programs in Spanish, candidates must hold a B.A. degree in Spanish from an accredited college or university. Graduates of foreign university programs where Spanish is the official language may be able, with permission of the graduate director, to substitute this experience for a Spanish major. A minimum overall GPA of 2.50 on a 4.00 scale indicates candidates possess the capability to pursue graduate studies in Hispanic languages, literatures, and cultures. This is demonstrated by means of official college or university transcripts to be forwarded to this University. Also, three letters of recommendation from previous Spanish instructors are required for inclusion in the candidate’s application.
This department requires the candidate to achieve a minimum score on the GRE of 800 (400 verbal and 400 quantitative) or a minimum score of 40 on the Miller Analogies Test. International candidates whose primary language is not English are required to take the TOEFL exam and attain a minimum score of 570 (230 computer-based score).
The department reserves the right to require all candidates for the M.A., M.A.T., and I.M.A. degrees to take a special examination on any undergraduate courses when this appears to be advisable according to the results of a mandatory written/diagnostic exam in Spanish that is administered during the first week of classes in the fall and spring semesters. This diagnostic exam includes an interview with a member of the department’s graduate faculty.
If a prospective student is seeking a departmental assistantship, a statement of purpose and a taped recording of the person’s voice reading a Spanish-language text (or English-language text for international students), in addition to the standard application materials, must be received by March 1 for consideration for a fall assistantship. The department does not normally permit students to begin assistantships in the spring semester.
No more than 12 semester hours of approved graduate credit, with grades of B or higher, may be accepted as transfer credit.
Degree Requirements
The following requirements are specific to the degree programs in Spanish.
Master of Arts in Spanish
To receive the M.A. in Spanish, a student must:
1. complete 30 hours of graduate work in Spanish (of which SPAN 510, 511, and 515 or 517 are required), exclusive of SPAN 776 and 777 (Of these, at least 15 hours must be taken at the 700 level or above. With permission of the graduate director, one graduate course in another foreign language, linguistics, or comparative literature may be taken as a cognate.)
2. demonstrate a reading knowledge of a second language by passing the exam administered in the foreign language 315 courses
3. demonstrate both oral and written control of Spanish at the advanced level
4. successfully complete a comprehensive examination
5. present and successfuly defend an M.A. thesis.
Master of Arts in Teaching Spanish
To receive the M.A.T. in Spanish, a student must:
1. complete 21 hours of graduate work in Spanish (of which SPAN 510, 511, and 515 or 517 are required), exlcusive of SPAN 776 and 777
2. complete 18 hours of professional/education courses (EDPY 705, EDFN 749, EDSE 576, 730, EDLP 720/725 [or other EDLP courses in materials/curriculum], and EDRD 518/730)
3. complete a preprofessional teaching internship year consisting of a practicum semester (EDSE 774A) and a student-teaching semester (EDSE 774B) in conjunction with a student-teaching seminar (EDSE 784)
4. successfully complete a comprehensive examination.
Interdisciplinary Master of Arts
To receive the I.M.A. in Spanish, a student must:
1. complete 21 hours of graduate work in Spanish (of which SPAN 510, 511, and 515 or 715 are required), exclusive of SPAN 776 and 777
2. complete nine hours of professional studies courses (EDRM 700, EDPY 706, and EDSE 730)
3. complete three hours of an approved elective addressing current issues for teachers in foreign languages
4. successfully complete a comprehensive examination.
Course Descriptions
The following courses may be taken with the approval of the degree-awarding department and The Graduate School by graduate students to enable them to fulfill the reading knowledge requirement for certain degrees. In such cases graduate students fulfill their language requirements by obtaining a grade of S in the course:
ITAL 315 Intensive Readings in Italian
PORT 315 Intensive Readings in Portuguese
SPAN 315 Intensive Readings in Spanish
Foreign Languages (FORL)
- 510—Teaching Second Languages to Young Children. {=EDEL 510} (3) (Prereq: 210 level of a foreign language or its equivalent) To assist prospective teachers of young children in the development of a second language and multicultural learning activities. Practicum sessions are an integral part.
- 598—Topics in World Film. {=FILM 598} (3) Intensive study of a specific topic concerning films produced in a country other than the United States. Course content varies and will be announced in the schedule of courses by suffix and title.
- 700—A, C, E, F, G, I, J, K, P, R, S—Language Training in International Business I. {=DMSB 700} (1–12) An introduction to the fundamentals of Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian, English, or such other languages as may be required, and an intensive study of the culture and specialized language of the business world in which the language is used as may be necessary for M.I.B.S. candidates to function as business specialists in regions other than their native country. Open to M.I.B.S. majors only. Not for graduate credit in a foreign language department. (A suffix will denote the language to be taught.)
- 703—A, C, E, F, G, I, J, K, P, R, S—Language Training in International Business II. {=DMSB 703} (1–3) A continuation of MIBS/FORL 700 for practice in written and oral communication as may be required for students enrolled in the Master of International Business Studies program. Open to M.I.B.S. majors only. Not for major credit in a graduate program in the foreign language departments.
- 705—A, C, E, F, G, I, J, K, P, R, S—Language Training in International Business III. {=DMSB 705} (6) Intensive course for students in the Master of International Business Studies program, intended to investigate on an advanced level the linguistic and cultural aspects of business and to prepare the student for an internship either in the United States or abroad. Not for major credit in a graduate program in the foreign language departments.
Courses offered in the Comparative Literature Program may also be taken for graduate credit.
Italian (ITAL)
- 516—Practical Italian Phonetics. (3) Synchronic analysis of the Italian sound system; intensive exercises to perfect Italian pronunciation.
- 560, 561—Independent Studies in Italian Literature. (3) (Prereq: permission of head of department) Special topics in Italian literature.
Spanish (SPAN)
- 500—Contemporary Spain. (3) Analysis and discussion of 20th-century Spanish history and the sociocultural forces that have contributed to define this country’s national identity. Taught in Spanish.
- 501—Contemporary Spanish America. (3) Analysis and discussion of 20th-century Spanish American history and the sociocultural forces that have contributed to define this area’s national identities. Taught in Spanish.
- 509—Spanish Stylistics and Translation. (3) (Prereq: SPAN 409 or consent of instructor) Analysis of advanced grammar and stylistics through composition and literary translation.
- 510—Introduction to Graduate Research in Hispanic Languages and Literatures. (1) Problems and methods of conducting research and writing research papers. Includes practical instruction in bibliography, form, and documentation. (Required of all graduate students during the first year of their graduate program.)
- 511—Introduction to Literary Theory and Criticism. (2) An overview of main literary theories and methodologies used in literary analysis. (Required of all graduate students during the first year of the graduate program.)
- 513—Introduction to Professional and Technical Translation. (3) (Prereq: SPAN 409 or consent of instructor) Introduction to translation and practice of skills required for professional and technical Spanish/English translation.
- 515—Introduction to Spanish Linguistics. {=LING 504} (3) Phonology, morphology, and syntax of modern Spanish.
- 517—Contrastive English-Spanish Phonetics and Phonology. {=LING 514} (3) Introduction to the study of phonetics and phonology and their application to the sounds and sound systems of English and Spanish. Includes transcription practice and discussion of relevance to teaching.
- 518—Introduction to Spanish Medieval Literature. (3) Survey of Spanish literature from its first manifestations to La Celestina. Introduction; early works; the epic; 13th- through 15th-century prose and verse; Berceo, Alfonso X, Juan Ruiz, Marques de Santillana; others.
- 524—Renaissance and Golden Age Literature. (3) Survey of the works of Garcilaso, the Spanish mystics, Lope, Quevedo, Tirso, Calderon, Gongora and others.
- 534—Nineteenth-Century Spanish Literature. (3) Survey of the works of the major literary figures of the period.
- 538—Twentieth-Century Spanish Literature. (3) Survey of major peninsular writers from the Generation of ’98 to the present.
- 541—Colonial Spanish-American Literature to Neoclassicism. (3) Survey of pre-Columbian poetry and of texts dating from the time of Columbus to the end of the Colonial period.
- 543—Spanish-American Literature from the Independence Through Modernism. (3) Survey of the most significant works of the Independence through Modernism.
- 550—Advanced Language Study Abroad. (3) Intensive language practice in native environment with special emphasis on oral skills. Instruction by native speakers; extensive community contact and home stay. Prior placement test required.
- 555—Spanish-American Literature from Modernism Through 1960. (3) Survey of the most significant works of this period.
- 557—Contemporary Spanish-American Literature. (3) Survey of the most significant works from 1960 to the present.
- 575—Teaching Spanish in Secondary Schools. {=EDSE 576} (3) Current methods, techniques, and materials of instruction appropriate for secondary schools.
- 715—History of the Spanish Language. {=LING 734} (3) Development of the language from its origins to the present day.
- 722—Cervantes. (3) Selected topics from among the works of Cervantes, including Don Quixote, the Galatea, the Persiles, the Novelas ejemplares, and his dramatic works.
- 724—Renaissance and Baroque Poetry and Drama. (3) In-depth study of the works of Lope de Vega, Quevedo, Gsngora, Caldersn, and others.
- 730—Contemporary Spanish Prose Fiction. (3) Emphasis on the post-Spanish Civil War narrative.
- 732—Nineteenth-Century Spanish Prose and Poetry. (3) Intensive reading of major works of Spanish Romanticism and Realism.
- 734—Spanish Poetry: Generation of ’27. (3) Intensive study of the works of Alberti, Aleixandre, Cernuda, Garcma Lorca, Guillin, Salinas and others.
- 736—The Generation of 1898. (3) Essay, verse, drama, and fiction of the major writers of this generation.
- 745—Seminar in Spanish-American Drama. (3) Selected Spanish-American dramatic works from the colonial period to the present.
- 746—Post-Baroque Spanish Drama. (3) An application of major European stage theories to the Spanish modern stage (1800–2000).
- 747—The Modern Spanish-American Novel. (3) Seminar on selected Spanish-American novels from independence through the Hispanic Vanguard.
- 749—Spanish-American Poetry. (3) In-depth study of selected Spanish-American poets from the colonial period to the present.
- 763—Contemporary Spanish-American Narrative. (3) Study of the Spanish-American narrative of the 20th century (novel and short story).
- 765—Contemporary Spanish-American Poets. (3) The works of Vallejo, Mistral, Neruda, Borges, Cardenal, Paz, and others.
- 767—Spanish-American Testimonial Literature. (3) Study of texts revealing patterns of disenfranchisement and human rights violations. All genres, including films.
- 769—Hispanic Women Writers. (3) The works of significant women authors in Spain and Spanish America.
- 771—Spanish-American Modernism. (3) Study of the poetry and prose of the most significant authors of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- 775—Seminars on Selected Topics in Foreign Language Education. {=EDSE 785, =FREN 775, =GERM 775, =LATN 775} (3) (Prereq: permission of instructor) Topics will be identified by suffix and title in the schedule of classes. Each topic may be taken only once.
- 776—The Teaching of Foreign Languages in College. (2) Basic principles of foreign language teaching in college combined with practical demonstrations. Required of all graduate assistants. This course will not count toward the 30-hour M.A. or M.A.T. requirements.
- 777—Supervised Instruction in Teaching Foreign Language in College. (1) Supervised direction of foreign language teaching in college. Required of all graduate students who are teaching. This course will not count toward the 30-hour M.A. or M.A.T. requirements.
- 780—Seminars in Hispanic Literature. (3 each) Topics to be announced each semester.
- 783—Seminars on Selected Topics. (1–3) Topics will be identified by suffix and title in the schedule of classes. Course can be repeated for credit for a maximum of six hours.
- 796—Independent Study. (1–3) Up to a maximum of three total hours, if repeated.
- 799—Thesis Preparation. (1–9)
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