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Spanish, Latin American, and Caribbean Literatures and Cultures
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Professor Pérez de Mendiola
Associate Professors Sanjuán-Pastor, Wood
Assistant Professors Arteaga, Bacsan
Lecturer Barcenas-Mooradian
Spanish is spoken in Spain, Latin America, Equatorial Guinea, Western Sahara, and parts of the United States, the Caribbean, Northern Morocco and the Philippines. Being proficient in Spanish and studying about Spanish-speaking cultures helps students to better understand the historical legacies and cultural contexts that make up today’s world. Moreover, beginning or continuing the study of Spanish at Scripps will allow students to better communicate with Spanish-speaking people in our communities and abroad.
At Scripps, the department is committed to two main educational goals: 1) to provide contextualized knowledge of the multiple cultural and linguistic exchanges that permeate the Spanish-speaking cultures; 2) to prepare students for advanced work in literature and cultural studies and/or in a range of professional fields, while improving competence in the language.
The Major in Spanish, Latin American, and Caribbean Literatures and Cultures offers students the possibility of a concentration on two different tracks: Latin American, Caribbean or Peninsular (Spain) literature, or Latin American, Caribbean or Peninsular culture (literature, politics. economics, art, history, etc.). Related majors of interest to students of Spanish are Latin American Studies and Chicana/o-Latina/o Studies.”
Dual and Double Majors
Many students opt for a double or dual major in Spanish, Latin American, and Caribbean Literatures and Cultures and another field. Double majors are required to produce two theses, one for each major. The thesis for the Spanish, Latin American, and Caribbean Literatures and Cultures major should be written in Spanish. Dual majors are allowed to write one thesis whose focus bridges the two fields. Dual majors may write the thesis in English, although they are highly encouraged to write in Spanish, second reader permitting. Students may also double count two courses toward their respective disciplines when pursuing double or dual majors. Study abroad is required.
Co-Curricular Activities
Every year, the Spanish, Latin American, and Caribbean Literatures and Cultures Department chooses eight students to reside with a Spanish-speaking Language Resident from Latin America or Spain, in a specially designated Spanish Corridor (the location of which rotates yearly). The members of the Corridor form a close-knit community that not only speaks Spanish exclusively but also organizes cultural events throughout the year. The members of the Corridor form the core of the Spanish Club, which organizes activities for Spanish students of the five colleges throughout the year.
In addition, a weekly Spanish table meets in the Malott Commons.
Sigma Delta Pi
Scripps sponsors the Epsilon Zeta Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Spanish Honor Society that recognizes outstanding students of Spanish and has chapters at all the major universities and colleges in the United States. Prof. Jennifer Wood is the advisor for Scripps College.
Learning Outcomes of the Program in Spanish, Latin American, and Caribbean Literatures and Cultures
Department Goals and/or Objectives
Goals are broad statements that describe what the program wants to accomplish
1. Speak and understand Spanish, as detailed in the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.
2. Read and write the target language.
3. Learn the important issues in one or more national traditions represented by the target language.
4. Use the target language to discuss, orally and in writing, literary and visual texts of the target culture(s) critically and analytically, with appropriate vocabulary.
5. Learn how to identify and incorporate appropriate sources in the target language in their research papers and presentations.
Student Learning Outcomes
Outcomes describe specific knowledge, abilities, values, and attitudes students should demonstrate
SLO1: Students will be able to speak and understand Spanish at the advanced level.
SLO2: Students demonstrate proficiency, clarity and fluency in written expression. Students will exhibit knowledge of and the ability to think critically about the historical, cultural, and literary content of the course.
SLO3: Students demonstrate an understanding of the important issues in one or more national traditions represented by the target language.
SLO4: Students are able to use target language to discuss, orally and in writing, literary and visual texts of the target culture(s) critically and analytically, with appropriate vocabulary.
SLO5: Students are able to identify and incorporate appropriate sources in the target language in their research papers and presentations.
SLO6: Write a senior thesis that articulates a sophisticated argument about a text, series of texts or cultural or sociopolitical topics from the target culture.
Programs
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