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Foreign Language
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Program Overview
The Master of Arts in World Languages (Spanish) at Eastern Michigan University enhances students' Spanish proficiency and cultural understanding. The program includes required courses in grammar, conversation, and research, along with a wide range of elective courses in Hispanic literature, linguistics, and culture. Students also complete a cultural immersion experience in a Spanish-speaking country.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Master of Arts in World Languages (Spanish) aims to enhance students' cultural knowledge and linguistic proficiency, preparing them for professional advancement or further graduate study.
Objectives:
- Develop advanced-high level skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Spanish
- Analyze current cultural patterns, literary material, and technical information
- Acquire research skills
Outline:
The program consists of 30 credit hours distributed as follows:
- Required Courses (9 hours):
- SPNH 543 Spanish Grammar and Syntax (3 hrs)
- SPNH 544 Graduate Spanish Conversation (3 hrs)
- SPNH 692 Research Project (3 hrs)
- Restricted Elective Courses (15 hours):
- Students choose from the following courses to fulfill this requirement:
- SPNH 520 Introduction to Translation (English/Spanish) (3 hrs)
- SPNH 523 Hispanic Linguistics (3 hrs)
- SPNH 525 Advanced Readings in Hispanic Literature (3 hrs)
- SPNH 526 Hispanic Cultures (3 hrs)
- SPNH 530 Spanish Phonetics and Phonology (3 hrs)
- SPNH 546 Spanish for Business Practices (3 hrs)
- SPNH 548 Modern Drama (3 hrs)
- SPNH 565 Modern Novel (3 hrs)
- SPNH 567 Introduction to Spanish Interpretation (3 hrs)
- SPNH 571 Culture and Literature of the Hispanic Groups in the United States (3 hrs)
- SPNH 582 U.S. Dialects of Spanish (3 hrs)
- SPNH 592 Special Topics (3 hrs)
- FLAN 540 Cultural Issues in Teaching Languages (3 hrs)
- FLAN 511 K-12 Theory and Methods of World Languages Teaching (3 hrs)
- FLAN 613 Using Technology in the Foreign Language Classroom (3 hrs)
- TSLN 501 Foundations of Language Learning and Teaching (3 hrs)
- TSLN 520 Language Assessment and Advocacy (3 hrs)
- TSLN 694 TESOL Research and Professional Development (3 hrs)
- SPNH 545 Spanish-American Prose (3 hrs)
- Cultural Immersion Experience (6 hours):
- Students must complete a cultural immersion experience of at least six weeks in a Spanish-speaking country.
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Admission Requirements
Entry Requirements:
- For full admission, applicants must have:
- Earned a four-year baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or an equivalent degree from a non-U.S. institution
- A minimum cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale, or 3.0 in the last half of the undergraduate program
- Candidates must hold an undergraduate major or minor in Spanish
- Two letters of recommendation
- A personal statement in Spanish
- Candidates must complete an oral proficiency interview in the language of their specialization with a rating of “Advanced-low” on the ACTFL scale
Language Proficiency Requirements:
- Candidates must complete an oral proficiency interview in Spanish with a rating of “Advanced-low” on the ACTFL scale
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