1995-1996 Undergraduate Catalog

College of Arts and Sciences - Languages and Linguistics		 NMSU

Professor Ricardo Aguilar-Melantzón, department head

Professors Aguilar-Melantzón, DeLisle, J. Laroche, Rundell; Associate Professors Fouillade, Pollack; Assistant Professors Barquet, Garcia, Moore, Pino, Villa, Wolf; College Assistant Professors Buchenau, Kurtz, R. Laroche; Coordinator Aranda; College Instructors Enriquez, Ocougne

DEGREE: Bachelor of Arts
MAJOR: Foreign Languages
OPTION: French
OPTION: German
OPTION: Spanish

SUPPLEMENTARY MAJOR: Latin American Studies
SUPPLEMENTARY MAJOR: Chicano Studies

Foreign language degree programs prepare individuals for primary careers in teaching. A language major also provides an auxiliary skill that many students match with experience acquired in another major to qualify themselves for careers in business, government, journalism, social services, and travel.

The major curriculum plans in each language include balanced groups of courses in language, linguistics, literature, and culture. Requirements involve 24 credits numbered 300 or above in the major field. Electives needed to bring the upper-division total to 55 are selected with the help of a department adviser who is especially aware of professional opportunities involving languages.

College Foreign Language Requirement

To meet the second language requirement, the student must do one of the following:

  • Complete the normal foreign language course sequence: 111, 112, 211, 212. Students should enter the sequence at their proficiency level. Spanish native speakers should complete the 213-214 sequence. Students who successfully complete either SPAN 213 or 214 (or both) may not take SPAN 111, 112, 211 or 212 for credit.

  • Challenge the 212 level of French, German, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, or Spanish, or the 214 level for the Spanish-speaking student.

  • Obtain college certification of three years of a second language at the high school level.

  • Obtain, from the head of the Department of Languages and Linguistics, certification of a working knowledge of a second language if such language is not taught at New Mexico State University.

  • Obtain certification of a working knowledge of a native American language from the American Indian program director.

  • Successfully complete a regular university course taught in a language other than English. A student can receive credit only once for the same course taught in two languages.

  • Pass an upper-division course (numbered 300 or above) taught in a foreign language by the Department of Languages and Linguistics.

  • In the case of a foreign student who is required to take the TOEFL exam, the dean will automatically waive the foreign language requirement.

  • Students should satisfy the language requirement as soon as possible and take the necessary courses in consecutive semesters.

    Departmental Requirements

    LING 200G, Introduction to Language
    Second Language 111/112, 211, 212 or the equivalent with the approval of
    the department. The requirement does not apply to students who
    complete another major prior to or simultaneously with the foreign
    language major.

    Electives sufficient to bring total credits to 128, including 55 upper division.
    An S grade in a foreign language course must correspond to a C grade
    or better.

    OPTION: French
    Requirements

    FREN 111, 112, Elementary French I, II, FREN 211, 212, Intermediate I, II, or equivalent
    French courses numbered 300 or above - 24 credits, 12 from courses in the language/linguistics category and 12 in the culture/literature category, selected with the help of the major adviser.

    OPTION: German
    Requirements

    GER 111, 112, Elementary German I, II; and GER 211, 212, Intermediate German I, II or equivalent
    German courses numbered 300 or above - 24 credits selected with the aid of an adviser.

    OPTION: Spanish
    Language Placement

    A language assessment is required for all students entering the Spanish program, including native speakers. To learn when and where to take the language assessment, see the Spanish listing in each semester's Schedule of Classes.

    Requirements

    SPAN 111, 112, 211, 212 or SPAN 213, 214 or equivalent, and SPAN 313, 314. Spanish courses numbered 300 or above-24 credits selected with the aid of an adviser.
    Prerequisite: must take LING 200 before enrolling in any 400-level linguistics course.

    SUPPLEMENTARY MAJOR: Latin American Studies

    This program consists of 24 credits drawn from the lists below of which 18 credits must be numbered 300 or above. In addition, students must satisfy the College of Arts and Sciences language requirement through coursework, proficiency examinations, or by taking three years of the same language in high school. Adviser, Jesús J. Barquet, Ph.D.

    OPTIONS

    There are two options based on the section chosen by the student:

    OPTION 1: Concentration in Latin American Language, Culture, and Literature (Spanish or Portuguese):

    a) 12 credits from Section 1

    b) 12 credits from Section 2, of which no more than 6 may be taken in a single department

    OPTION 2: Concentration in one major (e.g., history, government, economy, health science, anthropology, sociology) included in Latin American Social Sciences and Art:

    a) 12 credits in the chosen area of Section 2 (if the major is government, one of these courses may be ECON 325G)

    b) 6 credits from another area (or areas) of Section 2

    c) 6 credits from Section 1

    Both options require that the student take at least two Spanish or Portuguese courses above 300-level, for which courses the student must pass either the language placement test or SPAN/PORT 212 or 214.

    SECTION 1: Latin American Language, Culture and Literature:
    SPANISH/PORTUGUESE

    Language*

    SPAN 325, Advanced Conversation 3 cr.
    SPAN 327, Experiences in Advanced Oral Language 3 cr.
    SPAN 345, Business Spanish 3 cr.
    HL S 450 Health Communication with Hispanic Clients 3 cr.
    PORT 325, Portuguese Conversation 3 cr.
    *Only 3 credits will count.

    Culture

    SPAN 305, Topics in Hispanic Civilization 3 cr.
    SPAN 362, Introduction to Spanish Culture and Civilization 3 cr.
    SPAN 363, Introduction to Spanish-American Culture 3 cr.
    SPAN 430, History of the Spanish Language 3 cr.
    SPAN 450, Mexican Culture and Civilization 3 cr.
    PORT 449, Special Problems 3 cr.

    Literature

    SPAN 386, Survey of Spanish Peninsular Literature
    through the Seventeenth Century
    		3 cr.
    SPAN 387, Survey of Spanish Peninsular Literature
    after the Seventeenth Century
    		3 cr.
    SPAN 388, Survey of Spanish-American Literature to Modernismo 3 cr.
    SPAN 389, Survey of Spanish-American Literature since Modernismo 3 cr.
    SPAN 406, Mexican Literature 3 cr.
    SPAN 410, Spanish-American Novel to 1940 3 cr.
    SPAN 411, Spanish-American Novel after 1940 3 cr.
    SPAN 420, Spanish-American Essay to 1920 3 cr.
    SPAN 421, Spanish-American Essay after 1920 3 cr.
    SPAN 422, Spanish-American Short Story 3 cr.
    SPAN 423, Spanish-American Theatre 3 cr.

    SECTION 2: Latin American Social Sciences and Art

    ART 334, Spanish Tradition in Art 3 cr.
    ANTH 110, New World Prehistory 3 cr.
    ANTH 306G, Peoples of Latin America 3 cr.
    ANTH 361, Social Issues in the Rural Americas 3 cr.
    ANTH 455, Peoples of Mexico and Central America 3 cr.
    ECON 324G, Developing Nations 3 cr.
    ECON 325G, Economic Development of Latin America 3 cr.
    ECON 330, The Business Economy of Mexico 3 cr.
    GEOG 328, Latin America 3 cr.
    GOVT 367, Inter-American Relations 3 cr.
    GOVT 371, Latin American Politics 3 cr.
    GOVT 374, The Military in Latin America 3 cr.
    GOVT 378, Politics and the U.S.-Mexico Border 3 cr.
    GOVT, 379, The Politics and Government of Mexico 3 cr.
    GOVT 471, Central American Politics 3 cr.
    HIST 310, Colonial Latin America 3 cr.
    HIST 311, Modern Latin America 3 cr.
    HIST 351, Spain 3 cr.
    HIST 416, Colonial Mexico 3 cr.
    HIST 417, National Mexico 3 cr.
    HIST 418, Cuba: Colony to Castro 3 cr.
    HIST 419, Central America 3 cr.
    HIST 420, Brazil 3 cr.
    HIST 421, Argentina 3 cr.
    HIST 422, The Mexican Revolution 3 cr.
    HIST 423, History of the U.S.-Mexico Border 3 cr.
    HL S 451, Hispanic Health Issues 3 cr.
    HL S 465, International Health Problems 3 cr.
    HL S 481, Interdisciplinary Seminar 3 cr.
    HL S 482G, Cross-Cultural Aspects of Health 3 cr.
    SOC 361, Social Issues in the Rural Americas 3 cr.

    In both sections, independent studies, honors or special topics courses may be chosen with the approval of either the Supplementary Major in Latin American Studies Committee or the adviser, the head of the Department of Languages and Linguistics, and the College of Arts and Sciences.

    SUPPLEMENTARY MAJOR: Chicano Studies

    This program consists of 24 credits drawn from the lists below. In addition, students satisfy the College of Arts and Sciences language requirement through coursework or proficiency examinations. Adviser, Ricardo Aguilar Melantzón, Ph.D.

    Core Requirements

    Students must take 9 credits from the courses listed below.
    SOC 270, Sociology of the Chicano Community I 3 cr.
    SPAN 350, Introduccion´ a Estudios Chicanos 3 cr.
    HIST 374, Mexican Americans in the United States 3 cr.
    HIST 422, The Mexican Revolution 3 cr.

    Culture and Literature

    Students must take 6 credits from the courses listed below.
    ENGL 394, Southwestern Literature and Folklore 3 cr.
    SPAN 385, Introduction to Chicano Literature 3 cr.
    SPAN 407, Chicano Literature 3 cr.
    SPAN 468, Hispanic Literature in the United States 3 cr.
    SPAN 432, Studies in Southwest Spanish 3 cr.

    Applicable upper division honors courses

    Applicable upper-division "Special Topics" courses

    Social Studies

    Students must take 6 credits from the courses listed below.
    ECON 346, The New Mexico Economy 3 cr.
    GEOG 325, Geography of New Mexico 3 cr.
    GOVT 353, New Mexico Politics 3 cr.
    Hist 417, National Mexico 3 cr.
    HIST 423, History of the U.S.-Mexican Border 3 cr.
    SOC 470, Sociology of the Chicano Community II 3 cr.

    Applicable upper division honors courses

    Applicable upper division "Special Topics" courses

    Additional Courses

    Students must take three additional upper-division credits from one of the categories listed above.

    MINOR IN LINGUISTICS

    The department offers a minor in linguistics. Students will take LING 200G and two of the three core courses, LING 301, 302, 303G. The remaining 9 credit hours will be chosen with the help of an adviser from related fields.

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