1998-1999 Undergraduate Catalog College of Arts and Sciences - Languages and Linguistics |
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1998-1999 Undergraduate Catalog College of Arts and Sciences - Languages and Linguistics |
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Professor Beth Pollack, department head
Professors Aguilar-Melantzón, J. Laroche, Rundell; Associate Professors Barquet, Fouillade, Pino, Pollack, Wolf; Assistant Professors Byrd, Garcia, MacGregor-Mendoza, Minkoff, Villa, College Assistant Professors Buchenau, Kurtz; Laboratory Coordinator Aranda; College Instructors Henmi, Schroeder, Nazarenko
(505) 646-3408
DEGREE:Bachelor of Arts
MAJOR:Foreign Languages
OPTION:French
OPTION:German
OPTION:Spanish
SUPPLEMENTARY MAJOR:Latin American Studies
SUPPLEMENTARY MAJOR:Chicano Studies
SUPPLEMENTARY MAJOR:Linguistics
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. Students may choose to major, double major or minor in French, German, or Spanish. 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 113, 213, 214 sequence. Students who successfully complete either SPAN 113 or 213 or 214 (or both) may not take SPAN 111, 112, 211 or 212 for credit.
*Challenge the 212 level of French, German, Japanese, Russian, or Spanish, or the 214 level for the Spanish-speaking student, or Portuguese.
*Obtain college certification of three years of one 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.
*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 the sequence indicated by the adviser.
Departmental Requirements for Majors
All language majors are required to take LING 200G and a second language through 212 or the equivalent with the approval of the department.
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 orbetter.
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 SPAN113, 213, 214 or equivalent, and SPAN312, or 313 and 314 or 315.
Spanish courses numbered 300 and 400--24 credits selected with the aid of an adviser.
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 course work, proficiency examinations, or by taking three years of the same language in high school. Adviser, José Manuel García, 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 (nonnative speakers) | 3 |
| SPAN 327, Experiences in Advanced Oral Language | 3 |
| SPAN 345, Business Spanish | 3 |
| HL S 461, Health Communication with Hispanic Clients | 3 |
| PORT 325, Portuguese Conversation | 3 |
*Only 3 credits will count.
Culture
| SPAN 305, Topics in Hispanic Civilization | 3 |
| SPAN 362, Introduction to Spanish Culture and Civilization | 3 |
| SPAN 363, Introduction to Spanish-American Culture | 3 |
| SPAN 491, History of the Spanish Language | 3 |
| SPAN 450, Mexican Cultures | 3 |
| PORT 449, Special Problems | 3 |
Literature
| SPAN 386, Survey of Spanish Peninsular Literature through the Seventeenth Century | 3 |
| SPAN 387, Survey of Spanish Peninsular Literature after the Seventeenth Century | 3 |
| SPAN 388, Survey of Spanish-American Literature to Modernismo | 3 |
| SPAN 389, Survey of Spanish-American Literature since Modernismo | 3 |
| SPAN 486, Twentieth-Century Spanish-American Essay | 3 |
| SPAN 487, Twentieth-Century Spanish-American Short Story | 3 |
| SPAN 488, Twentieth-Century Spanish-American Theatre | 3 |
Section 2: Latin American Social Sciences and Art
| ART 334, Spanish Tradition in Art | 3 |
| ANTH 110, New World Prehistory | 3 |
| ANTH 306G, Peoples of Latin America | 3 |
| ANTH 361, Social Issues in the Rural Americas | 3 |
| ANTH 455, Peoples of Mexico and Central America | 3 |
| ECON 324G, Developing Nations | 3 |
| ECON 325G, Economic Development of Latin America | 3 |
| ECON 330, Economy of Mexico | 3 |
| GEOG 328, Latin America | 3 |
| GOVT 367, Inter-American Relations | 3 |
| GOVT 371, Latin American Politics | 3 |
| GOVT 374, The Military in Latin America | 3 |
| GOVT 378, Politics and the U.S.-Mexico Border | 3 |
| GOVT, 379, The Politics and Government of Mexico | 3 |
| GOVT 471, Central American Politics | 3 |
| HIST 311, Colonial Latin America | 3 |
| HIST 312, Modern Latin America | 3 |
| HIST 387, Spain | 3 |
| HIST 451, Colonial Mexico | 3 |
| HIST 452, National Mexico | 3 |
| HIST 453, Cuba: Colony to Castro | 3 |
| HIST 454, Central America | 3 |
| HIST 455, Brazil | 3 |
| HIST 456, Argentina | 3 |
| HIST 457, The Mexican Revolution | 3 |
| HIST 458, History of the U.S.-Mexico Border | 3 |
| HL S 462, Hispanic Health Issues | 3 |
| HL S 463, Interdisciplinary Seminar | 3 |
| HL S 465, International Health Problems | 3 |
| SOC 361, Social Issues in the Rural Americas | 3 |
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 course work 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 |
| SPAN 350, Introducción a Estudios Chicanos | 3 |
| HIST 367, Mexican Americans in the United States | 3 |
| HIST 457, The Mexican Revolution | 3 |
Culture and Literature
Students must take 6 credits from the courses listed below.
| ENGL 255, Pancho Villa and the Columbus Raid (offered at the Alamogordo Branch only) | 2 |
| SPAN 450, Mexican Cultures | 3 |
| SPAN 467, Chicano Literature | 3 |
| SPAN 468, Hispanic Literature in the United States | 3 |
| SPAN 493, Studies in U.S. Spanish | 3 |
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 |
| GOVT 353, New Mexico Politics | 3 |
| GOVT 378, Politics and the U.S.-Mexican Border | 3 |
| HIST 457, The Mexican Revolution | 3 |
| HIST 458, History of the U.S.-Mexican Border | 3 |
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.
Recommended Electives
| ANTH 110, New World Prehistory | 3 |
| ANTH 361, Social Issues in Rural America | 3 |
| EDUC 315, Multicultural Education | 3 |
| EDUC 344, Issues in Schooling for Bilingual Learners | 3 |
| HIST 261, New Mexico | 3 |
| HIST 311, Colonial Latin America | 3 |
| HIST 313, Modern Latin America | 3 |
| HIST/ENGL/ANTH 481, Advanced Cultural Conservation | 3 |
| HIST 483, Historic Preservation | 3 |
| HL S 462, Hispanic Health Issues | 3 |
| GEOG 325G, New Mexico and the American West | 3 |
| SOC/C J/GOVT/HIST/JOUR 399, New Mexico Law | 3 |
| SOC 470, Sociology and the Chicano Community II | 3 |
SUPPLEMENTARY MAJOR: Linguistics
This program consists of a total of 24 credits drawn from the lists below. In addition, students must satisfy the College of Arts and Sciences language requirement through course work, proficiency examinations, or by taking three years of the same language in high school. Adviser, Patricia MacGregor-Mendoza, Ph.D.
Core Requirements (12 credits)
| LING 200G, Introduction to Language | 3 |
| LING/PSY 301, Introduction to Psycholinguistics | 3 |
| LING 302G, Language and Society | 3 |
| LING 303, The Formal Structure of Language | 3 |
Electives (12 credits)
Take 12 credits from the list below and follow these guidelines: (1) at least 3 hours must be at the 400 level, (2) no more than 6 hours may be from the department where the student is obtaining his/her major, (3) all special topic, independent study, or directed reading courses must be approved by the Department of Languages and Linguistics.
| ANTH 320, Anthropological Linguistics | 3 |
| ANTH 425, Language and Cultue | 3 |
| COMM 376, Communication and Culture | 3 |
| COMM 384, Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| COMM 435, Psychology of Human Communication | 3 |
| COMM 440, Political Communication | 3 |
| COMM 450, Technologies of Human Communication | 3 |
| COMM 465, Nonverbal communication | 3 |
| COMM 490*, Independent Study | 3 |
| COMM 491*, Selected Topics | 3 |
| C D 360, Language Acquisition | 3 |
| C D 374, American Sign Language I | 3 |
| C D 375, American Sign Language II | 3 |
| C D 376, American Sign Language II | 3 |
| C D 380, Speech Science | 3 |
| C D 390, Phonetics | 3 |
| C D 452, Articulation and Phonology | 3 |
| C D 453, Language Disorders | 3 |
| C S 370, Operational Semantics | 3 |
| C S 450, Automata, Languages, Computability | 3 |
| C S 475, Artificial Intelligence1 | 3 |
| C S 409*, Independent Study | 1-3 |
| C S 479*, Special Topics | 1-3 |
| C S 489*, Independent Study | 1-3 |
| EDUC 465*, Special Topics in Bilingual Education/ESL | 1-6 |
| EDUC 483, Second Language Acquisition | 3 |
| EDUC 486, Language and Cognition for ESL Learners | 3 |
| EDUC 495*, Directed Study Courses in Education | 1-3 |
| ENGL 451, Practicum in the Grammar of American English | 3 |
| ENGL 452, History of the English Language | 3 |
| FREN 352, French Phonetics | 3 |
| GER 353, German Dialects | 3 |
| GER 391, History of the German Language | 3 |
| GER 451*, Special Topics in German | 3 |
| GER 453*, Independent Studies in German | 3 |
| LING 451*, Independent Studies in Linguistics | 1-3 |
| PHIL 312, Formal Logic | 3 |
| PHIL 315, Philosophy of Language | 3 |
| PSY 361, Language Processing | 3 |
| PSY 401* Directed Readings | 1-3 |
| RUSS 452*, Directed Reading in Literature and Linguistics | 1-3 |
| SPAN 340, Introduction to Spanish Linguistics | 3 |
| SPAN 352, Spanish in Social Contexts | 3 |
| SPAN 353, Spanglish and Bilingualism in the United States | 3 |
| SPAN 438, Methods for Teaching Proficiency | 3 |
| SPAN 439, Topics in Applied Spanish Linguistics | 3 |
| SPAN 453*, Independent Studies in Hispanic Literature, Culture, or Linguistics | 3 |
| SPAN 460, Spanish Language Acquisition | 3 |
| SPAN 491, History of the Spanish Language | 3 |
| SPAN 492, Structure of Spanish | 3 |
| SPAN 493, Studies in U.S. Spanish | 3 |
| SPAN 496, Methods for Teaching Proficiency | 3 |
MINOR IN LINGUISTICS
The department offers a minor in linguistics. Students will take LING200G and two of the three core courses, LING301, 302, 303G. The remaining 9 credit hours will be chosen with the help of an adviser from related fields.