Department Chair
Rosamel Benavides-Garb, Ph.D.
Department
of World Languages & Cultures
Behavioral & Social Sciences 206
(707) 826-3226, fax 826-3227
Prepare primarily to teach Spanish in junior high and high school. (For information on the preliminary and professional clear teaching credentials,see Education.)
Learn to speak, read, write, and understand Spanish with relative fluency. Also learn current methods of teaching modern languages and the importance of language in the development of culture and civilization.
Courses are taught in Spanish, allowing rapid progress. Taped interviews, videocassettes, films, and computer software further assist students.
Participants in this program gain a new perspective on their native and second languages and their relation to a multicultural world.
Our faculty help students interested in teaching, business, and medical fields. The department also sponsors visits by literary critics, artists, consular officials, and other guests.
Students are encouraged to study abroad through the international programs in Granada, Madrid, and Mexico City.
A solid background in English grammar and syntax is recommended. Any previous study of a language other than English is helpful but is not required.
Please note: Degree requirements listed here
do not include the professional
education courses required for the credential. Students earning
this degree may waive CSET assessments before entering
the credential program.
Before applying to the single subject
credential program, students must meet the prerequisite of 45
hours early field experience or enroll in SED 210/410.
Forty-eight upper division units, at least twelve to be completed at the Humboldt campus, including:
SPAN 311 Spanish Level V, Advanced Grammar & Composition
SPAN 340 Introduction to the Analysis of Hispanic Literature
SPAN 401 Hispanic Civilization: Spain
SPAN 402 Hispanic Civilization: Latin America
SPAN 435 Spanish Applied Linguistics
SPAN 492 Senior Project