Spanish

Major and Minor

Faculty and professional interests
Jessie D. Dixon
   Afro-Hispanic and Caribbean literature
Claudia Fernández
   Spanish language, Latin American civilization, linguistics
Timothy J. Foster
   Latin American literature
Fernando Gómez
   Golden Age drama
Jerome Miner
   Contemporary Latin American literature
   (Director, Dorothy Johnson '39 and Richard Burkhardt '39 Language Center)
Julio Noriega
   Latin American literature, migrant indigenous literature, Quechua
Novia Pagone
   18th-20th century Spanish peninsular literature
Antonio Prado, On-Site Director, Barcelona Program
   20th century Spanish literature and culture studies, Latin American film, the Spanish Civil War
Robin Ragan (on leave, 2011-2012)
   19th & 20th century literature, Spanish film, gender studies, contemporary Spanish culture

The program in Spanish emphasizes the language as a means of expression and as the gateway to another culture. The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures offers a full program of courses for pursuing a major or a minor in Spanish through the in-depth study of language, literature and culture. Students may also complement other majors with coursework in Spanish. The Spanish Program offers early immersion studies through Knox College’s Quick Start courses, and long-term study abroad programs in Barcelona, Spain, Buenos Aires, Argentina and Costa Rica.

For full description of the programs in contemporary languages, see the listings for Modern Languages, Chinese, French, German, and Japanese.

The departmental curriculum contributes to the College's Key Competency Requirements as follows:

• Writing Key Competency - SPAN 302 and 399 serve as writing-intensive courses for majors
• Speaking Key Competency - SPAN 230A-E serve as speaking-intensive courses for majors
• Information Literacy and Informed Use of Technology - All 300-level courses in the Spanish program require the informed use of technology, including information retrieval, MLA and WorldCat database use, and the critical evaluation of Internet resources.

Requirements for the Major and Minor

Spanish Course Descriptions