Spanish at ISU
  

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LANGUAGE STUDIES MINOR with a focus on SPANISH (18 hours)

Core Requirement: LLL 200 Intro. to Language and Culture for Students of LLL--3 hrs.;

3 hours in a second language or linguistics course (i.e., not Spanish)--may be at the 100 level. 

12 hours in Spanish, to include at least 6 hours at the 300/400 level, for example:

• SPAN 201--3 hrs. Intermediate Spanish I (or the equivalent high school study)
• SPAN 202--3 hrs.  Intermediate Spanish II (or the equivalent high school study)
• SPAN 301--3 hrs.  Advanced Spanish Grammar
• SPAN 321--3 hrs.  Advanced Spanish Conversation

A minimum 2.5 GPA in all LLL coursework must be maintained.  No coursework below the 200-level may be counted toward the minor.

To See How To Declare a Minor, click here.

LANGUAGE STUDIES MAJOR with a focus on SPANISH (31 hours)

Required LLL Courses: LLL 200 Intro. to Language and Culture for Students of LLL--3 hrs.;
LLL 400 Senior Seminar for Students of LLL - 1 hr.

3 hours in a second language or linguistics course (i.e., not Spanish)--may be at the 100 level. 

18 hours in Spanish at the 300/400 level; for example:

• SPAN 301--3 hrs.  Advanced Spanish Grammar
• SPAN 303--3 hrs. Readings in Spanish
• SPAN 312- 3 hrs. Introduction to Spanish Literature, 404/504 "Spanish Phonetics" or 406/506 "Contemporary Spanish Culture"
• SPAN 321--3 hrs.  Advanced Spanish Conversation
• 6 hours of Study Abroad Credit   

6 hours of course work from within the Department or approved cognate course work from another Department; for example:

• SPAN 201--3 hrs. Intermediate Spanish I (or the equivalent high school study)
• SPAN 202--3 hrs.  Intermediate Spanish II (or the equivalent high school study)

An applied experience component within the 31 hours.  May consist of a minimum of 6 credit hours of appropriate study abroad OR [under rare circumstances] a minimum of 3 semester hours in LLL 409 in an approved internship. (The applied experience requirement may be waived for second majors.) 

LANGUAGE STUDIES--SPANISH TEACHING MAJOR (31 hours)

This major also requires completion of the Professional Education Sequence for licensure.

Required LLL courses (7 hours minimum): Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 200--3 hrs.;  402--1 hr.; Linguistics 420--3 hrs.

 Required courses (6 hours): 

• SPAN 201--3 hrs. Intermediate Spanish I (or the equivalent high school study)
• SPAN 202--3 hrs.  Intermediate Spanish II (or the equivalent high school study)

Electives (18 hours):  300/400-level course work to include

• SPAN 301--3 hrs.  Advanced Spanish Grammar
• SPAN 303--3 hrs.  Readings in Spanish
• SPAN 311--3 hrs.  Spanish and Spanish American Culture
• SPAN 312- 3 hrs.  Introduction to Spanish Literature
• SPAN 321--3 hrs.  Advanced Spanish Conversation
• SPAN 404--3 hrs.  Spanish Phonetics or approved 400-level culture course 

Note: For some of these courses appropriate Study Abroad courses may be substituted.

 An applied experience component within the 31 hours.  Must consist of at least 6 hours of 300/400-level course work taken in study abroad.

Study Abroad (Study Abroad Office)

Video of Stephanie Shaw on her Study Abroad Experience in Argentina
--courtesy of  ISU's Study Abroad Office.

International Student Exchange Program  (ISEP):

Argentina: Universidad Católica de Córdoba, Universidad de Palermo, Universidad del Salvador
Chile: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Universidad Católica del Norte  Antofagasta, Universidad Católica del Norte - Coquimbo
Costa Rica: Universidad Nacional
Mexico: Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente, Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM) - Monterrey, Universidad de Guanajuato, Universidad de Monterrey, Universidad La Salle, Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla, Universidad Regiomontana
Nicaragua: Universidad Americana de Managua
Spain: Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Universidad de Almería, Universidad de las Islas Baleares, Universidad de Málaga, Universidad de Murcia, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Universidad Pública de Navarra, Universidade de Vigo
Uruguay: Universidad Católica del Uruguay

 College Consortium for International Studies  (CCIS):

 Costa Rica - Centro Linguistico CONVERSA; Universisad Veritas - Spanish language and Tropical Ecology (in English)
Ecuador - Universidad Catolica de Santiago de Guayaquil – Intensive Spanish language; Galapagos Academic Institute for Arts and Sciences - Ecology and Biology
Mexico - Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara – Spanish language
Spain - Instituto de Estudios Internationales (Seville) - Spanish language 

 Midwest Consortium for Study Abroad (MCSA):

 The following programs are offered for semester study:
Segovia, Spain - Excellent option for Spanish majors and minors at the upper-level- all classes taught in Spanish
Oviedo, Spain - Great for students interested in combining Spanish-language classes with coursework in English, and who have had at least one year of Spanish.
Morelia, Mexico - An opportunity to take Spanish language along with courseworklin English on Mexican culture.
Rosario, Argentina - A chance to combine business study in English with Spanish language

The following programs are available during the summer:
Segovia, Spain - A chance to study upper-level Spanish language/literature or civilization
Oviedo, Spain - Opportunity for any student interested in intensive Spanish- no prior language necessary
Morelia, Mexico & Rosario, Argentina - Excellent intensive Spanish language opportunities 

SCHOLARSHIPS and AWARDS

EXCELLENCE IN SPANISH AWARD : The Excellence in Spanish Award, consisting of a check and a medal from the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, is chosen from among Spanish graduate and undergraduate majors and minors in recognition of excellent performance.

MICHAEL D. BUZASH -- EL CIRCULO ESPANOL AWARD: The Michael D. Buzash -- El Circulo Espanol Award is given to an outstanding first-year student in Spanish enrolled at Indiana State University as selected by a committee of the Spanish faculty and the Chairperson of the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics.

SPANISH ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Given to a student in Spanish in recognition of high academic performance in Spanish classes.

MARY OLGA PETERS AWARD: As a department-wide award, the Peters award is presented to a student majoring in the Department who holds membership in Phi Sigma Iota, plans to teach in a language, and demonstrates qualities of leadership and good character. 

 ISU also offers competitive scholarships for study abroad.  For more information on Scholarships and Awards, click here.

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Faculty

Professors (*Graduate and Undergraduate Faculty):

• Lisa Calvin*, Ph.D., Associate Professor (advisor for Spanish Teaching Majors and Minors)
• Gerardo Cummings*, Ph.D., Assistant Professor (advisor for Spanish Non-Teaching majors)
• Carmen Montañez*,  Ph.D., Professor (advisor for Graduate students concentrating in Spanish)

Instructors:

• Fares da Silva, Instructor
• Connie Elmore, Instructor

ACTIVITIES