Faculty

Timothy Crow, Professor
Jeanette Pucheu, Assistant Professor

The Spanish program introduces students to the Spanish language and Hispanic culture. The various courses offered enable students to lay the groundwork for fluency in Spanish and to enhance practical language skills for specific career purposes.

Students may choose either the Liberal Arts Minor or the Teacher Certification (Ages 6-13 or 10-21) Minor. Students may elect to submit for approval a proposal for a Spanish Studies Individually Designed Major in conjunction with UW-Superior's cooperating institution in San José, Costa Rica.

The Spanish program seeks to educate students to become more effective participants in the global community by promoting international and ethnic awareness and sensitivity to other cultures. 

21 credits

Required courses:

SPAN 101       Beginning Spanish I  -- 3 credits
SPAN 102       Beginning Spanish II -- 3 credits
SPAN 201       Intermediate Spanish I -- 3 credits
SPAN 202       Intermediate Spanish II -- 3 credits

(Any or all of the above courses can be reduced or eliminated by making a grade of B- or better in the next higher course. For example, a student who completes a 300 level Spanish course with a grade of B- or better will receive retrocredits to his or her transcript for SPAN 101, 102, 201, and 202 for a total of 12 retrocredits in Spanish.)

At least nine 300-level credits in Spanish to be chosen from:

SPAN 300       Advanced Spanish -- 3 credits
SPAN 301       Conversational Spanish -- 3 credits
SPAN 303       Latin American Culture and Civilization -- 3 credits
SPAN 315       Voices of Hispanic Women  -- 3 credits
SPAN 350       Latino Culture in the U.S. --  3 credits
SPAN 360       Special Topics -- 3 credits
Spanish Study Abroad -- 6-18 credits     

24 credits

Required courses:

SPAN 101       Beginning Spanish I  3 credits
SPAN 102       Beginning Spanish II3 credits
SPAN 201       Intermediate Spanish I         3 credits
SPAN 202       Intermediate Spanish II        3 credits

(Any or all of the above courses can be reduced or eliminated by making a grade of B- or better in the next higher course. For example, a student who completes a 300 level Spanish course with a grade of B- or better will receive retrocredits to his or her transcript for SPAN 101, 102, 201, and 202 for a total of 12 retrocredits in Spanish.)

WLLED 339   Methods for Teaching World Languages   3 credits 

A further nine 300-level credits to be chosen from:

SPAN 300       Advanced Spanish     3 credits
SPAN 301       Conversational Spanish        3 credits
SPAN 303       Latin American Culture and Civilization     3 credits        
SPAN 315       Voices of Hispanic Women  3 credits
SPAN 350       Latino Culture in the U.S.      3 credits
SPAN 360       Special Topics            3 credits
Spanish Study Abroad          6-18 credits

Notes:

To be certified, a Spanish Teacher Certification Minor must pass Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction certification requirements. To reach the mandated level of language competence, all Spanish Teacher Certification Minors will be required to spend at least one month at UW-Superior's cooperating institution in Costa Rica (or to participate in an alternative 30-day immersion experience). Normally, a student must complete one 300-level Spanish course at UW-Superior before participating in a Spanish Study Abroad program. For more information about the UW-Superior Spanish program, go to http://www.uwsuper.edu/acaddept/wllc/index.cfm. For more information about courses offered, see Spanish in the Course Descriptions section of this catalog. See also Overseas Studies and Agreements in the Overview of Undergraduate Programs section of this catalog.