Spanish Major

Total units 48 Units

Areas of interest European Languages, Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, European Studies, Literature, Latin American Studies
Major code SPAH-MAJ

Academic career Undergraduate
Academic Contact Prof Catherine Travis

The Spanish major provides students with the skills needed to develop an ability to understand, speak, read and write Spanish. Students are exposed to Spanish as used across the Spanish-speaking world, and a wide variety of sources are drawn on. In this way, different cultural expressions of the Spanish-speaking world are incorporated into the classes to enhance the language-learning experience. Students also have the opportunity to deepen their understanding and strengthen their language skills through specialist courses in Hispanic linguistics and Hispanic literatures. Students with existing knowledge of Spanish can begin at a more advanced level, and the exact sequence of courses depends on the level at which the student begins the major.

Learning Outcomes

communicate proficiently and confidently in Spanish;
identify the structure and uses of Spanish;
demonstrate an understanding of the cultural and linguistics aspects of Spanish language and societies and their socio-historical context;
construct a schema of the connections between the Spanish language and its geographical, social and cultural origins; and
recognise the importance of intercultural communication.

Relevant Degrees

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Requirements

This major requires the completion of 48 units, which must include:

A maximum of 12 units of courses at 1000 level

A minimum of 12 units from the completion of courses from the following list:

SPAN3001 - Intermediate Spanish I (6 units)

SPAN3012 - Intermediate Spanish II (6 units)

SPAN3030 - Advanced Spanish Topics in Language and Culture (6 units)

SPAN3031 - Advanced Spanish Topics in Language and Linguistics (6 units)

A maximum of 36 units from the completion of courses from the following list:

SPAN1001 - Introduction to Spanish I

SPAN1002 - Introduction to Spanish II

SPAN2001 - Continuing Spanish I

SPAN2002 - Continuing Spanish II

SPAN2005 - Beasts, Monsters, Humans: Alterity and Hybridity in Hispanic Literature

SPAN2102 - Más que palabras: A Literary Journey around the Hispanic World

SPAN2107 - Picturing Latin America and Spain

SPAN2601 - The Sounds of Spanish

SPAN2603 - History of the Spanish language. A Linguistic Time Travel

SPAN2604 - Multilingualism and Indigenous Peoples in the Americas

SPAN3100 - Violence and Power in Hispanic Literature: Crímenes Perfectos

A maximum of 12 units from the completion of courses from the following Spanish language and culture course list :

ANIP3003 - Australian National Internships Program (must have a Spanish language and culture topic)

LANG3001 - Translation across Languages: The Translation of Literary Texts (must have a Course topic of Spanish)

LANG3002 - Translation across Languages: Specialised Material (must have a Course topic of Spanish)

LANG3007 - Romance Linguistics

LING2013 - Teaching Languages

PORT1001 - Introductory Portuguese I

PORT1002 - Introductory Portuguese II

PORT2001 - Continuing Portuguese II

PORT2002 - Continuing Portuguese II

A minimum of 12 units must come from completion of courses from the following list:

Code	Title	Units
SPAN3001	Intermediate Spanish I	6
SPAN3012	Intermediate Spanish II	6
	SPAN 3022: Intermed Span II (Lng&Ling)
SPAN3030	Advanced Spanish topics in Language and Culture	6
SPAN3031	Advanced Spanish Topics in Language and Linguistics	6

A minimum of 24 units must come from completion of courses from the following list:

Code	Title	Units
SPAN1001	Introduction to Spanish I	6
SPAN1002	Introduction to Spanish II	6
SPAN2001	Continuing Spanish I	6
SPAN2002	Continuing Spanish II	6
	SPAN 2100: Living Hispanic Language
SPAN2102	Más que palabras: A Journey around the Hispanic World	6
SPAN2601	The Sounds of Spanish	6
	SPAN 2602: The Structure of Spanish
SPAN2603	History of the Spanish language. A linguistic time travel	6
SPAN2604	Multilingualism and indigenous peoples in the Americas	6
SPAN3100	Violence and Power in Hispanic Literature: Crímenes Perfectos	6

A maximum of 12 units may come from completion of courses from the following list:

Code	Title	Units
	SPAN 3101: Music and Society (Spanish)

A maximum of 12 units may come from completion of courses from the following list:

Code	Title	Units
	LANG 2103: Second Language Pragmatics
LANG3001	Translation across Languages: the translation of literary texts	6
LANG3002	Translation across Languages: specialised material	6
	LANG 3003: Cont Euro Narrative
	LANG 3004: Lang & Soc in Latin America
	LANG 3005: Lang and Ident Eur Cont
	LANG 3023: Translation Workshop
	LANG 3040: Critical Readings

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