Why minor in French or Spanish?
French
French is an official language of 29 nations, including the USA’s #1 trading partner, Canada. French is spoken in France, Switzerland, and Belgium in Europe, in Senegal, Ivory Coast and other nations in West Africa and Haiti and several Caribbean islands. With a French Minor, you will have the linguistic and cultural skills to interact with almost 400 million people worldwide in international business, social services, health care and health policy, hospitality, education, and law.
View the Undergraduate Course Catalog - French Minor
Spanish
With 45 million Spanish speakers in the US and another 400 million speakers in Europe, Latin America and Africa, students with a Spanish minor are well positioned to enter their career with the language and cultural proficiency necessary to communicate with their Spanish speaking clients, patients, students, and co-workers both at home and overseas. International finance and retail, social services, education, media and public relations, travel and tourism, health care and public policy all have high demand for Spanish skills. Heritage speakers may apply for the accelerated Spanish minor.
Contact: Dr. Kevin Telford ktelford@daemen.edu, French
Contact: Dr. Melissa Fiori mfiori@daemen.edu, Spanish
Specify the specific track to declare the minor and submit to the Registrar.
For students who need to begin language study at 101 and 102, this is your pathway.
Students build a foundation in 101 & 102.
Enroll in the 105 and 106 sequence. Earning a grade of B or better allows the 105, 106 language sequence to count toward the minor.
After successful completion of 105, 106 with a B or better students enroll into four (3-credit) language courses at the 200 & 300 level to complete the minor.
The traditional pathway invites students with intermediate level proficiency, AP credits in the 100-level sequences, or demonstrable abilities in intermediate level classes.
Students choose five (3-credit) courses at the 200 and 300 level in the language.
AP credit may be applied fo up to six credits.
Effective communication is critical in Health Care fields. Providers with linguistic and intercultural competence are poised to elicit the required information for better diagnosis and treatment. Linguistic and intercultural competence helps to establish better provider-patient relationships thus enhancing the quality of care and quality outcomes. Proficiency is the key and the hope is that students will enter the workforce having passed the CCLA: Clinician’s Clinical Linguistic Assessment, which assesses fluency, pronunciation, cultural proficiency, and customer service.
The minor consists of FIVE COURSES.
The prerequisite to beginning the minor is elementary level proficiency (101, 102).
There are three required courses:
- SPA 110 Spanish for the Health Professions I (online)
- SPA 210 Spanish for the Health Professions II (online)
- SPA 320 Spanish for the Health Professions III (online)
There are multiple ways to satisfy the fourth & fifth courses:
- SPA 2xx or 3xx or 336*
- SPA 2xx or 3xx or SPA 106** with a B or better
Please note the following:
* 336 is strongly recommended
** 106 has a prerequisite of 105
Articles:
The minor in Hispanic Linguistics introduces students to the formal study of the Spanish language from its sounds (phonetics and phonology) and structure (morphology and syntax), to its words (lexicon) and how they are used within a context to create meaning (pragmatics and semantics). This may be examined through historical perspectives by addressing how language has changed over time, or through sociolinguistic analysis (the role of language in society and how societal factors act upon language use and variation) as well as through the lens of acquisition of first and subsequent languages (applied linguistics) or between language acquisition and cognition (psycholinguistics).
This minor HISPANIC APPLIED LINGUISTICS is offered in Spanish only. Students choose five courses from the following options:
SPA 312 Advanced Spanish Grammar
SPA 335 Special Topics in Linguistics
SPA 336 Phonetics & Phonology of Spanish
SPA 337 Hispanic Sociolinguistics
SPA 338 Spanish in Contact
SPA 339 Spanish in the USA
SPA 340 Acquisition of Spanish as a Second Language
REQUIRED: 6 credits in any two Spanish courses completed at the 200-300 level. In addition:
SELECT THREE from the list below:
- HST308 Modern Latin America* (3)
- SOC224 Ethnicity, Race & Cultural Diversity* (3)
- SPA209 Business Spanish (3) – CI
- SPA220 Introduction to Literature in Spanish (3)
- SPA240 Grammar and Culture Workshop I (3)
- SPA250 Grammar and Culture Workshop II (3)
- SPA309 Survey of Spanish-American Literature (3)
- SPA316 Spanish-American Civilization & Culture (3)
- SPA326 Advanced Conversation in Spanish (3)
- SPA328 Spanish Language Film (3)
- SPA333 Special Topics in Literature (3)
- SPA334 Special Topics in Culture (3)
- SPA335 Special Topics in Linguistics (3)
- SPA337 Hispanic Sociolinguistics (3)
- SPA338 Spanish in Contact (3)
- SPA339 Spanish in the USA (3)
- SPA299, 339, or 499 Service Learning in Spanish (3)
*English is the language of instruction in courses offered outside of the Modern Languages Department.
The Accelerated Pathway is designed for native, heritage, or advanced speakers of French or Spanish.
Accelerated Option – 15 credits
The accelerated pathway to a minor is a method by which heritage speakers, native speakers, or speakers with advanced proficiency in Spanish may obtain a minor in an accelerated manner upon demonstrating their proficiency levels. This pathway acknowledges the skill set that bilinguals already bring to the table and enables them to fast track to the upper level courses so that they may complete the minor at an accelerated pace.
- Students express interest to Dr. Fiori and Dr. Telford and declare their intent by submitting the declaration of the minor to the registrar.
- Students host an oral, public presentation on a cultural topic of their choice in the language of the minor.
- Students complete 3 electives in the language of study at Daemen College. (*Some students might be required to complete a Spanish for Spanish Speakers course).
- Upon demonstration of language proficiency and successful completion of the coursework, students apply to the Committee on Academic Standards for Credits for Life Experience; one 200-level course and one 300-level course.
- Note: if a student has AP credits they may be applied in place of assigning the Credits for Life.
Accelerated Option for Spanish:
- 3 credits: Complete Spanish for Spanish Speakers (SPA 213) with a grade of B- or higher
- 6 credits completed in Spanish courses at the 300 level
- Oral Proficiency Interview & Cultural Presentation
- Up to 6 credits completed by using Credit for Life Learning*
Accelerated Option for French:
- 3 credits completed in French courses at the 200 level
- 6 credits completed in French courses at the 300 level
- Oral Proficiency Interview & Cultural Presentation
- Up to 6 credits completed by using Credit for Life Learning*
*See your departmental advisor for assistance