Spanish and Portuguese

SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE

Chair: John R. Rosenberg
Graduate Coordinator: Christopher Lund
4050-A JKHB
Provo, UT 84602-6018
(801) 378-7019

THE PROGRAM OF STUDIES

Two degrees are offered through the Department of Spanish and Portuguese: Portuguese—MA and Spanish—MA. An additional MA in language acquisition (Portuguese) is offered as part of the collegewide program in language acquisition.

Most students who complete a master's degree in the department either seek jobs in secondary education or continue their studies on the PhD level. Some have located positions with government agencies or in the business sector. Each year from ten to fifteen students are admitted to the program. Although some candidates have completed their degree in as few as eighteen months, most usually require twenty-four months to meet all the requirements, and some take up to thirty-six. Students are strongly encouraged to organize their schedules so as to finish the degree in no more than two years. Limits on financial aid available through the department begin after the fifth semester in the program.

Portuguese—MA

Areas of specialization: Portuguese Language, Portuguese Literature.

Admission and Entry.

• Semesters of entry and application deadlines: fall, February 15 (U.S. and international); winter, June 30 (U.S. and international); spring, October 30 (U.S. and international); summer, December 31 (U.S. and international).
• Application requirements: as an entrance examination, applicants may be required to have an oral interview or to produce a tape demonstrating language proficiency. Candidates will also submit a one-page composition in their target language (Spanish or Portuguese) outlining their academic objectives.
• Prerequisite: baccalaureate degree in Portuguese or equivalent; minimum GPA 3.3.

Requirements for Degree.

• Credit hours (30): minimum 24 course work hours plus 6 thesis hours (699R).
• Thesis.
• Examinations: (A) comprehensive written examination over the reading list; (B) comprehensive oral examination over the student's writing project and area of specialty.
• Complete three semesters (or equivalent) of a second foreign language other than English in addition to language of specialization.

Spanish—MA

Areas of specialization: Spanish Language, Spanish Literature, Spanish Teaching.

Admission and Entry.

• Semesters of entry and application deadlines: fall, February 15 (U.S. and international); winter, June 30 (U.S. and international); spring, October 30 (U.S. and international); summer, December 31 (U.S. and international).
• Application requirements: as an entrance examination, applicants may be required to have an oral interview or to produce a tape demonstrating language proficiency.
• Prerequisite: baccalaureate degree in Spanish or equivalent; minimum GPA 3.3.

Requirements for Degree.

• Credit hours (30): minimum 24 course work hours plus 6 thesis hours (699R).
• Required courses: Span 601, 671, 699R; two courses outside specialization (at least one from each of the other two areas of specialization); literature and teaching specialists must take Span 620.
• Three writing options: thesis, two-paper option, or project, all written in MLA or APA style.
• Examinations: (A) comprehensive written examination over the reading list; (B) comprehensive oral examination over the student's writing project and area of specialty.
• Complete three semesters (or equivalent) of a second foreign language other than English in addition to language of specialization.

Language Acquisition (Portuguese)—MA

This program offers professional preparation to students seeking careers in applied linguistics, foreign language education, computer-assisted language learning and instruction, and other related areas. Generally not more than two students per language are admitted to the language acquisition program per year. Most students complete the degree within two years.

Admission and Entry.

• Semesters of entry and application deadlines: fall, February 1 (U.S. and international).
• Application requirements: entrance examination is GRE general test; fifteen-minute interview in language of specialization addressing applicant's academic goals (may be completed in person, by telephone, or on tape in conversation with a second party).
• Prerequisite: baccalaureate degree and strong background in the language of specialization.

Requirements for Degree.

• Credit hours (33): minimum 27 course work hours plus 6 thesis hours (699R).
• Required courses: Ling 540, 600, 641, 660, 677.
• Departmental specialization (12): 3 hours of advanced linguistic study in language of specialization, plus 9 hours as approved by graduate committee.
• Language requirement: reading and speaking ability (202 level) in language other than English in addition to language of specialization.
• Thesis: 6 hours of 699R in language of specialization.
• Examination: oral defense of thesis.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Students may receive a position as a student instructor depending on departmental needs and on their qualifications. All potential student instructors must have completed an undergraduate 3-hour phonetics course and a 3-hour methodology course, and they must participate in an intensive workshop held during the week previous to the commencement of fall classes. Continuing employment and the number of sections assigned to candidates each semester depend on department needs and on the students' performance as instructors and on their own academic progress. Tuition scholarships are available in amounts varying from partial to full tuition.

In addition to employment as student instructors, MA candidates may occasionally find on-campus jobs as readers, teaching assistants, or research assistants.

RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese utilizes the Humanities Research Center for world-class computer-
assisted language instruction.

Students may choose to participate in a variety of Study Abroad programs conducted by the department in Europe and Latin America.

Every third year during the summer term, the College of Humanities offers the Summer Language Institute, a program that allows a student total immersion in a foreign language while receiving course credit. Housing is provided for participants where the language can be applied on a practical level.

Faculty research interests currently include: Caribbean sociolinguistics, phonetic spectography, Romance reflexives, diagnostic testing and computer-assisted language education, classical Portuguese poetry, vanguardist poetry, contemporary Hispanic theatre, Mexican prose, metafiction and metatheatre, Hispanic romanticism, seventeenth-century women playwrights, literary and scientific discourse, contemporary Spanish prose.

For a more detailed description of the graduate program requirements, send for a copy of the department's bulletin.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Linguistics

(See Linguistics section of this catalog for courses.)

Portuguese

Class Schedule

520. Advanced Portuguese Grammar. (3)

Applying contemporary grammatical concepts to problems in Portuguese grammar.

521. Romance Philology. (3)

Comparative study of the evolution of Latin into modern Romance languages.

522. History of the Portuguese Language. (3)

Linguistic sources that contribute to formation of Portuguese.

529R. Special Topics in Portuguese Linguistics. (3)

Topics from semantics to dialectology to sociolinguistics.

599R. Cooperative Education: Portuguese Internship. (1-3)

Prerequisite: Port 321 and instructor's consent.

For supervised internship credit on BYU Study Abroad programs only.

601A. Portuguese Linguistics and Research Methodology. (3)

601B. Literary Theory and Research Methodology. (3)

629R. Seminar in Portuguese Linguistics. (3)

639R. Luso-Brazilian Theatre Production. (3)

Theory and practice of dramatic performance. Includes participation in a play to be performed during semester. Total Port 639R credit toward any degree may not exceed 3 hours.

642. Cames. (3)

649R. Seminar in Portuguese Literature. (3)

652. Machado de Assis. (3)

Prerequisite: Port 441, 451, or equivalent.

653. Twentieth-Century Brazilian Literature. (3)

Prerequisite: Port 441, 451, or equivalent.

659R. Seminar in Brazilian Literature. (3)

675. Teaching Literature. (3)

Prerequisite: Port 601B

One-third of class time: theory and techniques of literature instruction; two-thirds of class time: practice teaching in undergraduate literature courses. For graduate students who plan to pursue a career in teaching literature.

680R. Directed Research in Portuguese. (1-3)

Prerequisite: written proposal subject to departmental approval.

Under direction of faculty member, designing and conducting research project that covers material not normally presented in regular course work. Research paper required. Total Port 680R credit toward any degree may not exceed 3 hours.

698R. Master's Project. (1-6)

699R. Master's Thesis. (1-9)

Spanish

Class Schedule

520. Problems in Spanish Grammar. (3)

Application of contemporary grammatical concepts to problems in Spanish grammar.

521. Romance Philology. (3)

Comparative study of the evolution of Latin into modern Romance languages.

522. History of the Spanish Language. (3)

Linguistic sources that contributed to formation of the Spanish language.

529R. Special Topics in Spanish Linguistics. (3)

Prerequisite: Span 520, 522.

Topics could include semantics, dialectology, or sociolinguistics.

577. Spanish Language Teaching Procedures. (3)

For public school teachers. Mastery of teaching skills specific to foreign language instruction. Lectures, demonstrations, practical experience. Taught only during summer term.

599R. Cooperative Education: Spanish Internship. (1-3)

Prerequisite: Span 321 and instructor's consent.

For supervised internship credit on BYU Study Abroad programs only.

601A. Hispanic Linguistics and Research Methodology. (3)

Basic research fields in linguistics (i.e., phonology, philology, syntax, psycholinguistics), how research differs in each area, and specific theoretical issues associated with each. Bibliographical and field research methods and techniques of reporting findings.

601B. Literary Theory and Research Methodology. (3)

Introduction to literary theory, beginning with Aristotle's Poetics and continuing to present, but emphasizing major schools of literary theory in twentieth century. Bibliographical techniques and formats for critical essays.

601C. Research Designs in Hispanic Language Teaching. (3)

Designing and evaluating empirical research studies in foreign language learning and teaching methodology. Bibliographical techniques and methods of reporting findings.

620. Core Course in Hispanic Linguistics. (3)

Required of all MA literature and pedagogy specialists (optional for linguistics specialists who may not apply class to 30-hour requirement).

622. Hispanic Dialectology. (3)

625. Spanish Morphosyntax. (3)

Linguistic study of morphological and syntactic structure of Spanish.

626. Spanish Phonetics and Phonology. (3)

Prerequisite: Span 326 or instructor's consent.

Systematic study of articulatory and acoustic Spanish phonetics and of structural and generative approaches to phonological description of Spanish.

629R. Seminar in Spanish Linguistics. (3)

639R. Hispanic Theatre Production. (3)

Prerequisite: director's consent.

Theory and practice of dramatic performance. Includes participation in play to be performed during semester. Total Span 539R credit toward any degree may not exceed 3 hours.

640. Medieval Spanish Literature. (3)

Prerequisite: Span 441 or equivalent.

Spanish Literature from El Cantar de Mio Cid (1140) through La Celestina (1499).

643R. Golden Age Literature. (3)

Prerequisite: Span 441 or equivalent.

Sixteenth- and seventeenth- century Spanish literature.

644. Don Quijote. (3)

Prerequisite: Span 441 or equivalent.

In-depth study of Cervantes's El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha.

646R. Nineteenth-Century Spanish Literature. (3)

Prerequisite: Span 441 or equivalent.

Romanticism (1770s through 1870s) and/or the novels of Benito Prez Galds and his contemporaries.

648R. Twentieth-Century Spanish Literature. (3)

Prerequisite: Span 441 or equivalent.

Genre (twentieth-century novel, drama, or poetry) or particular school (Generation of 1898, Generation of 1927, etc.)

649R. Seminar in Spanish Literature. (3)

650R. Pre-Columbian and Colonial Literature. (3)

Prerequisite: Span 451 or equivalent.

Indigenous literature (Maya, Nahuatl, etc.) and other texts written in Spanish colonial America through eighteenth century.

654R. The Spanish-American Novel. (3)

Prerequisite: Span 451 or equivalent.

Selected Spanish-American novelists such as Juan Rulfo, Gabriel Garca Mrquez, Alejo Carpentier, Mario Vargas Llosa, etc.

655R. Spanish-American Poetry. (3)

Prerequisite: Span 451 or equivalent.

Selected Spanish-American poets, movements, and national traditions.

656R. Spanish-American Drama. (3)

Prerequisite: Span 451 or equivalent.

Twentieth-century theatre from Spanish America and Brazil.

658R. The Hispanic-American Short Story. (3)

Prerequisite: Span 451 or equivalent.

Introduction and development of an important literary genre in Spanish America, including works of Jorge Luis Borges, Julio Cortazar, Juan Rulfo, Gabriel Garca Mrquez, and others.

659R. Seminar in Spanish-American Literature. (3)

671. Principles of Foreign Language Learning and Teaching. (3)

Core course work for all MA candidates. Basic theories and principles of language learning and teaching. History, current research, practices, trends, and issues.

672. Media and Technology in Foreign Language Instruction. (3)

Applying modern technology and instructional media in teaching foreign languages.

673R. Directed Teaching of Spanish. (1-3)

Prerequisite: Span 326, 377, and graduate assistantship in department.

Supervised, practical experience in teaching Spanish at the college level.

674. Teaching Hispanic Culture. (3)

Methods of researching and teaching Hispanic culture.

675. Teaching Literature. (3)

Prerequisite: Span 601B

One-third of class time: theory and techniques of literature instruction; two-thirds of class time: practice teaching in undergraduate literature courses. For graduate students who plan to pursue a career in teaching literature.

676. Principles of Testing Foreign Language Skills. (3)

Test development and analysis for assessment of the four skills plus grammar and culture; survey and questionnaire construction.

678. Research Design in Foreign Language Instruction. (3)

Designing and evaluating empirical research studies in foreign language learning and teaching methodology.

679R. Seminar in Teaching Spanish. (3)

For experienced language teachers.

680R. Directed Research in Spanish. (3)

Prerequisite: written proposal subject to departmental approval.

Individualized study. Under direction of faculty member, designing and conducting research project that covers material not normally presented in regular course work. Research paper required. Total Span 680R credit toward any degree may not exceed 3 hours.

698R. Master's Project. (1-6)

Prerequisite: committee chair's consent.

Candidates in nonthesis program may complete approved field project as their writing/research experience.

699R. Master's Thesis. (1-9)

FACULTY 

ALBA, ORLANDO, Professor. PhD, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain, 1988. Hispanic Sociolinguistics.

ASHWORTH, PETER P., Associate Professor. PhD, University of Oklahoma, 1967. Spanish Literature.

CLEGG, J. HALVOR, Associate Professor. PhD, University of Texas, Austin, 1969. Phonology; Spanish Language; Linguistics.

CLUFF, RUSSELL M., Professor. PhD, University of Illinois, 1978. Latin-American Literature; Translation.

DENNIS, RONALD D., Professor. PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1972. Brazilian Literature.

FAILS, WILLIS C., Associate Professor. PhD, University of Texas, Austin, 1984. Spanish and Portuguese Linguistics.

FORSTER, MERLIN H., Professor. PhD, University of Illinois, 1960. Latin-American Literature; Twentieth-Century Poetry and Drama.

GARCA, MARA LUCY, Assistant Professor. PhD, University of Kentucky, 1996. Twentieth-Century Spanish-American Literature.

HEGSTROM,  VALERIE, Assistant Professor. PhD, University of Kansas, 1992. Classical Spanish Literature; Hispanic Theatre; Women and Literature.

JENSEN, GORDON K., Associate Professor. PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1975. Portuguese and Brazilian Literature.

LABRUM, MARIAN B., Assistant Professor. PhD, Middlebury College, 1988. Spanish-American Literature, Translation.

LARSON, JERRY W., Professor. PhD, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1977. Spanish Language Acquisition; Methodology; Technology.

LUND, CHRISTOPHER C., Professor. PhD, University of Texas, Austin, 1970. Classical Portuguese Literature.

LYON, THOMAS E., Professor. PhD, University of California, Los Angeles, 1967. Spanish-American Literature.

MELENDEZ, GLORIA S., Associate Professor. PhD, Brigham Young University, 1980. Spanish-
American Literature; Pre-Colombian Languages and Literatures.

MEREDITH, R. ALAN, Associate Professor. PhD, Ohio State University, 1976. Second-Language Teaching Methodology; Testing; Research Design.

PRATT, DALE J., Assistant Professor. PhD, Cornell University, 1994. Nineteenth- and Twentieth- Century Spanish Literature; Literature and Science.

QUACKENBUSH, L. HOWARD, Ludwig-Weber-Siebach Professor of Humanities. PhD, University of Illinois, 1970. Latin-American Literature.

RAMSEY, MYRIAM, Associate Professor. PhD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1975. Brazilian Civilization, Theatre, Novel, and Short Story.

ROSENBERG, JOHN R., Professor. PhD, Cornell University, 1985. Nineteenth- and Twentieth- Century Spanish Literature; Romanticism; Historical Novel; Autobiography.

TURLEY, JEFFREY S., Assistant Professor. PhD, University of California, Berkeley, 1992. Spanish Linguistics; Romance Philology; Semantics; Medieval Literature.

WEATHERFORD, DOUGLAS J., Assistant Professor. PhD, Pennsylvania State University, 1996. Latin-American Literature.

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