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The Department of World Language Studies offers both a B.A. and a minor in Spanish, as well as a minor in French. We also offer courses in other world languages such as Chinese and Arabic in support of college programs with multiethnic and international components, and students’ pursuit of opportunities for international study and travel or graduate education. In addition to language study, the department offers courses in  world literatures and cultures taught in English which provide students with insight into the creative spirit of other peoples, as well as their perspectives on past and contemporary issues, and support college general education requirements.

The Spanish major at Westfield is structured as a liberal arts major with a strong practical emphasis. It is intended to prepare students to take their place in a globalized economy and world through a focus on language proficiency and cultural competence, along with a knowledge and appreciation of the Hispanic world in its historical, political, literary and artistic dimensions. The Spanish major may be successfully combined with a number of professional majors offered by the University, as students learn to function knowledgeably and confidently in bilingual and multicultural settings, with an appreciation both of masterworks of the past and of contemporary popular culture.

The minors in French and Spanish consist of 18 credit hours, beginning with the intermediate (0103 and 0104) level courses in the respective language sequences. Upon completion of this level students may choose from a variety of elective courses. Like the Spanish major, these programs are designed to afford students a working knowledge of another language along with cultural competence which will serve them in careers in government, social services and business, or for advanced study.

Programs

• French and Francophone Studies Minor
• Latin American and Caribbean Studies Minor
• Spanish Minor
• Spanish, B.A.

Courses

• LACS 0301 - Seminar in Latin American and Caribbean Studies
• LANG 0210 - Language Culture and Society
• LANG 0300 - Methods of Teaching Foreign Lanagues
• LCUL 0201 - Women in the Hispanic World
• LCUL 0210 - Hispanic/Latino Cultures in the U.S.
• LCUL 0220 - Envisioning the Americas

• LARA 0101 - Arabic I
• LARA 0102 - Arabic II
• LARA 0103 - Arabic III
• LARA 0104 - Arabic IV

• LCHI 0101 - Chinese I
• LCHI 0102 - Chinese II
• LCHI 0103 - Chinese III
• LCHI 0104 - Chinese IV

• LFRE 0101 - French I
• LFRE 0102 - French II
• LFRE 0103 - French III
• LFRE 0104 - French IV
• LFRE 0201 - Reading French Texts
• LFRE 0205 - Speaking and Writing: Intermediate Level
• LFRE 0305 - Speaking and Writing French: Advanced Level
• LFRE 0340 - Special Topics in French
• LFRE 0399 - Independent Study

• LSPA 0101 - Spanish I
• LSPA 0102 - Spanish II
• LSPA 0103 - Spanish III
• LSPA 0104 - Spanish IV
• LSPA 0200 - Spanish Conversation I
• LSPA 0201 - Reading Spanish Texts
• LSPA 0203 - Spanish Cultural Studies
• LSPA 0204 - Latin-American Cultural Studies
• LSPA 0205 - Spanish Composition
• LSPA 0206 - Spanish Conversation II
• LSPA 0210 - Topics in Hispanic Studies
• LSPA 0212 - Spanish for Heritage Speakers
• LSPA 0215 - Speaking and Writing Spanish: Intermediate Level
• LSPA 0220 - Spanish Language Press
• LSPA 0300 - Introduction to Spanish Literature
• LSPA 0306 - Contemporary Spanish Literature
• LSPA 0307 - Introduction to Latin American Literature
• LSPA 0309 - Contemporary Latin-American Literature
• LSPA 0311 - Comparative Grammar: Spanish/English
• LSPA 0315 - Speaking and Writing Spanish: Advanced Level
• LSPA 0316 - Advanced Spanish Conversation
• LSPA 0317 - Advanced Spanish Composition
• LSPA 0321 - Topics in Spanish Language Cinema
• LSPA 0325 - Popular Culture in the Spanish Speaking World
• LSPA 0340 - Special Topics in Spanish
• LSPA 0390 - Spanish for Community-Based Learning
• LSPA 0398 - Internship: Spanish in the Community
• LSPA 0399 - Independent Study

• LLIT 0201 - Women Writers of the Americas: Global
• LLIT 0202 - Women Writers of the Americas: US
• LLIT 0210 - Studies in the Literature of Africa and the African Diaspora: (Varying Topics):
• LLIT 0220 - Studies in European Cultures (Varying Topics)
• LLIT 0310 - Seminar in Hispanic Studies

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