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Major/Minor Advisor
2009 Fall Term

Professor Beatriz Pastor

Office: 219 Dartmouth Hall
Office Hours for the 2009 Fall Term:

Portuguese

"See the following Learning Outcomes for each major and minor described above."

Major in Hispanic Studies: Students demonstrate advanced communicative competence in Spanish by reading, discussing, and writing about sophisticated literary, historical, and critical texts in the target language.  They recognize major figures and debates in Hispanic World cultural production  They compare and analyze various modes of creative and critical discourse.  They conduct original research or analysis on creative products and cultural/social movements.

Major in Romance Studies:  Students demonstrate advanced communicative competence in two Romance languages (Spanish, Portuguese, French or Italian) by reading, discussing, and writing about sophisticated literary, historical, and critical texts in the target languages.  They recognize major figures and debates in the cultural production of the world regions where the two languages are used.  They compare and analyze various modes of creative and critical discourse.  They conduct original research or analysis on creative products and cultural/social movements in the two languages.

Modified Major in Hispanic Studies:  Students demonstrate advanced communicative competence in Spanish by reading, discussing, and writing about sophisticated literary, historical, and critical texts in the target language.  They combine that study with advanced study in another department or discipline.  They recognize major figures and debates in Hispanic World cultural production.  They compare and analyze various modes of creative and critical discourse.  They conduct original research or analysis on creative products and cultural/social movements in Spanish.

Modified Major in Lusophone Studies:  Students demonstrate advanced communicative competence in Portuguese by reading, discussing, and writing about sophisticated literary, historical, and critical texts in the target language.  They combine that study with advanced study in another department or discipline.  They recognize major figures and debates in Lusophone cultural production.  They conduct original research or analysis on creative products and cultural/social movements in Portuguese.

Minor in Hispanic Studies:  Students demonstrate advanced communicative competence in Spanish by reading, discussing, and writing about sophisticated literary, historical, and critical texts in the target language.  They recognize some major figures and debates in Hispanic World cultural production.  They compare and analyze various modes of creative and critical products and cultural/social movements in Spanish.

Minor in Lusophone Studies:  Students demonstrate advanced communicative competence in Portuguese by reading, discussing and writing about sophisticated literary, historical, and critical texts in the target language.  They recognize major figures and debates in Lusophone cultural production.  They compare and analyze various modes of creative and critical discourse.  They may conduct original research or analysis on creative products and cultural/social movements in Portuguese.

The Dartmouth College Language Requirement

  • Spanish: Students may fulfill the Dartmouth College Language requirement by successfully completing the Spanish 1,2, and 3 on campus, by taking the necessary courses on campus and then participating in one of the Spanish Department Language Study Abroad (LSA) programs, or by submitting standardized test scores to demonstrate equivalent preparation. If a student places into Spanish 2, for example, he or she is required to take Spanish 2 and Spanish 3 or Spanish 2 and the Spanish LSA in order to fulfill the language requirement.
  • Portuguese: Students may fulfill the Dartmouth College Language requirement by successfully completing the Intensive Portuguese I - II at Dartmouth or by submitting test scores to demonstrate equivalent preparation.

The Office of the Registrar provides the most current requirements and course descriptions for the Spanish and Portuguese Language and Literature Major, Minor and Honors programs. An explanation of degree requirements, including the language requirement, can be found on the Registrar's web site as well.

Last Updated: 10/19/09