Subject Matter Preparation Program in Spanish

Subject Matter Preparation Program in Spanish (51-66 units)

The Subject Matter Preparation Program in Spanish is designed for students interested in a career in teaching Spanish at the secondary school level. It satisfies the requirements set by the State Commission on Teacher Credentialing of the CA Dept. of Education for demonstrating substantive preparation in the subject matter field of Spanish. Completion of an approved subject matter program such as this one or passing The National Teachers Examination in the subject matter field fulfills one part of the requirements leading to the Single Subject Teaching Credential in Spanish. While the subject matter program in Spanish is not an academic major, credits earned toward a major in Spanish can be used to meet most of the requirements of the subject matter program. Students interested in pursuing a teaching career at the secondary level should meet regularly with the designated departmental subject matter program advisor, Dr. Miguel Dominguez.

A.  Lower-Division Courses (3-15 units):

A1. Optional Beginning and Intermediate Courses (0-12 units):

SPA 110. Beginning Spanish I (3)

SPA 111. Beginning Spanish II (3) 

SPA 220. Intermediate Spanish I (3)

SPA 221. Intermediate Spanish II (3) 

A2. Required Lower Division Courses (3 units):

SPA 280. Grammar for Spanish Composition (3) 

NOTE: All Single Subject Students must take SPA 280 at CSUDH. 

B. Upper Division Required Common Core Courses (48-51 units):

SPA 306. Advanced Composition, Syntax, and Stylistics II (3)

SPA 311. The Structure of Spanish (3)

SPA 330. Interpreting Hispanic Literature (3)

SPA 340. Practical Spanish for Interpreters and Translators (3) or

       SPA 341. Advanced Conversation (3)

SPA 350. Contemporary Hispanic Culture: Spain (3)

SPA 351. Contemporary Hispanic Culture: Spanish-Speaking America (3)

SPA 400. Teaching School Subject Matter in Spanish (3)

SPA 414. Spanish Phonology (3)

SPA 430. Spanish Morphology (3)

SPA 440. Spanish Syntax (3)

SPA 450. Introduction to the History of the Spanish Language (3)

SPA 453. Literature of Spain (3)

SPA 454. Cervantes: Don Quijote (3)

SPA 456. Literature of Latin America (3)

SPA 461. Lecturas Mexicanas y Chicanas (3)

SPA 490. Seminar/Special Topics: Literature and Linguistics (3)