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Classical and Modern Languages

Spanish at Truman State University

As we enter the new millennium our global community becomes ever more closely knit together, and besides being increasingly knowledgeable in one’s academic field, the successful citizen of the future will need to be attuned to at least one other culture. The Spanish faculty at Truman State University enthusiastically accepts the challenge to prepare its students for leadership roles in the coming decades as citizens of the world. (more)

Spanish Faculty

Meet the faculty with areas of expertise in modern peninsular Spanish literature (18th-20th centuries), colonial and 19th century Latin American literature, language syntax, Golden Age literature, medieval Spanish, and 20th century Latin American literature.

Studying Spanish

Take Spanish at any level (elementary, intermediate, and advanced), Spanish for Business, Intensive Spanish (the basics at an accelerated pace), and Portuguese. Advanced courses in literature, conversation, linguistics, cinema, and civilization inspire further intellectual inquiry.

Related Courses: Spanish Across the Curriculum

Supplement your study of the language by selecting additional courses in the history of Latin America and Spain, or a seminar dealing with issues of ethnicity and Hispanic identity.

Spanish Major/Minor

Find out what it takes to earn a BA (or a Minor) in Spanish at Truman State University.

Opportunities Abroad

Participate in our Study-Abroad and Work-Abroad Programs, which include the nations of Spain, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Uruguay. Click here to open the Course Equivalency Request Form (to be submitted along with a letter to the Spanish Faculty and a copy of your Transcript).

Student Organizations

Become involved in the Spanish Club and Sigma Delta Pi, the national Spanish scholastic honorary society. Consider living in Casa Hispánica, the Spanish language wing of Missouri Hall.

Spanish Activities Calendar

Check here for upcoming events and meetings during the current academic year.

 

Spanish Capstone Information:

Sample Contract

Sample Syllabus

Faculty Areas of Interest

 

For more information about the Spanish program, write or call:

Dr. Carol Marshall

 

Dr. Juan Carlos Valencia

e-mail: carolmar@truman.edu

or        

e-mail: jvalenci@truman.edu

(660) 785-6012

 

(660) 785-4372

Department of Classical and Modern Languages
Truman State University
Kirksville, MO 63501