Modern Languages and Literatures

Professors: W. Allen, Bartlett (Chair), Bost, Cox, Friis, Kearns, Lozano-Alonso, Maiden, Manyé
Associate Professors: Bessy, Cass, Knouse, Massei, Rasch
Assistant Professors: N. Brown, Grell, Rippon, Worden

Visiting Assistant Professor: Butler

Instructor: Michno
Lecturers: Culberson, Leal

Adjunct: Lemaire, Sinniger

Modern Languages and Literatures offers courses focused on languages, literatures, and cultures found throughout the modern world. The department offers majors in French, German Studies, and Spanish; it also participates in the Public Health major and the Film Studies, Latin American Studies and Linguistics - Teaching English for Speakers of Other Languages, Medicine, Health and Culture and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies interdisciplinary minors. The department provides beginning courses in Italian as well. MLL-350  is a further option for students wishing to teach English to non-native speakers. 

Placement Testing

All new students who have previously studied French, German, or Spanish should take a placement test in that language. Placement tests are mandatory for any student who intends to continue in a language previously studied. The placement test determines the lowest level at which students may receive credit and where they will begin their study of the language at Furman. Students may opt to begin a new language.

Language House

Language houses in French, German and Spanish are located in the North Village residential complex. Amid the residential apartments, there is a common area devoted to the programmatic and informal activities of the language houses. This suite is equipped for meals and seminars, offers cable television and computers for student use, and has a direct link to the multimedia resources of the Language Center. Students can apply to live in the houses for their sophomore, junior or senior years. Students living in the houses are expected to make a one-year commitment to the program and to speak the target language in the house. To facilitate that effort, a native-speaking resident in each language lives in the house and helps to coordinate program activities.

Programs

• French, B.A.
• German Studies, B.A.
• Spanish, B.A.

Courses

• SPN-265 Spanish Language House
• SPN-266 Spanish Language House
• SPN-270 Introduction to Literary Analysis
• SPN-300 Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics
• SPN-301 Travel Study in Spanish Language
• SPN-302 Medical Spanish
• SPN-304 The Sounds of Spanish
• SPN-305 Advanced Spanish Oral and Written Expression
• SPN-306 Translation Theory and Practice
• SPN-310 Travel Study in Spanish Literature
• SPN-320 Travel Study in Spanish Civilization
• SPN-325 Travel Study in Contemporary Spain
• SPN-331 Survey of Spanish Literature I
• SPN-332 Survey of Spanish Literature II
• SPN-340 Travel Study in Spanish American Literature
• SPN-350 Travel Study in Contemporary Spanish America
• SPN-351 Hispanic Cuisine and Culture
• SPN-361 Survey of Spanish American Literature
• SPN-400 Advanced Studies in Hispanic Linguistics
• SPN-401 Studies in Hispanic Civilization
• SPN-411 Golden Age Spanish Drama
• SPN-412 Cervantes
• SPN-417 19th Century Spanish Realism and the Generation of 1898
• SPN-420 Spanish Literature of Twentieth Century
• SPN-430 Readings in Spanish Literature
• SPN-440 Spanish American Narrative
• SPN-445 Latin American Women’s Literature
• SPN-448 Spanish-American Short Story
• SPN-460 Readings in Spanish Amer Literature
• SPN-465 Film Studies
• SPN-466 United States Latino/a Studies
• SPN-470 Senior Seminar in Spanish
• SPN-503 Individualized Internship
• SPN-504 Directed Independent Study
• SPN-505 Structured Internship