Spanish and Spanish American Language and Literature

Programs:

• Masters of Arts in Spanish in the Foreign Languages Summer School
• Bachelor of Science in Education for those interested in a teaching career
• Liberal Arts in Spanish a traditional course of studies
• Liberal Arts in Spanish with an emphasis in Business
• Liberal Arts in Spanish with an emphasis in International Relations

Faculty:

• Antolin, Marco (Ph.D. University of Valladolid): 20th Century Spanish Literature, Contemporary Spanish poetry, Comparative Poetry (Spanish and American), Spanish History
• Borger-Greco, Margaret Ana (Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania): Medieval Spanish Literature, Spanish Drama, Translation
• Caminero, Rosario (Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh): Linguistics, Commercial Spanish
• Rivera-Hernandez, Norma (Ph. D. University of Texas): Latin American Literature, Composition and Oral Expression, Business Spanish

Students:

• Spanish Club
  

  The Spanish Club affords all students the opportunity to learn more about all things related to Spain and Latin America, as well as Hispanic culture in the United States. Meetings are held in English so that everyone can participate. Activities include trips to New York, Washington, or Philadelphia to see museums, the Spanish National Ballet, theater productions in Spanish, Spanish or Latin American restaurants, and much more sponsoring artist or scholars in residence and Spanish dance classes community service such as visiting with Spanish speakers in nursing homes, helping out in hospitals, tutoring meetings to chat in spanish movies and other programs in Spanish meeting international students and SOLA members playing games in Spanish, cooking Spanish food All are invited and all are welcome, whether you are taking Spanish courses or not, whether you speak Spanish well or not - as long as you are interested in "things Hispanic." Faculty Advisor: Professor Norma Rivera-Hernandez

• Phi Sigma lota


Phi Sigma lota is the International Foreign Language Honor Society. It has been active at Millersville since 1981 and invites members majoring or minoring in any language who have a QPA of 3.25 and a 3.5 average in their language courses.

Faculty Advisor: Professor Borger-Greco

 

• The Foreign Languages Annual In-Service Conference


The Department presents an annual In-Service Conference on current problems in language teaching, new technologies, etc., which is attended by teachers from Lancaster County and surrounding areas. The conference is held on a Saturday, in late October or early November, and students pursuing careers in language teaching are welcome and heartily encouraged to attend, especially those planning to teach. Most of the cost is suspended for Millersville students. For more information, inquire in the Foreign Languages office (McComsey Hall 239, ext. 3526).

 

• Peer Tutorial Program


The University supports a peer tutoring service for majors requiring additional practice in grammar and vocabulary building. Upper-level students or native speakers are paid by the university to tutor in foreign languages and must carry a 3.0 GPA in the language and a 2.8 overall. Tutors are expected to consult their tutee's instructor with progress or for additional help. Application forms to tutor or to be tutored are available in the Foreign Language Office, McComsey Hall, Room 239.