Hispanic Languages and Literature Ph.D.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Demonstrate advanced critical and integrative knowledge of the literary, visual, and social dimensions of Spanish, Latin American, and U.S. Latino culture.

2. Demonstrate historical and cultural knowledge of the Inter-American and Trans-Atlantic dimensions of Hispanic culture.

3. Understand and critically apply literary, visual, and cultural theory, and analytical tools.

4. Acquire the range of critical and analytical skills required to conduct advanced research in the languages, literature, artistic expressions such as film, and culture of the Spanish-speaking world.

5. Describe and apply current methodologies of applied linguistics as they relate to Spanish language teaching.

6. Students will demonstrate the ability to communicate their acquired knowledge in oral and written Spanish at Superior (near-native) level.

7. Demonstrate proficiency in professional forms of research communication: conference presentations and academic article writing.