Undergraduate Bulletin - Loyola Marymount University

190 / MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES
Nepali
NPLI 101
Elementary Nepali I
3 Semester Hours
An introduction to the Nepali language that will provide
students with the basic grammatical structures, syntax, and
phonology as well as dialectal varieties of the language.
The course will lead to a basic proficiency in the spoken
word and written language and a cultural understanding
of how the language was formed and how it functions in
everyday use.
Taught in Sikkim, India.
Spanish
Spanish Major
Objectives
This major equips students with language proficiency in
Spanish as it introduces them to the multicultural nature
and historical evolution of Hispanic literary and cultural
expressions in Europe and the Americas. It provides
students with opportunities to comprehend, interpret, and
practice advanced linguistic skills in Spanish through oral
and written exercises and assignments. Survey and seminar
classes familiarize them with representative literary works
and cultural texts from Spain, Spanish America, and the
U.S., and provide theoretical terminology and concepts
essential for structural and conceptual analyses of these
products. The major also requires the study of Spanish
phonology, morphology, syntax, and dialectal varieties.
Finally, it helps students to develop a sense of social justice
through their consistent participation in intercultural events
and service learning activities that involve both academic
and culturally significant contexts.
Spanish Student Learning Outcomes
Spanish majors will know:
• The variety and nature of linguistic practices,
cultural texts, and perspectives in Spanishspeaking
countries
• Representative literary works and cultural texts
from Spain, Spanish America, and the Latino
U.S.
• Theoretical terminology and concepts essential
for structural and conceptual analyses of these
texts;
Spanish majors will be able to:
• Communicate creatively and effectively in written
and oral forms in Spanish
• Understand spoken Spanish
• Read Spanish literature
• Apply acquired theoretical and critical skills in
textual analyses and scholarly research
• Demonstrate an advanced command of how
literary works, cultural expressions, and linguistic
varieties of the Spanish-speaking world represent
the multiplicity of human experience;
Spanish majors will value:
• The evolution and variety of perspectives in
Hispanic cultures
• Social justice and intercultural awareness.