College's catalog - Trinity Christian College

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F. Nava, M. Nava Delgado (chair), B. Rozema
SPANISH
Programs of Study
The world languages department offers courses in Greek, Latin, and majors and a minor in
Spanish. The mission of the Spanish program is to provide education in the language, literature,
and culture of the Hispanic world from a Christian perspective and to develop a Christian
perspective on Hispanic culture, history, and literature. Students will demonstrate a high degree
of Spanish communicative competence and proficiency so they can use Spanish to discover,
discuss, and discourse intelligently on matters relating to multiple fields of Spanish culture in the
context of a globalized world, and do so with a mature Christian worldview.
Students majoring in Spanish are provided with sufficient knowledge, training, and practical
experience for continued study at the graduate level. All majors are required to fulfill part of their
coursework through the Semester In Spain program. Spanish education majors are prepared for
teaching all levels of Spanish from kindergarten through the 12th grade. A minor or a second
major in Spanish augments vocational skills and enhances employment opportunities in business,
government, law, social work, and the health industry, among others.
Spanish education majors fulfill their field education (400) via the student teaching experience. A
cumulative 2.5 GPA is needed for students to attend Semester in Spain (SIS). For minors, SIS is
optional.
Placement exam: All freshmen students are required to take a brief placement exam, the Web-
CAPE, prior to taking any Spanish course at Trinity. A link to Web-CAPE is available through
the Spanish page of the College’s website. In addition to the Web-CAPE score, the Department
will take into account the number of years of Spanish completed in high school to determine a
student’s proper Spanish level at Trinity. Thus, both test scores and high school records are used
to determine the best starting point. Students who demonstrate exceptionally high proficiency
in Spanish language ability may, with the instructor’s consent, begin in an upper-level course.
If necessary, additional proficiency testing may be required to determine Spanish language
proficiency and proper placement, and/or significant living experience in a Spanish-speaking
culture between the last High School course and first Trinity course.
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