THE
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE
FACULTY
SENATE
Senate Document Number 7610S
Date of Senate Approval 05/06/10
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Statement
of Faculty Senate Action:
APC Document 57: Add
new course, SPAN 345, Spanish for Business
Add
new course, SPAN 498, Senior Seminar in Spanish
Effective Date: Fall 2010
1.
Add: On page 264, new
course, SPAN 345:
345 Spanish for Business (3)
An introduction
to commercial organizations and businesses in Spanish-speaking countries and
communities. Topics include business correspondence, terminology and techniques
in commercial transactions. Prerequisites: SPAN 300, 310. Every other year.
Impact Statement:
This addition to the curriculum will have minimal
impact on the resources of the Department of Foreign Languages. This course has been offered three times at
the 373-level and once at the 473-level. It will be offered every other year,
so it won't compete with specifically required courses for majors and minors.
Rationale:
Adding this course enhances the current offerings
to include a course specifically designed to develop cross-cultural
communicative competence in the context of business and related fields. The
addition of this course will increase and diversify the options that Spanish
majors and minors have for their elective courses. Students that major, double
major or minor in disciplines related to business will benefit from a
content-based course conducted in the Spanish language. This course has been offered three times at
the 373-level and once at the 473-level. Each time, student response has been
highly favorable.
2.
Add: On page 265, new
course, SPAN 498:
498 Senior
Seminar in Spanish (3)
A seminar
consisting of a research project, written paper and oral presentation in
Spanish on languages, literatures and cultures in the context of the
Spanish-speaking world. Prerequisite: SPAN 300, 440, and senior standing. Fall
and Spring.
Impact Statement:
SPAN 498 will now be the course used to demonstrate
major competency. Currently, students can use any course at the 400-level to
demonstrate competency. Adding SPAN 498 increases the number of specifically
required courses for the major; however, there will be no net change in the
number of required hours since there will be a 3-hour reduction in the number
of required electives at the 400-level. The addition of this course does not
impact staffing needs, but will limit the number of electives that can be
offered.
Rationale:
Creating a specific senior seminar course
(capstone) provides students with a formal environment for research, increases
consistency with other UNCA departments, and encourages interdisciplinarity.
Students often choose topics that allow them to combine their expertise in
Spanish with other disciplines. This provides an opportunity to work with
faculty outside of the Spanish program. We have been very pleased with the
success of the model for SPAN 498 (SPAN 473), which we have consistently
offered for the past two years.