The Undergraduate Spanish Major Curriculum
Faculty, Alumni, and Student Perceptions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8939012 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tammy Jandrey Hertel (Lynchburg College, corresponding author), Abby Dings (Southwestern University) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 697-716 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Foreign Language Annals (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0015-718X • E-ISSN: 1944-9720 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/flan.12294 |
| OpenAlex | W2758589939 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 26 |
This article presents the quantitative and qualitative results of a nationwide survey of the perceptions of faculty, alumni, and students regarding the contribution to the undergraduate Spanish major curriculum of various types of courses and experiences. Quantitative results indicated that all participants valued the importance of study abroad as well as advanced composition and grammar courses. Significant differences were found in the relative importance of other components of the undergraduate curriculum. While faculty tended to value traditional offerings such as literature and culture courses, alumni and students rated advanced conversation courses as most important. In addition, students and alumni rated translation and language for specific purposes courses significantly higher than faculty did. Qualitative analysis of the participants’ comments revealed a generalized tension between student and alumni emphasis on the need for courses that promote practical communicative skills vs. faculty emphasis on the development of critical thinking and cultural awareness alongside language skills. Implications are discussed, including the need to incorporate opportunities for speaking in courses at all levels and of all types, and the potential to involve students in discussions of curricular reform
Conversation · Curriculum · Emphasis (telecommunications · Grammar · Higher education · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Medical education · Pedagogy · Perception · Political science · Qualitative research · Sociology · Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion · Computer Science · Higher Education Practises and Engagement · Medicine · Psychology · Second Language Learning and Teaching
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2019 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |