Section Info: SPAN-260HL-01

Course Title: Studies in Language and Society: An Introduction: 'Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics'
Start Date: 01/27/2026 End Date: 05/12/2026
Term: Spring Semester 2026
Description: The main objectives of this course are to consolidate the knowledge of the language, as well as to help both non-native and native speakers understand and explain how Spanish works as a linguistic system for communication. Topics covered in this course will range from a review of general goals and methods in Linguistics, to phonetics and phonology, morphology and syntax, semantics, and language variation within the Spanish speaking world. The coursework will highlight those grammatical aspects that are typically problematic for learners of Spanish as a second language.
Distribution(s): I - Humanities , LANG - Language , SI - Speaking-Intensive , WI - Writing-Intensive , TP - Topics Course
Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate     Credits:4.00    

Faculty         Phone         Email address        
Elena García Frazier             efrazier@mtholyoke.edu  

Meeting Dates         Method         Meeting days         Meeting times         Building name         Room     Frequency    
01/27/2026 - 05/12/2026   Lecture   Monday and Wednesday   01:45PM - 03:00PM   TBA   TBA   Weekly

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Requisite Courses        
Prereq: SPAN-209 or SPAN-212. Take previously   Required  

Comments        
Additional Comments        
Taught in Spanish.  
Course Tags        

Cross-listed Sections        
None  

Course Availability
Section status: Open     Capacity: 16     Enrollment: 14     Available: 2     Waitlist: 0

BOOK INFORMATION

Book List         Required         Publisher Full Price        
To be determined.                    

Additional Book Comments        
This is NOT the complete book list for this class.