DESCRIPTION: SPN900 MAT Research Monograph (3 Credits)

Students will identify a research topic and develop it under the guidance of the instructor. The topic will be related to the teaching of the Spanish language or to the teaching of some aspect of Spanish-language literature, linguistics or Hispanic cultures. Regular group meetings will provide the student with the guidance and resources to complete the research project, as well as the benefit of peer support. Students must have completed all other courses in the MAT in Spanish. Conducted and written in Spanish, pre-requisite Upper Intermediate level.

SPN 501 (01) Senior Seminar with Thesis

Salem State College Library

Homepage (http://www.salemstate.edu/library/)

Getting Started (Reference Books):

Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language                                           Ref/P27 C64

Encyclopedia of the Languages of Europe                                      Ref/P380/E53

Magill's Survey of World Literature                                               Ref/ PN523 /M29

Reference Guide to World Literature                                             Ref/ PN 524 /R44 2003

Locating Books in Other Circulating Collections:

SSCL homepage (http://www.salemstate.edu/library) Other Library Catalogs

Use WorldCat—To locate any book anywhere

Interlibrary Loan (ILL):

*Use Interlibrary Loan to request periodicals and books at other libraries 

(SEE BELOW)

Request forms for Interlibrary Loan are available online

FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND ESL WEB RESOURCES

FOREIGN LANGUAGE RESEARCH DATABASES

PERIODICALS ON LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE (GENERAL)

PERIODICALS ON EDUCATION (GENERAL)

PHILOLOGY AND LINGUISTICS JOURNALS