Assistant Professor of Modern Foreign Languages
Phone: 478.757.5220
Email: tsmotherman@wesleyancollege.edu
Office: Tate 221
Address: Wesleyan College, 4760 Forsyth Road Macon, GA 31210
Education: B.A., Valdosta State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Georgia
Courses taught include:
101, 102: Elementary Spanish.
Goal: To teach students to speak, understand, read, and write basic Spanish.
Content: Subjects used in learning the four basic skills include everyday situations relevant to Hispanic culture.
Prerequisite: SPA 101 or equivalent for SPA 102.
Will satisfy foreign language proficiency requirement
306S: Latin American Culture and Civilization.
Goal: To provide a geographical, historical, and cultural overview of Latin America (which includes for
the purpose of this course, all countries in the Western Hemisphere in which Spanish is spoken).
Content: Geographical, historical, ethnic, and religious influences. Focus on how the blend of
indigenous civilizations, with the addition of both African and European influences, has
produced the multitude of societies in this region.
Prerequisite: SPA 212S or equivalent.
Cross-cultural.
318S: Advanced Composition.
Goal: To refine writing skills, enrich vocabulary, and emphasize grammar.
Content: Weekly writing assignments, translation, and advanced reading.
Prerequisite: SPA 212S or equivalent.
Cross-cultural.
451: Directed Independent Study.
Goal: To provide additional advanced work in Spanish language or literature.
Content: Varied, according to course taught.
Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor and the department chair. Open to advanced students.
Cross-cultural.
452/199: Field Study.
Goal: To provide practical experience to allow the student to apply what she has learned.
Content: Generally dealing with communicative, administrative, or instructional assistance; student will
perform support services such as limited translation or interpretation, or use language skills to perform
other duties under professional supervision.
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor and division chair.
499: Honors Thesis.