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Student Learning Outcomes
Bachelor of Arts in French, German or Spanish
Learning outcomes are aligned with national and state standards on language and cultural understanding as reflected in the 5 C’s: communication,
cultures, connections, comparisons and communities, and on national standards for language skill as reflected in the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language proficiency guidelines:
- To obtain a broad base of knowledge and perspectives on French-, German- or Spanish-speaking civilizations, and of their respective cultural products—literature, the arts, socio-historical, political and economic structures, etc.—within a variety of interpretive frameworks.
- To understand and articulate cultural practices and perspectives, cultural process and product as dynamic elements in the construction of individual, national, transnational and migratory identities.
- To understand aspects of language and culture in the world as part of all human communication, and within interdisciplinary contexts.
- To appreciate and encourage cultural diversity in broad spectrums of human endeavor. To attain advanced reading, writing, listening and speaking proficiency in the language studied.
- To develop skill in critical thinking, toward self-directed and lifelong learning.
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