Foreign Language (FL)
Studying a language other than English will provide a crucial foundation for encountering other cultures in a manner that is both sensitive and informed. As students build this foundation, they will acquire an enhanced understanding of the general structure of language and demonstrate requisite communication skills in the target language, including listening, speaking, writing, and reading. Through the study of a language other than English, students will be better prepared to respect differences among people and to appreciate the values of another culture.

Goals

The purpose of foreign language courses is to teach students to communicate at the course appropriate level (as defined by the language specific ACTFL guidelines) in a language other than English and in the process provide them with knowledge and understanding of other cultures.

Explain how the course meets the goals of the Foreign Language requirement.

Course Criteria

A course must meet the following criteria in order to be designated as fulfilling the Foreign Language requirement.
  1. Courses must require students to use the target language within and when appropriate beyond the classroom.

    Explain how the course meets this criterion.

  2. Courses must prepare students to meet the standards of the ACTFL guidelines in foreign language ability.

    Explain how the course meets this criterion.

  3. Courses must include a component that introduces or enhances the student's knowledge and understanding of the culture or cultures associated with the target language.

    Explain how the course meets this criterion.

Learning Outcomes

Students will meet these learning outcomes at the level appropriate for each course.

Communication Skills Component

  1. Students will be able to demonstrate an ability to engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, exchange opinions.

    Explain how the course meets this learning outcome.

  2. Students will be able to demonstrate an ability to understand and interpret the written language on a variety of topics.

    Explain how the course meets this learning outcome.

  3. Students will be able to demonstrate an ability to understand the spoken language on a variety of topics. (N.B. 3 and 4 do not apply to Latin or Greek).

    Explain how the course meets this learning outcome.

  4. Students will be able to demonstrate an ability to present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics. (N.B. 3 and 4 do not apply to Latin or Greek).

    Explain how the course meets this learning outcome.

Cultural Component

  1. Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the practices and perspectives of the culture studied.

    Explain how the course meets this learning outcome.

  2. Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the culture studied and their own.

    Explain how the course meets this learning outcome.

  3. Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own.

    Explain how the course meets this learning outcome.

  4. Students will be able to identify the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the foreign language and its cultures.

    Explain how the course meets this learning outcome.

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