Learning Outcomes for the Study of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Graduates with a B.A. in French, German, Italian and Spanish will be able to:

• Speak at an Advanced Low oral proficiency in the target language.

• Write at an Advanced Low written proficiency in the target language.

• Use the target language to discuss major topics related to the cultures of countries where the target language is spoken.

• Use the target language to discuss the literary works of major authors of countries where the target language is spoken.

Graduates with an M.A. degree in Italian and Spanish will be able to:

• Conduct research in different areas of the field of World Languages: literature, culture, pedagogy, and applied linguistics.

• Use the target language to write about major literary works in Italian, Spanish or Spanish-American literature.

• Use the target language to write about topics related to the cultures of Italy, Spain or Spanish America.

• Use the target language to analyze Italian or Spanish grammar as well as to analyze the target language structure.

Students that satisfy the General Education language requirement will be able to:

• Speak and write at the Novice High proficiency level in the target language.

• Demonstrate knowledge of Products, Practices and Perspectives in the target culture, as defined by National Standards.