The following learning outcomes are in force for General Education 2000. The Foreign Languages & Cultures Oversight Committee will review and, if necessary, revise these learning outcomes during September, 2005.
Learning Outcomes:
A. Students will demonstrate basic proficiency in the understanding and use
of a foreign language.
Holistic Language/Communication Strategies
- Student will convey meaning clearly at the sentence level.
- Students will use vocabulary and idioms appropriate for the level of study (i.e. avoidance of word-for-word translation from English, false cognates; command of frequently confused words in target language, formal vs. informal address)
- Students will describe themselves, someone with whom they are familiar (i.e. friend, a favorite singer, et.)
- Students will identify and categorize, compare/contrast familiar objects in their immediate environment
- Students will state a fact or opinion, give a piece of advice (202 level only)
- Students will make a hypothetical statement (“If…, I would…”) (202 level only)
Grammar/Syntax
- Students will use verbs marked with appropriate conjugation.
- Students will begin to describe events in the past using correct tense and aspect
- Students will correct subject-modifier agreement (i.e. correct selection of articles, noun and adjective endings)
- Students will use correct word order.
Oral: (202 level only)
- Students will speak smoothly, with no more than a brief hesitation between words and clauses.
- Students will use accurate and standard pronunciation.
B. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the distinctive features of culture
associated with the language studied.
- Students will demonstrate a basic familiarity with/knowledge of Latin American and Spanish culture/ or the culture of France and Francophone countries.
- Students will know basic politeness, daily routines, celebrations and other differences between American and target cultures in education, health care, shopping, etc.
