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Department of World Languages PLOs

French BA

  1. Interpersonal communication -Negotiate meaning to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions as well as to defend an idea in written, oral and/or multimodal communication in French.
  2. Interpretive listening -Analyze, assess, and evaluate what is being heard on a variety of topics authentic to French and Francophone culture(s).
  3. Interpretive reading -Understand, interpret and analyze a variety of texts authentic to the culture(s) in French.
  4. Presentational communication -Present information, concepts, and ideas to inform, explain, persuade, narrate and/or defend a variety of topics in French through written, oral and/or multimodal communication.
  5. Intercultural Awareness -Identify, investigate and explain products and practices in French and/or Francophone cultures to compare/contrast, evaluate, and reflect on cultural perspectives associated with the primary language (L1) and the French language (L2).
  6. Critical Analysis -Engage in effective critical inquiry by identifying and interpreting a diverse body of culturally specific works and scholarly sources, and producing clear, argumentative discourse in French that formulates original perspectives and positions.

French, Secondary Education BA

  1. Interpersonal communication -Negotiate meaning to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions as well as to defend an idea in written, oral and/or multimodal communication in French.
  2. Interpretive listening – Analyze, assess, and evaluate what is being heard on a variety of topics authentic to French and Francophone culture(s).
  3. Interpretive reading -Understand, interpret and analyze a variety of texts authentic to the culture(s) in French.
  4. Presentational communication -Present information, concepts, and ideas to inform, explain, persuade, narrate and/or defend a variety of topics in French through written, oral and/or multimodal communication.
  5. Intercultural Awareness -Identify, investigate and explain products and practices in French and/or Francophone cultures to compare/contrast, evaluate, and reflect on cultural perspectives associated with the primary language (L1) and the French language (L2).
  6. Critical Analysis – Engage in effective critical inquiry by identifying and interpreting a diverse body of culturally specific works and scholarly sources, and producing clear, argumentative discourse in French that formulates original perspectives and positions.
  7. Implement appropriate foreign language teaching methodologies grounded in the understanding of second language acquisition theories.
  8. Write accurate, formal prose in English.
  9. Demonstrate digital fluency for pedagogical purposes.

German BA

  1. Interpersonal communication -Negotiate meaning to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions as well as to defend an idea in written, oral and/or multimodal communication in German.
  2. Interpretive listening -Analyze, assess, and evaluate what is being heard on a variety of topics authentic to the German-speaking culture(s) in German.
  3. Interpretive reading -Understand, interpret and analyze a variety of texts authentic to the culture(s) in German.
  4. Presentational communication -Present information, concepts, and ideas to inform, explain, persuade, narrate and/or defend a variety of topics in [target content area] through written, oral and/or multimodal communication in German.
  5. Intercultural Awareness – Identify, investigate and explain products and practices in Germanic cultures to compare/contrast, evaluate, and reflect on cultural perspectives associated with the primary language (L1) and the German language (L2).
  6. Critical Analysis -Engage in effective critical inquiry by identifying and interpreting a diverse body of culturally specific works and scholarly sources, and producing clear, argumentative discourse in German that formulates original perspectives and positions.

German, Secondary Education BA

  1. Interpersonal communication -Negotiate meaning to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions as well as to defend an idea in written, oral and/or multimodal communication in [target language]
  2. Interpretive listening -Analyze, assess, and evaluate what is being heard on a variety of topics authentic to the [target] culture(s) in [target language].
  3. Interpretive reading -Understand, interpret and analyze a variety of texts authentic to the culture(s) in [target language].
  4. Presentational communication -Present information, concepts, and ideas to inform, explain, persuade, narrate and/or defend a variety of topics in [target content area] through written, oral and/or multimodal communication in [target language].
  5. Intercultural Awareness -Identify, investigate and explain products and practices in Germanic cultures to compare/contrast, evaluate, and reflect on cultural perspectives associated with the primary language (L1) and the German language (L2).
  6. Critical Analysis -Engage in effective critical inquiry by identifying and interpreting a diverse body of culturally specific works and scholarly sources, and producing clear, argumentative discourse in [target language] that formulates original perspectives and positions.
  7. Implement appropriate foreign language teaching methodologies grounded in the understanding of second language acquisition theories.
  8. Write accurate, formal prose in English.
  9. Demonstrate digital fluency for pedagogical purposes.

Spanish BA

  1. Interpersonal communication -Negotiate meaning to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions as well as to defend an idea in written, oral and/or multimodal communication in Spanish.
  2. Interpretive listening -Analyze, assess, and evaluate what is being heard on a variety of topics authentic to Hispanic culture(s) in Spanish.
  3. Interpretive reading -Understand, interpret and analyze a variety of texts in Spanish authentic to Hispanic culture(s).
  4. Presentational communication -Present information, concepts, and ideas to inform, explain, persuade, narrate and/or defend a variety of topics in Spanish through written, oral and/or multimodal communication in Spanish.
  5. Intercultural Awareness -Identify, investigate and explain products and practices in Spanish and Hispanic cultures to compare/contrast, evaluate, and reflect on cultural perspectives associated with the primary language (L1) and the Spanish language (L2).
  6. Critical Analysis -Engage in effective critical inquiry by identifying and interpreting a diverse body of culturally specific works and scholarly sources, and producing clear, argumentative discourse in Spanish that formulates original perspectives and positions.

Spanish, Secondary Education BA

  1. Interpersonal communication -Negotiate meaning to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions as well as to defend an idea in written, oral and/or multimodal communication in [target language].
  2. Interpretive listening -Analyze, assess, and evaluate what is being heard on a variety of topics authentic to the [target] culture(s) in [target language].
  3. Interpretive reading -Understand, interpret and analyze a variety of texts authentic to the culture(s) in [target language].
  4. Presentational communication -Present information, concepts, and ideas to inform, explain, persuade, narrate and/or defend a variety of topics in [target content area] through written, oral and/or multimodal communication in [target language].
  5. Intercultural Awareness -Identify, investigate and explain products and practices in the [target] cultures to compare/contrast, evaluate, and reflect on cultural perspectives in the primary (L1) and [target language] (L2).
  6. Critical Analysis -Engage in effective critical inquiry by identifying and interpreting a diverse body of culturally specific works and scholarly sources, and producing clear, argumentative discourse in [target language] that formulates original perspectives and positions.
  7. Implement appropriate foreign language teaching methodologies grounded in the understanding of second language acquisition theories.
  8. Write accurate, formal prose in English.
  9. Demonstrate digital fluency for pedagogical purposes.