Updated May 2020

DEPARTMENTAL ASSESSMENT

Learning Objectives & Outcomes of Spanish, French and Italian Majors at the Undergraduate Level:

All majors will acquire interpersonal proficiency in the target language reaching an Advanced Low Level (according ACTFL guidelines) in oral and listening proficiency.
All majors will acquire interpretive proficiency in the target language reaching an Advanced Low Level (according ACTFL guidelines) in reading and listening proficiency.
All majors will acquire presentational proficiency (according ACTFL guidelines) in the target language reaching an Advanced Low Level of oral and written proficiency.
Students will be able to identify trends and characteristics of the literature of the countries represented.
Students in will be able to identify diverse cultures where the target language is spoken.
All majors will contribute in a meaningful way to the community through civic engagement.
All majors will develop research skills and write a research monograph on a topic of interest related to their concentration.
All majors will develop skills for presenting research at settings such as the Undergraduate Research Symposium.
Students in the Education Program will be prepared to enter a professional career in teaching.
Students will have the opportunity to participate in a Study Abroad Experience.

Learning Objectives & Outcomes of Minors in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Spanish or World Languages and Cultures Programs:

Students will acquire interpersonal proficiency in the target language reaching an Intermediate Low Level (according ACTFL guidelines) in oral and listening proficiency.
Students will acquire interpretive proficiency in the target language reaching an Intermediate Low Level (according ACTFL guidelines) in reading and listening proficiency.
Students will acquire presentational proficiency (according ACTFL guidelines) in the target language reaching an Intermediate Low Level of oral and written proficiency.
Students will be able to identify trends and characteristics of the literature of the countries represented.
Students will be able to identify diverse cultures where the target language is spoken.
Students will have the opportunity to study abroad.

Assessment Tools

National Tests: As a comprehensive assessment the Department uses either the National Stamp Test (Italian), the AAPPL (French and Spanish) or the OPIc. The goal is to reach the Advanced-low ACTFL level upon graduation.
Education Concentration: For the students who are in the Education Program they take the MTEL.
Capstone Course: For all our majors the Senior Seminar with Thesis with the oral presentation at the Undergraduate Research Symposium is a comprehensive assessment tool evaluated by the faculty once a year.

Curriculum Maps for World Languages and Cultures Programs

Legend: (i = introduced, p = practiced, e =emphasized, x = study abroad)

Spanish Program Competencies or Objectives

SPN Course Numbers

101

102

201

202

222

350

351

353

354

380

385

388A

389

401

Interpersonal Proficiency (listening/oral)

i

i, p

i, p

e

e

e

e

e

e

e

e

e

e

e

Interpretive Proficiency (reading/listening)

i

i, p

i, p

e

e

e

e

e

e

e

e

e

Presentational Proficiency (oral/written)

i

i, p

i, p

e

e

e

e

e

e

e

e

e

e

e

Literature Readings

i

i, p

i, p

p

e

p, e

e

Cultural Awareness & Diversity

i

i, p

i, p

p

e

e

p

e

e

Civic Engagement

i, p,

p, e

e

e

Research Monograph/Portfolio

i, p

i, p

e

e

Oral Presentation of Research

i

p, e

p

Pedagogic Training

i, p

p

e

e

Study Abroad
Opportunity

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Legend: (i = introduced, p = practiced, e =emphasized, x = study abroad)

Spanish Program Competencies or Objectives

Continuation - SPN Course Numbers

402

405

410

412

415A

416

417

418

420

450

480N

490

495

501

375

382

Interpersonal Proficiency (oral/written)

e

e

e

e

e

e

e

e

e

e

e

e

e

e

p

p

Interpretive Proficiency (reading/listening)

e

e

e

e

e

e

e

e

e

e

p

e

e

e

p

p

Presentational Proficiency (oral/written)

e

e

e

e

e

e

e

e

e

e

p

e

e

e

p

p

Literature Readings

p

e

e

e

e

e

e

e

p

e

e

Cultural Awareness & Diversity

e

e

e

e

e

e

e

e

e

p

e

e

e

e

e

Civic Engagement

e

p

p

Research Monograph

e

e

e

e

e

e

p

p

e

e

e

Oral Presentation of Research

p

e

e

e

e

p

p

Pedagogic Training

Study Abroad Opportunity

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Legend: (i = introduced, p = practiced, e =emphasized, x = study abroad)

French Program Competencies or Objectives

FRE Course Numbers

FRE 101

FRE 102

FRE 201

FRE 202

FRE 265

FRE 301

FRE 302

FRE 303

FRE 304

FRE 305

FRE 351

FRE 352

FRE 354

FRE 360

FRE 362

FRE 381

Interpersonal Proficiency (oral/written)

i

i, p

i, p

p

e

e

e

e

e

e

Interpretive Proficiency (reading/listening)

i

i, p

i, p

p

e

e

e

Presentational Proficiency (oral/written)

i

i, p

i, p

p

e

e

e

e

e

e

e

Literature Readings

i

i, p

i, p

p

e

e

e

Cultural Awareness & Diversity

i

i, p

e

e

e

e

e

e

e

e

e

Research/ Critical Thinking

e

e

e

Oral Presentation of Research

e

e

e

Study Abroad Opportunity

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Legend: (i = introduced, p = practiced, e =emphasized, x = study abroad)

French Program Competencies or Objectives

Continuation: FRE Course Numbers

FRE 401

FRE 402

FRE 450

FRE 500

FRE 501

Interpersonal Proficiency (oral/written)

Interpretive Proficiency (reading/listening)

e

e

Presentational Proficiency (oral/written)

Literature Readings

e

e

Cultural Awareness & Diversity

Research/ Critical Thinking

e

e

Oral Presentation of Research

Study Abroad Opportunity

x

x

Legend: (i = introduced, p = practiced, e =emphasized, x = study abroad)

Italian Program Competencies or Objectives

ITL Course Numbers

ITL 101

ITL 102

ITL 201

ITL 202

ITL 303

ITL 350

ITL 353

ITL 354

ITL 380

ITL 381

ITL 401

ITL 402

ITL 450

ITL 501

Interpersonal Proficiency (oral/written)

i

i, p

p

p

e

e

Interpretive Proficiency (reading/listening)

i

i, p

p

p

e

Presentational Proficiency (oral/written)

i

i, p

p

p

e

e

Literature Readings

i

i, p

p

p

e

e

Cultural Awareness & Diversity

i

i, p

e

e

e

e

e

Research/ Critical Thinking

e

e

e

Oral Presentation of Research

Study Abroad Opportunity

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Legend: (i = introduced, p = practiced, e =emphasized, x = study abroad)

First Year Seminar &World Languages & Cultures Program Competencies or Objectives

FYWL 100, WLC Course Numbers

FYWL 100

WLC 120

WLC 203

WLC 204

WLC 251

WLC 252

WLC 190H

WLC 322

Interpersonal Proficiency (oral/written)

i

e

e

Interpretive Proficiency (reading/listening)

i

e

e

Presentational Proficiency (oral/written)

i

i

e

e

Literature Readings

i

i, p

e

e

e

e

p

Cultural Awareness & Diversity

i, p

e

e

e

e

e

e

Research/ Critical Thinking

i

e

e

e

p

Oral Presentation of Research

p

Study Abroad Opportunity

x

x