Department of Modern Languages and Lit, CLASS ASSESSMENT PLAN: B.A. in French Updated Date: Winter, 2013, By Amy June Rowley PROGRAM MISSION To enable students to communicate in French; to prepare future teachers of French with proficiency in French with a deeper understanding of the cultures and literatures represented by Francophone countries. Students will also be able to do research in French issues that are important for the international world we live in and prepare them with academic knowledge and cultural understanding of the diverse world and issues and allow for future pursuits in a variety of career options. Our program will provide an educational foundation in critical thinking and global understanding and communication in French with the opportunity to get a first hand experience with Francophone language, culture, attitudes, habits, and customs. PROGRAM STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (SLOs) Students graduating with a BA in French will be able to: SLO 1 Students of French will be able to express themselves with sufficient accuracy and clarity to carry on conversations in French with native speakers and to give oral presentations appropriate to the Undergraduate level. SLO 2 Students of French will be able to express themselves in the written language with a fair amount of sophistication, integrating research information into written assignments while giving adequate credit to the sources of information used. SLO 3 Students of French will be familiar with the major writers, periods, and genres of French literature (France and other French speaking regions throughout the world: Africa, The Caribbean, Canada, Belgium and Switzerland). The students should be able to relate the works and genres to the socio-historical context in which they developed. SLO 4 Students of French will demonstrate that they have acquired knowledge of the cultural diversity of literatures in the French-speaking world while developing an appreciation of the French cultural contributions to the body of universal culture such as literature, art, music, cinema, and history. SLO 5 SLO 6 Year 1: 2012-2013 SLO(s) to assess Students of French will demonstrate that they have acquired knowledge of the cultural diversity of literatures in the
Department of Modern Languages and Lit, CLASS ASSESSMENT PLAN: B.A. in French Updated Date: Winter, 2013, By Amy June Rowley PROGRAM MISSION To enable students to communicate in French; to prepare future teachers of French with proficiency in French with a deeper understanding of the cultures and literatures represented by Francophone countries. Students will also be able to do research in French issues that are important for the international world we live in and prepare them with academic knowledge and cultural understanding of the diverse world and issues and allow for future pursuits in a variety of career options. Our program will provide an educational foundation in critical thinking and global understanding and communication in French with the opportunity to get a first hand experience with Francophone language, culture, attitudes, habits, and customs. PROGRAM STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (SLOs) Students graduating with a BA in French will be able to: SLO 1 Students of French will be able to express themselves with sufficient accuracy and clarity to carry on conversations in French with native speakers and to give oral presentations appropriate to the Undergraduate level. SLO 2 Students of French will be able to express themselves in the written language with a fair amount of sophistication, integrating research information into written assignments while giving adequate credit to the sources of information used. SLO 3 Students of French will be familiar with the major writers, periods, and genres of French literature (France and other French speaking regions throughout the world: Africa, The Caribbean, Canada, Belgium and Switzerland). The students should be able to relate the works and genres to the socio-historical context in which they developed. SLO 4 Students of French will demonstrate that they have acquired knowledge of the cultural diversity of literatures in the French-speaking world while developing an appreciation of the French cultural contributions to the body of universal culture such as literature, art, music, cinema, and history. SLO 5 SLO 6 Year 1: 2012-2013 SLO(s) to assess Students of French will demonstrate that they have acquired knowledge of the cultural diversity of literatures in the