Degree Type
Major

World Languages and Cultures Program Goals

The World Languages and Cultures program is designed to achieve the following goals for their students:

  • Communication: Communicate in Languages Other Than English
     
    • Studentsengageinconversations,provideandobtaininformation,expressfeelingsandemotions,andexchangeopinions
    • Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics
    • Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics
  • Cultures: Gain Knowledge and Understanding of Other Cultures
     
    • Studentsdemonstrateanunderstandingoftherelationshipbetweenthepracticesandperspectivesoftheculturesstudied
    • Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the culture studied
  • Connections: Connect with Other Disciplines and Acquire Information
     
    • Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language
    • Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the foreign language and its cultures
  • Comparisons: Develop Insight into the Nature of Language and Culture
     
    • Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language comparisons of the language studied to their own
    • Studentsdemonstrateunderstandingoftheconceptofculturethroughcomparisonsoftheculturesstudiedandtheirown
  • Communities: Participate in Multilingual Communities at Home and Around the World
     
    • Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting
    • Students show evidence of becoming life-long learners by using the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment .

Students in the Spanish major are strongly encouraged to consider a semester study abroad or one/two short term study abroad experiences in a country where Spanish is spoken. This experience will enhance the student’s proficiency in the Spanish language and Hispanic cultures. Bethany College maintains a program at the University of Navarra in Pamplona, Spain. Additionally, the major advisor will work closely with students who plan to study abroad to ensure transfer equivalencies for courses taken at other institutions.

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