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
- Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions
- 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
- Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the cultures studied.
- 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.
- Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.
- 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.
Requirements for the Minor
For the minor in German, a minimum of 12 credits above the 130 level are required as follows:
Item #
Title
Credits
3
3
Sub-Total Credits
15
(Study abroad may replace either GRMN 220 or 221.)
15