Department Goals and Objectives
Goals are broad statements that describe what the program wants to accomplish
- Speak and understand French at the advanced level, as detailed in the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.
- Read and write in French at the Advanced level (ACTFL).
- Demonstrate an understanding of important issues, past and present, associated with French and Francophone cultures and societies.
- Discuss in French, both orally and in writing, literary and visual texts or cultural artifacts of the French speaking world.
- Identify, evaluate and incorporate appropriate sources in research papers, presentations and senior theses.
- Write an advanced research senior thesis in French (or in English for dual majors) that articulates a clear and convincing argument about texts or cultural artifacts of the target culture.
Student Learning Outcomes
Outcomes describe specific knowledge, abilities, values, and attitudes students should demonstrate
- SLO1: Speak and understand French at the advanced level, as detailed in the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.
- SLO2: Read and write in French at the Advanced level (ACTFL).
- SLO3: Students can synthesize knowledge in Francophone cultural influences.
- SLO4: Discuss in French, both orally and in writing, literary and visual texts or cultural artifacts of the French speaking world.
- SLO5: Identify, evaluate and incorporate appropriate sources in their research papers, presentations and senior theses.
- SLO6: Write an advanced research senior thesis in French that articulates a clear and convincing argument about texts or cultural artifacts of the target culture.