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Department Goals
French Studies
Learning Outcomes
At the conclusion of their studies, French Studies majors will demonstrate the following learning outcomes:1. Students will comprehend and read French proficiently at a complex level, speak it effectively before a group, and write critical, well-researched, well-developed and convincing essays.
2. Students will demonstrate knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the history and cultural traditions of the French speaking world.
3. Students will demonstrate an understanding of techniques of modern analysis and criticism of major French literary texts and other cultural productions (film, music, etc.), thereby demonstrating the ability to think critically and logically.
Assessment Methodology
1. Students enroll in a required 300- or 400-level literature or culture exit course that will be designated as a capstone course. In this course they will write essays that will be assessed based on specifications and standard rubrics that measure logical thinking, critical skills, and matters of research and organization; give oral presentations where the performance evaluation will be based on specifications and standard rubrics that measure effectiveness and appropriate use of technology; and take written exams where standard rubrics will be used that measure language proficiency, critical skills, and matters of research and organization.
2. In the capstone course, the cultural context of the literary texts will be an important component of the essays, oral presentations and exams. The rubric system for each will reflect this component.
Spanish majors:
Learning Outcomes
At the conclusion of their studies, Spanish majors will demonstrate the following learning outcomes:
1. Students will comprehend and read Spanish proficiently at a complex level, speak it authoritatively and effectively before a group, and write critical, well-researched, well-developed and convincing essays.
2. Students will demonstrate knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the history and cultural traditions of the Spanish speaking world.
3. Students will demonstrate an understanding of techniques of modern analysis and criticism of major Spanish literary texts and other cultural productions (film, music, etc.), thereby demonstrating the ability to think critically and logically.
Assessment Methodology
1. Students will comprehend and read Spanish proficiently at a complex level, speak it authoritatively and effectively before a group, and write critical, well-researched, well-developed and convincing essays.
2. Students will demonstrate knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the history and cultural traditions of the Spanish speaking world.
3. Students will demonstrate an understanding of techniques of modern analysis and criticism of major Spanish literary texts and other cultural productions (film, music, etc.), thereby demonstrating the ability to think critically and logically.
Assessment Methodology
1. A mid-point assessment process, based on the capstone model, will be used in SPAN 350 Masterworks in Latin American Literature I, SPAN 351 Masterworks in Latin American Literature II, Spanish 352 Masterworks in Peninsular Literature I, or SPAN 353 Masterworks in Peninsular Literature II.
2. Students enroll in a required 400-level Advanced Literature course that will be designated as a capstone course. In this course they will write essays that will be assessed based on specifications and standard rubrics that measure logical thinking, critical skills, and matters of research and organization; give oral presentations where the performance evaluation will be based on specifications and standard rubrics that measure effectiveness and appropriate use of technology; and take written exams where standard rubrics will be used that measure language proficiency, critical skills, and matters of research and organization.
3. In the capstone course the cultural context of the literary texts will be an important component of the essays, oral presentations and exams. The rubric system for each will reflect this component.