Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences
Foreign Languages and Literatures (BA)
Program Purpose
Students who complete a Bachelor of Arts degree in Foreign Languages and Literatures learn to communicate in French, German or Spanish in all four skills (reading, writing, listening, speaking). In addition, students study the literature, linguistics, culture, and civilization of the countries where those languages are spoken, combining cultural competence with the communicative skills necessary for the workplace or advanced study.
Students can choose a concentration in Foreign Language Education to prepare themselves to teach in the K-12 classroom. They learn to communicate effectively in all four skills (reading, writing, listening, speaking) in French, German or Spanish and to instruct students in the same. In addition, these future teachers study the literature, linguistics, culture and civilization of the countries where those languages are spoken, combining cultural competence with the communicative skills necessary for the K-12 classroom.
Learning Outcomes
Classics. Evaluation of Analytical Reading
Students can analyze Classical Latin and Greek for its morphology, syntax, and meaning.
Cultural Competence
Students are able to apply their knowledge of other cultural and societal traditions to a variety of perspectives and conflicts, including those of their native culture.
Education for Global Success
Students will analyze issues of global significance and apply their knowledge of other cultural and societal traditions to a variety of perspectives and conflicts, including those of their own native culture.
Evaluation of Classical Cultures
Students can use the critical skills of the discipline of Classics to identify and evaluate analytically the values and world view of classical cultures and how they resemble and differ from our own.
Interpersonal Communication (Speaking)
Students are able to initiate, maintain, and conclude oral communication in the target language.
Interpretative Communication
Students are able to interpret and analyze critically what is read or viewed in the target language.
Presentational Communication (Writing)
Students are able to create coherent and cohesive discourse in the target language.