Undergraduate
Student Learning Outcomes
Bachelor of Arts in French (B.A.)
Students completing the French B.A. program will achieve the following:
- Know
- the structural rules underlying the French language;
- the French sound system and the phonetic rules that govern oral performance;
- how to recognize and interpret major French literary, philosophical, historical, and artistic works, genres, periods, and topics; and
- how to recognize and appreciate ethnic, social, cultural, historical, and value-based diversity from examples provided by the Francophone world.
- Understand
- the nature of language itself as well as one's own language as a socially and historically created system of communication;
- the importance of critical thinking when examining other cultures and comparing them to one's own;
- the value of different methods of study of languages and cultures; and
- the linguistic evolution of the French language and its regional and social variations.
- Be able to
- use French for conversational, professional, and academic purposes at the Advanced Low level of proficiency as defined by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages;
- communicate in a culturally appropriate manner;
- read and understand texts written in French from a variety of genres and contexts, (e.g. newspapers, commercial materials, literature, etc);
- write in French in various contexts and for various audiences, using correct grammar;
- conduct research on the language, literature, and/or culture of France and the French-speaking world; and
- demonstrate familiarity with current events, traditional and popular culture, and structures of the society/societies in which French is spoken.