Undergraduate
Student Learning Outcomes
Bachelor of Arts in German (B.A.)
Students completing the German B.A. program will achieve the following:
- Know
- structure of German (sound system, word and sentence structure) and its differences with the English language;
- main cultural manifestations of the language in literature, film and social practices; and
- main differences between contemporary German social structures and institutions and their own.
- Understand
- the nature of language itself as a socially and historically created system of communication;
- the importance of critical thinking when examining other cultures and comparing them with one's own;
- the major historical and cultural events and movements that have contributed to shaping contemporary Germany and the other German-speaking countries; and
- the connections between language studies (language, literature, culture and translation) with other disciplines.
- Be able to
- apply German in all areas of language usage (writing, reading, listening, speaking) at the Advanced Low level of proficiency as defined by the ACTFL proficiency guidelines;
- apply the knowledge of the language system and culture to function effectively in professional, academic, and intercultural settings at home and abroad;
- apply critical thinking in analyzing language, literature and cultural products and practices; and
- interact with diverse language communities here and abroad in culturally sensitive ways.