Program Assessment Plan American University Academic Program : CAS : Language & Area Studies - BA Academic Program

Program Mission: Students in WLC degree programs acquire functional language abilities, as well as a deeper understanding of the complexities of cultural difference. WLC's interdisciplinary focus aims at integrating the study of language and culture with the analysis of social, historical, political and artistic phenomena. The learning outcomes reflect the fact that as a result of majoring in this field students will be able to express themselves in the target language both orally and in writing on a number of subjects of practical and intellectual relevance, understand the foreign language spoken at moderate speed, and read original foreign texts on sight. They will also be able to demonstrate critical knowledge of the culture of a society whose language they are learning to include interpretations of intellectual traditions important to the area studied, and the defining cultural events and images of the region as evidence in its history, art, literature, philosophy, politics, film, and music. Students are also able to demonstrate their ability to effectively navigate both the library and online research tools. Unit's Primary Department: WLC (formally LFS) Are there any changes in your assessment method?: No