World Languages and Cultures: Spanish Concentration

Mission

In an effort to educate the whole person within the tradition of the liberal arts, Reinhardt University offers students the opportunity to study World Languages and Cultures. This major prepares students to be competitive in the job market and in admission to further study at the graduate level with advanced knowledge of languages and cultures. The major requires 24 semester hours at the 300 and 400 level in a primary language and its cultures, 15 semester hours in a second target language and its cultures, and a cultural praxis normally consisting of a semester of international study. (Substitutions must be approved by the Dean of the School of Arts and Humanities.)

The program offers Spanish as the primary target language with French as the secondary target language; however a student may transfer credits in a different secondary target language from another institution with approval of the Dean of the School of Arts and Humanities.

Student Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in World Languages and Cultures will:

1. Demonstrate competency in oral communication in Spanish at the Advanced Level (ACTFL Proficiency Levels), and at the Intermediate Level in French or another world language other than English.
2. Demonstrate competency at the Advanced Level (ACTFL) in reading in a language other than English.
3. Demonstrate competency in writing in a language other than English at the Intermediate to Advanced levels (ACTFL).
4. Demonstrate knowledge of the practices, products, and perspectives of the cultures associated with the world languages they study.

Special Features and Activities

• Strong emphasis upon conversational language use.
• Intense study of culture and civilization.
• Required cultural praxis consisting of a semester of international study, an internship abroad (which may be cross-listed), or a capstone project.
• Opportunity to present research at the Robert L. Driscoll Convocation of Artists and Scholars.