Student Learning Outcomes for Spanish Majors

1. Language: Students must understand Spanish in most social and professional settings, communicating verbally (with correct grammar) in most social and professional settings, writing grammatically correct essays and papers, and exhibit various forms of writing including literature, journalism and non-fiction.
2. Literature: Students should use literary terms and concepts that are commonly used in explaining and interpreting texts. Must be able to contrast and discuss a diverse range of literary genres, recall how social, historical, political, philosophical and cultural factors informed the writing of specific texts & exhibit an understanding of relevant literary criticism.
3. Culture: Students must understand the people in Spanish and Latin American cultures both geographically and historically, be able to identify the contemporary social structures within Spanish and Latin American cultures, exhibit how music, sports, religion, marriage, politics and other social and cultural factors are uniquely Spanish or Latin American, and identify and discuss painting, architecture, sculpture, music, and literature.