Foreign Languages
Goals and Objectives:
The foreign language curricula at Barry University have the following goals and objectives:
- Developing communication skills in languages other than English.
Objectives: The student will be able to:
- Engage in conversations by providing and obtaining information, expressing feelings and emotions, and exchanging opinions;
- Understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics; and
- Present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.
- Acquiring knowledge and understanding of other cultures.
Objectives: The student will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied.
- Connecting with other disciplines and acquiring information.
Objectives: The student will be able to:
- Reinforce and further knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language; and
- Acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are available only through the foreign language and its cultures.
- Participating in multilingual communities at home and around the world.
Objectives: The student will be able to:
- Use the language both within and beyond the school setting; and
- Show evidence of becoming life-long learners by using the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment.