Students will demonstrate knowledge of historical, political and social contexts that
shape language, culture, and literature;
Students will conduct research using all available scholarly resources;
Students will apply critical analysis and a variety of theories to the study of literature,
language and culture;
Students will write critical analyses of literary works and cultural artifacts from
a range of periods, currents and genres;
Students will engage in informed discussions about literary works and cultural artifacts
from a range of periods, currents and genres;
Students will advance their written and oral communicative abilities in the language
of study.
Students will analyze their target language from a linguistic perspective including
its structure, its comparative historical/cultural development, as well as how this
foreign language is acquired;
Students will engage in informed discussions about linguistic, historical and cultural
varieties of their target language;
Students will articulate the significance of literary and cultural artifacts within
their historical and cultural context;
Students will create original work in the target language.