Revised 4.08
Application for Exploration Designation
Core Curriculum: Becoming Responsibly Engaged in the World
Core Committee
W: World Languages
Submit
8 copies of the proposal and the syllabus to the chair of the Core
Committee.
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DEPARTMENT NUMBER
TITLE
INSTRUCTOR(S) :________________________________________
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Is
this is a new or modified course? ___________ If so, has it
been approved by the Curriculum Committee? _________ When?
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date signature of Department
Chair, or Program Director
Signature indicates the proposal has the support of the Department Chair, or Program Director
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date signature of Division
Chair
Signature indicates curricular, budgeting and staffing issues have been approved.
III. FULFILLMENT OF CORE EXPECTATION
1. Please explain how this course will enable
students to achieve the Learning Outcomes, using the criteria identified for
this Core area. (See attached Application Guidelines)
2. How will this course meet the
Writing-Across-the-Core requirements as identified for your department? (Please
attach a copy of the current departmental Statement on Writing.)
3. How will this course prepare students for responsible
engagement in the world?
IV. SYLLABUS
Please
attach a syllabus to this application.
Becoming
Responsibly Engaged in the World
Application Guidelines for Exploration
Designation in World Languages
Core Committee
INTRODUCTION
Languages
are the foundation of human understanding and cultural experience. They are
more than words; they include the structures, sounds and symbols individuals
use internally to think, feel, discover, remember, and learn, as well as
externally to communicate, create, and work with others. As humans, our first
memories usually coincide with the acquisition of language. This is because we
need language to understand the world around us. It organizes, explains,
questions and creates meaning for us. Being human requires language, and a
multitude of different languages exist to serve these purposes.
An Exploration Course in World Languages will meet the following criteria relative to
Concordia’s Goals for Liberal Learning:
1. Encourage students to show
evidence of becoming life-long learners by using the second language and taking
an on-going interest in other cultures beyond the classroom (GLL 1).
2. Challenge students to
achieve a level of linguistic proficiency in a language other than his/her own
(GLL 2).
3. Challenge students to
understand, appreciate and respect the diversity of human experiences both
within the
4. Help students to know
themselves and to be reflective about their identities (GLL 4).
5. Cultivate understanding,
ability, and sensitivity for thoughtful, informed, and active participation in
the world (GLL 5).
An Exploration Course in World Languages will focus specifically and
primarily on:
1. Addressing the 5 C’s of the National Standards: Communication, Cultures, Connections,
Comparisons and Communities
2. Emphasizing the benefits
outlined in the National Standards for
Foreign Languages Learning: Access to
knowledge, Insight into self, Participation in another culture, Connections
between disciplines, and Responsible engagement in the world
3. Engendering a curiosity
about oneself and the world in which one lives
LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Successful completion of a
language at the second semester level.
2. Demonstration of linguistic
proficiency at a level commensurate with the second semester of the target
language.
3. Demonstration of cultural understanding
at a level commensurate with the second semester of the target language.