French

Program Overview

Students in the Master of Arts Degrees in French or Spanish pursue the goals of speaking, reading, writing and listening, with emphasis on the traditional model of language, literature, culture and methodology. All students acquire superior reading and translation skills adequate for easy comprehension of scholarly articles in French or Spanish and have a thorough familiarity with major periods, authors and techniques of literary criticism.

Program Objectives

1. Introduce students to study of a modern foreign language, linguistics, civilization, literature, and cultural expressions.
2. Provide advanced level of learning for mastery of nature, function and structure of language sounds, vocabulary, and syntax.
3. Assist student in developing superior reading, writing, and translation skills for comprehension, critique and communication of scholarly works in French.
4. Expose students to major body of works, periods, authors and techniques of literary criticism in French or Spanish cultures.
5. Prepare students for advanced studies, employment and careers that require French or Spanish as a second language.

Student Learning Outcomes

Students pursuing the Master of Arts Degree in French will:

1. Demonstrate proficiency in oral communication in French with native fluency.
2. Utilize appropriate language, vocabulary, and grammatical construct in written French or Spanish communication.
3. Analyze and interpret artistic, philosophical, social, and historical body of works to identify their significance to French culture.
4. Apply a wide range of literary and factual knowledge, techniques of literary criticism and interpretation of diverse cultural patterns in developing research-based thesis.