Spanish - Spanish - Business, B.A.

Student Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to:

Express ideas cogently and persuasively orally and in writing in Spanish at the high intermediate level and above (as defined by the ACTFL standards).
Explain the Spanish-speaking world’s linguistic and cultural diversity through analysis and discussion of Spanish as it is used in a variety of real-world situations and discursive modes. Describe its historical, regional, and social variations.
Identify and summarize the defining characteristics of major literary movements, genres, and authors of Spanish and Latin American literature, using the critical vocabulary for the study of literature.
Use modes of analysis and ways of critical, interpretive, and creative thinking that may be applied to a variety of career paths.
Formulate complex questions about one’s own culture and the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. Articulate answers to these questions that include varied perspectives about cultural norms and biases.
Define key diversity concepts such as privilege, power, and access, and compare and contrast how these concepts impact their own lives and those of others in hispanophone communities in the U.S. and around the world.
Analyze business activities that occur between people or organizations from different countries and cultures