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Assessment of the B.A. Programs in Spanish and French Studies

AY 2010-2011  Assessment Report

The following charts indicate which assignments we will collect for program assessment, and the rubrics we will use to evaluate them.

 

Rubric numbers:

5 = Intermediate-Medium

 

6 = Intermediate-High

 

7 = Advanced-Low

 

8 = Advanced-Medium

   

Rubric letters:

M = Mid-term evaluation

 

C = Compositions

 

O = Oral presentations

  L = Lesson plan
  P = Professional development

I. SPANISH

Sequence of required courses in Spanish:

Intermediate Courses

 Advanced Courses

Low

201

 

Medium

202-249

Rubrics 5m & 5c

High

250-299

Rubrics 6m, 6o & 6c

Low

300-349

Rubrics 7l & 7p

Rubrics 7m & 7o

Medium

350-399

Rubric 8c

High

400-499

 

  212 or 213 253 314 Capstone  
  224 252 315    
      321 or 323    
      326 or 328    
   
Course Name and Number: Assignments to be evaluated:
(Rubric number noted in parenthesis):
   
Intermediate Mid:  
SPAN 212: Comp. I for Heritage Spkrs. Final composition (Rubric 5c)
SPAN 213: Comp. I for non-Heritage Spkrs. Final composition (Rubric 5c)
SPAN 224: Reading Comprehension Mid-term evaluation (Rubric 5m
   
Intermediate High:  
SPAN 252: Literary Genres Mid-term evaluation (Rubric 6m) and Oral presentation (Rubric 6o)
SPAN 253: Composition II Final composition (Rubric 6c)
   
Advanced Low:  
WLC 302 Intro to Teaching World Languages Lesson plan (Rubric 7l) Professional Development (Rubric 7p)
SPAN 314: Latin American Culture Mid-term evaluation (Rubric 7m) and Oral presentation (Rubric 7o)
SPAN 315: Spanish Culture Mid-term evaluation (Rubric 7m) and Oral presentation (Rubric 7o)
SPAN 321: Latin American Literature I Mid-term evaluation (Rubric 7m)
SPAN 323: Latin American Literature II Mid-term evaluation (Rubric 7m)
SPAN 326: Spanish Literature I Mid-term evaluation (Rubric 7m)
SPAN 328: Spanish Literature II Mid-term evaluation (Rubric 7m)
   
Advanced Mid (SPAN 350-399): Final research paper (Rubric 8c)

II. FRENCH STUDIES

The B.A. in French Studies consists of eleven courses focusing on French and/or Francophone cultures. Of these eleven courses, at least eight must be taught in French (i.e., courses with the designator FREN): four courses at the 200-level and four courses at the 300-level.

 

Intermediate Courses

 Advanced Courses
Low

201

 

Medium

202-249

Rubrics 5m & 5c

High

250-299

Rubrics 6m, 6o & 6c

Low

300-349

Rubrics 7l & 7p

Rubrics 7m & 7o

Medium

350-399

Rubric 8c

High

400-499

 

  202 251 300 Capstone  
  210 252 312    
  220 254 313    
  221 256 315    
  224   320    
  226        
  230        
   
Course number and title: Assignments to be evaluated:
(Rubric number noted in parenthesis)
   
Intermediate Mid:  
FREN 202: Mid-term Evaluation (Rubric 5m)
FREN 210: Reading Modern French Mid-term Evaluation (Rubric 5m)
FREN 220: Conversation I Mid-term Evaluation (Rubric 5m)
FREN 221: Grammar and Composition I Final composition (Rubric 5c)
FREN 224: Cinema for Conversation I Mid-term Evaluation (Rubric 5m)
FREN 226: Grammar through Film I Final composition (Rubric 5c)
FREN 230: French Phonetics Mid-term Evaluation (Rubric 5m)
   
Intermediate High:  
FREN 251: Conversation II Oral presentation (Rubric 6o)
FREN 252: Grammar and Composition II Final composition (Rubric 6c)
FREN 254: Cinema for Conversation II Oral presentation (Rubric 6o)
FREN 256: Grammar through Film II Final composition (Rubric 6c)
   
Advanced Low:  
WLC 302 Intro to Teaching World Languages Lesson plan (Rubric 7l) Professional Development (Rubric 7p)
FREN 300: Intro to French Civilization Mid-term Evaluation (Rubric 7m) and Oral presentation (Rubric 7o)
FREN 312: Conversation III Oral presentation (Rubric 7o)
FREN 313: Grammar and Stylistics Mid-term Evaluation (Rubric 7m)
FREN 315: Applied French Linguistics Mid-term Evaluation (Rubric 7m)
FREN 320: Intro to French Literature Mid-term Evaluation (Rubric 7m)
   
Advanced Mid (FREN 350-399): Final research paper (Rubric 8c)