Spanish majors will demonstrate culturally appropriate behaviors and aspects of the Spanish-speaking culture's daily lifestyle. Spanish majors will demonstrate the ability to access the target language and culture through printed materials, electronic information systems, and other current technologies and utilize these to enhance learning of the target language and culture. Spanish majors will know how to gain access to opportunities abroad, obtain authentic materials from Spanish culture, make linkages with community resources in the target language and culture, and advocate the importance of foreign language skills and cultural awareness in an interdependent world with a global economy. Spanish majors are able to speak on a variety of topics. Spanish majors are able to solve a simple problem presented by a situation.
Spanish majors are able to ask for information to resolve a situation with a minor complication.
Spanish majors are able to talk in discourse about activities in the present, past, and future. Spanish majors are able to describe in detail with comparison and contrasts. Spanish majors are able to state and support an opinion. Spanish majors will understand and respond in a limited manner to abstract topics or topics immediately removed from daily life and activities. Spanish majors will understand the topic of reports, news items, lectures, etc.