We are definitely tying the portfolios to the foreign language national standards. I noticed that most of you are using portfolios within individual classes, instead of overall for the major. However, web page design forces students to think more about organizational features. Also graphics and text format and more readily accessible to all students once sources are located. I have seen some amazing work from a broad range of aesthetic ability.
Students are pleased with themselves and anxious for others to see their work.
They are currently working on creating print ads via email with a communications class. My students are helping define the Hispanic market and translating the ads. We thought the portfolios were less threatening to the students and more encouraging. They are very proud of what they have done so far. What we hadn't thought of was the cover letter from the student.