MLO 1: Language Proficiency
The student sustains performance in speaking, listening, reading and writing at the Advanced level of language proficiency, as outlined by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL):
1.1 Speaking ability: The student is able to satisfy the requirements of everyday situations and routine school and work requirements. Can communicate facts and talk casually about topics of current public and personal interest, using general vocabulary. The student can be understood without difficulty by native speakers.
1.2 Listening ability: The student is able to understand main ideas and most details of connected discourse on a variety of topics beyond the immediacy of the situation. Comprehension may be uneven due to a variety of linguistic factors and topics.
1.3 Reading ability: The student is able to read prose selections of several paragraphs in length, particularly if printed clearly and if prose is in familiar sentence patterns. Reader understands the main ideas and facts but may miss some details. At this level the student can read such texts as descriptions, narratives, short stories, news items and routine personal and business correspondence.
1.4 Writing ability: The student is able to write routine social correspondence and join sentences in simple discourse of at least several paragraphs in length on familiar topics, and is able to express him/herself simply with some circumlocution. Good control of the most frequently used syntactic structures, but makes frequent errors in producing complex sentences. Writing is understandable to natives not used to the writing of non-natives.
Note: Final Language Proficiency is demonstrated in WLC 400: WLC Major Capstone
1.1 Speaking ability: The student is able to satisfy the requirements of everyday situations and routine school and work requirements. Can communicate facts and talk casually about topics of current public and personal interest, using general vocabulary. The student can be understood without difficulty by native speakers.
1.2 Listening ability: The student is able to understand main ideas and most details of connected discourse on a variety of topics beyond the immediacy of the situation. Comprehension may be uneven due to a variety of linguistic factors and topics.
1.3 Reading ability: The student is able to read prose selections of several paragraphs in length, particularly if printed clearly and if prose is in familiar sentence patterns. Reader understands the main ideas and facts but may miss some details. At this level the student can read such texts as descriptions, narratives, short stories, news items and routine personal and business correspondence.
1.4 Writing ability: The student is able to write routine social correspondence and join sentences in simple discourse of at least several paragraphs in length on familiar topics, and is able to express him/herself simply with some circumlocution. Good control of the most frequently used syntactic structures, but makes frequent errors in producing complex sentences. Writing is understandable to natives not used to the writing of non-natives.
Note: Final Language Proficiency is demonstrated in WLC 400: WLC Major Capstone
The courses that have helped me complete MLO 1 have been SPAN 301, SPAN 302, SPAN 303, SPAN 304, SPAN 310, SPAN 321, and SPAN 425. The Major Learning Outcomes are supported by these classes in various reasons. My speaking ability, 1.1, has been demonstrated throughout all of these courses with the use of group discussions and class presentations. In these classes I have also been able to apply 1.2. My listening ability has been applied throughout lectures, presentations and films. Also, when paying close attention for instructions. My reading ability has been used throughout. MLO 1.3 has been completed by reading all of the assigned texts, articles, and poems all through the courses mentioned. My writing skills, 1.4 have been demonstrated by various reflexive essays, analysis, power points presentations, and homework assignments. Being a native speaker, I already had many of these skills. However, in the last two years I have greatly improved in my speaking, reading, listening, and writing skills. My ability to express myself has greatly increased. Before starting the program, I knew Spanish but my thoughts were mostly in English. Now, I find myself thinking and expressing myself in Spanish. I plan to continue perfecting my Spanish in order to be able to efficiently teach young children. One of my biggest challenges was reading. I had a difficult time with the older vocabulary or even the confusing poems. I have gained a great love for Literature and plan to continue reading great pieces.
All of the classes mentioned above have helped me reach this MLO. SPAN 304 in specific helped me reach all the abilities under MLO 1. My speaking ability was put to test in SPAN 304 during our countless group discussions. Since we were in groups the whole semester we got to practice our language skills with the members of our groups. Also, we had two presentations, one for our midterm and our final. SPAN 304 was my first upper division course. I was extremely nervous of my skill levels but practicing my spanish in a formal environment made me learn a lot more vocabulary. Being able to present helped me to think on spot in Spanish. Dr. Casado-Fuente always lectured for part of the class. His formal way of speaking made me realize that there were words I had never heard before, yet somehow I understood what the professor was trying to say. Little by little over the course of the semester I was able to comprehend everything the instructor was saying. He repeatedly recommended Oxford's Spanish Dictionary which I must say, has come in very handy. It was especially helpful when trying to analyze text. A lot of them used vocabulary that is no longer used making hard to understand. The dictionary helped decode the messages of the texts. Each week, we had homework packets due. Having to turn in a written assignment every week helped with my writing ability. I was able to better my grammar, vocabulary, accents, and spelling. In SPAN 304 I learned a handful of new information and reinforced what I had previously learned.
All of the classes mentioned above have helped me reach this MLO. SPAN 304 in specific helped me reach all the abilities under MLO 1. My speaking ability was put to test in SPAN 304 during our countless group discussions. Since we were in groups the whole semester we got to practice our language skills with the members of our groups. Also, we had two presentations, one for our midterm and our final. SPAN 304 was my first upper division course. I was extremely nervous of my skill levels but practicing my spanish in a formal environment made me learn a lot more vocabulary. Being able to present helped me to think on spot in Spanish. Dr. Casado-Fuente always lectured for part of the class. His formal way of speaking made me realize that there were words I had never heard before, yet somehow I understood what the professor was trying to say. Little by little over the course of the semester I was able to comprehend everything the instructor was saying. He repeatedly recommended Oxford's Spanish Dictionary which I must say, has come in very handy. It was especially helpful when trying to analyze text. A lot of them used vocabulary that is no longer used making hard to understand. The dictionary helped decode the messages of the texts. Each week, we had homework packets due. Having to turn in a written assignment every week helped with my writing ability. I was able to better my grammar, vocabulary, accents, and spelling. In SPAN 304 I learned a handful of new information and reinforced what I had previously learned.
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