St. Cloud State University
General Education Goal Area 8 Designation
Global Perspectives
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Response Date: ______________________
Effective Date: ______________________
1.
Proposal Number: _________________
Prepared by: Choonkyong Kim
Phone: 308-3245
Email: ckim@stcloudstate.edu
2.
Requesting Unit: English, College of Fine Arts & Humanities
3.
Department, Course Number, Title: ESL 150 Cultural Orientation for International Students
4.
New Course
5.
Will this course be flagged as a diversity course?
Already Designated as Diversity
Existing Course
No
Diversity Proposal Accompanying This Form
6.
Will this course also satisfy another General Education Goal Area?
No
Yes
If “Yes” specify which goal area.
Goal Area 6 Humanities and Fine Arts
7.
Course bulletin description, including credits and semesters to be offered:
Social and academic life on a United States (US) campus. focus on cultural adjustment cycle
and strategies that help students integrate themselves in US campus life. Required for international
undergraduate students from school outside the US or Canada. International students who have
studied in the US for at least one academic year full-time are exempt. Graduate students are exempt. 2
Cr. F, S.
8.
Indicate the clientele for whom this course is designed. Is the course for general education only, or
does it fulfill general education and other program needs for this or another department? Obtain
signatures from any affected departments.
The main pool of students come from new international students, as well as US citizens and permanent
residents, who are requred to take the course. This cours also fulfills the SCSU requirement for Academic
English Proficiency via the College ESL Program.
Signature: Choonkyong Kim, College ESL Program Director
9.
Indicate any changes that must be made in offerings or resources in your department or other
departments by offering this course.
No change is required.
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10.
For new courses or courses not yet approved for General Education, indicate any other SCSU departments
or units offering instruction that relates to the content of the proposed course.
None
11.
Courses designated as General Education are included in the assessment plan for the Goal Area(s)
for which they are approved. Courses for which assessment is not included in the annual GE
assessment report for two years will be removed from the General Education Program.
The Requesting Unit understands and recognizes the above conditions.
12.
Provide a concise explanation of how the following goal is a “significant focus” of the proposed course.
Goal Area 8: Global Perspectives
Develop a comparative perspective and understanding of one’s place in a global context.
This course focuses on learning about and adjusting to a new culture. The new culture in focus
happens to be the US culture for the clientele of this course. This fits into Goal Area 8 (Global
Perspectives) because the students in this course learn about analyzing and understanding both
the target culture and their own culture. For international students at SCSU, learning about the US
culture through a well-designed course is a critical part of developing global perspectives. For US
citizens and permanent residents, this course provides multicultural perspectives.
13. In order for a course to be designated as fulfilling Goal Area 8, it must address at least 4 of the 5 student learning
outcomes (SLOs) below. Check the SLOs below that are focused on in the proposed general education course.
1. Explain how they are connected and related to people elsewhere in the world.
2. Describe similarities and differences among global places and populations.
3. Analyze how political, economic or cultural elements influence relations among the world’s states, peoples, or
societies.
4. Analyze specific international issues and propose and evaluate responses.
5. Articulate a vision of their individual roles and responsibilities in a common global future.
14.
Discuss how each Student Learning Outcome checked above is achieved in this course. (Note: Although
descriptions of typical assignments or types of assignments may be part of this discussion, it is not
appropriate to submit copies of actual assignments.)
SLO #1: Students compare, analyze and understand the US culture and their own culture in
crosscultural assignments such as surveys, culture reports, or online culture chats.
SLO #2: Students do meta-analyses of cultural phenomena through reading and discussions.
SLO #3: Students analyze cultural values within and across cultures to understand people's behaviors
and societal issues.
SLO #4: Students do in-depth analyses of current issues in the US to understand the target culture and
society.
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SLO #5: Students participate in on-going culture chats and share their views about individuals'
responsibility in bridging the gap at the societal, national, or international level.
15.
List or attach the Course Outline (adequately described and including percentage of time to be allocated
to each topic). Curriculum Committees may request additional information. Topics larger than 20% need
to be broken down further. Indicate in your course outline where the Student Learning Outcomes
checked above are being met.
Course Description Attached
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