St. Cloud State University
General Education Goal Area 8
Global Perspectives
Academic Affairs Use Only:
Response Date:
Effective Date:
1.
Proposal Number:
Prepared by: Gloria Melgarejo
Phone: 8-4124
Email: mgmelgarejo@stcloudstate.edu
2.
Requesting Unit: Foreign Languages and Literature
3.
Department, Course Number, Title: FREN 201. Intermediate French I
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.
Area 6
7.
Course bulletin description, including credits and semesters to be offered:
FREN 201. Intermediate French I
Review and extend the skills of listening, reading, speaking, and writing for purposes of communication using a
variety of technological learning aids. Directed towards linguistic and cultural awareness. Special emphasis on
extension and application of listening and reading skills strategies using various authentic sources. Prereq.: 102
or equivalent. 4 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.
This course is designed for both those seeking GE credits and those
with little or no previous study of the language who seek to become
proficient in the language.
9.
Indicate any changes that must be made in offerings or resources in your department or other
departments by offering this course.
None
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.
n/a
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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.
Classroom materials address topics where students are exposed to other places
in the world , from everyday situations (i.e. eating habits, shopping for
food or clothing) to more complex subjects (immigration, housing,
education, economic development, political and human right issues in the
rest of the world).
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.)
#1. Students regularly analyze linguistic and cultural differences
and similarities that exist in distinct regions of the French-speaking
world, and they also compare those variations to English and US culture.
#2. Comparative observation/reaction activities focus on global places and
populations where French is spoken, in the context of contemporary cultural
approaches to the development of such countries. Students regularly
identify and describe the linguistic, ethnic and cultural variations that
exist in the French-speaking world, and they also compare those variations
to English and US culture.
#3. Students listen to Francophone speakers (short audio-segments), as they
reflect on their own cultural identities and their experiences studying and
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working in other countries. Students discuss and analyze how political,
economic or cultural elements influence relations among countries in the
French-speaking world and between those countries and the US.
#4. Students discuss how international issues such as human rights, war,
deforestation, global climate change, and globalization manifest themselves
in the French-speaking world and compare hypothetical reactions and
positions to those issues. They elaborate short topics for discussion in
small groups or elaborate short surveys among their peers on campus,in the
context of developing their own understanding of global perspectives.
#5.Students Identify situations favorable to discussion on topics of
individual and social responsibility, through role playing or videosegments.
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.
Grammar usage 30% Verb system-present tenses, past tenses, 18%,
nouns and adjectives 5%,
pronouns 3%
prepositions 3%,
Other 1% (Learning Outcome 5)
Vocabulary 10%
(Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6)
Reading and listening to appropriate intermediate-level culturally authentic
material 20% (Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6)
Intermediate-level oral discussion and writtten activities on personal and
cultural topics 20% (Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6)
Cultures of the French-speaking world 20% (Art, 3%,
Architecture, 3%
Literature, 7%
Other aspects of culture, 7%)
(Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6)
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St. Cloud State University
General Education Transmittal Form
Academic Affairs Use Only:
Response Date:
Effective Date:
Proposal Number
Department: Foreign Languages and Literature
Course or Course(s): FREN 201. Intermediate French I
Mike Hasbrouck
Department or Unit Chair Signature
2-15-10
Date
Department forward to Academic Affairs for publication and electronically to Chair of General Education Committee, Chair
of College Curriculum Committee, College Dean
Recommendation of General Education Committee:
Approve
Remarks:
Disapprove
Chairperson
Committee
Signature
Date
Recommendation of University Curriculum Committee:
Approve
Remarks:
Disapprove
Chairperson
Committee
Signature
Date
Recommendation of Faculty Association:
Approve
Remarks:
Disapprove
FA Senate
Signature
Date
Action of Academic Vice President:
Approve
Disapprove
Signature
Entered in Curriculum Data File
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Remarks:
Date