Curriculum Review Planning Report - Laney College
Name of the Discipline:
Department of Modern Languages
Date of the Report:
February 8, 2014
List Faculty Involved in Developing this Report:
Arturo Dávila-Sánchez
Please complete this evaluation before your presentation date with the curriculum committee. We ask that you
use the checklist on the reverse side to let us know where you are in your curriculum updating and your
departmental methods for analyzing and evaluating the contents of course and degree/certificate offerings. Let
us know what methods you use to maintain the integrity of academic standards and achieve consistency within
the instructional program?
You can use the excel spreadsheet on the Curriculum Committee website called Curriculum Update to fill out
this part of the checklist. You can paste the information into this form.
COURSES
1) List courses in the catalog and the date of the most recent course outline updates:
Paste information from Excel Spreadsheet on our committee page entitled Curriculum Update here
Department of Modern Languages (World Languages) / Outlines
CHIN
CHIN
1
2
CHIN
CHIN
3
4
CHIN
CHIN
CHIN
25
040A
040B
001A
001B
002A
030A
030B
Elementary Chinese (Mandarin)
Elementary Chinese (Mandarin)
(Continuation)
Intermediate Chinese (Mandarin)
Intermediate Chinese (Mandarin)
(Continuation)
Chinese Character Writing
Conversational Chinese (Mandarin)
Conversational Chinese (Mandarin)
Elementary French
Elementary French
Intermediate French
Beginning Conversational French
Beginning Conversational French
JAP
JAP
JAP
001A
001B
050A
JAP
050B
SPAN
SPAN
SPAN
SPAN
001A
001B
002A
002B
Fall
Fall
2011
2000
Fall
Fall
1996
1992
Spring
Fall
Fall
2009
2013
2007
Spring
Spring
Spring
Spring
Fall
2007
2007
2007
2007
2007
Elementary Japanese
Elementary Japanese
Conversational Japanese and
Culture
Conversational Japanese and
Culture
Fall
Fall
Fall
2013
2013
2000
Fall
2000
Elementary Spanish
Elementary Spanish
Intermediate Spanish
Intermediate Spanish II
Fall
Fall
Fall
Fall
2013
2013
2013
2013
SPAN
SPAN
SPAN
SPAN
SPAN
SPAN
022A
022B
030A
030B
40
811
Spanish for Bilingual Speakers I
Spanish for Bilingual Speakers II
Beginning Conversational Spanish
Beginning Conversational Spanish
Hispanic Civilization and Culture
A voyage into the Spanish speaking
world
Spring
Spring
Fall
Fall
Spring
Spring
2007
2007
2000
2000
2012
2012
DEGREES & CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
2) List degree and certificate programs offered:
Use information from the state inventory posted on our committee website
Name
Degree
Certificate
Date of Most
Recent Update
CHINESE
FRENCH
JAPANESE
SPANISH
CURRICULUM REVIEW (COURSE VERIFICATION CHECKLIST)
Completed
Yes
Completed
1
Yes ?
2
Yes
3
Yes
4
Course
Outlines
will have
to be
uypdated
/ Fall 2014
No
To be
accomplished by
Sp 40A and B
Introduction to
Aztec culture
and Nawatl
Language still
to be finished
5
Yes
6
Yes
7
Yes
8
Needs to
be revised
and
updated
9
Yes
10
Sp 40 A-Sp
40B will
Fall 2014
be Special
Topics
11
Yes
Course Verification Checklist
Please use CurricuNet to review all courses taught in your department
and any certificates/degrees offered.
COURSE USE
Has the course been offered in the last two years? If not, consider
deactivating the course. Was the course reviewed by your CTE
advisory committee if CTE?
DESCRIPTION/CATALOG INFORMATION
Does the course description accurately describe the course?
COURSE ALIGNMENT
Does the course content align with course objectives? Do the course
objectives align with the overarching student learning outcomes?
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
Does the course/program have up-to-date student learning outcomes
and assessment methods. Have your results of assessment changed
the way you teach the course? Does your COR reflect that change?
LECTURE/LAB CONTENT, METHODS
Are course content and teaching methods listed in the COR current,
appropriate and effective?
To what extent are writing skills and critical thinking reinforced?
TEXTBOOK CURRENCY
Is the textbook current? (Transfer institutions require textbooks with
a publication date that is within the 5 years)
COLLEGE LEVEL MATERIALS
For degree-applicable courses, are the reading materials college level?
REQUISITES
Have you completed the Content Review part of the outline? Have you
reviewed and revalidated the prerequisites, co-requisites,
recommended preparations? (Must be done at least every 6 years)
DISTANCE EDUCATION
Is there an online option for your courses? If so, is the distance
education addendum current and accurate?
STAND ALONE COURSES
Are any of your courses not degree applicable?
TRANSFER COURSES
Do transfer level courses meet CSU/UC standards?
(Contact Articulation Officer Laura Bollentino
(lbollentino@peralta.edu) if you have questions)
Need to be
updated
12
13
Yes
DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES
Are the courses appropriate?
Are the units required appropriate?
Are the descriptions of degrees/certificates current
SYLLABI
Do your syllabi align with the course outline? Did you attach a
syllabus for future reference?