Results from meeting on April 1, 9:30-11:30 am.
ICC assessment team in attendance: Miriam Bley, Kristin Hoyt, Wenhua Jin, Susanne Kelley,
Patricia Wood
[Revised in ICC Taskforce meeting on April 15, 2011.]
We present the following general learning outcomes for discussion. Individual teaching and
assessment strategies are up to the instructors and could be drawn from/shared through the ICC
Tool Kit website.
Student learning outcomes at the end of the lower division sequence 1001-2002
Learners will be able to
- identify major and a few minor differences between the target culture and their own
- recognize and identify basic everyday cultural differences
- handle basic everyday social situations successfully
- able to interpret basic everyday documents or events from the target culture and relate
them to one’s own culture
- demonstrate some knowledge of society (customs, traditions) in oral interaction
- identify basic cultural generalizations
Student learning outcomes at the end of the ML&C degree
Learners will be able to
- recognize major and minor differences in the target culture and their own and adjust
behavior appropriately in intercultural situations
- interpret a variety of documents or events from the target culture and relate them to one’s
own culture
- interpret new cultural knowledge
- respond appropriately in real-time intercultural interaction
- recognize and analytically evaluate cultural generalizations
- distinguish cultural generalizations from cultural stereotypes
- respond with sensitivity to situations of intercultural misunderstandings
- reflects critically when faced with unexpected intercultural situations
Suggestions for assessment benchmarks as discussed:
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Adding five or so questions to the graduating senior exit survey that gauge intercultural
competence.
Discussion of student self-assessment instruments vs. empirical assessment instruments.