You might wonder what a language major is expected to accomplish during their time at university and what skill areas they focus on developing. Here are the program learning outcomes for language majors at Boise State University:
| Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) | Artifacts Demonstrating Achievement of Learning Outcome |
| Interpersonal communication Negotiate meaning to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions, as well as defend an idea in written, oral, and/or multimodal communication in Spanish. |
Avant Assessment (Speaking), completed in Senior Seminar |
| Interpretive listening Analyze, assess, and evaluate what is being heard on a variety of topics authentic to the Spanish culture(s) in Spanish. |
Avant Assessment (Listening), completed in Senior Seminar |
| Interpretive reading Understand, interpret, and analyze a variety of texts authentic to the culture(s) in Spanish. |
Avant Assessment (Reading), completed in Senior Seminar |
| Presentational communication Present information, concepts, and ideas to inform, explain, persuade, narrate, and/or defend a variety of topics in Central American culture through written, oral, and/or multimodal communication in Spanish. |
Avant Assessment (Writing), completed in Senior Seminar |
| Intercultural Awareness Identify, investigate, and explain products and practices in the Spanish cultures to compare/contrast, evaluate, and reflect on cultural perspectives in the primary (L1) and Spanish (L2). |
Assignment completed in a culture or any upper-division course |
| Critical Analysis Engage in effective critical inquiry by identifying and interpreting a diverse body of culturally specific works and scholarly sources and producing clear, argumentative discourse in Spanish that formulates original perspectives and positions. |
Research Paper, completed in Senior Seminar Research Presentation, completed in Senior Seminar |
