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 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 to defend an idea in written, oral and/or multimodal communication in [target language] |
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 [target] culture(s) in [target language]. |
Avant Assessment (Listening), completed in Senior Seminar |
| Interpretive reading Understand, interpret and analyze a variety of texts authentic to the culture(s) in [target language]. |
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 [target content area] through written, oral and/or multimodal communication in [target language]. |
Avant Assessment (Writing), completed in Senior Seminar |
| Intercultural Awareness Identify, investigate and explain products and practices in the [target] cultures to compare/contrast, evaluate, and reflect on cultural perspectives in the primary (L1) and [target language] (L2). |
El estallido social y sus conexiones con la dictadura chilena, completed in Peace, Conflict and Democracy in Latin America |
| 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 [target language] that formulates original perspectives and positions. |
Research Paper, completed in Senior Seminar Research Presentation, completed in Senior Seminar |