GE Language and Culture Outcomes
The mission of the Language and Culture Program (LCP) is to foster the development of the linguistic proficiency and cultural awareness that students will require to become well-educated global citizens. The underlying goals of the LCP are to build communicative competence within a structured context; to strive for excellence in instruction through an eclectic yet integrated variety of pedagogical methods, including the innovative use of technology; and to instill a broad cultural awareness that can expand the disciplinary options open to students.
A key task of the LCP is to prepare students academically for their junior-year semester abroad. SUA requires all students to take a minimum of four LCP language courses, one of which must be at the 202 level or above in the target language of the study-abroad destination. Language study begins in the first year, ensuring prolonged and intensive engagement with the languages and cultures studied. Instruction is geared to active student participation.
The student learning outcomes for the Language and Culture program are:
- Upon completion of the required courses in the LCP, students are expected to have the linguistic proficiency to participate in the study abroad semester during their junior year.
- Upon completion of the required courses in the LCP, students are expected to have the cultural awareness to adapt to their study abroad environment.
- Upon completion of the upper-level courses offered in the LCP, students are expected to further advance their linguistic proficiency and cultural awareness in any of the languages offered at Soka University of America.
Language and Culture courses are listed under the Language and Culture Program below.