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Communication Goals and Outcomes
 Academics > Program and Goals > Goals and Learning Outcomes > Communication
Program Goal
- Students acquire proficiency in oral and written communication, in order to prepare them for future leadership positions.
- Students acquire proficiency in a second modern language.
Program Outcomes
English / Oral Communication
- Students summarize and apply basic communication theory in order to identify effective and non-effective communication.
- Students identify and demonstrate effective delivery skills.
- Students identify and present content appropriate to varied purposes, settings and audiences.
- Students assess strengths and weaknesses in order to improve their speaking style.
- Students refine their listening skills.
- Students develop a personal speaking style and build confidence.
English / Written Communication
- Students demonstrate proficiency in the grammatical and structural elements of composition.
- Students research, document, and critically evaluate sources.
- Students appreciate various literary genres and authors that have profoundly influenced Western Civilization.
- Students utilize proper reading techniques.
- Students identify and demonstrate effective use of stylistic elements.
- Students identify and provide content appropriate to purpose and audience in a variety of formats.
- Students compose and design a publishable work and seek its publication.
- Students assess their own strengths and weaknesses in written communication.
Modern Languages
- Students communicate effectively in a foreign language, with an awareness of cultural diversity.
- Students acquire proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing in a foreign language.
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