What are MLOs? |
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MLO stands for "Major Learning Outcomes." Each major has a different set of MLOs for completing their Bachelor's Degree, in addition to the University Specific and General Education Requirements. Students are required to complete courses within each of the different MLOs, and only certain courses count towards completion. The MLOs for Japanese Language and Culture majors can be found here.
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Japanese Majors have the following MLOs:
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1.1 Students are able to communicate effectively in Japanese in three modes: interpersonal, interpretive and presentational; and in a culturally appropriate manner in a variety of social and professional settings and circumstances at the Intermediate-High level of language proficiency, according to the ACTFL Guidelines. |
2.1 Students develop a comprehensive understanding, appreciation and knowledge of Japanese culture: perspectives (ideas, beliefs, attitudes, values, philosophies), practices (patterns of social interactions) and products (both tangible and intangible, for example, art, history, literature, music). |
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3.1 Students describe concepts of culture and use that understanding in their comparison of the target culture with the second culture. |
4.1 Students become familiar with appropriate research methodologies and are able to apply such in their studies. |
5.1 Students demonstrate that they have actively immersed themselves in authentic Japanese cultural and linguistic environments and have internalized the language and cultural experience, from which they have developed a personal understanding and new perspectives of the community. |