20802261Intercultural Experience Practicum 1
Course Information
Description
The Intercultural Experience Practicum focuses on language field-related practice experience. Here, students can practice, advance and apply their target language skills to their field of interest and to a professional or community settings that are linguistically diverse.  This provides language skills as well as non-academic practical experience necessary to successfully satisfy the demands of the workforce and the global market.
Total Credits
1
Prior Learning Assessment
  • Experiential-Skill Demonstration
Course Competencies
  1. Demonstrate basic oral proficiency in target language
    Assessment Strategies
    Skill demonstration
    Criteria
    Listen to and interpret oral messages in the target language at the novice level
    Respond in the target language at the novice level
    Handle social interactions at the novice level

  2. Interpret, analyze and communicate through written text in target language
    Assessment Strategies
    Written Product
    Criteria
    Interpret written texts (paper, digital, signs)
    Use correct grammar and vocabulary to communicate through writing
    Use the correct register to communicate through writing

  3. Use the target language within and beyond the school setting with other target language speakers
    Assessment Strategies
    Skill Demonstration
    Criteria
    Communicate a message in oral form to different target language speakers
    Communicate a message in writing to different target language speakers
    Interact with target language speakers outside of the classroom setting

  4. Appreciate differences between U.S. and non-English-speaking cultures
    Assessment Strategies
    Reflection and Comparisons
    Criteria
    Recognize and respect cultural differences
    Describe cultural differences
    Interact in culturally appropriate ways