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Learning Goals
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Student Learning Outcomes for LTAM
The following goals and learning outcomes apply to students pursuing a B.A. in Latin American Studies:*
Write effectively
- Write about Latin America's geography, peoples, history, cultures, economies, societies, and institutions from an interdisciplinary perspective.
- Demonstrate appropriate use of sentence structure, content, organization, and purpose as is particularly relevant to argumentative writing in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
Research
- Demonstrate the ability to access written and electronic information about Latin America in different disciplines and follow appropriate formats in documenting resources.
- Gain the skills necessary to formulate arguments and demonstrate their validity through research-based essay papers and oral presentations following methodologies in the humanities and social sciences.
- Acquire and demonstrate foundational knowledge in Anthropology, Art, Chicana/o Studies, Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, Portuguese, or Spanish, as it pertains to Latin America and in accordance with the academic path followed in obtaining the B.A.
Identify ideologies presented in various texts
- Read resources from different historical moments, languages, and power structures in order to demonstrate an understanding of biases inherent in a text's contents and how those ideologies have influenced Latin America's economic and political dependence as well as its social institutions and cultural accomplishments.
Language Proficiency
- Develop and demonstrate in a variety of situations, and for diverse audiences, oral and written communication skills in English and Spanish or Portuguese.
- Demonstrate through writing assignments an understanding of the varying structures of English, Spanish and Portuguese in order to maximize understanding of authentic texts and access a multilingual and multicultural understanding appropriate to the interdisciplinary nature of the major.
Latin America in a Global Context
- Identify regional trends in Latin America which have marked its colonial past, economic dependency, political corruption, and social inequality in order to understand its modern needs.
- Understand and interpret Latin America’s cultural contributions as a diverse, multilingual, ethnically diverse world region with significant influences from Amerindian, European, African and Asian peoples.
* Students under the 2005 catalog and beyond will be assessed through the Capstone Experience Requirement which mandates a writing component (See the current catalog for more information).
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