WLC 2209: World Languages and Cultures

3 Credit Hours

An overview of world languages and cultures and their manifestations in our society. Class discussions and readings are reinforced through supervised field experiences in the metro Atlanta area. In addition, students survey academic and professional career opportunities in fields that require linguistic skills and cultural competence.

Course Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:

Describe the role of world languages and cultures in shaping human thought and action.
Identify the audience, intent, context, and ethical framework of humanities texts originating from different world languages and cultures.
Analyze, evaluate, and interpret diverse forms of human communication in the world languages and cultures context including literary and philosophical texts in English translation and their ethical implications.
Apply information literacy, intercultural competence, and ethical reasoning competencies to community engagement and/or research projects.
- Information literacy: Gather, evaluate, and synthesize information from a variety of reliable sources.
- Intercultural competence: Identify and describe appropriate cultural behavior and analyze the underlying rationales of cultural differences and practices.
- Ethical reasoning: Explain the ethical values of different cultures and oneself and compare different ethical perspectives and approaches to global issues.
Evaluate academic and professional career opportunities that require linguistic skills and intercultural competence.