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Benvenuto Department Goal:
The goal of the foreign language department is to expose students to a language and culture in order to make them knowledgeable and active participants of a global society. Students will learn to use a second language for meaningful communication in both spoken and written form. The foreign language program exposes students to language as it is used in various real-life situations that students are most likely to encounter. Through foreign language study, students develop sensitivity to the cultural and linguistic heritage of other groups and their influence on our own, and are prepared to participate in a society characterized by linguistic and cultural diversity.
Student Benefits: As the world moves towards a global community, it is important to be able to communicate in a langauge other than English It is important to understand the perspectives of different cultures that generate their own patterns of behaivor, ways of living and world views and contributions Proficiency in a foreign language is a vehicle to gaining knowledge that can only be acquired through that language and its culture. The study of a second language gives students the opportunity to develop insights into the nature of language and culture. Learning a second language gives an individual the opportunity to participate in multilingual communities.
