Weber State University
Department of Foreign Languages
Mission Statement  
The Department of Foreign1 Languages2 promotes global awareness3 and intercultural understanding4 by providing instruction5 in various languages6. We prepare majors7 and minors8 to function9 effectively10 in a foreign language by offering courses11 in literature12, culture13, linguistics14, pedagogy15 and language for professional purposes16.

Language for the Professions:
    Our students are particularly interested in courses with practical applications. The department offers a variety of courses to meet this need.  Students seeking a major or minor with the commercial emphasis must take 3710 & 4710: Business Language I & II.
    In addition we regularly offer courses on the following:

  • Translation and Interpretation
  • Spanish for Medical Professionals
  • Spanish for Law Enforcement

    Several of these courses engage students in community projects both here in Ogden and abroad.
Student Learning Outcomes

Students graduating with a major in FL from WSU will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate speaking and listening proficiency in the language they are studying.
  2. Demonstrate the ability to write in different styles
  3. Demonstrate a command of grammar, mechanics and the ability to use a variety of sentence structures to express their ideas.
  4. Analyze cultural products and literary works in the language.
  5. Demonstrate an awareness of the similarities and the differences among the cultures of the language being studied as they compare to other cultures.

Mission Statement revised Spring 2010
Learning Outcomes revised Fall 2010