Senior Capstone

Catalog description

Prerequisite: Consent of the Chair of the Foreign Language Department. Senior Standing required, normally taken during the last semester before graduation. Students will work individually, under the guidance of a faculty member, to create a portfolio and prepare a presentation to faculty and other students. In this course, students will enhance and demonstrate their cultural literacy, knowledge, and skills in the target language, integrating the three modes of communication: interpretive (listening and reading), presentational (speaking and writing), and interpersonal (listening, speaking, reading, and writing). Students’ achievements will reflect a level of competency comparable to the Tennessee knowledge and skills goals as described below. This course is required for all foreign language majors, except for those students pursuing teaching licensure. They are required to take 4925: Teaching Licensure Senior Capstone.