Culture Learning Outcomes

Cultural Learning Outcomes

Ohio University have prepared its students in order to comprehend and be successful in a diverse world through courses that examine issues of culture. The some of the requirements that the students will acquire during this period are:

1.)  A knowledge of and an ability to analyze the relationship between products, practices, and perspectives of at least one culture

2.)  An awareness and appreciation of multiple points of view regarding cultural products, practices, and perspectives.

3.)  An awareness of their own values and behaviors as a product of culture.

4.)  The ability to analyze, with sensitivity and appreciation, their surroundings as a cultural product both at home and as they travel.

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According to the Standards of Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century, an essential goal for students studying a foreign language study is to understand the relationship among the products, practices, and perspectives of the target culture so that they may "participate in multilingual communities at home and around the world" (National Standards in Foreign Language Education Project, 1999, p 9).

People who have studied abroad can truly say that that experience is the only one with the ideal environment for cultural learning. Tolerance, Studying and living in another culture, linguistic environment, independence are some of the big advantages of study abroad. Also, if a person wants to study abroad she or he will gain more understanding, tolerance and will increase their positive attitudes toward the target culture. Foreign language students have say that they have gain cross-cultural skills and knowledge.