annual assessment report - University of Arkansas at Monticello

Continued participation in the Fulbright FLTA program: During the 2012-2013
academic year, Veronica Moras of Uruguay will teach Spanish, and Emmanuel
Snyders of France will teach French.
Rosetta Stone software: Rosetta Stone is now in the Foreign Language Lab to aid
students of French, Spanish, Japanese, German, and Latin.
Use of Tell-Me-More: This website is employed in all lower-level French
classes. It allows instructors to monitor student use and progress and has
technologically advanced features like voice recognition to help students to
enunciate properly.
Expansion of French offerings: Dr. Lesly Jean-Francois now offers French
Cinema on a regular rotation and will begin offering Survey of French literature
Fall Semester 2012.
Expansion of Spanish offerings: Additional upper-level Spanish electives are
being offered to accommodate Modern Language majors and Spanish minors.
Expansion of Japanese offerings: Yukiko Shepherd, adjunct instructor, is now
offering Japanese III and Japanese IV in addition to continuing to offer Japanese I
and II.
8. How do you ensure shared responsibility for student learning and assessment
among students, faculty, and other stakeholders?
Student Self Assessment: All students in all Spanish classes self-assess their
abilities in relation to the Expected Student Learning Outcomes.
Faculty Meetings: Although there is no set calendar for faculty meetings, the
faculty and Dean, as well as adjuncts and FLTAs meet frequently (at least once a
month) to discuss special activities such as the Foreign Film Festival,
technological needs, curriculum revisions, and scheduling of classes.
Strategic Planning: Creating, implementing, and reviewing a Strategic Plan for the
School of Arts and Humanities represent a culmination of discussion,
observations, and analysis on the part of the faculty in regard to how SAH might
better serve students. The foreign-language faculty have submitted several goals
to the SAH strategic plan as part of UAM‟s strategic plan. See Appendix D.
Foreign Language Honor Society: The meetings and activities of this organization
enhance communication between students and faculty and thereby influence
decisions such as purchasing new technologies to improve instruction and
offering new courses.