Description
This course is a place holder course for students who study abroad on an exchange program for a semester or for an entire academic year. Students going on the exchange program will register for this course (1-15 credits) and pay only their home campus' tuition. Upon returning to Kaua‘i CC, students are responsible for submitting the course syllabi and transcripts from the host institution to the admissions office for the courses taken abroad to be articulated with courses offered by UH. After the courses are articulated, students will receive equivalent UH credit for the courses taken abroad while this course will remain on the transcript but will show zero credit.
Prerequisites
Approval of instructor.
Course Student Learning Outcomes (CSLOs)
- Present information orally, combining complete sentences and pronouncing the language of the host country well enough to be intelligible to a speaker of native fluency accustomed to dealing with non-native speakers.
- Answer questions based on the main idea after listening to a simplified passage in the language of the host country.
- Use culturally appropriate behavior in routine social situations in the host country.
- Conduct basic research on the topic of their independent study using sources and techniques available at the partner institution.
- Write a short paragraph on a familiar topic in the language of the host country.
- Answer questions based on reading the information given in a simple paragraph in the language of the host country.