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The B.A in Modern Languages, specialization in French and English was created with the mission of training professionals in the teaching and learning of foreign languages with a critical and proactive conception; who are capable to contribute to the process of social, educational, scientific and technological development of the country and with the main objectives of offering students alternatives between teaching foreign languages and combine the usage of those languages with Public Relations. This B.A. was designated to be accomplished in 5 years, it consists of 37 subjects distributed between special subjects in French, English and the courses from the minor specialization, Teaching or Public Relations, depending on the student’s goal. (University of El Salvador, 2018) The curriculum of this major offers the student a primarily linguistic preparation in English and French, as well as a trunk of elective subjects with two minor specializations previously mentioned and points out that all the linguistic training is professionally oriented to the employment of students within the two minor fields of specialization through the usage of those two languages. The School of Arts and Science and the Foreign Language Department in 2002 added to its curricula the B. A. in Modern Languages, specialization in French and English and ever since it has not been reviewed even though the objectives are not achieved entirely. This becomes clear when students who took the minor field of Public Relations face obstacles for not only not being able to achieve effectively their community outreach but also, for not being able to fit in into the current labor market corresponding to this specialization.
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