Hawaiian Studies Hawaiian language - Brigham Young University - Laie

Hawaiian Studies Hawaiian language from Brigham Young University - Laie is a Campus Bachelor American Studies degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. The Discipline The English major provides a detailed knowledge of the English language and of literature written in English. English majors approach language and literature as a source of knowledge and aesthetic pleasure, a mode of encountering and evaluating diverse minds and attitudes, a vehicle for art and action, a means of historical understanding, and a source of spiritual insight. English majors use writing as their primary means of knowing, understanding, and evaluating their experience and their reading and of sharing their insight with others. In keeping with the long-standing ideals of a liberal arts education, the English Department aims to cultivate in its students those foundational skills in writing, awareness, and judgment upon which lives of wisdom, service, and an ever-increasing love for learning might be built. Program Outcomes Upon completing a major in English, students will: 1. Demonstrate greater awareness, understanding, and appreciation of Hawaii and the Pacific Islands in relationship to the wider and sometimes more complicated global community. 2. Learn skills in research, writing, critical thinking, listening and retention to assist in problem solving. 3. Work towards full competency in speaking, reading, writing, and doing research in the Hawaiian Language plus service to the community. 4. Enter graduate school or find employment within one year of graduation. 5. Complete a successful, integrative internship and under supervision, function within the structure of organizations and service delivery systems, and seek necessary organizational change (for students completing a major in Pacific Island Studies). Major Requirements The mission of the Center for Hawaiian Language and Cultural Studies is to provide all of our students who choose to attend BYU-Hawaii the opportunity to study the Hawaiian language , the Hawaiian culture, the history, and all the positive aspects of the Hawaiian people within the context of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and to foster the principles of service, leadership, hospitality, respect, perseverance, humility, and aloha that we believe is nothing less than the pure love of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Within these parameters the Center for Hawaiian Language and Cultural Studies teaches the following curriculum. Tracks of study is available in a Hawaiian language. View more details on Brigham Young University - Laie, HI . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related American Studies courses.