Guide UM students toward effective communication in a language other than their own.
Allow UM students to feel at ease as they try to function in another linguistic and cultural environment.
Ensure that UM students can continue studying the target language in the future by giving them a strong foundation in the basic structure of the language.
Encourage UM students to seek out opportunities to continue their language study beyond their study period and continue to apply their language skills in their future academic and professional careers.
Enable UM students to learn to function effectively in countries and cultures different from their own as global citizens.
Prepare UM students to have functional capability in less commonly taught languages that enhances their academic programs and enables them to travel, pursue study and research in a broad range of countries;
PrepareUM studentsto be able to initiate interactions with persons from other cultures and engage with them on issues of mutual concern.
as they try to function in another linguistic and cultural environment.
