1.Improve reading skills
2.Improve writing skills
3.Develop and practice ability to communicate
4.Counterbalance traditional cultural clichés applied to American society
5.Recognize historical & geografic features of the United States
6.Understand the influence of ethnic variety in American society
7.Become familiar with some of the basic features of American political and administrative organization
8.Recognize a number of prominent artists and their work, and their influence inside and outside the United States |