On completion of the Diploma in Languages, students should:

• Have acquired a mastery of both oral / aural and writing / reading skills comparable to that of a student majoring in a language discipline
• Have gained a basic understanding of selected aspects of the culture (or cultures) and of the society (or societies) associated with the language
• Communicate effectively in a variety of oral and written formats, and, in the case of those students undertaking a language major, read, write, listen and speak another language with fluency and appreciate its cultural contexts