Use listening skills respectfully and discriminatively to interpret and respond appropriately.

Speak confidently with clarity, precision and style for a variety of purposes and audiences.

Read and comprehend, at the literal, inferential and critical levels, a variety of literary forms and graphic information.

Compose with clarity, precision, and style using appropriate conventions of the language.

Respect and understand Catholic values, ethnic diversity, cultural and individual differences, and interdependence of people through the communicative arts.

Communicate using technology and technical information.

Realize pleasure and fulfillment from and through the communicative arts.