Assessment at St. Cloud State University

English Studies B.A. Student Learning Outcomes and Matrix

Students will:

1) Learn to read and write about texts, demonstrating sensitivity to language, meaning, tone, imagery, point of view, and socio-historical context.

2) Learn to develop an effective written response, argument, or exposition that is appropriate for a particular purpose, audience, situation, and authorial role.

3) Develop familiarity with a broad range of the literatures in English--as appropriate to each major program--in terms of its integrating traditions and its diversity.

4) Learn to recognize and work with the technique and form of a work in relation to its genre, and to see works within a genre tradition.

5) Learn to respond with understanding and critical sophistication to works that embody behaviors, values, and perspectives that are unfamiliar to the student’s own point of view.

6) Develop an awareness of the disciplinary frameworks, terminology, and theoretical and critical issues in English studies.

B.A., English Studies

	300	American Lit 310-313, 481	Diversity lit: 202, 203, 205 215 216, 305 307 414 493	British lit 321-328, 424, 481	331, 332, 333	Optional creative writing courses	Theory 402, 433	Linguistics 361, 465	Applications 403, 451, 497	490
1) Ability to read and write about texts, demonstrating sensitivity to language, meaning, tone, imagery, point of view, and socio-historical context.	R AP C	R AP C	R AP C	R AP C	R WA CTA		R AP C		PT, TA	R AP C Port
2) Ability to frame an effective written response appropriate for a particular purpose, audience, situation, and authorial role.	R AP C	AP	AP	AP	WA AP TA CTA	CW	AP		Exp TA	AP WA Port
3) Familiarity with a broad range of the literatures in English, both integrating traditions and diversity	R C	R C	R C	R C	R C		R C			R C Port SS
4) Ability to recognize and work with genre (technique and form of a work) and to see works within a genre tradition.	R AP C CW	R AP C	R AP C	R AP C	WA R C CTA	CW	R AP C			R AP C Port SS
5) Ability to respond with understanding and critical sophistication to works that embody behaviors, values, and perspectives that are unfamiliar to the student’s own point of view.	R AP C	R AP C	R AP C	R AP C			R AP C			R AP C Port SS
6) Awareness of the disciplinary frameworks, terminology, and theoretical and critical issues in English studies	R AP T			R AP C			AP, T, C, R			R AP C Port SS

KEY:

R= Readings PT = practice teaching

C = classroom lecture-discussion Exp = internship experience

AP = analytic paper Port = portfolio

WA = writing assignment TA = technology assignment

CW= creative work CTA = collaborative technology assignment

T = test SS= online survey of graduating seniors

English Studies B.A. Student Learning Outcomes and Matrix

Students will:

1) Learn to read and write about texts, demonstrating sensitivity to language, meaning, tone, imagery, point of view, and socio-historical context.

2) Learn to develop an effective written response, argument, or exposition that is appropriate for a particular purpose, audience, situation, and authorial role.

3) Develop familiarity with a broad range of the literatures in English--as appropriate to each major program--in terms of its integrating traditions and its diversity.

4) Learn to recognize and work with the technique and form of a work in relation to its genre, and to see works within a genre tradition.

5) Learn to respond with understanding and critical sophistication to works that embody behaviors, values, and perspectives that are unfamiliar to the student’s own point of view.

6) Develop an awareness of the disciplinary frameworks, terminology, and theoretical and critical issues in English studies.

B.A., English Studies

300

American Lit 310-313, 481

Diversity lit: 202, 203, 205 215 216, 305 307 414 493

British lit 321-328, 424, 481

331, 332, 333

Optional

creative writing courses

Theory 402, 433

Linguistics 361, 465

Applications 403, 451, 497

490

1) Ability to read and write about texts, demonstrating sensitivity to language, meaning, tone, imagery, point of view, and socio-historical context.

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3) Familiarity with a broad range of the literatures in English, both integrating traditions and diversity

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4) Ability to recognize and work with genre (technique and form of a work) and to see works within a genre tradition.

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