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Learning Outcomes Statements

• ENGL 0250 - Compensatory Writing Skills
• ENGL 0500 - Basics of Composition
• ENGL 1005 - College Writing
• ENGL 1010 - Composition I
• ENGL 1020 - 19th Century American Literature
• ENGL 1030 - British Literature I
• ENGL 1040 - World Literature to the 16th Century
• ENGL 1200 - Introduction to Literature
• ENGL 1210 - Film as Literature
• ENGL 1220 - Poetry
• ENGL 1230 - Modern Literature
• ENGL 1240 - Readings in the Novel
• ENGL 1250 - Readings in the Short Story
• ENGL 1260 - Readings in Shakespeare
• ENGL 1410 - Business Writing
• ENGL 1430 - Creative Writing
• ENGL 2010 - Composition II
• ENGL 2015 - Composition II for Liberal Arts
• ENGL 2020 - 20th Century American Literature
• ENGL 2030 - British Literature II
• ENGL 2040 - World Literature from the 16th Century
• ENGL 2200 - Children's Literature

ENGL 0250

On successful completion of the course, the student will acquire the listed skills:

1. Demonstrate paragraph unity, support, and coherence
2. Use transitions for clarity of thought and readability
3. Construct all sentence types
4. Recognize and correct major grammatical errors
5. Edit their writing assignments
6. Give constructive peer feedback
7. Use the computer for assignment submissions

top ENGL 0500

On successful completion of the course, the student will acquire the listed skills:

1. Write clear and varied sentences including coordination and subordination
2. Use commas and periods correctly
3. Vary word choices
4. Write effective topic sentences
5. Provide concrete support within paragraphs
6. Use appropriate transitions
7. Identify main ideas in brief readings
8. Write two basic essays
9. Write brief paraphrases

top ENGL 1005

On successful completion of the course, the student will acquire the listed skills:

1. Apply writing-process principles to various assignments
2. Write essays in a confident voice
3. Analyze and evaluate their own and others’ writing
4. Research a topic using valid resources
5. Write a three- to four-page research paper or other papers incorporating research elements with properly integrated information and MLA documentation

top ENGL 1010

On successful completion of the course, the student will acquire the listed skills

1. Apply writing process and principles to a variety of assignments
2. Differentiate among inadequate, adequate, and superior presentation of ideas
3. Produce essays indicative of careful consideration of the topic
4. Write confident and flowing prose
5. Incorporate stylistic elements to aid and enhance communication
6. Synthesize material
7. Analyze and respond to several types of information
8. Evaluate peer writing and determine revision possibilities
9. Research a topic using valid resources, research methods, and principles
10. Produce a six- to eight-page research paper
11. Use information technology in research and writing
12. Integrate researched or quoted material with the student’s thoughts in essays or research papers
13. Use MLA documentation and format

top ENGL 1020

On successful completion of the course, the student will acquire the listed skills

1. Ability to understand the distinct literary genres of novel, novella, short story, essay, and poetry
2. Ability to evaluate and write critically about the various genres, following an acceptable format and using appropriate terminology
3. Ability to read, analyze, and evaluate each genre for its structure and mode of expression, using appropriate, effective literary methodology
4. Ability to understand and discuss critically the scope and impact of literature in the cultural contexts of 19^th century America
5. Ability to use correct, effective research techniques and MLA documentation format to produce college-level literary analysis papers
6. Ability to participate confidently and effectively in class discussions
7. Ability to work effectively in groups

top ENGL 1030

On successful completion of the course, the student will acquire the listed skills

1. Knowledge of the characteristics of the various distinct literary genres
2. Ability to use appropriate literary terminology and effective methodology to analyze and evaluate literature
3. Ability to read, understand, examine, and discuss early British literature critically in changing historical and cultural contexts
4. Awareness and understanding of and appreciation for the British literary tradition and its influence on American life and literature
5. Ability to use correct, effective research techniques and MLA documentation format to produce college-level literary analysis papers
6. Improved oral communication skills and participation in class discussion
7. Improved ability to collaborate in group activities

top ENGL 1040

On successful completion of the course, the student will acquire the listed skills

1. Ability to recognize the characteristics which create the distinct literary genres
2. Ability to use appropriate literary terminology and effective methodology to analyze and evaluate literature
3. Ability to understand, examine, and discuss critically literature of the world to the sixteenth century
4. Ability to use correct, effective research techniques and MLA documentation format to produce college-level literary analysis papers
5. Oral communication skills and confident participation in class discussion
6. Improved ability to collaborate in group activities

top ENGL 1200

On successful completion of the course, the student will acquire the listed skills

1. Familiarity with the genres of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama by writers from various countries and historical eras
2. Familiarity with appropriate literary terms and methodologies associated with each genre and ability to apply them
3. Familiarity with numerous literary approaches
4. Improved reading comprehension, vocabulary, and literary interpretation skills
5. Improved ability to write correctly and effectively about literatures of different genres
6. Improved oral communication skills and participation in class discussion
7. Improved ability to collaborate in group activities

top ENGL 1210

On successful completion of the course, the student will acquire the listed skills

1. Discuss a wide range of film techniques, offering descriptive examples from films viewed during the semester
2. Write essays organized around interpretive ideas and supported by abundant specifics about single films seen and discussed in class, as well as about new films not discussed in class
3. Write essays linking several films through discussions of shared techniques, thematic materials, genre or directors, supported by abundant specifics

top ENGL 1220

On successful completion of the course, the student will acquire the listed skills

1. Students will have demonstrated their understanding of poetry as a literary genre and be able to critically examine individual poems, both orally and in writing, utilizing correct terminology and literary analysis techniques
2. These poem-based analyses will demonstrate college-level critical reading, thinking, writing, and speaking skills, as well as correct research techniques and documentation formats where applicable

top ENGL 1230

On successful completion of the course, the student will acquire the listed skills

1. Familiarity with a variety of international fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama pieces by writers of the 20^th century
2. Familiarity with and ability to apply appropriate literary terms associated with each genre
3. Familiarity with and ability to apply numerous literary approaches and methodologies for reading, analyzing, and evaluating texts
4. Improved reading comprehension, vocabulary, and literary interpretation skills
5. Familiarity with different ways of writing about literature
6. Improved ability to use correct, effective research techniques and documentation formats to produce college-level literary analysis papers
7. Improved oral communication skills and participation in class discussion
8. Improved ability to collaborate in group activities

top ENGL 1240

On successful completion of the course, the student will acquire the listed skills

1. Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the novel as a distinct literary genre and be able to critically examine individual works, both orally and in writing
2. Ability to utilize correct terminology and literary analysis techniques
3. Ability to demonstrate college-level critical reading, thinking and writing skills as well as correct research techniques and documentation formats where applicable

top ENGL 1250

On successful completion of the course, the student will acquire the listed skills

1. Familiarity with a variety of short stories by writers from various cultures and historical eras
2. Familiarity with appropriate literary terms and methodologies associated with the genre and ability to apply them
3. Familiarity with numerous literary approaches
4. Improved reading comprehension, vocabulary, and literary interpretation skills
5. Improved ability to write correctly and effectively about short stories
6. Improved oral communication skills and participation in class discussion
7. Improved ability to collaborate in group activities

top ENGL 1260

On successful completion of the course, the student will acquire the listed skills

1. Have an analytical grasp of the plays’ central concerns as demonstrated through written exams and papers
2. Have greater reading fluency of Elizabethan English
3. Demonstrable understanding of critical approaches to Shakespearean literature
4. Familiarity with many of the varied interpretations, analyses, and dramatizations of these works since the 16th century
5. Have a working knowledge of dramatic and poetic structures and the critical vocabulary with which to discuss them
6. Have a working knowledge of the differences among Shakespeare's tragedies, histories, and comedies and the critical vocabulary with which to discuss them
7. Demonstrable higher order thinking, writing, speaking, and analyzing skills

top ENGL 1370

On successful completion of the course, the student will acquire the listed skills

1. View fantasy from literary, psychological, and cultural perspectives
2. Compare fantasy to science fiction and realistic fiction
3. Analyze and evaluate the aesthetic effect of fantasy using appropriate literary terminology and effective methodology, both orally and in writing
4. Read, understand, examine, and discuss critically works of fantasy
5. Create an original work of fantasy which demonstrates understanding of the genre and embodies its characteristics/principles
6. Participate in class discussion and collaborate in group activities

ENGL 1410

On successful completion of the course, the student will acquire the listed skills

1. Apply techniques which establish writer/reader rapport using business philosophy and psychology
2. Use proper format for all types of written business communication
3. Write complete, concise, concrete, correct, clear, and courteous letters and memoranda
4. Write an informal reports
5. Research and write a formal report

top ENGL 1430

On successful completion of the course, the student will acquire the listed skills

1. Produce disciplined pieces of personal exposition, description, and narration, as well as several poems and short dramatic dialogue
2. Use some of the strategies available to the practitioners of each genre, that is, personal essays, articles, fiction, poetry, and drama
3. Apply the writing process or pre-writing, writing, and revising to all assignments
4. Revise, edit, and develop work into final form

top ENGL 2020

On successful completion of the course, the student will acquire the listed skills

1. Ability to understand the distinct literary genres of novel, novella, short story, essay, and poetry
2. Ability to evaluate and write critically about the various genres, following an acceptable format, and using appropriate terminology
3. Ability to read, analyze, and evaluate each genre for its structure and mode of expression, using appropriate, effective literary methodology
4. Ability to understand and discuss critically the scope and impact of literature in the cultural contexts of 20^th century America
5. Ability to use correct, effective research techniques and MLA documentation format to produce college-level literary analysis papers
6. Ability to participate confidently and effectively in class discussions
7. Ability to work effectively in groups

top ENGL 2030

On successful completion of the course, the student will acquire the listed skills

1. Knowledge of the characteristics of the various distinct literary genres
2. Ability to use appropriate literary terminology and effective methodology to analyze and evaluate literature
3. Ability to read, understand, examine, and discuss British literature critically in changing historical and cultural contexts
4. Awareness and understanding of and appreciation for the British literary tradition and its influence on American life and literature
5. Ability to use correct, effective research techniques and MLA documentation format to produce college-level literary analysis papers
6. Improved oral communication skills and participation in class discussion
7. Improved ability to collaborate in group activities

ENGL 2040

On successful completion of the course, the student will acquire the listed skills

1. Ability to recognize the characteristics which create the distinct literary genres
2. Ability to use appropriate literary terminology and effective methodology to analyze and evaluate literature
3. Ability to understand, examine, and discuss critically literature of the world from the sixteenth century
4. Ability to use correct, effective research techniques and MLA documentation format to produce college-level literary analysis papers
5. Oral communication skills and confident participation in class discussion
6. Improved ability to collaborate in group activities

toptop ENGL 2010

On successful completion of the course, the student will acquire the listed skills

1. Apply sound principles of writing to compositions
2. Recognize inadequate, adequate, and superior presentation of ideas
3. Understand the depth of thought necessary for effective writing
4. Apply appropriate methods to different types of assignments
5. Analyze and transfer elements in professional models to students’ own compositions
6. Respond thoughtfully to issues raised in professional models
7. Evaluate peer writing and determine revision possibilities
8. Consider the audience’s point of view
9. Write confidently in one’s own voice
10. Proceed through the various stages of the writing process to attain clarity and completeness
11. Use punctuation to the best purpose
12. Write with minimal errors in usage
13. Research a topic using valid sources
14. Use information technology skillfully in researching and producing essays
15. Integrate source material into research papers smoothly
16. Use MLA format accurately
17. Understand basics of APA style

top ENGL 2015

1. To see research as a systematic undertaking
2. To plan and schedule the process of research
3. To distinguish between worthwhile and superficial research undertakings
4. To evaluate source material
5. To navigate the Internet
6. To use the computer to prepare the research project for submission
7. To synthesize multiple pieces of information
8. To paraphrase accurately
9. To quote and cite accurately
10. To follow MLA and APA formats for appropriate disciplines
11. To sustain sound writing principles throughout essays
12. To incorporate a variety of meaningful sources into a cohesive unit

top ENGL 2200

On successful completion of the course, the student will acquire the listed skills

1. Improved ability to read, understand, analyze and discuss classic and contemporary children’s literature
2. Familiarity with the genres and characteristics of fiction, nonfiction, folklore, and poetry in children’s literature
3. Increased awareness and understanding of the historical influences on current children’s literature and ability to examine current issues in this field
4. Improved ability to use appropriate literary terms and methodologies to analyze and evaluate children’s literature
5. Familiarity with techniques in illustration and format of children’s books and awareness of  their impact on the texts and themes
6. Improved ability to examine the role of literature in gaining a perspective on the human condition
7. Improved oral communication skills and participation in class discussions
8. Improved ability to participate and collaborate in group activities

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