Program Outcomes for the B.A. in English

Contact: Jim Matthews jmatthews1@fairmontstate.edu

Date: February 23, 2008

Program Outcome Direct assessment measure Satisfactory performance standard 

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

 Student performance with respect to this outcome will be measured by:

Satisfactory student performance on the direct assessment measure will consist of:

1.  Use several different methods of interpreting literature, understanding principles and arguments that support readings from different perspectives  Writing Portfolio, with reflective essays  
2. Discuss literary and cultural history, being aware of the distinctions between literary periods, along with the developments that establish those distinctions

 Writing Portfolio 
 Capstone course 
 Entrance/Exit exams

  
 3. Analyze their language by focusing on at least one of the following: English grammar, semantics, or texts from early periods of English literature  Entrance/Exit exams     
 4. Analyze texts from various periods and genres; the authors will present a range of diverse backgrounds.  Writing Portfolio
 Capstone Course
 Entrance/Exit Exams   		 
5. Write in several modes for different audiences and purposes  Writing Portfolio     
6. Additionally, English education majors will be able the use the reading process and teaching methodology, and to analyze children’s and adolescent literature

 Praxis general and subject tests
 Student teaching observations

  

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