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English BA 07

The following questions are based on the learning outcomes for the English Major. Please take a moment and reflect how these outcomes have matched your experience in your major classes.

Questions marked with a * are required.

 
*1. I understand rhetorical principles and the rules of grammar and can write a university-level research paper confidently and with reasonable expectation of success.
 
*2. I can communicate my ideas clearly and persuasively in writing.
 
*3. I understand the cataloging systems of a research library and can quickly and efficiently find materials I need in a research library.
 
*4. I am confident in my ability to critically read and analyze novels and short stories.
 
*5. I am confident in my ability to critically read and analyze poems.
 
*6. I am confident in my ability to critically read and analyze plays.
 
*7. I have a strong knowledge of major figures, movements, and periods in British literature.
 
*8. I have a strong knowledge of major figures, movements, and periods in American literature.
 
*9. I can recognize and evaluate arguments I find in academic or scholarly texts.
 
*10. I can recognize logical errors in academic or scholar texts.
 
*11. I write using sound logical and rhetorical strategies.
 
*12. I can outline and explain literary periods (e.g. Victorianism, postmodernism) and movements (e.g. Romanticism, naturalism).
 
*13. I can discuss representative authors and works from specific literary periods and movements.
 
*14. In the past three months I have read ___ books simply for pleasure.
 
*15. I am aware of and/or engaged in social and cultural issues in my community.
 
*16. I have received a substantial amount of one-on-one counseling with professors in the English department.
 
*17. I often ask questions in my classes to clarify what is being taught.
 
*18. I often express my opinions verbally in classes.
 
*19. The English classes I have taken thus far have challenged me.
 
*20. After graduation I plan to do one of the following:
 
21. If you selected 'other' in the previous question, then please specify your plans for after graduation.
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