Learning Objectives and Outcomes

Objectives

• Understanding of the nature and uses of language in light of audience and purpose
• Development of evidence-based arguments
• Creative and critical response to literature in light of cultural values and literary history
• Critical reflection on the relationship between theory, research, and practice

Outcomes

English majors will be able to:

• Identify literary techniques and creative uses of language in literary texts
• Adapt their texts to particular audiences and purposes
• Articulate a thesis and present evidence to support it
• Find, evaluate, and use appropriate bibliographic materials in their texts
• Explain the relevance of themes found in literary texts to contemporary, personal, and cultural values
• Identify genres, conventions, and period-specific discourses and their relevance to broader historical forces
• Describe their own writing practices and how they have evolved
• Apply relevant theoretical concepts to literary or other texts and practices