Chowdhury Self-Assessment – Course Learning Outcomes

Level of learning scores:

0 – No learning/practices

1 – Very little learning /practicing

2 – Some learning /practicing

3 – Good/average amount of learning/practicing

4 – Great amount of learning/practicing

5 – Outstanding learning/practicing

#	Learning Goal Course learning outcomes listed in the syllabus.	Your Paraphrase What does this course learning outcome mean?	Score 0-5 Rate your learning (see score key below)	Evidence of Learning  Briefly describe an example (or provide a hyperlink to your work) to demonstrate your level of learning.
1	Examine how attitudes towards linguistic standards empower and oppress language users.	Analyze how the use of non-standard English affected people positively or negatively	5	I learned this goal through the work of Tan, Marshall, and Huges as they shared how their encounters with anon-standard form of English both raised them up and how it led to discrimination in their lives.
2	Explore and analyze, in writing and reading, a variety of genres and rhetorical situations.	Experienced in writing and reading many forms of genres with different authors and different audiences	5	I learned this goal through the work of Young who wrote his essay for academics but also for non-academics, catering to both at once. I expanded my horizons on this goal while making my translations 1
3	Develop strategies for reading, drafting, collaborating, revising, and editing.	Managed to find available resources and strategies to improve on existing work	5	I was able to develop this through the multiple drafts we had due for class by most utilizing office hours, the writing center and peer reviews
4	Recognize and practice key rhetorical terms and strategies when engaged in writing situations.	Utilize and analyze rhetorical situation	4	I was able to utilize rhetorical situations in my essays but I feel like we should have gotten more practice on being able to identify the rhetorical situation.
5	Understand and use print and digital technologies to address a range of audiences.	Utilize digital resources to address a variety of audiences.	5	I think though our use of the portfolio and translation 1 and 2 we were able to really develop this goal
6	Locate research sources (including academic journal articles, magazine and newspaper articles) in the library’s databases or archives and on the Internet and evaluate them for credibility, accuracy, timeliness, and bias.	Utilize available research resources and evaluate the credibility of these resources.	5	We really went over this when we got a lesson on how to use the online library resources to get both online media and get sources in person.
7	Compose texts that integrate a stance with appropriate sources, using strategies such as summary, analysis, synthesis, and argumentation.	Create a clear thesis that connects relevant sources with summaries and analysis	5	In my synthesis essay I was able to connect two sources together twice to argue that we should adopt a global lingua franca to facilitate an increase in global trade and to foster world peace.
8	Practice systematic application of citation conventions.	Apply citation standards accurately and regularly	5	I was able to cite my sources for my Synthesis essay though both in text citations and a work cited page.

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Aug 2025 – Dec 2025