English Communication ULR ~ Learning Outcomes

The English Communication ULR includes two developmental levels: Level A (first year lower-division) and Level B (second year lower-division). Click on the link for Level A or Level B for full articulation of the learning outcomes for that level.

Here are brief overviews of the learning outcomes:

Textual Comprehension and Interpretation: Students are able to read and listen for understanding. Among the skills required to achieve this outcome are abilities to understand information and ideas, to distinguish among diverse genres and contexts, to identify a point of view and its explicit support, to locate points of agreement and disagreement and to discern authorial intent (Levels A and B).

Analysis and Evaluation: Students effectively use communication and related critical thinking skills to analyze why different perspectives exist on a given topic and to evaluate their merits (Level B).

Technical Competency, Mechanics and Presentation: Students communicate clearly, ethically and effectively across diverse genres and contexts (Levels A and B).