PROGRAM OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT MEASURES 2007

 

PROGRAM:   LIBERAL ARTS WITH CONCENTRATION IN

                ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE

 

 

INSTITUTIONAL-

LEVEL GOALS

 

PROGRAM OUTCOME -

              STUDENT ATTRIBUTE

PROGRAM OUTCOME

ASSESSMENT MEASURE

ACTIVITIES

 

PROGRAM OUTCOME

ASSESSMENT MEASURE

COURSE(S)

 

1a. To provide students with a core liberal arts and science education

 

 

Core Program Requirements

 

 

 

 

Core Curriculum  

 

Core Curriculum

 

 

1c.To develop in students the reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills that will enable them to communicate effectively

 

 

To develop the language and literacy skills necessary to enable the student to read and write on the college level.

 

 

 

2006 – 100% ACHIEVED

2007 – 100% ACHIEVED

 

A grade of 11.0 or above on a standardized reading test

 

A passing grade on a 500-word exit essay

 

ESL 070/071   ESL Intermediate Reading I and II

 

ESL 072/073   ESL Advanced Reading I and II

 

ESL 080/081   ESL Intermediate Writing I and II

 

 

2a. To provide students with the theory and knowledge specific to their chosen careers

 

 

 

NA

 

 

NA

 

 

NA

 

3c. & 4a. To encourage the character formation of its students enabling them to recognize and practice ethical and spiritual values like the Judeo-Christian and Basilian

values of peace, justice

and concern for others.

 

 

To develop multi-cultural awareness, tolerance, and intercultural communication

 

 

2006 – 100% achieved

2007 – 100% achieved

 

 

Writing and research project on diversity

 

Exit essay on multicultural theme

 

 

ESL 080/081

 

 

 

To provide students with Information Literacy: the knowledge, skills, and tools to obtain information in many formats and media in order to identify, retrieve, and apply relevant and valid knowledge and information resources to their study or research.

(Applies to Goal 1b.)

 

 

To enable the student to communicate in English in real-time blogs and email, and to do internet-based research

 

 

 

 

2006 – 100% ACHIEVED

2007 -  100% ACHIEVED

 

Internet research for thematic projects with MLA Bibliography

 

 

ESL 080/081 Intermediate Writing I and II