Matrix of Program Student Learning Outcomes
BA English Language and Literature
Course/Number/Section:
Program Learning
Outcome - Must be aligned
with program outcomes
listed in the catalog; For
each learning outcome,
identify year adopted
and/or revised, source.
PLO – Analyze texts from
diverse historical periods
and cultures; Correctly
apply literary terminology
for narrative, poetic, and
dramatic genres; Use
literary critical
perspectives and theory to
generate original analyses
PLO – Compose diverse
researched and original
texts in varied genres and
formats, using various
composing processes,
technologies, and
multimodal formats
Semester/Academic Year:
Core Learning
Outcomes –
Which Core
Learning
Outcomes are
consistent with
the Program
Learning
Outcome?
Reasoning Skills
(Critical
Thinking);
Global Literacy;
Information
Literacy;
Communication
Skills
Communication
Skills; Global
Literacy
Evidence – To include how
you assessed (specify
assessment instruments);
# & % of students completing
the course who have
satisfactorily achieved the
outcome (Met or Exceeded
your expectations)
Target Percentage:
Actual Percentage:
Use of Results Suggestions to improve
student outcomes
Did it Work?
Reflections
PLO – Present materials
effectively to various
audiences using a variety
of formats and appropriate
technologies
Communication
Skills;
Reasoning Skills
(Critical
Thinking)
PLO – Compare and
contrast language
structures, and understand
relationships between
language and culture.
Locate and evaluate
resources, and incorporate
and cite sources according
to the MLA style manual
CLO (Optional)
Communication
Skills; Global
Literacy;
Reasoning Skills
(Critical
Thinking);
Information
Literacy
CLO (Optional)
PLO – Program Learning Outcomes; CLO – Course Learning Outcomes
*The inclusion of CLOs is optional. PLOs are required.