Center for Teaching and Learning and University Committee on Assessment of Student
NJCU Assessment Progress Template
Department Name and Mission Statement
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH (including the Composition Program)
MISSION STATEMENT:
The mission of the NJCU English department is to facilitate an excellent education in the liberal arts, by training students to read, write,
and think critically about texts in a variety of modes and genres. The English program includes a developmental and college-level
Composition sequence, General Studies and First Year Experience Program offerings, a Minor, and a Major with concentrations in
journalism, creative writing, literature, and literature and writing for students seeking teaching certifications. In these capacities, the
department prepares a diverse student population for success in their college coursework, future careers, and roles as citizens. In
addition, the major concentrations provide specialized preparations for entry into graduate school, as well as careers in English
education, journalism, and fields related to creative writing.
Goals/Outcomes Courses / Experiences
(university-wide
Where Goal is Addressed
student learning
(list by name and number)
outcomes)
Assessment Methods Results of
(direct & indirect
Assessment
measures per course)
(student
performance)
Dissemination
(How assessment
results are obtained
and shared)
Actions Taken /
Needed
(How results are used to
improve delivery of
instruction/coursework)
Students will
demonstrate
effective writing
skills.
In developmental reading
and writing courses: the
MCET (Minimum
Competency Exit Test)
prior to 2007. After 2007,
the WRAP (Reading and
Writing Assessment
Profile).
MCET/WRAP results
are obtained through
anonymous scoring by a
4-member Writing
Assessment Committee.
The newly developed
WRAP is scored
according to a rubric
that was developed over
the course of two years
by the 10-member
WRAP Pilot
Committee. Accuracy
of scoring is ensured by
regular norming
sessions throughout the
semester.
Individual WRAP
results are published
on-line; aggregate
results are discussed in
department meetings.
The MCET was replaced by
the WRAP, an exit-exam in
closer alignment with
program goals.
Composition Program Courses
ENGL 90/105 College Writing
ENGL 99 College Writing/Ind. Study
INTD 90/105 RWAD I
INTD 91/106 RWAD II
ENGL 101 English Comp I
ENGL 102 English Comp II
General Studies Courses
ENGL 187 Shakespeare for Everyone
ENGL 188 Stories of Immigration
ENGL 190 Literature and Film
ENGL 192 American Dream in
Literature
ENGL 199 Creative Writing
ENGL 200 Business Writing
ENGL 209 Children’s Literature
Gateway Course to the Major
ENGL 213 Intro to the Study of Lit
Journalism Courses
ENGL 375 Journalism Workshop
ENGL 393 Public Relations
ENGL 379 History of Journalism
ENGL 391Persuasive Writing
ENGL 381Writing the News Story
ENGL 377 Writing Popular Criticism
ENGL 388 Writing the Feature Story
ENGL 221Campaign
ENGL 378Newspaper Editing/Design
In all courses: individual
instructors’ assignments
including: reading
responses, formal essays,
in-class writing, peerreview, revision, grammar
exercises, quizzes and tests.
In ENGL 213: the Exit
Exam.
2% pass the
MCET/WRAP with a
score of 5 and are
eligible for the Honors
program; 40% pass the
MCET/WRAP with a
score of 4; 40% “fail”
the MCET/WRAP
with a score of 3; 20%
fail the MCET/WRAP
with a score of 2 (2-5
scale is aligned to the
Placement exam)
90% of students pass
the ENGL 213 exit
exam and enter the
major; those who fail
the exam receive a oneon-one interview and
are encouraged to
retake the course.
All assessment results at
the department level are
shared in the following
ways:
formal discussions
among faculty in
department and
committee meetings;
The academic foundations
composition program course
sequence was revised (i.e.
ENGL90/105 College
Writing was replaced with
INTD 90/105 Reading and
Writing Across the
Disciplines and a new course
INTD 91/106 RWAD II
was introduced for students
who would otherwise have
failed and had to repeat
ENGL 90/105).
Composition sequence
eligibility requirements were
revised, accordingly.
The department initiated a
teaching community to
develop a uniform RWAD
and RWAD II curriculum;
membership includes both
English and Literacy
Education faculty.
ENGL 382 Sports Writing
Creative Writing Courses
ENGL 301 Workshop: Narrative
ENGL 349 Workshop: Creative
Writing
ENGL 354 Advanced Seminar:
Narration
ENGL 355 Advanced Seminar: Poetry
ENGL 376 Workshop: Poetry
ENGL 383 Workshop: Playwriting
ENGL 386 Workshop: Memoir
ENGL 390 Advanced Seminar: Prose
ENGL 392 Advanced Seminar:
Memoir
ENGL 395 Workshop: Creative NonFiction
Courses in the Study of
Language
ENGL 343 Lang., Culture & Comm.
ENGL 359 Grammar and Usage
ENGL 341 History of English
Language
American and British PeriodSpecific Courses
ENGL 333 British Literature through
the Early Renaissance
ENGL 337 American Literature
through Romantic Period
ENGL 334 British Literature thru the
Enlightenment
ENGL 338 American Literature:
Realism to the Modern Age
ENGL 335 Romantic and Victorian
Literature
informal discussions
among faculty;
annual orientation for
adjunct instructors;
dissemination of
performance standards,
course expectations,
student learning
objectives, pedagogical
strategies, sample
syllabi, and sample
assignments at the
adjunct orientation and
through the adjunct
faculty handbook and
WRAP user’s manual;
monthly faculty
development
workshops featuring
norming sessions and
teaching strategies;
small group
collaboration among
faculty who teach
within the learning
communities of the
First Year Experience
Program;
teaching community
collaboration among
RWAD, RWAD II,
and LTED 101 faculty,
The department initiated a
teaching community for
ENGL 99 College Writing
Independent Study (a oneon-one reading and writing
tutorial for students who
have had at least two
semesters of difficulty
passing the WRAP).
Greater measures have been
taken to enforce prerequisites and eligibility
policies.
See Dissemination column
(i.e. Adjunct orientation and
faculty development
workshops); in 2008, the
department secured funding
from the Dean’s office to
compensate adjunct faculty
for their participation in
faculty development
workshops.
In 2008, the department
adopted a common
Grammar Handbook to be
used by all faculty teaching
composition courses.
ENGL 213 exit exam was
developed, along with
common rubrics, guidelines
for common texts across all
sections of the course in a
ENGL 339 Modern & Cont.
American Literature
ENGL 336 Modern & Cont. British
Literature
ENGL 204 Modern American
Literature
ENGL 223 American Romanticism
ENGL 224 American Realism &
Naturalism
ENGL 312 Colonial American
Literature
ENGL 326 18th-Century British
Literature
ENGL 327 Romanticism in England
ENGL 330 Elizabethan Literature
ENGL 350 The Age of Chaucer
ENGL 356 The Victorian Age
Courses in the Literature of
Race, Gender, and Sexuality
ENGL 205 Lesbian and Gay
Literature
ENGL 211 Asian Literature
ENGL 215 Multiethnic US Literature
ENGL 220 Survey African American
Literature
ENGL 226 Women in Literature
ENGL 229 US Latino/a Literature
ENGL 305 African American Women
Writers
Courses in Comparative
International Literature(s)
ENGL 323 World Poetry of the 20th
Century
ENGL 328 Contemporary World Lit
ENGL 313 Stories of Teaching and
as well as teaching
community
collaboration among
ENGL 99 faculty;
Teaching community
collaboration among
ENGL 213 instructors
each semester.
given semester, a blind
scoring method, and a
remediation plan for
prospective majors who fail
the exam. The assessment of
basic writing skills is a critical
component of this exam.
More consistent enforcement
of learning goals in General
Studies courses is required.
Standard embedded writing
assignments could be
developed.
Greater program-wide
assessment is required within
the major. For this reason
the department has recently
developed and proposed a
capstone course, complete
with assessment plan. This
course will assist in assessing
graduating seniors’ ability to
demonstrate achievement of
program learning goals.
Learning
ENGL 318 Postcolonial Literature
ENGL 351 African/Caribbean
Women Writers
Major Literature Electives
ENGL 214 Science Fiction
ENGL 218 The Short Story
ENGL 303 Development of the
Novel
ENGL 306 Modern Poetry 306
ENGL 308 Satire
ENGL 309 Epic
ENGL 311 The Short Novel
ENGL 324 Irish Literature
ENGL 420 Major Cultural Conflicts
in Literature
Courses in Dramatic Literature
ENGL 230 Dramatic Lit I
ENGL 310 Dramatic Lit II
ENGL 227 Dramatic Lit III
ENGL 228 Dramatic Lit IV
ENGL 331 Shakespeare: Early Works
ENGL 332 Shakespeare: Later Works
Capstone
ENGL 410 Thematic Studies
(Capstone)
Students will
demonstrate
effective oral
communication
skills.
INTD 90/105 RWAD I
INTD 91/106 RWAD II
ENGL 101 English Comp I
ENGL 102 English Comp II
Oral Presentations are
assigned in Composition
Program, General Studies,
First Year Experience, and
Major courses.
General Studies Courses
Informed and rigorous
Composition Program Courses
Discussions among
individual faculty
members’ indicate that
fewer than 50% of
students demonstrate
effective oral
communication skills in
All assessment results at
the department level are
shared in the following
ways:
formal discussions
among faculty in
An increased number of
instructors assign formal oral
presentations including
guidelines, instruction, and
assessment rubrics.
The newly developed
ENGL 187 Shakespeare for Everyone
ENGL 188 Stories of Immigration
ENGL 190 Literature and Film
ENGL 192 American Dream in
Literature
ENGL 199 Creative Writing
ENGL 200 Business Writing
ENGL 209 Children’s Literature
Gateway Course to the Major
ENGL 213 Intro to the Study of Lit
Journalism Courses
ENGL 375 Journalism Workshop
ENGL 393 Public Relations
ENGL 379 History of Journalism
ENGL 391Persuasive Writing
ENGL 381Writing the News Story
ENGL 377 Writing Popular Criticism
ENGL 388 Writing the Feature Story
ENGL 221Campaign
ENGL 378 Newspaper
Editing/Design
ENGL 382 Sports Writing
Creative Writing Courses
ENGL 301 Workshop: Narrative
ENGL 349 Workshop: Creative
Writing
ENGL 354 Advanced Seminar:
Narration
ENGL 355 Advanced Seminar: Poetry
ENGL 376 Workshop: Poetry
ENGL 383 Workshop: Playwriting
ENGL 386 Workshop: Memoir
ENGL 390 Advanced Seminar: Prose
ENGL 392 Advanced Seminar:
class discussion is required
in all courses.
There is currently no
program-wide rubric to
assess effective oral
communication skills,
though many instructors
have developed and use
their own rubrics for oral
presentation.
English courses.
department and
committee meetings;
informal discussions
among faculty;
annual orientation for
adjunct instructors;
dissemination of
performance standards,
course expectations,
student learning
objectives, pedagogical
strategies, sample
syllabi, and sample
assignments at the
adjunct orientation and
through the adjunct
faculty handbook and
WRAP user’s manual;
monthly faculty
development
workshops features
norming sessions and
teaching strategies;
small group
collaboration among
faculty who teach
within the learning
communities of the
First Year Experience
Program;
teaching community
collaboration among
Capstone course requires
students to deliver a 20
minute oral presentation of
original work before a panel
of students and faculty.
Instructors of major courses
will be encouraged to create
oral communications
assignments that will prepare
majors for this task.
Memoir
ENGL 395 Workshop: Creative NonFiction
Courses in the Study of
Language
ENGL 343 Lang., Culture & Comm.
ENGL 359 Grammar and Usage
ENGL 341 History of English
Language
American and British PeriodSpecific Courses
ENGL 333 British Literature through
the Early Renaissance
ENGL 337 American Literature
through Romantic Period
ENGL 334 Brit Lit thru
Enlightenment
ENGL 338 Am Literature: Realism to
the Modern Age
ENGL 335 Romantic and Victorian
Literature
ENGL 339 Modern & Cont.
American Literature
ENGL 336 Modern & Contemporary
British Literature
ENGL 204 Modern American
Literature
ENGL 223 American Romanticism
ENGL 224 American Realism &
Naturalism
ENGL 312 Colonial American
Literature
ENGL 326 18th-Century British
Literature
ENGL 327 Romanticism in England
RWAD, RWAD II,
and LTED 101 faculty,
as well as teaching
community
collaboration among
ENGL 99 faculty;
teaching community
collaboration among
ENGL 213 instructors
each semester.
ENGL 330 Elizabethan Literature
ENGL 350 The Age of Chaucer
ENGL 356 The Victorian Age
Courses in the Literature of
Race, Gender, and Sexuality
ENGL 205 Lesbian and Gay
Literature
ENGL 211 Asian Literature
ENGL 215 Multiethnic US Literature
ENGL 220 Survey African American
Literature
ENGL 226 Women in Literature
ENGL 229 US Latino/a Literature
ENGL 305 African American Women
Writers
Courses in Comparative
International Literature(s)
ENGL 323 World Poetry of the 20th
Century
ENGL 328 Contemporary World Lit
ENGL 313 Stories of Teaching and
Learning
ENGL 318 Postcolonial Literature
ENGL 351 African/Caribbean
Women Writers
Major Literature Electives
ENGL 214 Science Fiction
ENGL 218 The Short Story
ENGL 303 Development of the
Novel
ENGL 306 Modern Poetry 306
ENGL 308 Satire
ENGL 309 Epic
ENGL 311 The Short Novel
ENGL 324 Irish Literature
ENGL 420 Major Cultural Conflicts
in Literature
Courses in Dramatic Literature
ENGL 230 Dramatic Lit I
ENGL 310 Dramatic Lit II
ENGL 227 Dramatic Lit III
ENGL 228 Dramatic Lit IV
ENGL 331 Shakespeare: Early Works
ENGL 332 Shakespeare: Later Works
Capstone
ENGL 410 Thematic Studies
(Capstone)
Students will
demonstrate the
ability to think
critically to
evaluate and
solve problems.
Composition Program Courses
ENGL 90/105 College Writing
INTD 90/105 RWAD I
INTD 91/106 RWAD II
ENGL 101 English Comp I
ENGL 102 English Comp II
General Studies Courses
ENGL 187 Shakespeare for Everyone
ENGL 188 Stories of Immigration
ENGL 190 Literature and Film
ENGL 192 American Dream in
Literature
ENGL 199 Creative Writing
ENGL 200 Business Writing
ENGL 209 Children’s Literature
Gateway Course to the Major
ENGL 213 Intro to the Study of Lit
Journalism Courses
ENGL 375 Journalism Workshop
In developmental reading
and writing courses: The
WRAP.
In ENGL 213: the Exit
Exam.
In all courses: individual
instructors’ assignments
including: reading
responses, formal essays,
in-class writing, peerreview, revision, grammar
exercises, quizzes, tests and
research projects.
2% pass the
MCET/WRAP with a
score of 5 and are
eligible for the Honors
program; 40% pass the
MCET/WRAP with a
score of 4; 40% “fail”
the MCET/WRAP
with a score of 3; 20%
fail the MCET/WRAP
with a score of 2 (2-5
scale is aligned to the
Placement exam).
While this exam does
measure the critical
thinking skills required
to read analytically,
evaluate an argument,
and organize a written
response to that
argument, a very few
failures are due to an
All assessment results at
the department level are
shared in the following
ways:
formal discussions
among faculty in
department and
committee meetings;
informal discussions
among faculty;
annual orientation for
adjunct instructors;
dissemination of
performance standards,
course expectations,
student learning
objectives, pedagogical
strategies, sample
The MCET was replaced by
the WRAP, an academic
foundations reading and
writing exit-exam in closer
alignment with program
goals. This exam assesses
the ability to read a short
passage and think critically
about the argument or ideas
it presents.
ENGL 213 exit exam was
developed, along with
common rubrics, guidelines
for common texts across all
sections of the course in a
given semester, a blind
scoring method, and a
remediation plan for
prospective majors who fail
the exam. The exam assesses
basic problem solving skills
ENGL 393 Public Relations
ENGL 379 History of Journalism
ENGL 391Persuasive Writing
ENGL 381Writing the News Story
ENGL 377 Writing Popular Criticism
ENGL 388 Writing the Feature Story
ENGL 221Campaign
ENGL 378 Newspaper
Editing/Design
ENGL 382 Sports Writing
Creative Writing Courses
ENGL 301 Workshop: Narrative
ENGL 349 Workshop: Creative
Writing
ENGL 354 Advanced Seminar:
Narration
ENGL 355 Advanced Seminar: Poetry
ENGL 376 Workshop: Poetry
ENGL 383 Workshop: Playwriting
ENGL 386 Workshop: Memoir
ENGL 390 Advanced Seminar: Prose
ENGL 392 Advanced Seminar:
Memoir
ENGL 395 Workshop: Creative NonFiction
Courses in the Study of
Language
ENGL 343 Lang., Culture & Comm.
ENGL 359 Grammar and Usage
ENGL 341 History of English
Language
American and British PeriodSpecific Courses
ENGL 333 British Literature through
inability to think
critically or solve
analytical problems.
90% of students pass
the ENGL 213 exit
exam and enter the
major; those who fail
the exam receive a oneon-one interview and
are encouraged to
retake the course.
syllabi, and sample
assignments at the
adjunct orientation and
through the adjunct
faculty handbook and
WRAP user’s manual;
monthly faculty
development
workshops feature
norming sessions and
teaching strategies;
small group
collaboration among
faculty who teach
within the learning
communities of the
First Year Experience
Program;
teaching community
collaboration among
RWAD, RWAD II, and
LTED 101 faculty, as
well as teaching
community
collaboration among
ENGL 99 faculty;
teaching community
collaboration among
ENGL 213 instructors
each semester.
within the context of literary
analysis.
Greater program-wide
assessment is required within
the major. For this reason
the department has recently
developed and proposed a
capstone course, complete
with assessment plan. This
course will assist in assessing
graduating seniors’ ability to
demonstrate achievement of
program learning goals
including discipline-specific
problem solving.
the Early Renaissance
ENGL 337 American Literature
through Romantic Period
ENGL 334 British Literature thru the
Enlightenment
ENGL 338 American Literature:
Realism to the Modern Age
ENGL 335 Romantic and Victorian
Literature
ENGL 339 Modern & Cont.
American Literature
ENGL 336 Modern & Cont. British
Literature
ENGL 204 Modern American
Literature
ENGL 223 American Romanticism
ENGL 224 American Realism &
Naturalism
ENGL 312 Colonial American
Literature
ENGL 326 18th-Century British
Literature
ENGL 327 Romanticism in England
ENGL 330 Elizabethan Literature
ENGL 350 The Age of Chaucer
ENGL 356 The Victorian Age
Courses in the Literature of
Race, Gender, and Sexuality
ENGL 205 Lesbian and Gay
Literature
ENGL 211 Asian Literature
ENGL 215 Multiethnic US Literature
ENGL 220 Survey African American
Literature
ENGL 226 Women in Literature
ENGL 229 US Latino/a Literature
ENGL 305 African American Women
Writers
Courses in Comparative
International Literature(s)
ENGL 323 World Poetry of the 20th
Century
ENGL 328 Contemporary World Lit
ENGL 313 Stories of Teaching and
Learning
ENGL 318 Postcolonial Literature
ENGL 351 African/Caribbean
Women Writers
Major Literature Electives
ENGL 214 Science Fiction
ENGL 218 The Short Story
ENGL 303 Development of the
Novel
ENGL 306 Modern Poetry 306
ENGL 308 Satire
ENGL 309 Epic
ENGL 311 The Short Novel
ENGL 324 Irish Literature
ENGL 420 Major Cultural Conflicts
in Literature
Courses in Dramatic Literature
ENGL 230 Dramatic Lit I
ENGL 310 Dramatic Lit II
ENGL 227 Dramatic Lit III
ENGL 228 Dramatic Lit IV
ENGL 331 Shakespeare: Early Works
ENGL 332 Shakespeare: Later Works
Capstone
ENGL 410 Thematic Studies
(Capstone)
Students will
demonstrate
effective
information and
technology
literacy skills
ENGL 102 English Comp II
ENGL 375 Journalism Workshop
ENGL 343 Lang., Culture & Comm.
ENGL 410 Thematic Studies
(Capstone)
On-Line sections of General Studies
and Major Courses
Sections of Major courses that assign
literary research papers
Most courses with
information literacy
components assess these
using research assignments
that require identifying,
evaluating, and integrating
outside sources within the
context of a documented
essay.
Technology literacy is
assessed using assignments
that require students to
perform on-line research
including web-based
sources and use of
electronic databases.
Technology literacy is also
assessed in on-line,
blended, and webenhanced courses through
the use of on-line
assignments including
posting responses, and online quizzes and exams.
Results vary according
to individual
instructors’
assignments and
assessment measures.
All assessment results at
the department level are
shared in the following
ways:
formal discussions
among faculty in
department and
committee meetings;
informal discussions
among faculty;
annual orientation for
adjunct instructors;
dissemination of
performance standards,
course expectations,
student learning
objectives, pedagogical
strategies, sample
syllabi, and sample
assignments at the
adjunct orientation and
through the adjunct
faculty handbook and
WRAP user’s manual;
monthly faculty
development
workshops featuring
norming sessions and
teaching strategies;
small group
Greater uniformity of goals
and standards related to
information and technology
literacy skills must be
achieved.
collaboration among
faculty who teach
within the learning
communities of the
First Year Experience
Program;
teaching community
collaboration among
RWAD, RWAD II, and
LTED 101 faculty, as
well as teaching
community
collaboration among
ENGL 99 faculty;
teaching community
collaboration among
ENGL 213 instructors
each semester.
Several presentations
on using new
technologies in the
classroom as well as on
distance learning have
been conducted at
department meetings.
In 2008, a task force
was constituted to
research and make
policy
recommendations
regarding on-line and
blended courses offered
by the English
department.
Students will
practice
responsible
citizenship in a
culturally
complex world.
General Studies Courses
ENGL 188 Stories of Immigration
ENGL 209 Children’s Literature
Courses in the Study of
Language
ENGL 343 Lang., Culture & Comm.
ENGL 341 History of English
Language
Courses in the Literature of
Race, Gender, and Sexuality
ENGL 205 Lesbian and Gay
Literature
ENGL 211 Asian Literature
ENGL 215 Multiethnic US Literature
ENGL 220 Survey African American
Literature
ENGL 226 Women in Literature
ENGL 229 US Latino/a Literature
ENGL 305 African American Women
Writers
Courses in Comparative
International Literature(s)
ENGL 323 World Poetry of the 20th
Century
ENGL 328 Contemporary World Lit
ENGL 313 Stories of Teaching and
Learning
ENGL 318 Postcolonial Literature
ENGL 351 African/Caribbean
Women Writers
Students will
demonstrate
knowledge of
General Studies Courses
ENGL 187 Shakespeare for Everyone
ENGL 188 Stories of Immigration
ENGL 190 Literature and Film
In all courses: individual
instructors’ assignments
including: reading
responses, formal essays,
Individual faculty
assessment measures
produce varied results
based on diverse
All assessment results at
the department level are
shared in the following
ways:
ENGL 213 exit exam was
developed, along with
common rubrics, guidelines
for common texts across all
their disciplinary
and
interdisciplinary
fields.
ENGL 192 American Dream in
Literature
ENGL 199 Creative Writing
ENGL 200 Business Writing
ENGL 209 Children’s Literature
Gateway Course to the Major
ENGL 213 Intro to the Study of Lit
Journalism Courses
ENGL 375 Journalism Workshop
ENGL 393 Public Relations
ENGL 379 History of Journalism
ENGL 391Persuasive Writing
ENGL 381Writing the News Story
ENGL 377 Writing Popular Criticism
ENGL 388 Writing the Feature Story
ENGL 221Campaign
ENGL 378 Newspaper
Editing/Design
ENGL 382 Sports Writing
Creative Writing Courses
ENGL 301 Workshop: Narrative
ENGL 349 Workshop: Creative
Writing
ENGL 354 Advanced Seminar:
Narration
ENGL 355 Advanced Seminar: Poetry
ENGL 376 Workshop: Poetry
ENGL 383 Workshop: Playwriting
ENGL 386 Workshop: Memoir
ENGL 390 Advanced Seminar: Prose
ENGL 392 Advanced Seminar:
Memoir
ENGL 395 Workshop: Creative NonFiction
in-class writing, peerreview, revision, grammar
exercises, quizzes and tests.
90% of students pass the
ENGL 213 exit exam and
enter the major; those who
fail the exam receive a oneon-one interview and are
encouraged to retake the
course.
In the Capstone: an
advanced skills research
paper in literary studies,
followed by a presentation
and question and answer
session before a room of
faculty and peers.
standards.
90% of students pass
the ENGL 213 exit
exam and enter the
major; those who fail
the exam receive a oneon-one interview and
are encouraged to
retake the course.
The Capstone is
scheduled to be taught
for the first time Fall
2009. Results will be
collected and analyzed
every semester.
formal discussions
among faculty in
department and
committee meetings;
informal discussions
among faculty;
annual orientation for
adjunct instructors;
dissemination of
performance standards,
course expectations,
student learning
objectives, pedagogical
strategies, sample
syllabi, and sample
assignments at the
adjunct orientation and
through the adjunct
faculty handbook and
WRAP user’s manual;
monthly faculty
development
workshops feature
norming sessions and
teaching strategies;
small group
collaboration among
faculty who teach
within the learning
communities of the
First Year Experience
Program;
sections of the course in a
given semester, a blind
scoring method, and a
remediation plan for
prospective majors who fail
the exam. The assessment of
foundational disciplinespecific skills and knowledge
are critical components of
this exam.
Greater program-wide
assessment is required within
the major. For this reason
the department has recently
developed and proposed a
capstone course, complete
with assessment plan. This
course will assist in assessing
graduating seniors’ ability to
demonstrate achievement of
program learning goals.
Courses in the Study of
Language
ENGL 343 Lang., Culture & Comm.
ENGL 359 Grammar and Usage
ENGL 341 History of English
Language
American and British PeriodSpecific Courses
ENGL 333 British Literature through
the Early Renaissance
ENGL 337 American Literature
through Romantic Period
ENGL 334 British Literature thru the
Enlightenment
ENGL 338 American Literature:
Realism to the Modern Age
ENGL 335 Romantic and Victorian
Literature
ENGL 339 Modern & Cont.
American Literature
ENGL 336 Modern & Cont. British
Literature
ENGL 204 Modern American
Literature
ENGL 223 American Romanticism
ENGL 224 American Realism &
Naturalism
ENGL 312 Colonial American
Literature
ENGL 326 18th-Century British
Literature
ENGL 327 Romanticism in England
ENGL 330 Elizabethan Literature
ENGL 350 The Age of Chaucer
ENGL 356 The Victorian Age
teaching community
collaboration among
RWAD, RWAD II, and
LTED 101 faculty, as
well as teaching
community
collaboration among
ENGL 99 faculty;
teaching community
collaboration among
ENGL 213 instructors
each semester.
Courses in the Literature of
Race, Gender, and Sexuality
ENGL 205 Lesbian and Gay
Literature
ENGL 211 Asian Literature
ENGL 215 Multiethnic US Literature
ENGL 220 Survey African American
Literature
ENGL 226 Women in Literature
ENGL 229 US Latino/a Literature
ENGL 305 African American Women
Writers
Courses in Comparative
International Literature(s)
ENGL 323 World Poetry of the 20th
Century
ENGL 328 Contemporary World Lit
ENGL 313 Stories of Teaching and
Learning
ENGL 318 Postcolonial Literature
ENGL 351 African/Caribbean
Women Writers
Major Literature Electives
ENGL 214 Science Fiction
ENGL 218 The Short Story
ENGL 303 Development of the
Novel
ENGL 306 Modern Poetry 306
ENGL 308 Satire
ENGL 309 Epic
ENGL 311 The Short Novel
ENGL 324 Irish Literature
ENGL 420 Major Cultural Conflicts
in Literature
Courses in Dramatic Literature
ENGL 230 Dramatic Lit I
ENGL 310 Dramatic Lit II
ENGL 227 Dramatic Lit III
ENGL 228 Dramatic Lit IV
ENGL 331 Shakespeare: Early Works
ENGL 332 Shakespeare: Later Works
Capstone
ENGL 410 Thematic Studies
(Capstone)
NJCU University-Wide Student Learning Goals
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Students will demonstrate effective writing skills.
Students will demonstrate effective oral communication skills.
Students will demonstrate effective quantitative literacy skills.
Students will demonstrate the ability to think critically to evaluate and solve problems.
Students will demonstrate effective information and technology literacy skills.
Students will practice responsible citizenship in a culturally complex world.
Students will demonstrate knowledge of their disciplinary and interdisciplinary fields.