Chair:  Jane Nickerson, Ph.D. 
Hall Memorial Building (HMB)  E-200E

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Outcomes

The Department of English plays an important role in helping students meet the five major competencies of Gallaudet's new General Studies Curriculum:

• Language and Communication
• Critical Thinking
• Identity and Culture
• Knowledge and Inquiry
• Ethics and Social Responsibility

In addition, the department is establishing its own set of major-specific outcomes and assessment measures.

Gallaudet University English Major Outcomes

We support the
Gallaudet University Learning Outcomes -

1. Language & Communication: Students will use American Sign Language and written English to communicate effectively with diverse audiences, for a variety of purposes, and in a variety of settings.
   
   
2. Critical Thinking: Students will summarize, synthesize, and critically analyze ideas from multiple sources in order to draw well-supported conclusions and solve problems.
   
   
3. Identity & Culture: Students will understand themselves, complex social identities, including deaf identities, and the interrelations within and among diverse cultures and groups. 
   
   
4. Knowledge & Inquiry: Students will apply knowledge, modes of inquiry, and technological competence from a variety of disciplines in order to understand human experience and the natural world.
   
   
5. Ethics & Social Responsibility: Students will make well-reasoned ethical judgments, showing awareness of multiple value systems and taking responsibility for the consequences of their actions. They will apply these judgments, using collaboration and leadership skills, to promote social justice in their local, national, and global communities.

Gallaudet University English Major Outcomes

Skills:

Outcome 1: Write for various purposes, settings, and audiences in a diversity of media and genres. (supports Gallaudet University outcomes 1, 2 and 4)

Outcome 2: Analyze, interpret, critique, and evaluate written and visual texts from multiple perspectives. (supports Gallaudet University outcomes 1, 2, 3, and 4)

Outcome 3: Research effectively using a variety of research strategies and appropriate documentation. (supports Gallaudet University outcomes 1, 2, 4, and 5)

Knowledge:

Outcome 4: Demonstrate knowledge of diverse literatures (including major writers, genres, periods, and techniques of writing) situated within cultural, linguistic, and historical practices. (supports Gallaudet University outcomes 3, 4, and 5)

Outcome 5: Demonstrate familiarity with significant theoretical approaches to literature. (supports Gallaudet University outcome 4)

Character:

Outcome 6: Demonstrate preparation for future career and educational goals through academic competencies and an awareness of professional and ethical behavior in the discipline. (supports Gallaudet University outcome 5)

Careers

Graduates with a degree in english have gone on to graduate school or careers in the following areas:

English provides a backdrop for everything that we do. Here are some examples:

• Editing
• Education
• Educational administration
• Journalism
• Law
• Library science
• Linguistics
• Playwriting and scriptwriting
• Professional writing
• Public relations
• Research
• Technical writing
• Theatre