Shahna Shajnin
Professor Colombo Russell
ENG 110: Freshman Composition
December 9 2025

Self-Assessment– Course Learning Outcomes

#	Learning Goal Write below (verbatim) all course learning outcomes listed in the syllabus.	Your Paraphrase Rewrite each course learning outcome in your own words.	Score 0-5 Rate your learning (see score key above)	Evidence of Learning  Briefly describe an example (or provide a hyperlink to your work) to demonstrate your level of learning.
1	Examine how attitudes towards linguistic standards empower and oppress language users.	Explore how views on language standards can affect speakers positively and negatively	4	I learned this goal through my language and literacy narrative, where I explored how language can be used to bridge barriers in communication.
2	Explore and analyze, in writing and reading, a variety of genres and rhetorical situations.	Decipher the context of readings and their intended purpose and audience	4	I learned this goal through the Translation 1 assignment, where I had to decide how I wanted to present my essay, knowing my audience would be the rest of my classmates.
3	Develop strategies for reading, drafting, collaborating, revising, and editing.	Examining ways to revise your written works through peer review and individual assessment (ex. AI usage)	5	When we used AI in class to edit our synthesis essay, it allowed us to take each revision into consideration while thinking about how the edit might affect our tone and message.
4	Recognize and practice key rhetorical terms and strategies when engaged in writing situations.	Identify rhetorical strategies within written works and how they help develop an author’s message	3	When we looked at texts in the beginning of the year and annotated them, we had to identify the techniques each author used. For example, “Mother’s Tongue” by Amy Tan implemented anecdotes and parallelism when evaluating each of her mother’s experiences in connection to language.
5	Understand and use print and digital technologies to address a range of audiences.	Develop ways to express ideas through diverse medias	3	When we did the translation projects for both the synthesis essay and language and literacy narrative, we were able to transform our information into visual and presentation forms. This made us think about how we wanted to appeal to an audience and what visual cues are necessary to get our points across.
6	Locate research sources (including academic journal articles, magazine and newspaper articles) in the library’s databases or archives and on the Internet and evaluate them for credibility, accuracy, timeliness, and bias.	Implement digital sources with proper author credibility and timeliness to support claims. Locate sources that can support counterarguments/bias	5	Through our synthesis essay, we were able to collect relevant sources through the library and online databases in order to incorporate them meaningfully into our essay. This required filing through multiple sources to find the one most appropriate for my ideas.
7	Compose texts that integrate a stance with appropriate sources, using strategies such as summary, analysis, synthesis, and argumentation.	Be able to write argumentatively and utilize appropriate sources	4	Within the synthesis essay, we learned how to introduce our stance and utilize embedded quotes to introduce the stance of professionals. We learned the value of transition phrases when it comes to adding to or countering certain points.
8	Practice systematic application of citation conventions.	Effectively integrate citations within a written work	5	The synthesis essay required in-text citation, which allowed me to organize my sources within my written work better as well as keep track of where I was pulling information from.