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Area A Goals: Updated
Spring 2007
Speaking and Listening
Upon graduation, CSUB students will be able to:
| Goal 1:
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Organize and evaluate ideas for oral
presentations.
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| Objective 1: |
Locate, retrieve, evaluate, and
incorporate material appropriate to a presentation.
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| Objective 2: |
Take into account the
cultural contexts of oral communication, including
freedom of expression, differences in cultural styles,
and the ethics of communication. |
| Goal 2:
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Communicate through public speaking.
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| Objective 1: |
Deliver oral presentations or creative
performances effectively.
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| Objective 2: |
Speak effectively, in
standard American English, to the chosen purpose,
whether it be to argue, inspire, generate emotion, or
inform the listeners.
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| Objective 3: |
Employ language, voice,
inflection, facial expression, gesture, and body
language appropriate to the presentation and the
listeners.
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| Objective 4: |
Present ideas concisely. |
| Goal 3:
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Listen and interact effectively.
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| Objective 1: |
Listen to an oral communication and
summarize and critically evaluate its salient ideas.
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| Objective 2: |
Anticipate listeners’
needs, analyze their responses, and adapt communications
accordingly. |
Writing and Reading
Upon graduation, CSUB students will be able to:
| Goal 1:
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Communicate effectively in writing
to various audiences, including specialists in their
major discipline.
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| Objective 1: |
Develop a well-reasoned written
argument with a clear thesis and support it with
appropriate evidence.
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| Objective 2: |
Use a variety of rhetorical
modes: description, narration, illustration, process
analysis, division/classification, comparison/contrast,
definition, cause/effect, and argument/persuasion.
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| Objective 3: |
Develop a writing style
appropriate for the content, audience, and discipline.
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| Objective 4: |
Write in standard edited
American English.
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| Objective 5: |
Recognize and avoid
plagiarism by properly citing the ideas and works of
others.
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| Objective 6: |
Edit their own and others’
writing so that the quality is improved. |
| Goal 2:
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Read and comprehend a variety of written materials, including
reading material at the entry level of professional work in
their major discipline; extract ideas from written material; and
value the printed word as a source of information and enjoyment.
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| Objective 1: |
Comprehend a writer’s message in
courses across the curriculum literally, inferentially,
and analytically.
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| Objective 2: |
Differentiate between main
ideas and supporting details.
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| Objective 3: |
Discern the style and tone
of a writer.
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| Objective 4: |
Abstract thoughts and ideas
from reading material.
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| Objective 5: |
Appreciate and enjoy
reading. |
Critical Thinking and Logical Reason
Upon graduation, CSUB students will be able to:
| Goal 1:
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Construct a good argument.
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| Objective 1: |
Develop a clear thesis of appropriate
scope.
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| Objective 2: |
Provide reasons from a
variety of disciplines that support the thesis.
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| Objective 3: |
Organize the evidence so
that it adequately supports the thesis. |
| Goal 2:
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Distinguish argumentative discourse from other kinds of
discourse.
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| Objective 1: |
Recognize inferential links.
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| Objective 2: |
Identify the conclusion of
an argument.
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| Objective 3: |
Identify the premises of an
argument. |
| Goal 3:
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Distinguish different kinds of arguments.
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| Objective 1: |
Recognize inductive arguments.
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| Objective 2: |
Recognize deductive
arguments. |
| Goal 4:
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Identify hidden aspects of
arguments.
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| Objective 1: |
Identify implied premises in an
argument.
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| Objective 2: |
Identify unstated
assumptions of arguments.
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| Objective 3: |
Identify implications of
claims and conclusions. |
| Goal 5:
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Evaluate the quality of reasoning.
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| Objective 1: |
Choose the appropriate criteria for
evaluating arguments.
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| Objective 2: |
Evaluate support given to
claims and conclusions.
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| Objective 3: |
Identify flaws in
reasoning, particularly informal fallacies (such as
Appeal to Authority, Ad Hominem, and Stereotyping) and
formal fallacies (such as Undistributed Middle Term). |
| Goal 6:
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Judge the credibility of different kinds of sources.
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| Objective 1: |
Identify good sources of information
via traditional media—newspapers, journals, and books.
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| Objective 2: |
Identify good sources of
information on the Internet.
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| Objective 3: |
Evaluate the use of
scientific data. |
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