ENGL-099 Foundations of College Writing

Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
Pre-requisite: Placement into ACRD 080 ; Placement into ENGL-099  or higher on the MCC placement test.

  Co-requisite: Linked section of ENGL 101  ALP.
This writing course is paired with ENGL 101 to provide students with additional reading, writing, and critical thinking support for meeting ENGL 101 course objectives. This course will help students develop as readers, writers, and critical thinkers through discussion, workshop, conferencing, and reading/writing assignments that complement ENGL 101 work.  A personal approach helps students enhance their writing abilities, resolve writing problems, and explore writing strategies. Coregistering for linked sections of ENGL 101 ALP and ENGL 099 ALP is required. Students will earn separate grades for each course. This course is pass/fail (graded S/U).

Course Outcomes
1. Engage in the writing process through pre-writing, drafting, revising, and editing
2. Apply different reading strategies to improve comprehension of a variety of texts
3. Demonstrate behaviors linked to workplace and academic success
4. Reflect critically on progress as writer, reader, and student
5. Use academic computing tools to complete coursework
6. Practice MLA-style quoting, citing, and documentation
7. Engage effectively in a community of writers
8. Revise writing so it effectively reaches an audience and achieves its purpose