ENGL-101 English Composition I

Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
Pre-requisite: Placement into ACRD-080. Pre-requisite: Placement into ENGL-101, completion of ELAP-120 with a 2.5 or higher, or concurrent enrollment in paired ENGL-099-ALP.

 
In this course, students will develop an understanding of writing as a public act of communication, and will explore a range of rhetorical situations, writing for varying audiences and purposes. Students will gain familiarity with the conventions and framework of academic writing and use these structures to participate effectively in college-level written discourse.

Course Outcomes
1. Adapt writing to different audiences, purposes, and contexts

2. Analyze texts critically and interpret their meanings
3. Focus writing clearly and develop the focus with relevant details and evidence
4. Organize writing to effectively develop main ideas with unity and coherence
5. Engage with the words and ideas of others with clarity and academic integrity
6. Explore topics of personal and/or professional relevance through research
7. Engage in the writing process through pre-writing, drafting, revising, and editing
8. Reflect on writing processes and skill development in reflective pieces and discussions
9. Engage effectively in a community of writers