The request to revise ENGL 1100, 1101 and 1102

Date: May 19, 2011
To: College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
From: Clarence Greene, Faculty Governance Administrative Assistant
Approved On: April 14, 2011
Implementation Date: 2011

Note: Deletions are strikethroughs. Insertions are underlined.

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ENGL 1100.Supplemental Writing for English as a Foreign LanguageLearners. (3) Corequisite: enrollment in designated section of ENGL 1101. Limited to students whose native primary language is not English who may need additional preparation before beginning the required first-year English composition courses. support while concurrently enrolled in a designated section of ENGL 1101. Does not count toward an English major or toward the General Education requirement. One may not register for ENGL 1100 before taking the English Department’sdepartment’splacement test for persons whose primary language is not English. (Fall, Spring)

ENGL 1101. English Composition. Extensive practice in and discussion ofWriting and Inquiry in Academic Contexts I. (3) In English 1101, writing is both the primary subject of inquiry and the primary activity. Students write, revise, edit and reflect on their writing with the support of the teacher and peers. Students also engage critically with the opinions and voices of others, as they are encouraged to understand how their writing can have an effect on themselves and their environments. As the primary subject of readings and discussion, writing is explored as it relates to different contexts, discourses, cultures and textual media. As students inquire into literacy, they understand their own writing and development with heightened awareness. Grades are derived primarily from portfolios that include work generated throughout the term.

composition in various forms, for different purposes, and for various audiences. Students experience writing as a means of personal growth, intellectual development, and communication. (Fall, Spring, Summer) (Evenings)

ENGL 1102. Writing and Inquiry in Academic Contexts IIWriting in the Academic Community. (3) Prerequisite: ENGL 1101. Writing argumentation appropriate to inquiry in an intellectual community. In English 1102, students develop an extended inquiry project that integrates materials from varied sources and includes writing in multiple genres. Students write, revise, edit and reflect on their writing with the support of the teacher and peers. Students also immerse themselves in a conversation about a topic through reading, questioning, and process writing. Polished writing might assume the forms of presentations, reviews of research, essayistic arguments, or multi-media and web-based projects. Students learn to distinguish rhetorical contexts, practice different conventions, and develop positions in relation to research. They also adopt digital technologies to network, compose, and/or critique and disseminate their work. Grades are derived primarily from portfolios that include work generated throughout the term. (Fall, Spring, Summer) (Evenings)