ENGL 102 English Composition 2*

English 102 furthers the composition skills developed in English 101, focusing on critical reading, writing, and research. Students will write expository and persuasive essays, using literary and/or interdisciplinary materials. This course also requires a researched essay. Prerequisite: ENGL 101 or equivalent placement test score.

Credits

3.00 Credits

General Education Competency

Written Communication

ENGL 102English Composition 2*

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I. General Information

Department

II. Course Specification

General Education Competency

Written Communication

Credit Hours Narrative

3.00 Credits

III. Catalog Course Description

English 102 furthers the composition skills developed in English 101, focusing on critical reading, writing, and research. Students will write expository and persuasive essays, using literary and/or interdisciplinary materials. This course also requires a researched essay. Prerequisite: ENGL 101 or equivalent placement test score.

IV. Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:

  • Use flexible writing process strategies to generate, develop, revise, edit, and proofread texts†.
  • Adopt strategies and genre appropriate to the rhetorical situation.
  • Use inquiry-based strategies to conduct research that explores multiple and diverse ideas and perspectives, appropriate to the rhetorical context.
  • Use rhetorically appropriate strategies to evaluate, represent, and respond to the ideas and research of others.
  • Address readers’ biases and assumptions with well-developed evidence-based reasoning.
  • Effectively recognize and critically evaluate the reasoning, evidence, and communication strategies of self and others.

V. Topical Outline (Course Content)

VI. Delivery Methodologies