
Course Description, Goals, Requirements

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- Catalog Course Description
- A Distance Education composition course emphasizing exposition,
analysis, argument, and Internet research techniques. Extensive writing
practice based upon reading culturally diverse short stories. Class
meetings arranged online through Internet. As least three (3) class
meetings on campus. CSU; UC (CAN ENGL 2)
- Overview/Prerequisites
- This distance education course is designed to improve your skills
in English Composition in preparation for ENG 102, 103, 104 or any
course you will take that requires writing at the college level. To
be ready for ENG 101 you should be at an advanced level of English;
in other words, if English is not your primary language, you are likely
to have difficulty with some of the concepts discussed in this class.
You should have successfully completed ENG 100, completed the ESL
program, or tested successfully into this class.
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Course Goals and Methods
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Goals
- This course will consist of reading, analyzing, discussing, and, ultimately, writing about
the readings assigned for the class at a college level.
SLOs
- Critically analyze and evaluate primary and secondary sources
- Display college-level academic writing skills
- Critically analyze and evaluate the subtext of assigned readings
- Demonstrate college-level reading of primary text material
- Discuss and analyze examples of differences in cultural and gender perspectives in assigned reading selections
- Demonstrate basic word processing and computing skills, as well as online research techniques
- Demonstrate understanding of published analysis of assigned readings
The fundamentals of the writing process will be stressed,
but individual styles and tastes will not be discouraged. That means you will be responsible for
understanding how an author gets his or her message across and how one analyzes literature. You
will be required to substantiate your analysis clearly from text, but there is not necessarily
one correct answer. The method by which you discuss these works will be the most important aspect
of your grade. You will, of course, do a lot of writing in this class, including several timed
essays, some out-of-class papers, and a final research paper. The most important goal for you as
a student in this class is to become familiar with writing at a competent level.
- Method
- Overview
My job is to give you the tools to create pieces of writing that reflects your thoughts,
your attitudes and your research. We will be reading a series of short fiction pieces, as well as
discussing various analytical approaches. If you are on-line, you must get involved in chat room discussions and pay
attention to message board postings. We will use the MLA format for all papers, including the quoting
of sources, as well as demonstrating your understanding of published analysis. Out-of-class essays are expected to be typed, double-spaced, and as neat as possible
and on time. See Paper Format presentation for details.
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Required Texts
- Dictionary of American English
Required Materials
- Computer
- Internet access
utilizing a
major browser such as Safari, Firefox or Microsoft Internet
Explorer 4.+.
- Microsoft Word or Pages for Mac
- Student
e-mail address
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T. T. Eiland, January 1998-2016
Last modified: January 30, 2016
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